The Vanguard Endowment: A Gift for Today and Tomorrow
The Vanguard Endowment provides financial stability that is not impacted by trends of enrollment and provides revenue to support the University's programs, faculty, student scholarships and facility maintenance.
Giving Day 2023 Update Last year, Vanguard Giving Day raised more than $15,000 to strengthen the Vanguard Endowment, with a current market value of $17.5M securing the future of Vanguard University.Why should donors support this fund?
Investing in Vanguard’s Endowment ensures generations of students have access to the transformative educational experience for which Vanguard is known–regardless of the current financial climate, incoming revenue, or enrollment trends.
The Vanguard Endowment is important because it:
- Provides long-term, donated funding sources that support VU’s work and grow over time
- Provides financial security and flexibility
- Establishes financial stability to ensure that we can continue our mission to pursue knowledge, cultivate character and equip each student for a Spirit-empowered life of Christ-centered leadership and service well into the future.
- Named endowed funds can be established with a one-time or multi-year pledge of $50,000+
Donor Perspective
“We are honored to support Vanguard's endowment scholarship program. Endowment scholarships ensure students for generations have the opportunity to attend the leading source of Christian education in California and beyond. Every time we step foot on the Vanguard campus, God's presence is palpable; we want to ensure as many students as possible have the opportunity to learn and grow in that environment.” Kayla & Bryan Jacquot (Parents)
How will funds be used?
Establishing a named endowed fund or giving to the Vanguard Endowment does more than just support the initial scholarship or program–it creates financial margin that can be reinvested in the operational budget, supporting student resources, scholarships, academic programs, athletic equipment, campus improvements, and more. /
Each year, a portion of the value of the fund is distributed to the donor’s purpose and the remaining balance stays in the endowment, continuously earning the University investable interest. Thus, the investment lives on in perpetuity, and the investable earnings are allocated toward needs throughout the University.
In the end, the overall value of the donation far exceeds its initial dollar amount, and a gift today will support every tomorrow in Vanguard’s future.