Endowed Gifts

Endowed gifts are a meaningful way to create a lasting legacy at Cedar Crest College. Endowed gifts live in perpetuity, only distributing the annual investment earnings on the principal. All earnings are awarded based on the contingencies set forth by the donor.   

There are multiple options when choosing to endow a gift at Cedar Crest. When you choose to establish an endowment, you, with the support of Institutional Advancement:  

• Develop a title for the fund (typically named on behalf of yourself or someone you wish to honor)  
• Develop criteria for awarding the earnings  

Below are the minimum giving levels required for different endowed gifts:  

Endowed Prize Fund – $10,000  

Endowed Scholarship Fund – $50,000  

Endowed Professorship Fund - $500,000 

Endowed Chair Fund - $1,000,000