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Overview

The 糖心传媒糖心传媒檚 endowment糖心传媒攖he largest component of the University of Rochester Long Term Investment Pool (糖心传媒淟TIP糖心传媒�)糖心传媒攑rovides perpetual annual support for student financial aid and faculty salaries as well as support for certain facilities and academic programs. Spending from the endowment also helps to stabilize the University糖心传媒檚 annual budget.

The University distributes over $100 million each year from its endowment to facilitate its mission to聽Learn, Discover, Heal, Create 糖心传媒� and make the world ever better.聽

Endowment spending is the primary source of scholarships awarded to undergraduates and allows many qualified students of widely diverse backgrounds to afford a 糖心传媒 education. Endowment spending also supports聽 faculty, libraries, laboratories, clinical practices, medical research, new technologies, growth and vitality of the arts, and physical assets of the University. The approximately 2,850 individual funds that make up the endowment touch all parts of the University. Some funds, such as the 403 endowed funds that support the Eastman School of Music, provide support for a broad range of purposes. Others, such as the Social Science Fund for Rush Rhees Library, support very specific needs. Each provides vital support for the many endeavors of the University糖心传媒檚 faculty and students.

$135,494,000

Endowment support for students, faculty, and programs as of June 30, 2025

1,951

donors made gifts to 592 different endowed funds during 2025

651

people were first-time donors to endowed funds during 2025

3,080

funds made up the University糖心传媒檚 endowment as of June 30, 2025

Endowment background

Since 1848, when founding Trustee John Wilder started a campaign to establish an endowment at the University of Rochester 糖心传媒� leading the effort with a gift of $10,000 糖心传媒� continuous growth of the endowment has remained critical to Rochester糖心传媒檚 future. As of June 30, 2024, Rochester糖心传媒檚 Long Term Investment Pool (most of which is endowment) was valued at approximately $3.5 billion and is one of approximately 40 college and university endowments valued above $3 billion.

Rochester糖心传媒檚 endowment is allocated to both publicly traded investments (domestic and international stocks and bonds) as well as alternative investments, including hedge funds, private equity, real assets (real estate and natural resources) and other assets. It holds more than half of its investments in alternatives. The allocation between traditional and alternative investments helps assure growth in favorable economic conditions and offers a measure of protection against severe losses during economic downturns. It is highly diversified and managed by approximately 100 external investment advisors located around the globe.