Harvard Reports Large Cash Loss
October 19, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Among its current financial woes, Harvard University is trying to cope with the loss of...
Tag: Endowment/Foundation
Stanford Turns to the Market after Endowment Shrinkage
October 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Faced with a 27% plunge in the value of its $12.6-billion portfolio as of August...
Recession Did not Substantially Change Institutional Investment Strategies
October 6 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite the economic recession, institutional investors have remained fundamentally committed to the same investment policies...
Princeton Joins Peers Reporting Huge Losses
September 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Joining its Ivy League peers, Princeton University has reported that its endowment shrank 23%, or...
Yale Follows Harvard with Deep Endowment Losses
September 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Yale University announced its endowment lost 24.6% in the fiscal year ended June 30, when...
Harvard Endowment Slammed with $11B FY Loss
September 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Illustrating the grievous toll the market turmoil has taken on Harvard University's endowment, a new...
Foundation Seeks $30M from Merrill over Madoff Investments
August 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A South Florida foundation has hit Merrill Lynch with a lawsuit over allegations the investment...
Foundations Post -26% Return for FY2008
August 3, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Commonfund Benchmarks Study Foundations Report shows the 290 participating foundations had fiscal year 2008...
IRS Poking Into Endowment Compensation, Practices
August 3, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is taking a harder look at the inner workings of...
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Glass Ceiling at Non-Profits?
July 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Male CEOs/executive directors at Central Florida nonprofit organizations earn significantly higher average pay than their...
Market Turmoil Prompts Foundations' Investment Consultant Review
July 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The recent market turmoil has sparked many nonprofit foundations and endowments to take another look...
Foundations Report Steep Loss in FY08
June 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The independent/private foundations and community foundations participating in the 2009 Commonfund Benchmarks Study of Foundations...
Institutional Portfolios See Negative Results in Q109
June 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The median corporate, public and foundation/endowment plan experienced negative investment results for the first quarter...
Lower Equity Allocation Buoys Pension Returns in Q1
May 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - By one measure pension plans continued to lose value in the first quarter - but...
NFF Grows Team
April 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nonprofit Finance Fund has added expertise in response to increased demand for financial counsel.
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New Offerings Target "Tough Times" for Nonprofits
April 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) has expanded its offerings for nonprofit organizations and foundations to help...
Institutional Investors Analyze Strategies in Response to Market Losses
February 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Recent research from Greenwich Associates indicates institutional investors are re-evaluating asset allocation decisions, risk management...
Institutional Investors End 2008 on a Negative Note
February 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The median corporate, public and foundation/endowment plan experienced negative investment results for the fourth quarter...
Harvard Endowment Slashes Staff
February 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Harvard University's money management arm said last week that it plans to cut about 25%...
Higher Education Endowments Hit Hard in 2008
January 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Higher education endowments fell an average 23% from July to November 2008, according to two...