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Endowment FundSince 2018 the University of Embu Endowment Fund has invested every gift it receives and spent only the return, so it can go on supporting talented, needy students in perpetuity. Need-based support that pays fees and meals for the coming year, rather than building permanent capital, is run separately by the Office of the Dean of Students — see the Student Support Fund in Student Life.
Award figures from the 2025 award ceremony. Fund history and governance from endowment.embuni.ac.ke, read 15 September 2026. Figures to be refreshed after each award ceremony.
An independent Board of Trustees, appointed by Council under the Fund’s Trust Deed, holds ultimate responsibility for the Fund.
An Implementation Committee runs the Fund’s outreach to donors, alumni and partners, including its gala and marathon.
Credible investment managers deploy the capital across asset classes, targeting at least 200 basis points of annual return.
Only the return is spent, on named endowments, sponsored programmes and, at the pooled fund’s discretion, direct student support.
Since 2018 the Fund has built its capital to approximately KES 40 million. The Board of Trustees has set a target of approximately KES 10 billion, the scale at which the return alone can carry priority programmes across the University.
Donors can deposit seed capital, give directly to the Fund, or sponsor an identified programme or cause. A gift above KES 10 million can stand alone as a permanent endowment, and a gift above KES 5 million as a term endowment.
Gifts below KES 5 million are pooled into one combined fund decided by the Board. Any currency convertible to the Kenya shilling is accepted.
Credible investment managers invest the capital, aiming for growth and preservation, with performance monitored and investment kept to areas of minimal risk. The Leadership and Integrity Act, 2012 applies throughout, so no personal interest can override the Fund’s.
Chairperson, Board of Trustees
Former MP for Siakago and Senator for Embu; Managing Director, Geomaps Africa
Trustee
MSc Development Finance, University of Reading; 20+ years in the financial sector
Trustee
Secretary General and CEO, Kenya National Commission for UNESCO
Trustee
Advocate of the High Courts of Kenya and Tanzania
Trustee
Sustainable business leader; formerly NEMA and Safaricom, 15+ years
Trustee
PhD Pharmaceutical Marketing; MBA
Names and credentials from endowment.embuni.ac.ke, read 15 September 2026. Portraits pending release of authorised photography, per Comprehensive Brand Guidelines v0.95 section 6.3.
Chaired by Prof. Eucharia Kenya, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Planning, Administration and Finance), the committee runs the Fund’s fundraising work day to day.
29 October 2023.
Safari Park Hotel, 6 December 2024.
356 students supported with KES 3 million.
Use your own name, or your organisation’s name, as the payment reference so the Fund can acknowledge your gift.
To be confirmed by the Fund before this page goes public. These details were read from the Fund’s Donate and Payment Details pages on 15 September 2026. The Fund itself asks donors to confirm them before paying.
Source: endowment.embuni.ac.ke, Payment Details. The Fund’s Donate page also mentions PayPal but publishes no PayPal details.
For a large gift, a named endowment or a payment confirmation, the Fund’s office takes enquiries directly.
The Fund publishes its own policy documents and committee pages, and the University’s own governance sits alongside it.
Note for the Endowment Fund committee. Before this page is public, the committee needs to confirm the payment details above, name one contact person for donors, and state how gifts are acknowledged and reported. Trustee and Implementation Committee portraits are pending authorised photography.
