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APPE Endowment

APPE is creating an endowment to increase its sustainability for current and future APPE generations.

Once our APPE Endowment is funded at a sustainable level, it will support:

  • Strengthening and expanding APPE’s core programs.
  • Supporting scholars and early career professionals with mentorship, community, and opportunities to present their work.
  • Growing APPE’s presence and increasing our membership.
  • Innovating in both in-person and online programs, meeting members where they are.
  • Deepening our commitment to practical and professional ethics across disciplines, professions, and communities.

We invite you to join us in stewarding APPE into a future that needs who we are and what we do so very, very well.

You can contribute to this endowment through:

1. One-time Gifts
2. Recurring Gifts
3. Planned Gifts
4. Legacy Gifts

To create the endowment, we first need to raise $12,500. All gifts, no matter the size, will help with this first step!

Donate online here.

To eliminate credit card fees from your gift, please mail a check to:

APPE
P.O. Box 37
Greencastle, IN 46135

Please be sure to write “APPE Endowment” in the memo line of your check.

All donations to APPE are tax-deductible.

APPE reserves the right to refuse any gift if its source is inconsistent with APPE’s mission to advance scholarship, education, and practice in practical and professional ethics, improve ethical conduct in our communities and workplaces, support and develop the next generation of ethics faculty and professionals, and advance public dialogue in ethics and values.

Planned Giving & Legacy Gifts

Planned gifts help ensure that the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics remains strong for generations to come. By including APPE in your long-term financial or estate plans, you create a lasting legacy that supports ethical inquiry, emerging scholars, and the programs that sustain our community.

Ways to Leave a Legacy

Donors can choose to support APPE through:

  • Retirement plans (IRA, 401(k), 403(b), or other qualified plans)
  • Wills and bequests
  • Trusts (revocable or irrevocable)
  • Life insurance policies
  • Donor-advised funds
  • Other planned giving vehicles that align with your financial goals

These gifts often provide tax advantages and allow you to support APPE in a meaningful way without affecting your day-to-day finances.

If you are considering a legacy gift, we would be honored to talk with you. We can help you explore planned giving options and find the approach that best fits your personal and philanthropic goals.

Contact us to start a confidential conversation about leaving a legacy that strengthens APPE’s future.

Thank you!

Thank you for your support! Please contact us at contact@appe-ethics.org or 765-658-5015 if you have any questions.

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The APPE Legacy Circle:

Jim Barge
Jonathan Beever
Dennis Cooley
Lisa M Lee
Lee Anne Peck
Sarah Pfatteicher
Lisa Rasmussen
Daniel Schiff
Ann Thebaut
Thor Wasbotten
Stuart Yoak

All initial funders of the endowment at the $250 level and above will be recognized as members of The APPE Legacy Circle and will be acknowledged in a variety of ways online, in person, and in perpetuity.