Endowment Fund
The Viking Endowment Fund was created in 2000 with a transfer of $3,180 from the William Joshua Phelps fund as a foundation upon which future financing and charitable work could be based. As with many such endowment funds the Viking Endowment accepts contributions and pledges from Vikings and the public at large in an effort to build the corpus of the fund. Earnings on the principal each year are available, as needed, to the Viking operating fund for philanthropic projects and/or needs, but the principal itself cannot be used. Vikings are encouraged to make annual contributions to the Endowment and are offered an opportunity to make contributions to the Endowment “in memoriam” when one of our Viking brothers makes the transition to “Valhalla”. In 2007, the Viking Endowment Fund balance broke through the One Half Million Dollar ceiling and continues to grow as a tool for future Viking works. The endowment Fund Committee formulates and reviews the investment strategy and works with a professional investment management firm to actually manage the funds. The Endowment Fund Committee meets monthly on the 2nd Tuesday each month and conducts an annual retreat to review investment strategy.
Committee Members
Dan Cassara
James Cassidy
Max Hanberg
Larry Humburger
Glen Jacobsen
Richard S. Kline
Richard Krost
Edward Kushner
Rene Martinez
Christen Nielsen
James Richardson
Richard Saferite
Rodney Smeester
James Victor
Neil Zuehlke
En Tusind Pin
Allen Anderson
Joel Baker
Dave Bemis
Bill Bernstein
Bob Blokdyk
Tom Bormes
Joseph Real Brown
Herbert Bundgen
Tom Carlson
Dan Cassara
James Cassidy
Charles Chester
Richard Christensen
Jack Coble
Jim Colvin
William F. Connell
Timothy W Crist
Harry Crosby
A.C. D’Augustine
William H. Davidge
Jean-Paul Demeure
Joseph Dugan
Robert Etling
Robert Evans
Brian Forrer
Stewart Fries
Tim Gorham
Charles Greenwald
Ken Gruendyke
John Hager
Max Hanberg
Leo ‘Chip’ Hanley
Chris Hartman
William Heringer
Larry Humburger
Glen Jacobsen
Knud Jacobsen
David Jamieson
Gary Jensen
Kim K. Jensen
George Johnson
Allan Jones
Les Jones
Art Kaslow
James S Kelly
Steven Lloyd Kester
Richard S. Kline
Richard Krost
Edward Kushner
Arthur Lacerte
Roger Lane
Allan T Larsen
Hans Larsen
Robert Leite
Ronald Long
Stephen Lykken
Clive Markey
Rene Martinez
Kendall Mills
Joel Morton
Mike Nedegaard
Alan Needham
David Nelson
Gary Nett
Christen Nielsen
Gary Novatt
Kevin O’Connor
Richard A. Oas
Marc Owens
Jack Patterson
Aaron Petersen
Mike Peterson
Erling Pohls
Gary Politte
Bob Raleigh
James Richardson
Douglas Riedy
Richard Saferite
Alvin Salge
Mark Sanchez
John E. Scanlon
Michael Schoff
Samuel M. Sell
David Seltzer
William Shalhoob
Richard Shawcroft
Norman Skau
Rodney Smeester
David Smith
Ken Sorenson
Todd Sorenson
Kim Switzer
Jim Thomas
John Turner
Joseph Tyson
Philip Vacca
James Victor
Jim Vizzolini
Mitchell Voss
Dan Vossler
Alvie Whitaker
Jack Williams
James Wittenbrock
John Wrench
Neil Zuehlke