fund

Related to fund: mutual fund, trust fund

crowdfund

To raise money for something, such as a project or cause, by soliciting donations from a large network of people, often via social media. If the studio won't finance our movie, then we'll have to turn to crowdfunding. I'm crowdfunding to raise money for a local family whose house burned down.

in funds

Having enough money as capital to spend or invest. The company has been accused of manipulating its books to give it the appearance of being in funds to its shareholders, though it was actually laden with debt. These corporate figureheads will exploit their workers by any means necessary, so long as it keeps them in funds.
See also: fund

slush fund

An ancillary or reserve fund that has been accumulated or set aside for undesignated or unspecified purposes, especially those that are or are viewed as being illicit, corrupt, or morally questionable. It has come to light that the senator paid for special treatment by the newspapers out of her party's slush fund. The CEO instructed his lawyer to use the company's slush fund to settle the lawsuit out of court.
See also: fund, slush
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

in funds

having money to spend. British
See also: fund
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

slush fund

n. a fund of money that can be used for various unofficial and discretionary purposes. How much is left in the slush fund?
See also: fund, slush
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • crowdfund
  • crowdsource
  • crowdsourcing
  • source
  • solicit
  • solicit for
  • solicit for (something)
  • allocate (something) to (someone or something)
  • allocate to
  • allot
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Placing oversight responsibility for a fund's proper operation with the board is not always simple.
In order to use the funds most effectively from an institutional perspective, donated funds would ideally be awarded to students who would have otherwise been eligible for unfunded student aid.
The costs of freestanding and proprietary funds are also different.
What some may find surprising is that only a minority of investments held in these "green" funds are in explicitly eco-focused businesses.
Tim Forde, vice president, Strategic Analysis with the Investment Company Institute, an organization that represents mutual funds, says individual mutual fund investors haven't lost large dollar amounts like what has happened in the recent accounting scandals.
The SEC certainly found out something was wrong by last spring, when a regional office was contacted by a whistleblower about questionable practices at a major fund. The office seems not to have investigated.
2420) on November 4 designed to improve the transparency of fees and costs that mutual fund investors incur, as well as improve mutual funds' corporate governance.
John Cogswell of Goodland, Kansas, have established the Marjorie Means Cogswell Endowment Fund for financing Teacher Enrichment Grants.
It provides $1.345 billion to combat the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, more than $1 billion to meet the needs of refugees and internally displaced peoples, $200 million in emergency food assistance to support dire famine needs, and $100 million for an emerging crises fund to allow swift responses to complex foreign crises.
In fact, hedge fund returns appear to be in a long-term downward trend.
This approach quickly drew tire from conservatives, who responded by creating the National Council on Abstinence Education (NCAE) to capitalize on the new funding stream and pressure states to fund classroom abstinence instruction, rather than extracurricular activities.
* understanding that fund development is an institutional, not just an individual or departmental, commitment, and making sure fund-raising is not concentrated in one methodology, whether it is direct mail, special events, or a foundation;
Simply put, enough resources must be set aside over a lifetime of work to fund retirement consumption.
But the case quickly became the pet project of a little-known legal outfit of the Christian right, the Alliance Defense Fund. It says it is out "to reclaim legal ground in this country for the body of Christ." Its leaders hope the decision against the University of Wisconsin will set a precedent for public schools around the country.
These funds are managed by nine pension fund managers who have extensive experience in managing pooled investments.