endowment
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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
Last year, Quincy University in Illinois borrowed about $6 million from its endowment “for cash flow needs,” without permission from the attorney general, according to a 2025 audit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
The auditor recommended that the school “seek retroactive approval from the Illinois Attorney General for the endowment borrowings.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Even as a student, I saw many young men who had great natural ability, but who did not have the self-discipline and patience to build on their endowment.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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
Florino, of the Philanthropy Roundtable, said when schools spend money from restricted endowments they’re often playing a losing hand and can’t stop themselves from gambling their last few dollars.
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
Heather Gillers covers pension funds, insurance, college endowments and municipal bonds for The Wall Street Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
Even more than of these good and lovely endowments, he is the God of Light, in whom is no darkness at all, and so he is the God of Truth.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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The Federalist Papers, No. 10 by James Madison
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