Endowment Fund awards grants
The Board of Directors of United Way of Marion County has awarded Endowment Fund grants totaling $107,161 to 13 local service programs. The goal of the Endowment Fund is to support health and social service needs through gifts from this special fund provided by planned giving assets, separate from the Annual Campaign.
The programs receiving grants include:
- Citrus Hearing Impaired Program Children Hearing Aid Fund
- Early Learning Coalition of Marion County Powerful Parenting
- Epilepsy Foundation of Florida Seniors & Seizures
- Florida Coast to Coast American Red Cross Marion County Service Center
- Interfaith Emergency Services Hunger and Pain Don't Take a Break
- Marion County Homeless Council Homeless Management Information System
- Marion County Children's Alliance Grant Writing for Capacity Building
- PACE Center for Girls Promoting Healthy Connections for At-risk Girls Transportation
- Ocala Domestic Violence Center Eyes & Ears: First Line of Defense
- Shepherd's Lighthouse Outdoor Learning & Exploring Area
- United Way of Marion County Marion County Prosperity Campaign
- Voices for Children Duffel Bags for Kids
- Voices for Children GAL Training Booklets
"We are delighted to award these grants to programs that are fulfilling important needs in Marion County," said United Way president, Maureen Quinlan. "This is another way United Way is making a difference in our community, thanks to the generosity of our Endowment Fund donors."
The Endowment Fund of United Way of Marion County was created in 1989. The first distribution of funding was made in 2006 once sufficient income had been generated. All gifts to the Fund are invested, and only a portion of the income is spent, ensuring that the Fund will grow in perpetuity.
Legacy gifts to United Way may be made through charitable bequests in wills, life income arrangements, or estate planning, as well as gifts from retirement plans, property, or life insurance. For more information, contact Tina Banner, United Way VP Resource & Development, by calling 352-732-9696 or by email to tbanner@uwmc.org.
Click here to view photos from the Endowment Grant Reception.
