Report: College and University Endowment Returns Down Sharply in FY12
Article Results from a recent survey on U.S. university and college endowments are in line with the Voluntary Support of Education survey findings.

Report: U.S. Colleges, Universities See Increase in FY11 Endowment Returns
Article A recently released report shows that endowments at colleges and universities in the United States earned an average return of 19.2 percent during the 2011 fiscal year. This marks the second consecutive increase following a nearly 19 percent decline in fiscal year 2009.

NACUBO, Commonfund Find Endowments Returned 19.8 Percent in FY 2011
Article U.S. college and university endowments saw an average return of 19.8 percent in fiscal year 2011, according to preliminary data from the 2011 National Association of College and University Business Officers and Commonfund Institute’s Endowment Study. The data reflected returns at 284 colleges and universities.

Survey Looks at Institutionally Related Foundation Funding
Article About 72 percent of community college foundations had endowments valued at less than $10 million last fiscal year. The mean amount of private support raised per community college foundation was around $1.8 million. These are among the findings of a 2010 CASE survey of institutionally related foundations affiliated with public institutions of higher education in the United States.

U.S. Colleges, Universities Report Endowment Growth
Article A new study shows that the value of educational endowments grew an average of 11.9 percent during the 2010 fiscal year, representing a sharp improvement over the 18.7 percent decline reported in 2009.

Rebuilding Endowment
Commonfund
Article During the recession, endowments were hit hard by the sharp decline in the value of financial assets and by a reduction in grants, gifts, donations and planned giving resulting from a weak economy. This article from Commonfund's Chronicle Mission Matters (Winter 2011) reports on the conversation of experts who discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with rebuilding nonprofit endowments. CASE President John Lippincott took part in the conversation.

Endowment Levels Up but Canadian Institutions Remain Cautious
Article Endowments have rebounded at many Canadian universities, but most institutions remain concerned about endowment spending and plan to keep cost-saving measures in place.

Some Institutions See Better Endowment Numbers
Article A slight uptick in the stock and bond markets has some U.S. institutions adjusting their projected endowment losses, according to a July 13 Bloomberg article.

Grassley to Continue Scrutiny of Charities, Including Colleges and Universities
Article In remarks delivered at a March 10 event in Washington, D.C., Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) said he will continue his diligent oversight of the charitable sector.

NACUBO Publishes New Report; Legislators React
Article Recently released data reveal that college and university endowments have taken a significant hit due to the economic downturn.