Named Endowment Funds

With your Endowment gift of $100,000 or more, Grace Cathedral will establish, at your request, a named Endowment bearing the name(s) you designate. Naming opportunities offer friends, congregation members, foundations and corporations numerous ways to commemorate family, friends, organizations or other individuals. These gifts can embody the donor’s ideals and provide essential support for Grace Cathedral’s future.. Individuals and families or other groups may combine gifts made over time to meet the minimum amount. While we prefer that named Endowment gifts be unrestricted, they may be restricted to a mutually agreed upon purpose.

Q. What are "named funds" and why are they like stained glass windows?
A. Named funds are endowment funds that carry the name of the donor or the donor's family, or of a loved one chosen by the donor. You've seen the stained glass windows of Grace Cathedral that honor individuals by showing their image. Named funds are something like that, enduring reminders of the donor's devotion to Grace Cathedral and, in some cases, a way for the donor to honor a parent, spouse, or other loved one perpetually. Named funds are listed in Grace Cathedral publications annually. Currently, Grace Cathedral named funds require a minimum gift of $100,000 which can be contributed over five years through a pledge or created at death through a bequest. In either case named funds are created through a letter of understanding signed by the donor and Cathedral staff which specifies the name of the fund and its general or specific purpose.

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Please contact Jane Dickstein at 415/749-6319 or janed@gracecathedral.org to be referred to our planned giving specialist.