Leaving a Gift in your Will to Endeavour Foundation
What is your Lasting Endeavour?
Your Will is your opportunity to do what is best for your loved ones beyond your own lifetime – providing for them as best you can. Over and above this provision, a gift to Endeavour Foundation in your Will can allow you to support a cause close to your heart for generations to come.
When you leave a gift in your Will to Endeavour Foundation, you become part of our Lasting Endeavour community - a community made up of everyday Australians from all walks of life who are passionate about supporting people with disability to live, learn, work, and flourish in a future they choose to build.
Why is having a Will important?
Writing a Will is one of the most important things you can do for the people and causes you care about.
Here are four reasons to make writing your Will a priority:
Make sure your wishes are known
A Will gives you the chance to clearly say what matters to you—how you’d like your belongings and assets to be shared, and who you’d like to look after them.
Take care of your loved ones
Your Will can include provisions for your family members, so that they are taken care of after you are gone.
Support causes close to your heart
Your Will is a chance to leave a lasting impact. Whether it’s supporting a charity like Endeavour Foundation or another cause you care about, even a small gift can make a big difference.
Make things easier for your family
Without a Will, sorting out your estate can become complicated and take longer than it needs to. Having a Will in place helps ensure everything is handled smoothly, just as you intended.
Leaving a legacy that changes the lives of people with disability starts with a conversation. We encourage you to talk with your loved ones first and foremost to help them better understand your intentions - from there, amazing things can be achieved.
Leaving a gift in your Will is easier than you might think, and you don’t need a large estate to leave a lasting legacy. Your gift can be a percentage or share of your estate (that is, the money, property, and other assets you own), a specific sum of money, property, shares, or even the whole of your estate. Whatever you choose to give, we are deeply grateful. You can rest assured knowing that we welcome the chance to realise your legacy in a way that exemplifies your generosity and your life’s work.
If you decide to leave a gift in your Will to Endeavour Foundation, it would be wonderful if you could let us know. We’d love to have the chance to thank you personally and talk to you about the different ways your legacy could be realised.
Write your Will online
Gathered Here and Safewill are two trusted Australian online Wills platforms. Both offer easy, affordable ways to write your Will from the comfort of home—so you can look after your loved ones and leave a lasting impact with just a few clicks.
Gathered Here
Gathered Here allows you to write your Will online for free. If you don’t have a complex estate and don’t need the assistance of a solicitor, Gathered Here is a straightforward and easy platform where you can set out your wishes in a legitimate, legal document that you can refer back to and update as often as you want and need.
Safewill
If your estate is a bit more complex, or you would prefer to have a legal professional look over your Will as part of your Will writing process, Safewill is the platform for you. For a small fee, you can write your Will and have it reviewed by a lawyer at Safewill's affiliate law firm, Safewill Legal, to ensure your Will has been filled out correctly.
We started with love
Endeavour Foundation’s story began in 1951, when a small group of Queensland parents came together with one shared hope: to give their children with intellectual disability the same educational opportunities as every other child. At the time, there were no schooling options available. So, with incredible determination—and support from educational pioneer Sir Fred Schonell—they started their own, on the verandah of a home in Brisbane. What began with one humble classroom soon grew into something much bigger.
We grew with determination
By the 1960s and ’70s, that little grassroots group had blossomed into a statewide movement. Endeavour Foundation became our official name in 1982, reflecting our broader mission: to support people with disability not just in education, but throughout life. That included everything from job training and supported employment, to housing and residential care. Every step of the way, it’s been families, supporters and local communities driving the change.
We continue with purpose
Today, thanks to the generosity of people like you, Endeavour Foundation is proud to support more than 11,000 people across Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. When you leave a gift in your Will to Endeavour Foundation, you're helping to continue this legacy of inclusion, independence and opportunity—ensuring that future generations of people with disability can thrive in a world where they are truly valued and supported.
David's Lasting Endeavour is changing lives
This is what inspired a thoughtful decision by David, with the full support of his family – to leave a gift in his Will to the place where he found his ‘other family’ – Endeavour Foundation. Find out how David’s generous gift will help people with disability to learn and grow for generations to come.
Pledge a Lasting Endeavour and receive an exclusive keepsake
Designed by Master Jeweller John Calleija, this stirling silver pin features a ring of forget-me-not flowers to reflect the everlasting nature of a gift in your Will to Endeavour Foundation.
The pin is available to those who leave a gift in their Will to Endeavour Foundation and make a once-off pledge of $300 or more.
1. Make a once-off donation of $300 or more
2. Pledge a gift in your Will to Endeavour Foundation
3. Let us know so that we can personally thank you, welcome you to the Lasting Endeavour community, and present you with your beautiful legacy pin.
Thank you for your support.
Income from NDIS and government funding covers only 68% of our work.
It's your generosity that powers the rest, supporting vital yet unfunded initiatives across our three great endeavours: employment, health and wellbeing, and advocacy.With your help, we can keep building a future where people with disability are supported, included, and heard.
