Foundation Independence
- An independent foundation can serve the University by maintaining private fund accounts from one fiscal year to the next.
- Independence permits flexibility in the options for short-term investment of money needed for near-term expenditures and in choosing long-term investment opportunities for endowment assets.
- An independent foundation can accept and sell property more expeditiously than the state.
- An independent organization can more effectively maintain confidentiality of donor information when anonymity is important to benefactors.
- An independent organization can more effectively maintain a long-term perspective on the needs and priorities of Clemson University, going beyond the outlook and tenure of any of its employees.
- By maintaining an independent Board of Directors organized with operating committees, the Foundation can more effectively involve interested volunteers in the fund-raising effort and create within them a sense of pride, accomplishment and ownership - all of these being critical to fund-raising success.