About Plero

So worthy missions outlive their founders.

Vision

A world where every worthy mission has the permanent funding to endure.

Mission

To transform today’s generosity into permanent resources for tomorrow.

A letter from our founder

Why we started Plero.

To churches, ministries and nonprofits planning to be here in 100 years

I started Plero so that good missions don’t die for lack of money.

Universities, hospitals and the oldest schools figured this out long ago. They use endowments to keep paying for their mission long after the people who started it are gone. Most churches and nonprofits never get that chance.

70%of colleges and universities have an endowment.

7.5%of religious organizations do.Share of U.S. nonprofits filing IRS Form 990 that report an endowment (70.4% of 1,771 higher-education institutions; 7.5% of 11,299 religious organizations), 2008–2020. Many churches don’t file Form 990. Source: Lo, Matveyev & Zeume, “The Risk, Reward, and Asset Allocation of Nonprofit Endowment Funds,” MIT Sloan / NBER. ssrn.com/abstract=3560240

We have to fix that.

This one is personal. When I lost my mom, I realized that everything she had given to the organizations she loved was gone. None of them had a place for her gifts to keep giving. They cared. They just didn’t have the tools.

I wanted every giver, whatever the size of their gift, to have a real shot at a legacy that lasts. The infrastructure wasn’t there, so we built it.

We already automate retirement savings for individuals. Plero does the same for the missions that hold our communities together. Your board sets a share, every gift splits as it arrives, and the fund is held in your name at Charles Schwab.

Plero is a company. For us, it’s also our contribution: making sure worthy missions still have a place in the world 100 years from now.

Yours, for the long term,Emmanuel IrokoFounder · Plero

P.S.Send one line with your name, your organization and the year it was founded. A member of our team will reply within the week to set up an hour.stewards@plero.io →

What we do.

01Turn giving into a fundOne policy sends a share of every eligible gift into a permanent, invested endowment.

02Keep it yoursHeld at a regulated custodian, in your name. Your board governs it.

03Run it with disciplineCustody, investing to your policy, distributions and a permanent record.

How we operate.

You own the assets, alwaysPlero administers. Your institution owns. At every moment.

The board sets policyAllocation, investment and distribution are decided by your board.

No lock-inThe fund doesn’t depend on us. If we go away, it stays yours.

Built for the long termWe measure success in decades, not quarters.

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The year in questionEverything we build is measured against it.The 100-year question →

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