{"id":131,"date":"2018-02-26T21:13:26","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T21:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onwardfoundation.org\/Site\/?page_id=131"},"modified":"2023-12-07T12:30:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T19:30:28","slug":"endowment-funds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/onwardfoundation.org\/Site\/?page_id=131","title":{"rendered":"Endowment Funds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p>Endowment funds manage assets in perpetuity and distribute the earnings annually to the beneficiary non-profit. Endowment funds managed by Onward! earn market rates of return. Please review our <a href=\"https:\/\/onwardfoundation.org\/Site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Investment_Policy_and_Procedures-2015_Jul.238141931-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Investment Policy Guideline<\/a> for list of risks and objectives. For information about establishing an endowment fund, <a href=\"https:\/\/onwardfoundation.org\/Site\/?page_id=145\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<em><strong>The Cortez Public Library Endowment Fund<br \/>\n<\/strong>Established November 2002<\/em><br \/>\nProvides permanent support for specific library needs and programs, including many annual subscriptions costs &#8211; funded by private donations. Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityofcortez.com\/index.aspx?NID=141\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cortez Public Library website<\/a> for more information about their services and programs.\n<em><strong>The Searle Community Endowment Fund<br \/>\n<\/strong>Established October 2003<\/em><br \/>\nThis community endowment fund was originally established by Citizens State Bank in honor of their past president. The fund now awards annual grants to programs or organizations benefiting the community as a whole.\n<em><strong>The General Endowment Fund of Onward!<br \/>\n<\/strong>Established September 2009<\/em><br \/>\nProvides permanent funds available for grants and the general operations of Onward!. The Onward! Enhancement Grants cycle begins September 1 and closes October 15.\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li>Visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/onwardfoundation.org\/Site\/?page_id=430\">GRANT CYCLE PAGE<\/a> for more information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<em><strong>KSJD Endowment Fund<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Established October 2016<\/em><br \/>\nSupports bringing news, arts, and entertainment programs to KSJD and the Sunflower Theatre. To learn more about KSJD and all their many programs, <a href=\"http:\/\/ksjd.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit their website<\/a>. \u00a0Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/sunflowertheatre.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sunflower Theatre website<\/a> for a calendar of upcoming shows and events.\n<em><strong>Imagination Library Endowment Fund<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Established 2021<\/em><br \/>\nAfter launching in 1995, the program grew quickly. First books were only distributed to children living in Sevier County, Tennessee where Dolly grew up. It became such a success that in 2000 a national replication effort was underway. By 2003, <a href=\"https:\/\/imaginationlibrary.com\/usa\/\">Dolly Parton&#8217;s Imagination Library<\/a> had mailed one million books. It would prove to be the first of many millions of books sent to children around the world.\n<p>Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free, high-quality books to children from birth to age five, no matter their family&#8217;s income. To register your child, complete the online application, <a href=\"https:\/\/imaginationlibrary.com\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/onwardfoundation.org\/Site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/General-Endowment-Grant-2023-scaled-e1701976731913.jpg\" alt=\"General Endowment Fund Grant Awardees\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1484\" width=\"2376\" title=\"General Endowment Grant 2023\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<p>2023 General Endowment Grant Awardees: 20Moons Dance Theater, DARE to be You, Indigenous Wellbriety Program, K-9 Search and Rescue Team, Inc., Montezuma Leadership Network, Montezuma Orchard Restoration Project, The Powerhouse<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Endowment funds manage assets in perpetuity and distribute the earnings annually to the beneficiary non-profit. Endowment funds managed by Onward! earn market rates of return. 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