endowment

Stanford University endowment chief Robert Wallace wrote that distributions to the school’s operating budget had more than doubled over the last decade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Some endowment chiefs are looking to manage expectations after this year’s gains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Overseeing an endowment of about $150.3 million, Ryan is prioritizing annual support for free admission and programming while raising endowment funds for staff positions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

CMU may not have the headline-grabbing power of say, Harvard University, Griffin’s alma mater, but it’s still a top-ranked school with resources, including a $3.5 billion endowment.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 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

Stefan Strein recently became head of UNC Management Co., which manages endowments for schools in the UNC System.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

“You either had SpaceX or you didn’t,” said Greg Dowling of Fund Evaluation Group, an investment advisory firm whose clients include endowments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The managers of funds offering private equity, private credit, nontraded real estate and other alternative assets say it isn’t fair that pension funds and university endowments have access to such funds while small investors don’t.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Giant investors like pensions and endowments have stuffed themselves so full of private equity, venture capital and other nontraded “alternative” funds that many are suffering indigestion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The colleges are heavy with gifts and endowments.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck