Building Legacies of Financial Health

We provide the tools and resources to help struggling families create generational wealth. Through a free, year-long financial skills course for those who would benefit most from it, we equip families with the tools to overcome the challenges they’re facing.

These skills create not just financial security, but a family endowment providing long term economic stability and health to those who previously lacked it.

What We Do

Endowing People provides a free 12-month financial education course to working families in Danville and Pittsylvania County, in person and online, giving them the tools and resources they need to improve their financial and social outcomes for generations.

Why Help is Needed

There are many people who make just enough money not to qualify for government aid, but too little to live on. We focus on helping those who are in this grey area, because we believe these are the people who stand to benefit most from Financial Literacy Training.

People in this situation are faced with a terrible set of choices that financial knowledge can help alleviate.
- – Families barely scraping by are forced to purchase cheaper goods that are much less durable and need to be replaced more often, in effect paying more over time than they would for higher quality goods.
- – They often find themselves on the losing side of bank fees and other “taxes” that middle class people don’t have to pay.
- – Lack of quality food and education puts struggling people at a competitive disadvantage.

There are problems that people face which no amount of money can fix. But there are also many families who are held back simply because they have never had a real financial education, or have never been able to get ahead of their bills for long enough to put money into emergency savings or investments. We want to help families like that develop financial security.

Our course meets monthly in Danville, and the full course is also online at learn.endowingpeople.org. About 50 people have taken it so far.

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The Training

Once a month, participants attend a financial skills seminar together.

We cover topics such as how to handle debt, credit scores, the power of compound interest, wealth generation strategies, and practical subjects like parenting and goal setting.

Who Are We?

Endowing People was founded by Rev. David Baker. Pastor Dave is a Danville native, entrepreneur and investor. He has a B.A. from William and Mary and an M.div from Princeton Theological Seminary. Dave is currently the lead trainer for Endowing People.

The Board consists of other people local to Virginia, including:

Cathy Baker
Rev. Dr. Carl Utley, M.div, D.Min Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

How are we funded?

Endowing People is a public charity, funded by private donations. If you’re interested in helping local families gain lifetime financial security, you can donate online using this link.

Endowing People, Inc. is a federally recognized 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization. As such, donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. You can look us up online using our EIN: 873653532.