Types of Funds

With your gift of $25,000 or more, you can establish an endowed fund, and create your own legacy, or honor a loved one. Here are the types of funds you can choose from.

Donor Advised Fund

You stay involved. Recommend grants each year to the nonprofits that matter to you, locally or beyond.

Designated Fund

Support the same nonprofit(s) year after year. It’s a powerful, permanent way to ensure your favorite organizations thrive.

Unrestricted Fund

Let us decide where your dollars can make the greatest impact. These flexible funds allow ESVCF to respond to urgent and evolving needs on the Shore, now and in the future.

Field of Interest Fund

Love the arts? Passionate about education or the environment? You choose the focus, and we’ll award grants to strong nonprofits doing great work in that space.

Scholarship Fund

Support students as they pursue their educational dreams. These funds are professionally managed through our partnership with Hampton Roads Community Foundation’s robust scholarship program.

Organizational Fund

Nonprofit? Start your own endowment to support your mission long-term. (Learn more on our “Creating an Endowment” page.)

Learn more about the magic of endowment! Call us today.