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Big Gifts and Rising Stocks Fuel Growth
By HARVY LIPMANThe endowments of 187 of the nation's biggest foundations, universities, and other non-profit organizations grew by $23.1-billion last year, according to a new survey by The Chronicle of Higher Education and The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
The growth was fueled by a combination of donations and increases in the value of invested assets. The average return...