Synonyms for endowment

noun

1. A gift

   donation, grant, bounty, award; see gift 1.

2. A human quality or special capacity

   talent, gift, qualification; see ability 1.

3. That which supplies perpetual support

   benefit, provision, bequest, grant, pension, stipend, legacy, inheritance, subsidy, revenue, trust, subvention, dispensation, bestowal, nest egg*.

4. The act of providing perpetual support

   funding, subsidizing, providing an endowment for, setting up, supporting, giving money to, giving money for, establishing, underwriting, granting in perpetuity; see also establishing 1, giving.