Monroe County Endowment Fund
Monroe County Endowment Fund
An opportunity to establish a charitable endowment fund for Monroe County, and receive a $15,000 matching grant, was announced in early March 2023 by community leaders at the Monroe County Courthouse in Paris, MO.
The Monroe County Endowment Fund, with the Community Foundation, will serve as a permanent source of support for local needs and opportunities. Through the County Endowment Program, when residents of a participating county raise $15,000 to establish an endowment, the Community Foundation will match it with $15,000. Then, the Fund will continue to grow and provide grants to charitable causes in the county.
The same day the opportunity in Monroe County was announced, members of the community and several local businesses stepped forward to not only meet that $15,000 goal, but exceed it.
“I’m really proud of what happened with our community members and our businesses willing to give back so quickly and really a lot of generosity was shown for us to meet that goal that we thought maybe would take us a year or so to make,” said Allie Bennett, Monroe County Fund Council Member.
The Fund’s goal is now to continue to build and grow so it can continue to support the worthy needs and opportunities in Pike County.
“If Monroe County has been good to you, why not pay it forward for future generations?” said Loree Quinn, Monroe County Fund Council Chair. “The Monroe County Endowment Fund will help us keep our communities a wonderful place to live, work, and raise a family.”
To help grow the Monroe County Endowment Fund, click
here
to donate online. Gifts can also be mailed to the Community Foundation, noting they are for the Monroe County Endowment Fund.
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