June 2019
US Foundations Assets Hit $1 Trillion for the First Time!
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
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
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