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U.S. colleges and universities maintain some of the largest endowments in the world and make up the vast majority of higher education institutions with endowments greater than $1 billion.
Oct 27, 2023 · Cornell’s endowment achieved a 3.6% return in the fiscal year ending June 30, adding a net investment gain of $355 million to finish the year valued at just over $10 billion, according to the Office of University Investments.
Ezra Cornell offered his farm in Ithaca, New York as a preliminary site for the university, and granted $500,000 of his personal fortune as an initial endowment (equivalent to $12,373,000 in 2023) to the university. White agreed to be Cornell University's first president.
The Investment Office is responsible for implementing policies established by the University Board of Trustees and its Investment Committee. The Investment Office helps support the University’s mission of being a top research university that provides accessibility to students.
Oct 17, 2021 · Cornell’s endowment climbed from $7.2 billion to $10 billion during the 2021 fiscal year — delivering the largest gain in more than three decades.
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Oct 27, 2023 · Cornell’s endowment achieved a 3.6% return in the fiscal year ending June 30, adding a net investment gain of $355 million to finish the year valued at just over $10 billion, according to the Office of University Investments.
Oct 27, 2023 · Cornell’s endowment saw a $355 million net investment gain in the 2023 fiscal year to surpass a $10 billion value.
Oct 3, 2022 · In a challenging year for markets buffeted by the war in Ukraine, supply chain concerns, rising inflation and tightening U.S. monetary policy, Cornell’s endowment sustained a modest loss during the fiscal year ending June 30, but largely preserved gains from a historically high return the previous year.
Oct 14, 2021 · Robust markets and a multiyear effort by the university to restructure and diversify investments helped Cornell’s endowment rebound from pandemic challenges and post its best return in decades for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021.
