endowment
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Over the 10 years ended June 30, 2025, the median educational endowment returned 7.6% annualized, according to the National Association of College and University Business Officers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
I recently noted that a couple of his Cabot cousins ran the Harvard endowment not that many decades ago, and a family member founded a money management firm as well.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
The civil grand jury recommendation comes as the city remains in a legal dispute over a $50-million endowment with the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Assn., a longtime fundraising partner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
Washington University in St. Louis put money into SpaceX in 2018 and, incuding other exposure, it now makes up more than 10% of the endowment, the Journal reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
Eventually, she would take over the management of PIH’s finances and start an endowment.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
“What happened during that period was that a consensus emerged,” Eustis said, noting that it was expressed in the form of national endowments, state arts agencies, public policy institutes and corporate philanthropic departments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
They highlight a big difference between the sorts of private-equity funds sold to many wealthy individuals and those available to large institutional investors such as pension plans and university endowments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Heather Gillers covers pension funds, insurance, college endowments and municipal bonds for The Wall Street Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
Darsana’s clients have included the endowments of Yale University and the University of Pennsylvania, according to regulatory filings reviewed by fund-data tracker Old Well Labs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
The colleges are heavy with gifts and endowments.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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The Federalist Papers, No. 10 by James Madison
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