Endowment Fund

The RCPC endowment is a ministry of the church that enhances our mission outreach locally and globally. Overseen by a Board of Directors that operates under the authority of the Session, the endowment is structured to maintain continual benevolence. Since 2009, the RCPC Endowment has donated nearly $2,000,000 to positively impact the endeavors of dozens of organizations.

Qualifications for Mission Legacy Fund and Maultsby Fund

Readers are referred to Article V of the Fund's Articles of Organization. With respect to Mission Legacy Fund and Maultsby Fund proceeds, the following requirements are in effect:

The recipient's mission/purpose shall be consistent with the mission of the Raleigh Court Presbyterian Church.
The recipient's organization shall be structured in such a way to ensure good accountability and follow-up as to how donated funds are utilized.
Disbursements generally may not be used to fund a recipient's operating budget except for short-term commitments to help seed new programs or to significantly expand the scope of an existing program.
Generally, supported programs should be “outside the church walls”, the primary consideration being the needs, purpose and potential good of the beneficiary (i.e. Funds should not be used for the personal benefit of RCPC members or their families).
Disbursements during the Expenditure Period may not be used to supplement or replace recipients/items in the Missions and Benevolence category of the church's annual operating budget.
Cumulative contributions to one recipient shall generally not exceed 25% of the Fund’s allocation in any one year.
Accountability shall be a requirement of all approved Endowment Fund requests. The recipient shall provide a written follow-up report to the Endowment Board at the end of one year from date of disbursement (or at the Board’s discretion), reflecting how the funds were used and what impact the contribution has had on the endeavors and success of the project.

If you wish to apply for endowment funds, please contact the Endowment Board at endowment@rcpres.org to request an application form.

2025 August Endowment Newsletter

2025 Endowment Fund Disbursements:

Roanoke Area Ministries (RAM House) -- $37,000 towards the shower facilities at their new building
Local Environmental Agriculture Project (LEAP) -- $35,175 for electrical work, ADA parking, landscaping, and offsetting increase in costs for the new West End Farmer's Market Pavilion
The Rescue Mission of Roanoke -- $26,200 for security system upgrades
Tudor House -- $25,000 for the first year's lease and costs of opening a permanent space in the Jefferson Center
Huddle Up Moms (HUM) -- $24,000 towards the purchase of a used minivan to establish a mobile diaper bank
Camp Bethel -- $10,500 to purchases 74 new bedbug resistant mattresses

2025 Building Maintenance: $37,191 to replace the roof above the elevator

New EPDM Roof
Replace drains
New copper perimeter
New copper flashing
Replace roof on entry way to the Commons

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2024 Endowment Fund Disbursements:

Restoration Housing -- $32,000 towards the new Patterson Avenue facility for a recovery program for mothers in addiction
The Wild Way -- $20,000 towards the purchase of a bus to expand their outdoor program to low-income girls
The Rescue Mission of Roanoke -- $13,660 for a new convection oven for the kitchen
Abukloi Foundation -- $10,300 for a well in South Sudan to provide clean drinking water
Roanoke Valley SPCA -- $10,000 towards a roof replacement
Camp Bethel -- $10,000 towards the purchase of a Utility Vehicle to help with maintenance and quick access to emergencies
Haiti Education Foundation -- $7,690 for repairs to the electrical system at the St. Timothee's School in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

2024 Building Maintenance: $95,000 toward Chapel Roof Repair

Replaced and sealed capstones on south wall of the Chapel.
New copper flashing was installed on 25% of the Chapel roof.
New, larger, copper gutters and downspouts were installed.
Replaced rotted wood, repaired slate shingles, and repointed brick on the south and east Chapel walls.

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2021 Endowment Fund Disbursements:

Bradley Free Clinic - $15,422.02 to purchase a generator and freezer
Children’s Trust - $3,600 to purchase three laptop computers
Bradley Free Clinic - $13,000 to fund a pilot program for a community liaison
Ronald McDonald House of Southwest Virginia - $11,050 to replace the parking lot lights
TAP - $15,000 to replace the forklift used in the book warehouse
Rescue Mission - $20,000 to re-roof the Fralin Free Clinic
Mill Mountain Zoo - $8,950 to purchase Science-Nature/Bio-Fact Educational kits
Senior Navigator - $12,500 to upgrade their database technology platform
ARCH – $28,996 to purchase a used minivan and to seed a scholarship fund for Bethany House
Project Forward - $20,000 to fund an initial Back-to-School Shoes project for the city of Roanoke
RCPC Preschool - $25,000 advance from 2022 Funds to upgrade the playground
RCPC Sabbatical Support Grant - $31,000 advance from 2022 Funds to seed this grant fund