Endowment funds are widely used by wealthy donors to distribute money to cultural, religious, and charitable organizations, ...

The SCU endowment has historically experienced strong growth and investment returns, growing an average of 9.6% a year over the last 10 years—the top quartile return among colleges and universities ...

These endowments provide schools with a stream of investment returns that fund operational expenses, research and scholarships for students. Their investment strategies are designed to maximize ...

Alison Byerly is president of Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota.

The Endowment Fund is stewarded by the Investments Committee of the University’s Board of Trustees. Guided by the committee’s policies, the University’s Investment Office invests in a widely ...

The Board of Trustees is responsible for the endowment, just as it is responsible for Santa Clara University as a whole. The Board of Trustees delegates its oversight to the Investment Committee and ...

Sometimes a state government will give to a school’s endowment fund, seeing it as an investment in the community and a jumpstart for the state’s education base, Gillen says. The short answer ...

Bucknell has constructed an endowment management model that utilizes high-quality internal and external resources. These resources include our strategic adviser, Commonfund and other best-of-breed ...

Endowment funds such as Yale University’s, which focuses on investment alternatives ... directed” refers to the account’s management style, in which investors or advisers take on management ...

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