The Armenian Church Endowment Fund (ACEF) is an independent nonprofit that supports parishes and individuals who are creating a legacy through endowments. We encourage these parishes and individuals to make long-term investment planning an everyday practice, and we help them maximize financial returns by investing as a community.

An endowment is a promise. It can ensure, for example, that a parish will always have sufficient operating funds, that a new building can be maintained for its entire life, that a youth program will pass on Armenian traditions. If you care passionately about your parish or a specific program, creating an endowment will support it in perpetuity. The principal of the endowment will grow over time, and the income must always be used to fulfill your wishes.

ACEF aggregates individual endowment funds and invests them in a broadly diversified portfolio. With a multimillion-dollar portfolio, ACEF can help you take advantage of investment opportunities that are simply not available to smaller investors or individual parishes. This includes funds that are closed to smaller investors, as well as vehicles appropriate only for a large, highly diversified portfolio.