WHY AN ENDOWMENT

WHY THE KEVIN JAMES ENDOWMENT FUND:

The Kevin James Endowment Fund was set up in November 2007 by the Dallas Police Association Assist the Officer Foundations board of directors to honor the memory of Dallas Police Officer Christopher Kevin James who was murdered on November 25, 2001. Kevin is the only sitting Dallas Police Association (www.dallaspa.org) board member to be killed in the line of duty.

WHAT IS AN ENDOWMENT FUND:

The definition of an endowment fund is: an account that is invested to earn a return of income and growth of which a percentage of the account value is used each year for a specified charitable purpose. This particular endowment is so much more. The benefits of this particular endowment fund are twofold. Your gift will keep on giving as only the interest will be used and your donation will be benefiting local law enforcement officers.

HOW THE FUND WORKS:

The Endowment Fund is created and exists solely for the charitable purposes of the DPA Assist the Officers Foundation, with its principle objective being the promotion and development of assistance to police officers as expressed in the By-laws and the guidelines of the Foundation (www.atodallas.org)

Once each year the Endowment Fund Committee will authorize a payment of the previous year’s interest to the ATO Foundation – leaving the principle untouched. This distribution will be calculated as interest earned beyond the invested principle. In short, your contribution to the Endowment will never be spent, only the interest it makes over the year. In this way we continue to honor Kevin and ensure ongoing support for the Foundation in perpetuity.