Indiana University Foundation

Faculty support and research - with approximately $52.8 million from iuf, university faculty and staff received additional support allowing for increased research opportunities and improved classroom experiences for all students. private gift support helps meet the university's goal to attract and retain world-class faculty, which ultimately attracts the best and brightest students. during 2024, the number of endowed faculty positions (chairs, professorships, and fellowships) totaled 582.

Academic & student program support - the iuf provided over $50 million to the university to support academic & student programs. these funds enable dedicated students to develop skills and knowledge for growth and success by offering high-quality, responsive academic and student programs by employing best practices in teaching and learning; adding to the accumulated body of knowledge and creative work; enriching the community through cultural leadership and providing resources for problem solving.

Investment management the primary investment objective of the iuf's pooled long term fund asset management program is to achieve an annualized total return (net of fees and expenses), through appreciation and income, equal to or greater than the rate of inflation plus any spending and administrative expenses thus, at a minimum, maintaining the purchasing power of those assets managed by the iuf. the assets are to be managed in a manner that will meet the primary investment objective, and where possible, to seek growth above the objective, while at the same time attempting to limit volatility for year-to-year spending.the iuf has adopted endowment investment and spending policies that attempt to provide a consistent purchasing power of endowment assets. under this policy, endowment assets are invested in a manner that is intended to yield a long-term rate of return that exceeds the distribution rate, inflation, and administrative fees of the endowment, while assuming a prudent level of investment risk. actual results may not be sufficient to achieve this over some shorter time frames.working with top-tier investment managers allows iuf to appropriately diversify our investment portfolio to achieve target returns with less volatility than achieved with traditional investments. reducing volatility is imperative to those who rely on annual endowment income, such as students receiving renewable scholarships or faculty receiving annual salary support. investment performance has historically exceeded our targets net of fees to managers. over the past decade, we have outperformed our target weighted benchmark by roughly 0.5% per annum.