Endowment Fund

Since 1892, Eastern Christian Schools have served parents and children by providing quality Christ centered education.

Over 6,500 Eastern Christian students have been educated and equipped to take their place in our homes, churches and communities. In order to preserve this rich heritage, the Eastern Christian School Association (ECSA) Endowment Fund was established in l960.

The ECSA Endowment Fund's purpose is to provide a permanent source of income for Eastern Christian Schools to help keep Christian education affordable for generations to come. Donors contribute to the Endowment Fund with the understanding that the use of their gifts is restricted to this purpose. The actual amount of all Endowment Fund gifts will always be retained. The annual earnings from the Fund are used pay operating expenses of the schools and thus reduce the amount of tuition that must be paid for each student. Gifts to the Endowment Fund under this arrangement are truly gifts that keep on giving.

The Endowment Fund is expected to contribute about $500,000.00 to the operating budget of Eastern Christian Schools each year. This is an annual contribution of approximately $600.00 per student toward his or her cost of Christian education. Without this Endowment Fund contribution each student's tuition bill would be about $600.00 higher.

Many gifts, including gifts of property, life insurance or securities contributed over the years have been given in loving memory or honor of a friend or relative or as the result of someone's dedication and commitment to Eastern Christian. These gifts continue to be a source of blessing to EC and help provide quality Christian education for all of our students.

Donors to the Endowment Fund will be listed in the Designated Gifts pages of Eastern Christian's publication The Herald.

For more information regarding the Endowment Fund, please contact the ECSA Foundation office at 973-427-9294 or by email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  For assistance in planning a gift to Eastern Christian, please ask for Garret G. Nieuwenhuis, Director of Planned Giving.

In Honor of & In Memory Of

Many gifts contributed over the years have been given in loving memory or honor of a friend or relative, or as a result of someone's dedication and commitment to Eastern Christian. These gifts are a source of blessing to Eastern Christian and help provide quality Christian education for all of our students. In Honor & In Memory gifts (names, not amounts) are listed in the designated gifts page of The Herald.

When an honoree or family has requested that gifts be given to Eastern Christian in lieu of flowers, the funds are placed in the ECSA Endowment Fund unless the honoree or the deceased's family request that the gifts be used for a specific purpose or placed in a fund other than the Endowment Fund.

For more information regarding the Endowment Fund, please contact the ECSA Foundation Office at 973-427-9294 ext 212, or by email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . For assistance in planning a gift to Eastern Christian School, please ask for Garret G. Nieuwenhuis, Executive Director of the Foundation for Eastern Christian.

Direct Gifts

Direct gifts to the Endowment Fund include bequests received either in lump sum or income under the terms of a will or trust document. These gifts are the result of someone's dedication and life-time commitment to the school, and are a source of blessing to Eastern Christian.

For more information regarding the Endowment Fund, please contact the ECSA Foundation Office at 973-427-9294 Ext 212, or by email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . For assistance in planning a gift to Eastern Christian School, please ask for Garret G. Nieuwenhuis, Executive Director of the Foundation for Eastern Christian.