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For churches, ministries, & nonprofits

The endowment,
automated.

Turn everyday giving into permanent capital your board owns and controls.

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Grace ChurchEndowment
Endowment
Overview
The fund
Distributions
Governance5
Welcome, Pastor JamesAdd to fund
● Your permanence goal
$5Mby 2033
● On pace for Nov 2033
● Rule · 10% of every gift →
$2,847,115 built$5M
Today · 57%Dec 2033 goal
$2,847,115held for permanent ministry support
Built57%
Spending policy4.0%
Target dateDec 2033
CustodianCharles Schwab
New giftSarah M. · $120→ +$12 to endowment✓ Allocated · settles tonight

Set the policy once. Plero applies it to every gift.

Your board picks a share of giving, often 10%. There’s no minimum, so you can start smaller and raise it over time. From then on, Plero sets it aside from every gift and keeps the records your board signs off on.

Allocation policy
10%of eligible giving
Applies toTithes, offerings
Sweep to SchwabNightly
Board adopted ✓
Allocation policyYour board sets a share of eligible giving, typically 5% to 15%. Plero sweeps it to your Schwab account each night.
Q3 report$486,210 closing
Chair✓ Signed
Treasurer✓ Signed
Sent to the boardOct 3
Board-ready reportingA quarterly report shows what was allocated, the fund balance, payouts made, and every board signature.
Bequest · $50,000
Estate of Ruth Hall. Designated to the endowment.
Stock · 120 shares✓ Recorded for each donor
Accept legacy giftsReceive bequests, stock and planned gifts directly into the endowment, with a record for each donor.
How your fund is protected

Your money never leaves your name.

Plero runs the software. Your church owns the account, and an independent custodian holds the assets.

Your account, your nameThe endowment is opened in your church’s legal name, not Plero’s.
Account holder Grace Church, Inc.
Endowment · ••4821Active
$0
Held by PleroCharles Schwab holds the assets. Plero never does.
✓Treasurer approved
✓Board chair approved
Distribution released
Your board controls spendingNothing moves out without the approvals your policy sets.
Never pooledEvery church has its own account. Your fund is never combined with anyone else’s.
YOURS

What will your church be able to fund in 2051?

A youth pastor still on staff. A food pantry still open on Tuesdays. Scholarships for students who haven’t been born yet. This year’s giving can still be paying for them.

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Your numbers

See your endowment in 20 years.

Enter your annual giving. This estimate counts your board’s 10% allocation only, with a 6% return less 0.5% fees and 4% yearly payouts from year 4. The full model adds endowment add-ons from donors.

See the full model →
Projected endowment in year 20, after payouts$1.53M$65K a year set aside · Illustrative, not guaranteed.
If you start five years later, the same giving reaches $1.11M by year 20.−$421K
Emmanuel Iroko, founder of Plero
Why I built Plero

“I’ve watched churches I love do faithful work, then start every year hoping giving holds. I built Plero so your church doesn’t need a major gift to begin an endowment, just a board decision and the giving you already receive.”

Emmanuel IrokoFounder & CEO, Plero
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Start your endowment this year.

In a 30-minute session we’ll look at your giving, suggest an allocation policy for your board, and walk you through the steps to launch.

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