Ways to give

A gift that does not get spent

Every contribution, of any size, becomes a permanent part of the corpus: invested forever, giving forever.

How to contribute

By card

Quick contribution

For smaller gifts. Fast and secure, handled by Square. Card processing fees are deducted by the provider before the balance reaches the fund.

Contribute by card

By bank transfer · preferred for larger gifts

Direct transfer

Account nameThe Serendib Endowment Ltd
BSB034-001
Account no.898129
ReferenceYour name

Transfers avoid card processing fees, so the whole of your gift reaches the corpus.

Larger gifts

Talk to us first

For substantial contributions, please contact us before transferring anything so we can cover what the money will do, how the corpus is protected, and what reporting you will receive.

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Bequests

Leaving a gift in your will

An endowment is well suited to a bequest, because the capital is preserved rather than spent in a single year. Contact us for the correct legal name and wording to give your solicitor.

Request bequest wording

What happens after you give

01
Your gift joins the corpus

It is recorded, added to the permanent capital of the fund, and invested under the Investment Policy Statement. It is not spent.

02
You are listed, if you want to be

Contributors are named below with permission and amounts are kept private. Let us know if you would prefer to remain anonymous.

03
You hear what the returns did

A personal update after each distribution to Sri Lanka, and once a year the chair's letter and the annual report covering returns, distributions and the corpus.

Read the frequently asked questions See the fund modelled over time

Founding contributors

These are the people who have already committed to being founding contributors. We are grateful for each of them.

A$28,500 committed of A$50,000 target
57% of founding target 8 founding contributors
Sajanie & Sasenka
Founding · 2026
A$10,000
The seed contribution. At the current distribution rate it sends roughly A$550 to Sri Lanka every year, indefinitely.
Anonymous
Founding · 2026
A$5,000
Given quietly. Enough to put school bags in the hands of about 65 children a year, every year.
Anonymous
Founding · 2026
A$5,000
A contributor who asked for no recognition, and whose gift will outlast all of us.
Anonymous
Founding · 2026
A$5,000
Committed before the fund had a track record, on the strength of the idea alone.
Anonymous
Founding · 2026
A$1,000
Proof that a modest gift, invested rather than spent, keeps giving long after it is made.
Anonymous
Founding · 2026
A$1,000
Given by someone with family ties to the communities the fund supports.
Anonymous
Founding · 2026
A$1,000
One gift, then a distribution to Sri Lanka every year from here on.
Anonymous
Founding · 2026
A$500
The smallest founding contribution, and permanent on exactly the same terms as the largest.
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