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Endowments help fund the operations of institutions, which rely on steady distributions to pay for staff salaries, financial aid and capital improvements.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 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

Endowments are the holdings and investments that institutions of higher education, foundations and some nonprofits manage as a kind of perpetual savings account.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2024

The authority in charge of the mosque, the Jerusalem Islamic Endowments Department, said that normally about 50,000 would take part.

From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2023

One cannot indeed without Offence, to Your self, observe, that You excel the rest of Mankind in the least, as well as the greatest Endowments.

From The Spectator, Volume 2. by Addison, Joseph