Endowment Sponsors

Endowment Sponsors are the lifeblood of the NMOC Foundation for Education and Research… An Endowment sponsor commits to fund the endowment fund by matching dollar for dollar the donations received by the Foundation for a specific time frame of twelve consecutive months up to a certain dollar limit.

For a Gold sponsor the limit is $50,000, for Silver it is $20,000, and for Bronze it is $10,000. The foundation will track donations by quarter and will bill the sponsor for the matching dollars made to the Foundation each quarter up to the limit of the sponsorship. The endowment fund is never used to fund actual programs, only the interest earned on the endowment fund; this way the Foundation will always have funds to promote public awareness and education programs that support damage prevention efforts in the state. The goal is to achieve $3-5 million dollars in the endowment fund over the long term.

Sponsors receive some unique benefits for supporting the endowment fund.  Firstly, the Foundation reports on its activities to the Public Regulation Commission each year and we highlight the program sponsors. Secondly, sponsors get their name or name and logo displayed on all pamphlets, brochures, and other promotion materials; in the case of a Gold Sponsor, the name and logo are prominently displayed. Thirdly, sponsors get to appoint representative(s) to the Foundation Congress, the volunteer organization which helps the Foundation solicit funds, develop programs, and administer grants to participants enacting the programs. Click here for Program Sponsor Benefits. For more information on becoming a sponsor call Gary Sloman, 505-254-7303.