Endowment Fund
Support a generation of leaders
Our endowment forms a financial foundation which supports everything that goes on at 911±¬ÁÏÍø. AMBS relies on endowment earnings for annual revenue.
In order to continue serving the church and educating Christian leaders, we must continue to add to our endowment to carry our mission into a secure future without raising tuition for our students.
Be a part of the present and future of AMBS
Approximately 30% of our annual revenue comes from endowment investment earnings. Adding to this foundation will allow AMBS to fulfill its mission in a secure future.
Endowment for a sustainable future
Gifts given to the general endowment will help to sustain AMBS long after you have made your final annual Leadership Education Fund gift. By giving a planned gift to a non-scholarship endowment, a donor can continue to support the sustainability of AMBS for generations.
Sustainability: Our three-fold commitment
Contributions to a non-scholarship endowment support AMBS’s three-fold commitment to sustainability.
Financial sustainability
- Innovative teaching and scholarship by our faculty
- Extensive print and digital library resources
- Facilities and technology that enhance learning
- Generous need-based financial aid
Spiritual sustainability
- Worship that integrates faith and academic formation
- Programs that develop spiritually mature leaders
- Globally connected learning community
- Inspiring Pastors & Leaders conferences
Environmental sustainability
- Green library and two solar arrays
- Acclaimed Rooted and Grounded conferences
- Six acres of restored native prairie grasses
- Student-run community garden
Options to give now
Give from income
Commit to making monthly, quarterly or yearly gifts to an existing fund or to establish a new named fund over the course of five years.
Give appreciated securities or real estate
Transfer stock, mutual funds or real property to AMBS, designated for a new or existing fund.
Give from your IRA or RRSP/RRIF
Give from your IRA (U.S.) or RRSP/RRIF (Canada) to realize tax benefits related to income or charitable distribution
Options to give later
You can make arrangements for your final gift to AMBS to be designated for the endowment fund.
Make a bequest
The easiest way to make a final gift is to make a bequest in your will.
Designate AMBS as a beneficiary
Designate from your life insurance policy, retirement plan, living trust or donor-advised fund.
Consult with your financial adviser or attorney to explore other options such as donor-advised funds, gift annuities or charitable remainder or lead trusts.
Endow your annual Leadership Education Fund gift
If your annual gift is… | This amount will ensure that your annual gift continues: |
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$500 | $10,000 |
$1,000 | $20,000 |
$2,500 | $50,000 |
$5,000 | $100,000 |
$10,000 | $200,000 |