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Endowments, pension funds and the like then invested in the loans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Performance was a bright spot: Endowments gained an average 10.9% in the 12 months through June 30, slightly down from the previous fiscal year’s 11.2% return.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

Georges Dyer, executive director and cofounder of the Intentional Endowments Network, said it can take time and be difficult to identify what exposure a school’s endowment might have to a specific company.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2024

Endowments for the 10 schools studied grew from $172.2 billion in 2018 to $237 billion at the end of last year and OpenTheBooks projected the total will reach $1 trillion over the next 25 years.

From Washington Times • Nov. 15, 2023

The Man in Disgrace shall immediately lose all his natural Endowments, and he that finds Favour have the Attributes of an Angel.'

From The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays by Addison, Joseph