News
OCTOBER 2024
The Endowment Fund has received two significant gifts that have pushed our assets to nearly $900,000. One is from Peter and Kathy Nurge, who were previously featured in a Donor Memories posting after they provided another generous gift to boost our Challenge Grant drive. Their latest gift was in memory of Marie “Nursie” Nurge, the legendary Ma-He-Tu nurse who patrolled and cared for Ma-He-Tu for decades.
The other gift came from the estate of Joan Rutz Ziegler, who so generously remembered Ma-He-Tu in her will. Joan and her older sister Nancy (both pictured here on Nancy’s wedding day) attended Ma-He-Tu in the 1950s.
Nancy remembers that they didn’t have cars then, so they took a long bus ride from the Bronx to attend. Now Nancy lives less than 30 minutes away! She also remembers not wanting to go each summer, then not wanting to come home. Both sisters attended one of the early Women in the Woods together. Nancy served as Joan’s executor, and we are grateful to them both for their permanent contribution to Ma-He-Tu.
August 2023
Ten Year Anniversary
This month we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Camp Ma-He-Tu Endowment Fund, with $675,000 raised to date. Congratulations, donors - and many, many thanks. We hope to reach $700,000 very soon. As the Ma-He-Tu leaf says, Onward and Upward!
May 2021
Thanks to the incredible faithfulness and generosity of our donors, Ma-He-Tu's endowment fund now exceeds $600,000!
$600,000 and Growing!
Thanks to the incredible faithfulness and generosity of our donors, Ma-He-Tu's endowment fund now exceeds $600,000! We continue to push towards our ultimate goal of $1 million.
If you are making estate plans, or have an old car or unwanted piece of real estate that you would like to donate, please keep us in mind. Our endowment fund is managed at Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing (formerly InFaith Community Foundation), which can assist you with these kinds of donations. Please see our 'How to Give" page for contact information.
January 2017
The 15-month Challenge Grant awarded to the Foundation by the JEM Fund closed on December 31, 2016.
A Successful Challenge Grant!
The 15-month Challenge Grant awarded to the Foundation by the JEM Fund closed on December 31, 2016. We are pleased to report that due to the spectacular support of our donors we raised $141,000 that will be matched dollar for dollar. This means a net increase of $282,000 for Ma-He-Tu’s endowment fund, and represents 94% of the maximum amount that was possible, far exceeding our expectations.
THANK YOU. Thank you to all who have supported us these past three years, whose generosity and love of Ma-He-Tu and our brother camp Trexler have made the dream of an endowment fund a reality. God bless you!