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How does the CU Foundation's endowment work?

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The CU Foundation manages thousands of individual endowments that generate an ongoing source of support for various university priorities — such as scholarships, research or faculty support — specified by endowment donors. Endowments are invested collectively in the Long Term Investment Pool, or LTIP.

An endowment typically needs to be funded at a minimum level of $25,000 (though minimums may vary by campus or programmatic category) in order to actively support the specified CU program. Once that occurs, the endowment distributes 4% of its average fair market value each year to the specified CU program.

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