The Audit and Finance Committee of the Executive Committee annually reviews the endowment earning distribution process calculated on a 12 quarter rolling average of the market value of the portfolio. The rate for fiscal 2004-2005, for instance, was ... more

A. You can contribute any gift amount to a pooled endowment fund. To create a named endowed scholarship a gift of at least $50,000 is required. Please contact the Office of Special Gifts and Scholarships at (619) 260-4510 for additional information. ... more

A. Currently a minimum of $500,000 is required to establish an endowed professorship. ... more

A. An endowed professorship is a distinction typically bestowed upon an existing faculty position. The holder’s salary and academic activities are supplemented by a portion of the annual earnings of the endowment. A distinguished professorship is ... more

A. Currently an endowment of $2.5 million is required to establish a chair. ... more

Yes. We currently have more than 35 such funds in honor or in memory of an individual, or in the name of a group or organization. A list may be found below. Records are kept of all donations made to the named scholarship, and the person or family ... more

Broward College was the first community college in the nation to complete an endowed teaching chair capital campaign and the college’s program, now in its 19th year, is considered as a national model. The Broward College Endowed Teaching Chair ... more

Yes. A dean or director can identify non-endowed funds to be used to establish an endowment. The same $25,000 minimum applies, and once placed in the pool, funds cannot be withdrawn. ... more

Yes, there is a web site that has a continuously updated list of endowed chairs at Stanford. ... more

Endowments provide a steady, consistent and permanent source of income. Endowed funds differ from others in that the total amount of the gift is invested. Each year, only a portion of the invested income earned is spent while the remainder adds to ... more