Help Secure the Museum's Future

An endowment is a fund in which principal is invested and the earnings on the investment used to support an institution’s expenses. The Grace Hudson Museum’s Endowment Fund provides an ongoing source of annual revenue that helps sustain the vitality of public programs and ongoing maintenance of the facilities. Since its establishment in 1992, the Museum’s Endowment has grown from $69,000 to just under $5 million today and currently provides $37,000 to $40,000 per year for Museum operations. Growing the Endowment is critically important, as the greater principal, the greater the return on investment, ultimately generating larger annual revenues. A donation to the Endowment Fund is a forever gift, as the pooled principal is held in perpetuity, benefiting future generations of visitors for years to come.