He gets an endowment (5)
I believe the answer is:
grant
This clue is a double definition.
'he' is the first definition.
'endowment' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)
'gets an' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for grant that I've seen before include "Permit" , "Bestow; bursary" , "yield" , "Confer" , "former president" .)