Holy Trinity Foundation

In 1995, Joseph M. Bryan, a Greensboro businessman and philanthropist, left $100,000 to Holy Trinity in his will with the stipulation that it go into the Holy Trinity Endowment. There was no such thing at the time, so the Vestry voted at the December 1995 meeting to start an endowment, and the Holy Trinity Foundation was incorporated on May 19, 1998.

The Holy Trinity Foundation is governed by an independent board made up of the Senior Warden, two representatives elected by the Vestry, and four at-large members elected by the Foundation Board. The Rector and Treasurer serve as ex-officio members of the board, which elects its own president and secretary.

In 2023, the Foundation board adopted a spending policy that establishes a consistent process for approving distributions from the Foundation that honor the wishes of donors while preserving the financial standing of the Foundation. There is a stipulation that no foundation funds can be loaned to the church or any other entity. The Foundation also created consistent endowment fund agreements that include the history and purpose of each fund. There are 12 named funds in the Holy Trinity Foundation:

• The Bryan Unrestricted Fund includes the original Bryan bequest and other gifts over the years.
  
• The Buildings and Grounds Endowment, to be established in 2024, will be funded with $1.2 million from the 2022 Second Century Capital Campaign.
  
• The Crothers Holy Trinity Day School Fund, established in 2005, covers need-based tuition assistance to day school students.
  
• The Hagan Fund was started in 2013. The donors have since named the fund in their will so that it will grow to support various outreach ministries.
  
• The Make A Joyful Noise Fund in honor of Dr. Ben Brafford was established in 2023 to help underwrite Holy Trinity's music ministry.
  
• The John Mott Associate Clergy Endowment Fund, named for a former Rector, was started in 2022 by an anonymous donor to help underwrite the salary for an associate priest.
  
• An Outreach Ministry Endowment Fund is not currently funded, but is a goal of the Foundation.
  
• The Price College Scholarship Fund, established in 1993, provides $4,000 a year for four years to a Holy Trinity member going to a four-year college.
• The Janet Mather and George Dewey Thompson Fund, established in 2024, supports building and grounds maintenance.
• The Worth All Saints Chapel Endowment Fund was established in 2023 specifically to maintain the Chapel.
• The William Drake Endowment Fund, established in 1996, supports youth ministry.
• The Youth Ministry Endowment Fund was established in 2020 with gifts given in honor of Robert Payne.

For information on giving to the Foundation contact the Rector at 336-272-6149.