endowment
noun
en·dow·ment
in-ˈdau̇-mənt 
en-
Synonyms
Examples of endowment in a Sentence
The hospital's endowment was established by a local family.
The college has a large endowment.
the endowment of a hospital wing
Recent Examples on the Web
Columbia University, a focal point for the protests, has one of the largest school endowments in the nation at more than $13 billion.
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Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
The investments listed by Columbia University Apartheid Divest as objectionable amount to less than one-tenth of 1 percent of Columbia’s $13.6 billion endowment.
—Santul Nerkar, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Heather Harmon, executive director of Las Vegas Museum of Art, says the museum is tentatively slated to open in 2028 and has established a campaign fundraising goal of $150 million, as well as plans for an endowment.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Enrollment at the small, Catholic liberal arts college in Radnor, Pennsylvania, had fallen more than 60 percent since 2016, putting the tuition-dependent school with a small endowment under serious financial pressure.
—Athena Jones, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
Read Next Entertainment How the Charlotte Symphony quietly raised $41 million to help ensure a stable future
April 03, 2024 6:00 AM
Most of the money will go toward increasing the size of the orchestra’s endowment.
—Amy Carleton, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2024
Fundraising leaders looked at endowment for peer orchestras, Phillips said, and saw Charlotte lagging behind.
—Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2024
The Floyds Fork Coalition asked for the removal of the endowment’s exemption in the Zoning Overlay District, while David Morgan, representing 21st Century Parks, appeared before the commission asking for the exemption to be upheld.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 25 Mar. 2024
Meadow Didier, director of consulting for Nonprofit Finance Fund, recommends a type of endowment that allows the nonprofit's boards and leaders to access the principle amount of the endowment when needed.
—Thalia Beaty, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
The investments listed by Columbia University Apartheid Divest as objectionable amount to less than one-tenth of 1 percent of Columbia’s $13.6 billion endowment.
—Santul Nerkar, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Heather Harmon, executive director of Las Vegas Museum of Art, says the museum is tentatively slated to open in 2028 and has established a campaign fundraising goal of $150 million, as well as plans for an endowment.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Enrollment at the small, Catholic liberal arts college in Radnor, Pennsylvania, had fallen more than 60 percent since 2016, putting the tuition-dependent school with a small endowment under serious financial pressure.
—Athena Jones, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
Read Next Entertainment How the Charlotte Symphony quietly raised $41 million to help ensure a stable future
April 03, 2024 6:00 AM
Most of the money will go toward increasing the size of the orchestra’s endowment.
—Amy Carleton, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2024
Fundraising leaders looked at endowment for peer orchestras, Phillips said, and saw Charlotte lagging behind.
—Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2024
The Floyds Fork Coalition asked for the removal of the endowment’s exemption in the Zoning Overlay District, while David Morgan, representing 21st Century Parks, appeared before the commission asking for the exemption to be upheld.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 25 Mar. 2024
Meadow Didier, director of consulting for Nonprofit Finance Fund, recommends a type of endowment that allows the nonprofit's boards and leaders to access the principle amount of the endowment when needed.
—Thalia Beaty, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
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“Endowment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endowment. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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endowment
noun
en·dow·ment
in-ˈdau̇-mənt
1
: the providing of a permanent fund for support
also
: the fund provided
a college's endowment
2
: a person's natural ability
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