enthusiastically agreed, raising $68,900 in a matter of a few weeks. WOW! Now our Matchmakers are challenging every member to meet their match and move our endowment to the $700,000 mark over the next two years. As this goes to print, the endowment stands at $501,000. We are confident IWCF members can achieve a $1 million endowment by 2021- our 20th anniversary. YOU can ensure sustainability for the IWCF mission! We invite you to help us “Meet the Match” to honor the vision and leadership of Susan Smith, and to support our progress toward a well-funded endowment to sustain the future of IWCF. All donations are considered a charitable donation to IWCF, a 501(c)(3) corporation, and are tax deductible as allowed by law. You will receive an acknowledgement of your contribution in accordance with federal tax law. Please consult your tax accountant or attorney. We can accept stock, cash or gifts from a portion of your Individual Grant Designation. Details are included on the enclosed pledge card, or call our office at (208) 343-IWCF(4923) for more information.

Building our Future...IWCF’s impressive growth and influence in our community stems from the dedication of volunteer leadership and active participation of members. To encourage philanthropy and improve our communities, our member volunteers will depend on expanded internal investments in information technology, education, and administrative support. We are proud that IWCF runs with tremendous efficiencies as we successfully manage a sizeable volunteer-led organization.

Strategically, our goal is to increase opportunities for members to be involved with the grants process and learn more about community needs and emerging philanthropic ideas. Supporting what we do takes a little more funding than the $100 we each contribute annually, but can easily be covered by a healthy endowment.

In September 2016, we invited past and current board members, Decade Members, and past endowment contributors to create a “Matchmaker Fund.” They

Positive change through thoughtful giving

In the Fall 2001, a small group of women met at Susan Smith’s kitchen table and founded an organization to inspire women to exercise the power of collaborative philanthropy. Thirty-four motivated women joined during our inaugural year. Over the last 15 years, our membership has grown to over 350 women. These women have been inspired to invest almost $3.2 million through pooled and directed giving. Indeed, IWCF is here to stay.

At our “Well-Spent Million Party” in March of 2009, IWCF launched an endowment plan and the first campaign to begin providing for our long-term sustainability. The response was amazing! We met our goal quickly, invested wisely… and then stopped talking about it.

Consistently running such a lean budget, we’ve chosen not to touch this fund during its first seven years. This year, putting the budget together, we decided it was time to invest a little in infrastructure, freshening up our look and updating our technology systems and support. As we planned our first withdrawal this coming year, we realized many of our members had not had the opportunity to contribute to our endowment. We decided that investing a little more in ourselves NOW will better position us to support our communities in the future.

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First IWCF Pooled-Fund Grant Recipient (2002) Terry Reilly Health Services: Cervical Cancer Education

2014 Fall Symposium Dr. Tererai Trent

Yes, I Want to Help Meet the Match

“An organization, like a building, is only as strong as its foundation. An endowment serves as that foundation, with distributions from the endowment providing a source of income to help with operating expenses as the times require.” --Alice Hennessey

“For all the really important things in my life, I’ve always believed in investing for the future: children’s education, retirement, and endowments for those organizations I believe in. I want IWCF to be a dynamic force for philanthropy beyond my lifetime.” --Debbie Johnson

Susan Smith Endowment

“Building our Future”

I would like to make a gift to the Susan Smith Endowment.

I pledge to pay $___________________ over _______ yearsCommitments can be fulfilled over a two-year period, in 2016-2017 and again in 2017-2018. Larger pledges may be fulfilled at a rate of at least $1,000 per year in subsequent years.

Total pledge amount paid this fiscal year (prior to 6/30/17):$__________________

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Please mail this signed pledged card to IWCF. Upon receipt of your pledge card, we will send you a letter of acknowledgement with invoices sent to you at the start of each renewal period (if pledge is over multiple years).

P.O. Box 6164, Boise, ID 83707(208) 343-IWCF (4923)