what is a heritage fund 
a heritage fund is a financial instrument designed by a government or other entity intending to use the funds for specific purposes there are various uses for heritage funds some of which include improving or maintaining historical areas and property and providing educational assistance for or supporting the efforts of specific groups of people the bottom linethe heritage and stabilization fund was created by the heritage and stabilization act of 2007 in trinidad and tobago it was intended to hold and invest surplus petroleum revenues to act as a financial buffer during financial downturns and provide an alternate funding method for public expenditures 9