endowment
noun
en·dow·ment
in-ˈdau̇-mənt 
en-
Synonyms
Examples of endowment in a Sentence
The hospital's endowment was established by a local family.
The college has a large endowment.
the endowment of a hospital wing
Recent Examples on the Web
Fundraising leaders looked at endowment for peer orchestras, Phillips said, and saw Charlotte lagging behind.
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Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2024
The Floyds Fork Coalition asked for the removal of the endowment’s exemption in the Zoning Overlay District, while David Morgan, representing 21st Century Parks, appeared before the commission asking for the exemption to be upheld.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 25 Mar. 2024
Meadow Didier, director of consulting for Nonprofit Finance Fund, recommends a type of endowment that allows the nonprofit's boards and leaders to access the principle amount of the endowment when needed.
—Thalia Beaty, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
The Marine Library Association last year requested to transfer the Jordan bequest into an endowment fund overseen by the St. Croix Valley Foundation, where the money could be invested in high-yield funds, said Jim Maher, president of the Marine Library Association.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2024
The donation came just over a week after the endowment board asked Sacramento State, which oversees CapRadio, to sell its broadcast license to KVIE and allow the PBS affiliate to take over the radio operation.
—Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
Swed reports that the symphony has an enviable endowment ($315 million) and audiences had picked up after the pandemic, but cutbacks still loomed.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024
His school, a Jesuit university in Jersey City, N.J., with an enrollment of around 3,000 students and an endowment of less than $40 million, had previously been to three tournaments and won zero games.
—Santul Nerkar, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Meadow Didier, director of consulting for Nonprofit Finance Fund, recommends a type of endowment that allows the nonprofit’s boards and leaders to access the principle amount of the endowment when needed.
—Thalia Beaty, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2024
Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2024
The Floyds Fork Coalition asked for the removal of the endowment’s exemption in the Zoning Overlay District, while David Morgan, representing 21st Century Parks, appeared before the commission asking for the exemption to be upheld.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 25 Mar. 2024
Meadow Didier, director of consulting for Nonprofit Finance Fund, recommends a type of endowment that allows the nonprofit's boards and leaders to access the principle amount of the endowment when needed.
—Thalia Beaty, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
The Marine Library Association last year requested to transfer the Jordan bequest into an endowment fund overseen by the St. Croix Valley Foundation, where the money could be invested in high-yield funds, said Jim Maher, president of the Marine Library Association.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2024
The donation came just over a week after the endowment board asked Sacramento State, which oversees CapRadio, to sell its broadcast license to KVIE and allow the PBS affiliate to take over the radio operation.
—Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
Swed reports that the symphony has an enviable endowment ($315 million) and audiences had picked up after the pandemic, but cutbacks still loomed.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024
His school, a Jesuit university in Jersey City, N.J., with an enrollment of around 3,000 students and an endowment of less than $40 million, had previously been to three tournaments and won zero games.
—Santul Nerkar, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Meadow Didier, director of consulting for Nonprofit Finance Fund, recommends a type of endowment that allows the nonprofit’s boards and leaders to access the principle amount of the endowment when needed.
—Thalia Beaty, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2024
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“Endowment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endowment. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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endowment
noun
en·dow·ment
in-ˈdau̇-mənt
1
: the providing of a permanent fund for support
also
: the fund provided
a college's endowment
2
: a person's natural ability
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