ABOUT THE ENDOWMENT FUND

Christian stewardship begins and ends with God: God’s gifts, God’s wishes, God’s abundance.

In an act of Christian stewardship Trinity created an Endowment Fund in 2001. The first grants

were issued beginning in 2007, and since then over $568,000 has been awarded as grants. The

Fund exists as one way to for members to gratefully and joyfully offer what they have, carrying

out the work of the Gospel.

The Endowment Fund is governed by Trinity’s Constitution and a continuing resolution. The Fund

provides a way for the church to receive financial gifts of various types, encourage bequests

and gifts, and to distribute income from the Fund. An Endowment Committee elected by the

congregation is responsible for overseeing the Fund.

The Endowment Fund is managed by the ELCA Endowment Fund Pooled Trust. Each year 6% of

the Fund is available to be distributed. 20% of the amount available is targeted in these

categories, with 20% reserved for distribution at the Committee's discretion: