Investment Categories and Earnings
The SIUE Foundation maintains cash and investments in four major investment account categories.
Operating: Day-to-day cash account from which operating expenses are paid and operating income is deposited.
Non-Endowment: The account includes funds not endowed and not needed for operating purposes. It is a diversified portfolio managed by professional investment managers. The account seeks long-term growth, but also has to meet the liquidity needs of the Foundation and has a lower risk profile than the Endowment. It invests approximately 40% in growth assets, primarily equities, and 60% in defensive assets, primarily fixed income.
Endowment: A diversified portfolio managed by professional investment managers consisting of all endowed assets of the SIUE Foundation. The portfolio can be invested up to 70% in equity investments. A distribution is made at the end of each fiscal year to a scholarship or program fund within the non-endowment investment account when earnings are sufficient for that fiscal year.
Planned Giving: A portfolio managed by the planned giving administrator for the SIUE Foundation, CNB Bank & Trust, N.A.. The portfolio consists of charitable gift annuity assets. These assets are invested according to the American Council on Gift Annuities recommended asset allocation.
Current asset allocations, recent yields and performance, and our investment managers are included on the document below.
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