Family Funds
Family Funds, Scholarships & Awards
Rundle’s Family Fund program offers a strategic and sustainable approach to giving, allowing families to support areas that they are passionate about, while moving their families giving priorities forward.
Rundle offers three different types of funds that can be selected based on your goals.
Investor Profile
| Rundle Forever Funds | Rundle Future Funds | Rundle Today Funds |
| You are seeking to establish a family legacy beyond this generation, and your investment vision can accommodate and withstand market variables and fluctuating returns | You are seeking a shorter term impact and would like to spend down your earnings and capital over time (typically within 10 years), or keep the option open to disburse capital in the future. You have tolerance for market variability and fluctuating returns. | You want to implement a short-term family philanthropic vision with immediate impact in the community, ideally within two-five years. You are not open to market risk and/or fund growth is not a major concern. |
Investment Type
| Permanent (Endowed) | Medium Term (Non-Endowed) | Short Term |
| Capital is retained and invested in perpetuity. The earnings from the invested assets are expended as per your family’s specific intention. | Capital is invested and distributed along with annual earnings as per your families direction | The full donation amount will be disbursed within your chosen term period. |
The families below established Family Funds that reflect their family’s community giving goals. These families are able to advise on disbursements based on what is important to them.
- The George David Elder Endowment Bursary Fund
- The Kreutzer Family Endowment Bursary Fund
- The Welch Family Endowment Bursary Fund
- The Fowler Family Endowment Bursary Fund
- The Rundle Staff Endowment Bursary Fund
- Anonymous Alumni Family Endowment Bursary Fund
- The Emily Frizzle Memorial Endowment Bursary Fund (read Emily’s story here)
- The Dowd Family Endowment Bursary Fund
- The Thomas Budd Scholarship
- The Welch Scholarship
- The Walls/Blum Scholarship
- Dr. Conklin Outstanding Grade 12 Student Scholarship Award
- Dr. Collett Scholarship (Citizenship) Awards
If you’d like to create a bursary or support a scholarship or award, please email giving@rundle.ab.ca.
- The Thomas Budd Scholarship
- The Welch Scholarship
- The Walls/Blum Scholarship
- Dr. Conklin Outstanding Grade 12 Student Scholarship Award
- Dr. Collett Scholarship (Citizenship) Awards
If you’d like to create a bursary or support a scholarship or award, please email giving@rundle.ab.ca.
The following named scholarships and awards have been generously donated by our Rundle families to encourage and celebrate the pursuit of excellence in academics, athletics and character.
The Thomas Budd Scholarships
The Dillon and Payton Budd Academic and Wellness Memorial Scholarships have been graciously donated by Mr. Thomas Budd, in the memory of his sons who attended Rundle Academy. These scholarships are awarded in recognition of Academy students who share an interest in Humanities, Math and Science and a passion for community.
Dillon Budd Academic and Wellness Memorial Junior High Scholarship | $2,500
The Dillon scholarship seeks to recognize a Rundle Academy junior high school student that has demonstrated a clear interest for the Humanities and have excelled academically in the subjects of English Language Arts and/or Social Studies.
Payton Budd Academic and Wellness Memorial Senior High Scholarship | $2,500
The Payton Budd scholarship seeks to recognize a Rundle Academy senior high school student that has demonstrated a clear interest for the STEM fields and have excelled academically in the subjects of math and/or science fields.
The Welch Family Scholarship
Junior High Academic Scholarships | $250
The Welch family has generously donated four individual scholarships awarded to students who excel in each of the four core academic subjects – Science, Math, Social Studies and English Language Arts and reflect the different talents and interests of the three Welch children who attended Rundle College. This scholarship is awarded annually to grade 9 students demonstrating both academic excellence as well as passion and talent in these subject areas.
If you would like to create a Family Fund or support a scholarship or award, please email giving@rundle.ab.ca.