Legacy Fund
The Problem
According to the American Medical Association, "the sexual abuse of boys is common, under-reported, under-recognized, and understated." In fact, the best research indicates that as many as one in six men has been directly victimized sexually by the age of 16, with one in four reporting either direct of indirect sexual abuse. This is approximately the same as the proportion of men that develop prostate cancer in their lifetime.
- Boys and men often do not report abuse because premature sexual experience (especially with women) is thought to be "sexual initiation" for boys.
- Being identified as a sexual victim makes many boys question their masculinity and/or sexual orientation.
- Not processing sexual abuse experiences can lead to depression, anxiety, severe relational problems, substance abuse, compulsive behavior, and family dysfunction.
How We Help
MaleSurvivor addresses this universal problem by:
- Maintaining this web site with a wealth of information about male sexual victimization and the organization's many activities that generate visitors from across the globe.
- Sponsoring an 800 number, 800-738-4181.
- Offering weekends of recovery since 1998.
- Publishing a quarterly newsletter.
- Maintaining a national directory of resources for sexually abused men and boys.
- Advocating for the needs of sexually abused males.
- Sponsoring international conferences.
- Training professionals.
- Leading prevention work with abusers.
- Creating a media presence.
MaleSurvivor has become a voice for sexually abused men.
- We have been interviewed and quoted in, among others, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Baltimore Sun, the Associated Press, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, MSNBC, and NBC News Channel.
What You Can Do
- You can play an important role in helping MaleSurvivor carry out its public awareness and healing work by donating to the MaleSurvivor Legacy Founders Endowment Fund. This endowment will assure that MaleSurvivor will continue its work in years to come.
- By donating to the MaleSurvivor Founders Legacy Fund, you will be assured that the interest income generated by the basic principle is only spent to maintain and improve programs for survivors. This income will not be spent on the operating budget of the organization.
- From 1996-1999, MaleSurvivor's average administrative costs were so low that 92 cents out of every dollar contributed to the organization directly benefited sexually abused males, their significant others, or the training of therapists who work with them.
Legacy Endowment Fund
The endowment fund is a long term financial tool to help insure the stability and long term viability of MaleSurvivor. Our goal is to establish a large enough base of investments and revenue generating funds to fund the day to day operations of our programs and services and expand and develop new resources for survivors.
This is truly a long term effort and will most likely take many years before we see any results, but it is a crucial component if we are going to meet the challenges that future generations will face in confronting sexual abuse.
With your support this fund will one day become the cornerstone of our mission. We have only touched the surface of what we need to be doing to prevent, heal, and eliminate all forms of sexual victimization. Our legacy fund will someday help provide funding to educate, provide healing resources, fund research, and other such needs as are identified.
Developing this fund is very difficult as we are constantly faced with finding the funds to maintain our current operations. We all want to meet current needs and naturally have difficulty setting aside money for the decades to come. As such, support for this fund is ideally suited for estate planning, life insurance, charitable remainder trusts, and other tax advantaged funding tools.
Thank you for helping.
