Endowment
When you include Florida State University Foundation in your
will/trust or as a beneficiary of a retirement plan or life insurance
policy, Florida State University Foundation will invest the funds in the endowment
with other previous gifts. 
A
team of investment professionals manages the entire endowment. Each year,
WFSU receives a distribution of approximately 5% of the value
of the fund. If the endowment earns an average of 8%, the additional 3%
remains in the fund; thus your original gift will increase
over time.
The chart on the left illustrates the growth of the annual distributions of an endowment gift under these assumptions. The 3% net growth in the fund each year means the following year there is a greater amount available to WFSU. Looking at the chart, you can see that in the tenth year the fund has grown to the point where it is able to provide $1,361 annually. Each year it will continue to grow. In year 50 it will be able to provide $3,799 dollars to support our work.
All
told, over the fifty years we have charted, your endowment gift of $20,000
will have distributed a total of $108,367 in annual distributions to WFSU and have grown to almost $76,000, continuing to provide needed
support. Of course, this is based on the assumptions we outlined in the
opening paragraph; that the fund grows at 8% each year and pays out 5%
leaving 3% additional in the fund each year.
Your original gift is never depleted; it provides annual support each year into the future.
The chart on the right illustrates how a gift of $20,000 to the endowment will grow, providing greater annual distributions to WFSU. The illustration assumes the same average investment rate of return of 8%, which is not a guarantee, and annual distribution to WFSU of approximately 5% that we used above.
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