Money Donated is the amount you give.
Interest is the amount of appreciation or gain each year.
Years equals the number of years you are investing.
*US Large cap stocks have returned an average of 8.75% per year from 1926-2005, adjusted for inflation.
*US Small cap stocks have returned an average of 14.37% per year from 1926-2005, adjusted for inflation.
Mission
Today, many charities exist to provide for the current needs of people across the globe. The Windfall Fund is different. The Fund's sole mission is to allow people living today to take action to alleviate human suffering hundreds of years in the future.
The process is simple. Make a small contribution today and it will grow in a protected account for 150 years. During the 150-year growth phase, your donation will be pooled with others to form an endowment capable of funding significant charitable work every year after 2157 with no foreseeable endpoint.
In 2157, the fund will enter a new phase and begin distributing money to carefully selected charities and providing emergency relief for global disasters like Katrina and the recent tsunami.
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What will my donation be worth?
To help explain the power of this simple idea, consider this example: If a person donates $1 today, in 150 years, that $1 could grow to $1.6 million assuming a reasonable 10% annual return. What if we double the growth period? You might think that in 300 years that figure would then double to $3.2 million. But in fact, because the growth is not linear, in 300 years that $1 could grow to $2.6 trillion. You have an opportunity to have an enormous impact on the future.
Attorneys are currently at work creating the Fund and its governing documents so that the integrity of the fund and all money donated will be legally protected and used for the purposes intended. The charter will spell out the precise rules as to how the Fund will be operated during the growth period (the next 150 years) and the “Windfall” period (beginning in 150 years).
Use the calculator below to find out what your donation will be worth.
The Windfall Fund is not an official 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, but is currently seeking 501(c)(3) status.