Annual Endowment Report
Y E A R OVE R Y E A R PE R FO R M AN C E S U M M ARY
JULY 1, 2020 TO JUNE 30, 2021
INVESTMENT RETURN 5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
12.3% 2017 6.9% 2018 2.7% 2019 4.6% 2020
YOUR SUPPORT OF ENDOWMENTS AT SEATTLE UNIVERSITY creates a permanent legacy of support that strengthens our financial foundation and our commitment to care for the whole person and form leaders who will change the world for the better. During The Campaign for the Uncommon Good, 177 new endowments were established that are enabling Seattle U to maintain a competitive edge in attracting exceptional students and faculty and support our schools, colleges and programs to innovate and grow by providing students access to a Jesuit education, funding programs and initiatives, technology, research, professorships, department chairs and more. The Seattle University Endowment is comprised of 507 individual endowments in total that support our schools, colleges and programs to innovate and grow.
$311,297,000 M A R K E T VA LU E
507
30%
E N D OW M E N TS
F Y 2 1 N E T RE T U R N
30% 2021
MARKET VALUE $50m
$100m
$150m
$200m
$250m
$224m 2017 $241m 2018 $234m 2019 $238m 2020 $311.3m 2021
UNIVERSITY SUPPORT $2m
$4m
$6m
$8m
$10m
$8.5m 2017
E N D OW M E N T SU P P O RT BY P U R P OS E
$8.7m 2018 $9.4m 2019
11.1% Other University Support
$9.8m 2020 $10.5m 2021
34.3% Scholarships
PO RT FO L I O AL LO CAT I O N 19.5% Professorships & Chairs
12.6% Developed Markets Equity*
35.3% US Equity
9.8% Emerging Markets Equity 35.1% Academic Support
10.8% Private Equity
5.4% Income Strategies
ASSET ALLOCATION
ENDOWMENT MANAGEMENT The Seattle University Endowment is invested with a long-term view to ensure that it will grow at a rate above inflation, while providing a stable stream of income to support the purposes for which the funds were created. The university’s investment strategies and risk management approach are tailored to balance the future purchasing power of endowment funds and meet current spending needs. The Seattle University Investment Committee oversees the endowment fund. Cambridge Associates is the university’s Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) for the fund. Decisions as to how the endowment invests its assets will be made by the OCIO based on asset allocation, distributions and restrictions defined by the Investment Committee. The OCIO is required to follow these instructions in all they do for the endowment.
4.0% Cash & Equivalents
22.1% Fixed Income *excluding US
seattle university annual endowment report July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021