Why Endowments Are the Most Powerful Form of Giving

Most donations make an impact once - endowments make an impact forever. Discover how investing rather than spending creates sustainable, scalable, and legacy-driven giving. Learn why the Infinite Generosity Foundation brings this timeless model to everyone who believes generosity should never end.

THE ECONOMICS OF GENEROSITY

Rimantas Leimantas

9/17/20251 min read

Most charitable gifts are deeply meaningful in the moment. They meet an urgent need, provide immediate relief, or support an important project. But once the money is spent, it’s gone. The impact fades, and the cycle of need begins again.

That’s why some of the world’s most impactful institutions - universities, hospitals, and cultural organizations - rely on endowments. An endowment takes donations and invests them. The capital is preserved, while only the returns are distributed year after year.

This creates something extraordinary: a gift that never stops giving.

Traditional Giving vs. Endowment Giving

Traditional Gift: €1,000 donation → spent once → gone.

Endowment Gift: €1,000 donation → invested → generates returns every year → impact forever.

One might say the's small to no difference, but in reality it is by no means small - it’s absolutely transformational. An endowment ensures that generosity compounds like interest. Each year, the impact grows, not shrinks.

Why Endowments Matter

With an endowment, generosity is:

Sustainable - creating permanent income streams.

Scalable - growing stronger as more donations are added.

Legacy-driven - carrying the donor’s values forward across generations.

It’s no coincidence that many of the world’s oldest and strongest institutions are powered by endowments. They provide stability, independence, and a long-term vision.

The Infinite Generosity Difference

At Infinite Generosity Foundation, we’ve taken this proven model and opened it to everyone. Unlike traditional endowments that serve only elite institutions, our foundation pools resources to make endowment-style giving accessible to individuals, families, and companies and most important of all - smaller causes can benefit from best funding mechanism there is!

That means every donor - whether giving €100 or €100,000 - can create a lasting legacy. Your gift doesn’t just solve problems today; it fuels solutions tomorrow, next year, and for generations to come.

A Legacy Without End

Imagine knowing that the good you set in motion today will still be changing lives long after you’re gone. That’s the power of endowment giving. That’s the power of Infinite Generosity.

Because true generosity isn’t fleeting.

It’s infinite.