Sentence examples for value of endowments from inspiring English sources
In 2013 the average market value of endowments held by private AAU universities was $7.1 billion, whereas the average endowment value held by public AAU universities was $2.6 billion.
(AP) STORRS: VALUE OF ENDOWMENT UP The University of Connecticut's $50 million endowment has soared to more than $220 million in the last five years under the guidance of alumni as investment advisers.
The decreased value of endowment investments, as well as a 6.4% decline in charitable giving to the arts and humanities, forced museums to make drastic cuts in their operating budgets.
The combination of students who can no longer afford student loans - or simply can no longer find them - declining values of endowments, and declining state and local tax revenues, will close the opportunity for college education for large numbers of young Americans.
Universities typically spend around 4.5-5 4.5-5%e value of their endowments each year.
The value of university endowments fell about 23percentt on average in the five months ended Nov. 30, according to two newly released reports.
Much of the rise in giving nationwide is a result of the soaring value of foundation endowments, which reached $385 billion at the end of 1998, the latest figure available, according to the center.
His move to reconsider his art foundation's plans comes as museums and art institutions are suffering the effects of a global economic downturn that has diminished the value of their endowments and investments.
The richest institutions have been cutting their budgets as they suffer sharp declines in the value of their endowments and predict a drop in donations because of the slumping stock market.
Yale's announcement was the latest sign that the nation's wealthiest universities are trying to fend off action by members of Congress who question why universities raise tuition faster than the rate of inflation while the value of their endowments soar.
In the meantime, perhaps one-third of the value of university endowments has vanished in the recent financial market collapse.
