Another is tickets to benefit dinners and other fundraising events. We are happy to make grants to charities in lieu of purchasing tickets and we do that quite often. Occasionally, donors establish funds, such as memorials, to which they know others will wish to contribute. We are happy to accept such contributions. However, The Trust and its affiliates are not designed to raise money for individual funds and cannot bear the cost or handle the paperwork associated with such efforts.
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It would be helpful to include the name and telephone number of a contact person at the organization. Let us know when this is your preference. Making an Impact Because our primary purpose is to build a charitable endowment, our organization was designed to handle funds that last in perpetuity. The good work we do today is made possible by funds established many years ago by donors such as you. And to ensure that funds benefit the larger charitable community, we expect each fund to pay out annually in grants the lesser of 5 percent of its market value or the income generated.