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The Endowment

The Endowment of the National Flute Association is a collection of donations given over the past 20 years by members of the NFA plus investment income. The majority of these gifts have come through the annual President’s Appeal, Life membership dues, and our annual convention’s Fundraising Dinner.

To ensure the sustained success of our organization, the principal of these gifts cannot be spent, but the earnings can. When a donor makes a gift to the NFA Endowment, the NFA will manage and maintain that gift in perpetuity.

As our endowment has grown, the benefits of these enduring contributions have been felt throughout the organization. Every budgeted dollar of endowment earnings helps finance vital activities, including the commissioning of compelling new music for the flute family, historical recordings and special publications for the flute, and funding of diverse scholarships and competitions.

Your support helps ensure that the NFA can continue to provide the highest level of service to its membership and assures the next generation of a strong, vibrant, creative organization, dedicated to bringing inspiration and enrichment to the flute world.

While the NFA Endowment has grown substantially since its beginnings, the concept of endowment remains the same: a guarded trust and an enduring g asset that ensures the NFA’s permanence and supports its many activities.

Keeping the NFA financially secure is a responsibility we all share. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to the NFA Endowment. You can designate your gift to any of these specific funds:

  • Myrna Brown International Scholarship Fund—to be used to provide scholarship assistance to international artists from developing countries to attend the annual convention;
  • David Hart Fund—to be used to provide prize money for the Baroque flute competition;
  • General Endowment Fund—to be used at the discretion of the NFA board;
  • Frances Blaisdell Scholarship Fund—to be used to provide assistance to a high school or undergraduate student with financial need to attend the convention.