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Donate today!Q: What is the Bonny Doon School Future Fund? A: The Future Fund in an endowment created over 20 years ago by the Bonny Doon Community School Foundation. It is intended to provide a sustainable source of income to Bonny Doon Elementary School for generations to come. The goal for that original effort was $100,000. Q: What has the Future Fund accomplished? A: There is over $300,000 in the Future Fund today, which has yielded around $8k per year on average. Thanks to the success of the Bonny Doon Art, Wine & Brew Festival in meeting the school's current needs, the Foundation has consistently reinvested Future Fund earnings to grow the endowment more quickly. Q. Is there a new goal? A: 2 million dollars. |
Q: Couldn’t I just give directly to Bonny Doon Elementary?
A: Absolutely. You can also give directly to the Foundation. Both of those gifts would directly assist the school with its current expenses. A gift to the Bonny Doon School Future Fund, however, is a gift to future students — and, in a larger sense, to the future of the community itself.
Q: What is to keep the Foundation from simply spending the Future Fund?
A: The Future Fund is held in trust by the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County. The principal is unavailable to either current or future boards of the Bonny Doon Community School Foundation. Only the interest from the Fund may be spent.
Q: Once the goal of 2 million dollars is reached, how much income will it provide for Bonny Doon School?
A: About $80,000 per year, year in and year out — more as the Future Fund continues to grow.
Q: Are there other ways of giving besides a simple cash gift?
A: Yes, including appreciated stock, real property, and remembering the Future Fund in your estate planning. Thanks to our association with the County Community Foundation, we can offer their expert guidance in finding the best way for you to give to the future of Bonny Doon School. Please contact us to learn more - we are here to help.
A: Absolutely. You can also give directly to the Foundation. Both of those gifts would directly assist the school with its current expenses. A gift to the Bonny Doon School Future Fund, however, is a gift to future students — and, in a larger sense, to the future of the community itself.
Q: What is to keep the Foundation from simply spending the Future Fund?
A: The Future Fund is held in trust by the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County. The principal is unavailable to either current or future boards of the Bonny Doon Community School Foundation. Only the interest from the Fund may be spent.
Q: Once the goal of 2 million dollars is reached, how much income will it provide for Bonny Doon School?
A: About $80,000 per year, year in and year out — more as the Future Fund continues to grow.
Q: Are there other ways of giving besides a simple cash gift?
A: Yes, including appreciated stock, real property, and remembering the Future Fund in your estate planning. Thanks to our association with the County Community Foundation, we can offer their expert guidance in finding the best way for you to give to the future of Bonny Doon School. Please contact us to learn more - we are here to help.
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