The TMPAA Charities Endowment is unique in that it focuses on Program Business education and advocacy. The scholarship program and student support blend with other TMPAA initiatives to help develop future program business professionals.

The permanent endowment has an initial fundraising goal of $2 million, which provides investment revenue to sustain TMPAA Charities activities at the current level.

TMPAA Charities Endowment maintains an investment account to grow the endowment using a portion of charitable donations collected each year above current scholarship commitments. In addition, TMPAA Charities seeks donations from TMPAA members to further build the endowment. The TMPAA Charities Permanent Endowment Investment Policy is approved by the Charities Board, which acts as the fund manager. The Endowment Investment Policy Statement is available upon request.

Any corporate contributors donating more than $50,000 or individual contributors donating more than $10,000 through 2026 are promoted as Founding Contributors of the endowment.

Donations of all sizes, corporate or individual, are accepted and added to the endowment fund. Donation levels are categorized as follows:

Trailblazer contributors to the endowment fund receive the first opportunity to interact with scholarship students, meet them at TMPAA events, and provide program business presentations, either in person or virtually. Trailblazer company names are also listed as scholarship contributors in outreach to educational institutions.

All individuals and companies that donate to TMPAA Charities are permanently listed on a contributors page on the TMPAA website according to their contribution status and are acknowledged at TMPAA events.