Endowments Survey

Smaller Nonprofit Endowments Outperformed Larger Ones in 2009, Chronicle Survey Finds 

Smaller Nonprofit Endowments Outperformed Larger Ones in 2009, Chronicle Survey Finds 

In a reversal of fortune, complex alternative investments -- all the rage a few years ago -- did not do as well in 2009 as simpler investments with more exposure to public...

• Endowment Losses Trigger Changes in Investment Policies 

  Many charities burned by the recession are reducing their risk, adding to their liquidity, and taking other steps to protect themselves in the future.

• Recent Estimated Return on Investments at a Sampling of Nonprofit Endowments

  A table explores how endowments have performed at a sampling of nonprofit groups and foundations.

• How The Chronicle’s Survey of Nonprofit Endowments Was Compiled 

  How The Chronicle's endowment survey was compiled.

• Raising Money for Endowments -- and Spending It

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• Endowment Snapshot: The Huntington Library

  An inside look at the endowment performance at The Huntington Library in San Marino, Calif.

• Endowment Snapshot: Silicon Valley Community Foundation

  A closer look at the endowment performance at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation in Mountain View, Calif.

• Endowment Snapshot: American Society for Technicon

  A closer look at the endowment performance at the American Society for Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, in New York.

   

  Fund Raising

  Charities Seek Connections to Generation Y 

  Young people may not give as much as others, but forward-looking charities take them seriously and throw out their preconceptions.

   

  Charities Adjust Investments, Take Other Steps to Prevent Losses to Gift Annuities 

  A survey finds that charities are doing everything from changing the way they invest annuities to raising the minimum required to establish one.

   

  Online Giving Grew 4.5% Last Year, Study Finds 

  Online gifts grew last year; awards go to the creative use of mobile technology; and a contest will reward environmental charities.

   

  About Managing

  As a Stalled Economy Forces More People to Seek Help, Welfare Programs Fail to Keep Pace 

  The recession has exacerbated the problems of people on welfare and placed new strains on charities.

   

  Interactive Map Helps Charity Show New Yorkers the Impact of Burning 'Dirty’ Heating Oil 

  An environmental charity used computer mapping tools to persuade people in New York City to fight pollution in their neighborhoods.

   

  • Awards Given to Charities With Creative Wireless Efforts

  • Environmental Groups Compete for Money

  • Tax Watch: IRS Continues Focus on Governance 

    The IRS keeps an eye on governance; Congress may create a new kind of business entity; a San Francisco church battles a one-time transfer tax; and the IRS plans to audit...

  • Congress Could Create New Kind of Group

  • Church Battles Over Tax in San Francisco

  • Community Foundations Audited by IRS

    About Giving

    Report Cites Grant-Making Officers Who Forge Strong Relationships With Grantees 

    Some program officers have a knack for openness and understanding in dealing with grantees. A few of the most widely praised grant makers talk about what they have learned.

     

    San Francisco Jewish Group Under Fire for Controversial Grant-Making Policy 

    The San Francisco Jewish federation has drawn criticism for a new policy barring grants to groups that it says undermine the legitimacy of Israel.

     

    Agriculture Mogul Pledges $50-Million to U. of Nebraska for New Institute 

    An agriculture mogul finances a new center that will explore how to feed people around the world who have a limited water supply.

     

    Opinion and Letters

    • Federal Windfall for Education Must Spur Grant Makers to Act and Innovate 

      These grants offer a golden opportunity for foundations to participate in the distribution of national funds, but they also pose dilemmas, such as whether grant makers should...

       

      'The Art of the Steal’ Raises Tough Questions About Donor Intent 

      Three Philadelphia foundations helped bring a world-class art collection into the downtown cultural district. Now an independent film tells the controversial story.

       

      • Politicians Find Bipartisanship in Using Charities for Personal Gain 

        At a time when more and more people distrust politicians, more political figures are getting caught using nonprofit organizations for their own gain.

      • Plight of Adjunct Faculty Needs More Attention From Foundations 

        The caste system in higher education damages the entire nonprofit world, and charities and foundations should seek to end it.

      • Fund Raisers’ Credential Offers Baseline Standard, Not Guarantee of Success 

      • Jacks of All Trades May be Masters of None