Benton Habitat For Humanity Endowment Fund

About the fund

Benton Habitat for Humanity logo

Benton Habitat for Humanity’s mission is: Seeking to put God’s love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope. Founded in 1991, Benton Habitat for Humanity is an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International. Habitat for Humanity International was founded in Americus, Georgia, USA, in 1976. Today it operates around the globe and has served millions of people access to new or improved housing.

Benton Habitat for Humanity offers families stability through a no-interest loan throughout the life of their mortgage. In order to qualify as a partner family, families must demonstrate a housing need, be a resident of Benton County for at least one year, have the ability to pay monthly mortgage payments, and commit to working a minimum of 500 hours on their home.

To help fund their mission work, Benton Habitat for Humanity operates a retail location called the ReStore. The store accepts donations of reusable building materials, fixtures, appliances, and other household goods. Not only a low-cost source for home maintenance, repair, and remodeling products, the ReStore partners with other local charities to provide job training skills through workforce development initiatives. The ReStore and Habitat offices are located at 4840 SW Philomath Boulevard, in Philomath, Oregon.

Benton Habitat for Humanity established this fund with Benton Community Foundation to address the future stability of the organization. “We want to encourage our donors to think not just about giving money for the current home we build, but thinking about long-term sustainability of our income stream,” said Bettina Schempf, the Executive Director of Benton Habitat for Humanity. “We wanted to offer one more vehicle for people to look at the long-lasting contribution they can make.”