Endowment

• Pledging to CED's Endowment Fund
• Making Cash Gifts to CED's Endowment Fund or Direct Gifts to CED
• Tax Advantages & Legal Questions
• Setting Up An Individual Charitable Fund for CED or Another Non-Profit Organization
• Frequently Asked Questions about CED's Endowment Fund
• List of Contributors to the CED Endowment Fund

Looking Forward
CED is proud of its role as the catalyst for entrepreneurial growth in the Triangle area, and the region's resulting emergence as one of the best places in the nation to start, grow, and relocate a high-growth business. As we move into a new decade, this endowment will ensure that CED is well-poised to fuel and support the area's next generation of entrepreneurs and the positive economic development they will create for our communities.

The CED Endowment Fund is managed by the Triangle Community Foundation and is currently comprised primarily of pre-liquid stock pledges by individuals who own stock in the Triangle area's emerging growth companies.

CED's goal is for individuals in the Research Triangle entrepreneurial community to make personal stock pledges to support the CED Endowment Fund. Over time, this endowment will ensure that CED is able to continue providing critical services, training, and education programs to existing and aspiring entrepreneurs and to create opportunities for continued entrepreneurial growth for this region for years to come.

The CED Endowment Fund is part of the Catalyst Project, a comprehensive community-wide initiative intended to substantially increase the amount of endowed funds to 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations and foundations in the Research Triangle area over the next 10 years.

Pledging to CED's Endowment Fund
Pledging to CED's Endowment Fund is very simple. Decide how many shares of your company's stock you would like to pledge. Then simply fill out and sign a pledge form and return it to Jim Ford at CED: PO Box 13353, RTP, NC 27709.

Making Cash Gifts to CED's Endowment Fund or Direct Gifts to CED
Gifts of cash or other assets are welcome additions to CED's Endowment. Persons wishing to make direct gifts to CED's Endowment Fund or directly to CED for other purposes such as program or operating support, may contact Jim Ford at CED, 919.549.7500, for additional information.

Tax Advantages & Legal Questions
There are numerous tax advantages to stock pledges. CED has provided a list of eight frequently-asked questions regarding stock pledges. In addition, to reviewing the Q&A, CED also recommends that you contact your attorney or financial advisor to discuss the full benefits of contributing to CED or to other non-profit organizations.

Setting Up An Individual Charitable Fund for CED or Another Non-Profit Organization
Those individuals who wish to make contributions to CED for non-endowment purposes may do so by sending a contribution directly to CED. You may set up an individual fund to benefit CED or other non-profit organizations by contacting Fred Stang or Shannon St. John at the Triangle Community Foundation, 919.474.8370. If your fund is intended to benefit CED, please indicate as such when speaking with Fred or Shannon. You may also contact Jim Ford at CED, 919.549.7500, for further guidance or for more information.