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 Reasons to have an Endowment Fund with the New Mexico Museum of Natural History Foundation
  1. Permanence: Gifts will be made from your fund in perpetuity.
  2. Commemoration: You may give a fund your name or memorialize another person.
  3. Giving Options: Grants will be made in the fields of your charitable concern.
  4. Flexibility: If a field or a beneficiary that you designate should become obsolete, your funds will be redirected to maintain your original intent.
  5. Tax Advantage: Gifts to the Foundation are accorded maximum tax advantage by the Internal Revenue Code.
  6. Recognition: All grants made from your fund are identified to the recipients by the name that you have given your fund.  
Endowment Opportunities
Field of Interest Endowment Fund
A Field of Interest Fund is a donor-restricted fund which allows the donor to support a broad field of interest. Contributions are accepted in any amount to established Field of Interest Funds. New permanent Field-of-Interest Endowment Funds may be established with a minimum contribution of $10,000.  With a minimum contribution of $20,000 the donor may establish a named Field of Interest Fund.
Specific Interest Endowment Fund
A Specific Interest Endowment Fund is a restricted fund that allows the donor to support a specific area within a field of interest.  New Permanent Specific Interest Funds may be established with a minimum contribution of $10,000. With a minimum contribution of $20,000 a donor may establish a named specific Endowment Fund. 
Donor-Advised Endowment Fund

A Donor-Advised Endowment Fund is a restricted fund that allows the donor to support programs or projects specific to their own particular interests.  The donor retains the right to make suggestions with regard to distributions, final decision resting with the Foundation Board of Directors.  A minimum of $50,000 is necessary to establish a Donor-Advised Fund (this includes naming opportunities). 
Administrative Endowment Fund
The Administrative Endowment Fund provides direct support to the New Mexico Museum of Natural History Foundation in its efforts to further its mission. Distributions from this fund would be made directly to the Foundation's unrestricted operating funds.  Contributions to this fund are accepted in any amount.

Please consult your tax advisor about the tax deductibility of your
gifts to the New Mexico Museum of Natural History Foundation.