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''Not-for-profit''
''Not-for-profit''.


An endowment is a substantial donation to a not-for-profit organisation, designed to support its aims on a long-term basis.
An endowment is a substantial donation to a not-for-profit organisation, designed to support its aims on a long-term basis.
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Revision as of 17:43, 25 August 2019

Not-for-profit.

An endowment is a substantial donation to a not-for-profit organisation, designed to support its aims on a long-term basis.

Endowments are often structured to preserve the principal amount of the donation, using the income only over time.


See also