[1] This program reflects the values and stated aims of the church around the importance of education and the duty to help and assist the poor.
Grant set up a welfare system in order to provide a means for people to earn a living during the Great Depression.
[3] In 2005, career training options requested included: school teacher, network administrator, computer science, systems analyst, human resource specialist, flight attendant, managerial, clinical lab technician, computer support technician, university faculty, political analyst, physician's assistant, physical and corrective therapy assistant, lawyer and judge.
[6] Loans for tuition and fees are paid directly by the fund to the educational institution, further reducing the potential for mismanagement.
[5] Loan repayments and subsequent donations are channeled back into the fund corpus, making it a truly "perpetual" resource.
[10] The Perpetual Education Fund has made loans to students in more than 40 countries, including Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Mexico, Mongolia, Peru, the Philippines, India, Fiji, Tonga, South Africa, Ghana, and Nigeria.