What is the Advocates doing to ensure its long-term financial stability?
An endowment was established in 2000 to support ongoing shelter operations. Eighty percent of the initial endowment goal of $1 million has been raised. The final endowment target is $3 million. A substantial endowment will reduce our reliance on unpredictable government funding and our need to continually ask the community for financial support. An endowment of over $1 million will also allow staff to spend less time on fund raising and grant writing and more time on direct services and prevention efforts.
