UUCR is fully self-supporting.
Our ministry and our sacred spaces
all depend on your generous giving.
Learn more below.
How to make a donation or pledge payment
UUCR provides multiple options for making a pledge payment:
- Pay online via credit card or bank transfer using our donation portal (Vanco).
The Vanco site allows you to make a one-time payment or recurring payments. - Checks or cash can be:
- placed in the offering plate on Sunday
- dropped into the locked white box on the church office door; or
- mailed to UUCR / 2015 Grandin Rd. SW / Roanoke, VA 24015.
- IMPORTANT: If fulfilling a pledge to either the annual Generosity Campaign or to the 2025-2028 Capital Campaign, or if you are donating to a specific fund:
- Checks: use the memo line to indicate what the check is for.
- Cash: place cash in an envelope and indicate what the check is for.
- Online: Follow the instructions on the Vanco site about how to indicate what your donation or pledge is for.
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Annual Generosity Campaign
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Our core operating budget is determined by the pledges we receive during our annual Generosity Campaign. Our greatest investment is in people: more than 60 percent of our expenses go to payroll, enabling us to fairly compensate our talented minister and dedicated staff who bring our mission to life. Other funds support our religious education programs and committee work. About 13 percent is spent on routine maintenance of our building and grounds.
Strive for 3-5%
The UUA Fair Share Contribution Guide was formally introduced at UUCR in 2022. We encourage you to “strive for 3 to 5%” of your household income for this year’s pledge.
Please click the button below to view the full UUA Fair Share Contribution Guide.
2025-2028 Capital Campaign
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In 2025, UUCR launched its first capital campaign since the congregation raised funds to buy the current building in 1985. We must address some urgent and long-deferred maintenance issues even as we are challenged to better meet the needs of a growing and busy congregation that is a crucial voice of liberal faith in the Roanoke Valley.
Building Our Vision
A capital campaign seeks significant funds over and above annual giving.
• It is held only when there is a need for substantial investment in our permanent properties.
• It schedules payments over a longer period of time (3-5 years).
• Please do not lower the amount you would otherwise gift UUCR for its annual Generosity Campaign so as to contribute to the Capital Campaign. We must continue to fund our core operations even as we build for a brighter future.
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At UUCR, we believe in equal commitment to giving, not equal giving.
Thank you for your gifts!
Endowment Fund
A giving program of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Roanoke
About the Fund
The Endowment Fund of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Roanoke consists of the monies given to the church above and beyond those annual contributions required to directly support the church operating budget. Your gift will continue to help future generations.
Management of the Fund
Four trustees, elected by the congregation, manage the Endowment Fund using specific guidelines and policies established by the congregation. The fiduciary duty of the trustees ensures that the fund is managed responsibly for the long term benefit of the church. The Endowment trustees invest the Fund in conformity with the bylaws of the church and the 2008 Virginia Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act. Annually, the trustees determine the amount of the Endowment Fund earnings available to the Board in support of our principles and our church.
Transparency
Assets are reported quarterly to the UUCR Board, and to the congregation at its annual meeting.
Donor Tax Benefits
Gifts to the Endowment Fund in most cases can result in substantial income tax savings. For specifics, please consult your professional advisor.
How to Give
The Endowment Fund principal grows primarily by gifts from church members and friends. Some members contribute periodically to the fund, some contribute through their estates, and some make special contributions in honor or memory of family members, friends, or church members. Types of gifts and ways of giving include checks and cash; securities; Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and employer retirement accounts such as 401k, 403b, or 457 plans; property, including real estate, art objects, and other items of value; and naming UUCR as beneficiary of wills and life insurance policies.
Click here for the UUCR Endowment Fund Gift Intent: Endowment Gift Intent Form
The Seven Principles Funds
These quasi-endowment funds are not bound by UPMIFA requirements, but shall be prudently invested based on the anticipated time frame of disbursements from these funds.
The Goodykoontz Fund
The Goodykoontz Fund, a thoughtful bequest from Jack and Helen Goodykoontz to UUCR, is to be used for capital expenditures only, at the discretion and direction of the UUCR Board. The link below explains how to request funds:
For More Information
For additional information about the Endowment Fund and gifts to the Fund, please contact one of the current trustees. For the names of the trustees or other information, email hw843@verizon.net, call the church office at (540) 342-8888, or send a letter to the attention of the Endowment Trustees, UUCR, 2015 Grandin Road, Roanoke, VA. 24015.
M&M Fund
The Mission and Ministry Fund was created in 2017 with a generous donation of $100,000 from Walter Dixon. The purpose of the fund is to minister to our congregation and to extend our mission beyond the walls of the church. Proposals will be considered in the areas of education, social justice and more. Additional donations to this fund are welcome. To obtain a form, click the link below:
- M&M Fund Brochure
- M&M Fund Grant Application (Deadlines: Mar 1 and Sep 1)
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