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Dr. W.A. Criswell Foundation
THE W. A. CRISWELL FOUNDATION
P.O. Box 710296
Dallas, Texas 75371
800.899.0012
gcowan@criswell.edu
What is The W. A. Criswell Foundation?
A Texas, non-profit charitable corporation established in 1973 and named in honor of
Dr. W. A. Criswell who was pastor of The First Baptist Church of Dallas and founder of
The Criswell College.
What is the purpose of The Criswell Foundation?
The main objective of the Foundation is to provide for the long-term financial needs
of our Criswell College. The Criswell College exists to provide biblical,
theological, professional and applied education on both the undergraduate and
graduate levels, based on an institutional commitment to biblical inerrancy, in
order to prepare men and women to serve in Christian ministries as pastors,
counselors, missionaries and church staff members.
How does The Criswell Foundation operate?
The Criswell Foundation is a 509A-support foundation and is sponsored by First Baptist
Church of Dallas. Ninety per cent of earnings go to The Criswell College and ten per
cent to First Baptist Academy. The board of directors governs all Foundation
activities.
Has The Criswell Foundation been successful?
From an initial gift of $15,000, the Foundation has grown to over fifteen million
dollars in net worth. Forty-two individuals have established trusts and endowments
through The Criswell Foundation. The income from these endowments will provide
biblical higher education for preachers, missionaries, counselors and other church
staff members until Jesus comes again! The corpus of endowments is never distributed.
What types of gifts are acceptable to the foundation?
- Cash
- A Living Trust
- Stocks and Bonds
- Life Insurance Policies
- A Bequest in your Will
- Real Estate or other Properties
- Oil and Mineral Rights, etc.
- A Gift or Bequest of Your Home or Business
Are small contributions welcome?
Yes, the Foundation could not succeed if it were dependent on only a limited number of
generous benefactors. No gift to the Foundation is too small, each gift is needed!
Each gift will be blessed of God and used in the work of our Lord. Endowments are
generally established with a minimum of $5,000. Less than $5,000 can be given to
the Causes for Christ Endowment which also benefits The Criswell College.
Can additional amounts be added to an endowment?
Yes, at any time The Criswell Foundation will accept additional funds for an existing
endowment.
Are there ways to avoid estate taxes and other government taxes and maximize
contributions to a charitable foundation such as The Criswell Foundation?
Yes
A LETTER FROM
Dr. W.A. Criswell
No appeal could be more nearly a reflection of the heart of our Savior, the Lord
Jesus Christ, than this urgent hope that you will support our Foundation as it seeks
to make possible the ministry of help to the young people who are preparing at our
Criswell College for the desperately needed work that lies before them in the churches
of the Lord Jesus Christ.
There are many things in the purview of any young man or woman, but none is more
desperately needed or more heavenly blessed than the efforts of a God-called young man
or woman who has given himself or herself to the declaration of the Gospel that saves
the soul and the life in this world and in the world to come.
If this message falls into your hands and you love the Lord Jesus and want to be a
part of seeking the salvation of lost souls, then may the Lord God in heaven bless you
as you make a generous investment of cash, property, stock or designate in your will a
tithe of your estate to The Criswell Foundation.
The Criswell Foundation is God's answer to the need of an instrument for the preaching
and teaching of the Gospel and the salvation of the lost. Insofar as you are able,
support the work of The Criswell Foundation and may God bless you as we pray His Holy
Spirit will bless the Foundation itself.
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