If you think your donation would be insignificant, consider the following example:

A permanent endowment created with a donation of $10,000 in 1901 would have produced the following results in the last 100 years (assuming an average annual net total return of 9% and a distribution of 5% per year):

• $505,049 Current Principal Value
• $644,064 Cumulative Distribution to Charities Since Inception
• $25,252 Available for Current Year Distributions

If you do the math, that donation of $10,000 created $1,174,365 in funds to carry on the giver's intentions in perpetuity. Talk about a legacy!