Annual Report

The Bethel Foundation manages approximately 60 trusts and oversees Bethel’s endowment fund, which serves as the institution’s savings account. It provides unrestricted cash flows to Bethel, and trustees direct earnings from the fund to facilities, financial aid, programs, and faculty.

Recent focus on securing the resources needed to construct the new college and seminary campuses has limited its ability to build an endowment capable of providing significant resources to support financial aid, academic programs, and student formation. As the endowment emerges as a higher priority, the foundation’s sound investment policies have been established to ensure the long-term impact of endowment gifts.