Endowments
An endowment gift to BHS is a gift that sings forever.
About This Gift
By establishing a named endowment, you create a permanent fund whose annual earnings support the people and programs you care about most - year after year, long into the future. Whether you want to fund a scholarship for a young singer discovering barbershop for the first time, support a chapter that shaped your musical life, or invest in a program that brought harmony into your community, an endowment makes that commitment permanent.
How It Works
An endowment is a permanent fund. Your gift is invested, and each year a portion of its earnings supports the people and programs you choose - leaving the principal intact to keep giving, year after year. Named endowments begin at $50,000; gifts to existing endowments are welcomed at any level.
Planned gifts may have legal and tax implications. We recommend consulting with your attorney or financial advisor. BHS's team is available for a confidential conversation without obligation.
What You Can Endow
Named Scholarship Endowment
$50,000+Funds participation at Harmony University, NextGen events, and similar programs - with permanent recognition of the scholarship recipients funded in your name.
Named Program Endowment
$50,000+Fund a specific BHS program in perpetuity - Music Medics, Veterans in Harmony, Harmony Unbound, Seniors in Harmony, and more. Choose the one that resonates with you most.
Impact Area Endowment
InquireRestrict your gift to one of the five Impact Areas: Sing It Forward, Harmony Heals, Open the Doors, Chapter Strong, or The Living Legacy.
Chapter Endowment
For chapters & districtsSome chapters and districts have endowments that BHS holds and reports on. Chapters wishing to establish a new endowment can begin the same process.
General Endowment
Any amountContribute to the existing BHS General Endowment and let BHS direct support where the need is greatest - no restriction, pure flexibility.
How an Endowment Comes to Life
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You reach out to begin the conversation.
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We talk through your vision - what you want your gift to do, not the mechanics.
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We prepare an Endowment Proposal: the fund's name, purpose, minimum, distribution policy, and any restrictions.
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You review and approve the proposal.
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BHS legal counsel drafts and reviews the Endowment Agreement.
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You execute the agreement and make your initial gift.
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Stewardship begins: an annual performance letter, a thank-you from a recipient, and a personal call each year.
Eligibility
Named endowments begin at $50,000. Gifts to existing endowments are welcomed at any level.
Talk to Our Team
the BHS Philanthropy Team is available for a confidential conversation - no obligation, no pressure.
Contact the Philanthropy Team