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June 2019

How Are Foundation’s Doing? June 2019 Topic: Who Controls The Money

June 20, 2019 By Foundation Advocate

Every month, Foundation Advocate chooses one aspect of foundation investment performance to highlight. This month we examine some concepts surrounding setting benchmarks. Setting A Course The title off this article, Who Controls The Money?, is intentionally provocative.  On the one hand, the answer might be, of course, the trustees control the foundation's assets, but … [Read more...] about How Are Foundation’s Doing? June 2019 Topic: Who Controls The Money

US Foundations Assets Hit $1 Trillion for the First Time!

June 10, 2019 By Foundation Advocate

The Trillion Dollar Milestone Over the past several years, US foundation assets have been steadily climbing. The combination of strong financial markets and substantial gifts over the past five years propelled total assets of US foundations to just over $1 trillion in fiscal 2017, breaking the trillion dollar mark for the first time ever. More importantly, grant … [Read more...] about US Foundations Assets Hit $1 Trillion for the First Time!

Risk & Return: No Free Lunch

March 15, 2019 By Foundation Advocate

Risk & Return: Yale's Long Term Expectations By Asset Class Yale's endowment report is an incredible resource for investors. One reason it should be required reading for trustees is the excellent discussion on asset classes.  In the report, Yale discloses it's long term real-return expectations by asset class (we added 2% across the board to reflect inflation).  The … [Read more...] about Risk & Return: No Free Lunch

Bird’s Eye View: Michigan

July 22, 2019 By Foundation Advocate

Every month, FoundationAdvocate ("FA") highlights a state by providing a brief overview of its foundations in terms of performance, fees, and asset allocation.  Data on Pennsylvania foundations and other states can also be found at Top Ten.  The opinions expressed are FA's.   Michigan HighlightsPerformance In-Line with National MedianInvestment Expenses Middle of the … [Read more...] about Bird’s Eye View: Michigan

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