The Smith Family established the Children’s Future Education Endowment to give visionary Australians like you the opportunity to support children in need, not just this year or the next, but for future generations.
The Smith Family established the Children’s Future Education Endowment to give visionary Australians like you the opportunity to support children in need, not just this year or the next, but for future generations.
SUPPORT CHILDREN'S EDUCATION FOR GENERATIONS TO COME
Our vision is a world where every child has the opportunity to change their future, no matter what their circumstances. We believe that education is one of the most powerful change agents, and we work with young Australians to overcome educational inequality caused by poverty – so they can thrive now and into their futures.
The Children’s Future Education Endowment was set up to provide The Smith Family with long-term sustainable funding, so we can continue to be there for young Australians and their families for the next 100 years and beyond.
Gifts to the Endowment are invested by us through an external Fund Manager, and income generated from the investment is used each year to fund student scholarships on our core Learning for Life program.
Learning for Life provides a proven combination of financial, personal and practical support –– recognising that children impacted by poverty need extra support to succeed at school and go on to further study or work.
The principal (your donation) will be kept intact and continue to generate income for The Smith Family for many years to come. Perpetual Private has managed the Endowment since its inception in 2016 and was selected due to its solid reputation and expertise in the philanthropic market.
SCHOLARSHIPS IN PERPETUITY
By investing in the Children’s Future Education Endowment, you can support the educational outcomes of children in need for generations to come.
Donations to the Children’s Future Education Endowment commence at $250,000. You can choose to split this amount over a period of up to five years, and once established, there is the opportunity to contribute additional funds at any time. These pooled funds support Learning for Life scholarships in perpetuity.
You’ll also have the unique opportunity to name your Endowment gift, creating an enduring legacy for you and your family.
ADRIAN AND MONICA’S STORY
We knew how much we had benefitted from the education we received and what it allowed us to achieve. We were in total agreement that education was the opportunity for young people to get out of the circumstances they were born into.
We set up the Adrian and Monica Avis Foundation, which is part of The Smith Family’s Children’s Future Education Endowment. We liked the fact the endowment fund provides ongoing, long-term funding to support Learning for Life students in perpetuity, and this way, our gift would keep giving.
It’s good to think that our support will help break that cycle of disadvantage, child by child, family by family – and ultimately, generation by generation.
