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endowment

[en-dou-muhnt] / ɛnˈdaʊ mənt /




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He also introduced him to the chief of Princeton’s endowment, who invested $10 million in Thrive’s first institutional fund.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2026

Institutions with billions in endowment don’t sign baseless settlements.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

Even Harvard’s endowment was revealed to hold $2.2 billion in SpaceX shares as of the end of the second quarter.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

Many Church of England clergy independently owned slaves, and a recent report by the Church's endowment fund reported the institution made large investments in the slave trade from which it made huge sums of money.

From BBC Aug. 16, 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

The funding, deployed by venture-capital firms on behalf of investors including pension funds, university endowments and wealthy individuals, is funneled into young companies and startups that show potential for robust growth.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Typically, a hedge fund of Situational’s size has an investor base dominated by institutions, from pension plans and university endowments to sovereign-wealth funds and private banks.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

That is translating into boards ill-prepared for tough choices, said Laura MacDonald, who runs Benefactor Group, a company that helps institutions build and preserve endowments.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

“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

His father was a successful insurance executive, so life was always comfortable, and Edwin enjoyed a wealth of physical endowments, too.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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