Endowed Funds and Scholarships

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  • Endowed Funds and Scholarships

A Gift that Lasts Forever

Endowed funds and scholarships provide lasting, renewable support year after year. By making an endowed gift, you make it possible for Oles to study abroad, borrow less in loans, strengthen equity and inclusion, work with faculty on research, receive career and vocational guidance, get help with academic assignments, tour with music ensembles, be part of a varsity team, and much more.
For Students
For Faculty and Staff
For Endowed Scholarship Donors
HOW ENDOWED FUNDS WORK
    • The endowment consists of more than 2,193 individual funds invested and managed according to policies established by the Finance and Investment Committees of the Board of Regents, assisted by CornerStone Partners. Its primary goal is to secure long-term returns that meet or ideally exceed expenditures.
    • Like a savings account, the fund focuses on building the value of the initial gift over time. Once the initial commitment is met, earnings become available for use. The rate is between 4.0% to 5.0% of the 16-quarter (four years) rolling average market value of all Endowment assets. This provides predictable income and reduces exposure to market volatility.
    • A signed endowment agreement outlines our partnership and guides the college’s stewardship and use of your fund.
    • Annually, the college provides donors who establish endowed funds with a financial report on their fund performance and the impact it provides Oles.

An area chart showing an increasing value for the St. Olaf Endowment from $455.5M in FY15 to $803.8M in FY24.

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