Missions Endowment Funds

I. Endowments to Enhance the Work and Purposes of WMU
These endowments are established to support the programs related to the mission of WMU.

A.   Barbara Massey Children's Network Endowment
The endowment provides resources to facilitate a worldwide network of Christian children's leaders around the world. Established in honor of lifelong child advocate Barbara Massey, the fund was initiated in 1998 by friends who saw her potential as a Christian leader. Massey's reputation as a champion for children and proponent of the highest quality Christian education inspired the endowment.

Currently, the endowment connects children's leaders on every continent through the Internet; prepares them to serve as mentors; and gives basic training on how children learn best. The endowment also comprises a variety of other elements, all of which are geared at establishing an environment where children receive positive learning experiences within the Christian context. The first award was given to the Women's Department of the BWA in 2004.

II. Endowments to benefit the purposes of Christian Women's Job Corps

A.   Christian Women's Job Corps Endowment 
Each year grants are given to CWJC programs that vitally serve their communities. The programs must be in full operation for at least one year and demonstrated fulfillment of the purpose, key elements, and state of faith in CWJC. Preference will be given to Nationally Registered Sites. Awards are determined by the CWJC Advisory Council Finance Committee in consultation with the national director (or subsequent titled person). Their report will be submitted to the WMU Foundation Scholarship and Awards Committee, and the award is made annually. To print off a flyer about the Christian Women's Job Corps Endowment, click here.

Nationally Registered Sites: http://www.wmu.com/getinvolved/ministry/cwjc/sites.asp

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Endowment for Christian Women's Job Corps Award
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C.   Sybil Bentley Dove Endowment
Established in 1998, the endowment is tied closely to CWJC. It benefits women at least 30 years of age who are working to rebuild their lives. The recipient should desire to improve herself through the acquisition of skills or academic pursuits that will lead to self-reliant living. The endowment also supports efforts for recipients to nurture the development of children less than 10 years of age. The intent is that the woman have association with CWJC, but this is not binding should another candidate be deemed worthy. Socioeconomic background should not be the sole determining factor. The awards are presented annually after review by the WMU Foundation Scholarship and Award Committee.
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D.   CWJC Special Fund 
This fund was established in 2000, and its purpose is to provide operating expenses for CWJC staffing, training, and programming needs. It supports those who feel God's call to provide a CWJC site where women in need are equipped for life and employment. Part of an effort to move CWJC into financial self-support, all funds go directly to the facilitation of national CWJC expenditures.
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III. Endowments to Support Missions and Ministry of WMU
These endowments are established to support the internal operations or departments of WMU or the training and facilitating of women in missions education.

A.   Multicultural: Jennie Bristol Diaz Endowment
After her death, the Jennie Bristol Diaz Endowment was established by daughter Sarah Frances and longtime friend Vivian Wilson, both North American missionaries who followed in Jennie's footsteps. The Jennie Bristol Diaz Endowment helps WMU continue its legacy of providing missions education and other ministry materials to the multiple cultures living in America. It assists in language publication materials such as Nuestra Tarea, training
Hispanic men and women of languages other than English. To read a biography about Jennie Bristol Diaz, click here.
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B.  WorldCrafts: Jackson/Reese Endowment
WorldCrafts began in 1996 as a way to help people learn about Christ and provide critical income to them at the same time. It supports artisans producing fairly traded items all over the world. Today WorldCrafts imports 260 items from 27 different countries, which is providing income to more than 1,600 artisans living in poverty. The endowment helps the ministry expand into new areas.
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C.   Literacy: Lillian Isaacs Endowment 
The endowment recognizes former home missionary Lillian Isaacs, who served as a pioneer of literacy missions for many years. Its purpose is to encourage women to become aware of and participate in improving literacy. Priorities are for the development of trainers; for seed money for new programs; for products and materials; and for any other cost incurred by WMU to promote literacy around the world.
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D.   Annie Armstrong and Lottie Moon Endowment 
An anonymous representative allocated her sister's funds to be distributed annually for the purposes of Annie Armstrong and Lottie Moon missions.
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E.   Mission Friends: Dixon Endowment for Mission Friends
The endowment was established in 2000 to support the work of Mission Friends, a ministry that invests in preschoolers as they learn to lead a missions lifestyle. Money funds special projects and trains leaders to introduce Mission Friends to churches who don't have a missions program for preschoolers. To print off a flyer about the Dixon Endowment for Mission Friends, click here.
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F.   International Women's Conferences: Evelyn Tully Endowment
Around the world, many women do not have opportunities for spiritual growth and renewal. The endowment encourages these women to train within their regions for Christian leadership. Each year, grants from the endowment provide financial assistance to women attending leadership training in their respective countries.
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