Endowment

Weekly or other periodic giving to the general fund of Crossings is spent on daily, weekly or monthly needs of the church. These gifts to the general budget of the church are essential to Crossings’ operation and ministries. The Endowment is a support organization to the church. Gifts to the Endowment will provide long-term financial assistance to Crossings and its ministries for many years beyond the date of any gifts received. All gifts accepted by the Endowment will be pooled for investment, and grants out of the earnings from these pooled funds will be given to facilitate the church’s ministries. Hence, a gift to the Endowment is a gift that keeps on giving.

Grants to Crossings from the Endowment will provide needed capital improvements to the church’s campuses. They may also provide funds to facilitate the launch of new ministries of Crossings or an enhancement to existing ministries as those needs may arise in future years. Crossings Community Endowment will strengthen the church and its ministries for years to come. It will empower its ministries even in difficult economic times.

KEEPING IT SIMPLE

The Endowment will not actively solicit contributions to the program. Rather, it will educate members about the opportunity to participate in the program through:

• Various promotional avenues of the church,
• Informational mini-seminars members voluntarily choose to attend, and/or
• Private meetings requested by a church member with staff and/or board members.

A decision to contribute to the Endowment is a spiritual commitment of loyalty and love for the Kingdom work being accomplished at Crossings. As written in the purpose statement on the back page, giving to the Endowment is a way to impact the church’s purpose and mission both now and well into the future. It’s important for us to remember that we don’t own anything. Rather, we are managers (or stewards) of God’s resources while we are on this earth. God promises if we practice good stewardship, His blessing on us will be great. Our faithfulness will have present, future and eternal outcomes.

During our lifetimes, we can give to the Endowment in some of the following ways:

• In memory of a loved one who has passed away.
• In honor of someone celebrating a special occasion such as a birthday, wedding, anniversary, birth or graduation.
• From a windfall of significant income that may or may not be expected (e.g. income resulting from the sale of a business or property, an inheritance, etc.).

Giving to the Endowment may also be accomplished through various other means as a result of careful and thoughtful planning. You may consider the following gifts to maximize the financial blessings you receive as a result of your gift:

• Directing a qualified, required IRA distribution be paid and mailed directly to the Endowment fund.
• Including a charitable bequest gift to the Endowment in your will or living trust.
• Making the Endowment a beneficiary of a retirement plan, life insurance policies, bank account(s), certificates of deposit (CDs) and/or brokerage account(s).

Most gifts will be accepted by the Endowment. However, the Board of Directors reserves the right to decline gifts. Gifts may be declined if they violate the terms of the Endowment’s corporate charter, are too difficult or costly to administer or are gifts for purposes outside the mission of the Endowment. The Endowment staff and board are available to work with you and/or your representative(s) to determine the best way for you to make a planned gift to Crossings Community Endowment.

View our Gift Acceptance Policy right here.

The Endowment’s board and staff are firmly committed to informing, serving, guiding and otherwise assisting donors who wish to support the Endowment’s purpose and activities. Under no circumstances while doing so will there be an intent or action to pressure or unduly persuade potential donors to include the Endowment in their financial and estate planning.