Legacy Endowment

A Legacy Endowment at the United Methodist Foundation of Indiana, Inc. is a perpetual gift that is held and invested by the Foundation.  The fund is invested to assure a continuing source of funds for the church or ministry you designate.  You may designate your gift for any purpose that serves The United Methodist Church.  As the name implies, a legacy endowment is often established as a memorial to a loved one but you may instead choose to remain anonymous.  A single endowment may benefit multiple ministries or a single ministry.  A minimum gift of $10,000 is required to establish a Legacy Endowment.

Your Church Endowment

Many Churches have established endowment funds to allow their members to make lasting gifts to support their ministries and mission both now and in the future.  Some church endowment funds are very specific about the use of the monies earned on the gifts they receive; others allow the church to make the decision on the best use of the earnings.  Either way, your gift will be added with the gifts of others to provide a permanent source of income to your church and its ministries.

Foundation Endowment

Throughout the nearly 200 year history of the United Methodist Foundation of Indiana, Inc. endowments have been established for the benefit of numerous Indiana Conference ministries.  In the last 25 years, Foundation endowments have provided more than $11 million in support for the ministries of the annual conference.  The Foundation has established the following endowments to ensure that perpetual funding is available for the ongoing ministries of the Church.

• Ministers' Retirement Fund

• Outdoor Ministries

• Missions

• Church Growth and Development

• United Methodist Foundation Endowment