In this latest fund, Rocket committed 14percentt of the total, or $140 million, while an unnamed "diverse group of global investors, including financial institutions, pension funds, asset managers, foundations and high net worth individuals" contributed the rest.
On the other is a bulletin board where the manager of foundation development tracks grant applications worth millions of dollars.
ADELAIDE CAMILLO Manhattan The writer was manager of foundation and government support at Carnegie Hall from 1987 to 1989.
Those who manage foundations' billions are highly paid professional money managers, generally very good at what they do.
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Michael Walker Bellport, N.Y., Jan . 6 , 2009 To the Editor: It is unfortunate that so many fiduciaries (including managers of foundations, endowments and funds) could invest so much money with Bernard L. Madoff apparently without performing fundamental, common-sense due diligence.
"The tipping point is in the use of technology," said Claire M. Smith, research manager for the foundation.
Paul J. Youngdale Jr., general manager of the foundation, said their participation would generate roughly $1.8 million for the university.
Mrs. Opel is the manager of corporate, foundation and government giving for the Lookingglass Theater Company in Chicago.
Those players — picked by the former scouting director Jack Zduriencik, now the Seattle Mariners' general manager — formed the foundation of the Brewers' 2008 wild-card winner.
