endower
Funder of institutions
An endower is one who endows—who provides lasting financial support to an institution or who bestows qualities upon someone or something.
Universities honor their endowers; nature is the endower of our physical traits.
The word appears most often in formal or institutional contexts: The library wing bears the name of its principal endower.
Donor to charitable causes
- donorOne who contributes freely
- contributorOne who provides something
- patronRegular supporter or customer
- backerFinancial supporter
funder · financier · underwriter · grantor · almsgiver · supporter · provider · founder
Gift left by will
- legacyWhat's passed down
- giftItem given freely
- grantBestow or award money
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
contribution · benefaction · settlement · trust · foundation · fund · provision · bestowal
Voluntary aid for others
- humanitarianismPromoting welfare through compassion
- grantmakingDistributing charitable funds
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
- foundationUnderlying support structure
giving · volunteerism · impact · social good · relief · aid · cause · mission
Disposition toward doing good
- munificenceLavish, princely generosity
- largesseGenerous gift-giving
- magnanimityGenerous, noble spirit
- liberalityGenerous spirit or giving
openhandedness · bountifulness · charitableness · graciousness · selflessness · altruism · nobility · kindheartedness
Aid or sponsorship
- underwritingRisk evaluation and acceptance
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- patronageSupporter's financial backing
- supportTo uphold or sustain
championship · advocacy · promotion · partnership · corporate giving · naming rights
philanthropist
Donor to charitable causes
- donorOne who contributes freely
- contributorOne who provides something
- patronRegular supporter or customer
backer · funder · financier · underwriter · grantor · almsgiver · supporter · provider · founder · sponsor
bequest
Gift left by will
donation · contribution · benefaction · settlement · trust · foundation · fund · provision · bestowal · disbursement
charity
Voluntary aid for others
- humanitarianismPromoting welfare through compassion
- grantmakingDistributing charitable funds
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
foundation · giving · volunteerism · impact · social good · relief · aid · cause · mission · outreach
benevolence
Disposition toward doing good
- munificenceLavish, princely generosity
- largesseGenerous gift-giving
- magnanimityGenerous, noble spirit
liberality · openhandedness · bountifulness · charitableness · graciousness · selflessness · altruism · nobility · kindheartedness · big-heartedness
backing
Aid or sponsorship
- underwritingRisk evaluation and acceptance
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- patronageSupporter's financial backing
support · championship · advocacy · promotion · partnership · corporate giving · naming rights
endowertaker
One who accepts
recipient · beneficiary · depriver · receiver · confiscator
endowerborrower
One who takes temporarily
debtor · dependent · beggar · supplicant · petitioner
- college endowmentsInvested donations supporting schools
- university endowmentsDonated assets supporting colleges
- endowed chairPermanently funded faculty position
- endowment fundPermanent capital pool for institutions
endow, endowment, endowed, endowing, endowments, endows, unendowed