Fund Manager
LAST MONTH CLOSED: 4/29/22
Endowment Distribution Updates
On March 4, 2021, the CU Foundation offered a training on using the Annual Distribution Report that is now live and available on the Advancement Intelligence (AI) platform and can be located at CU-Data.
If you missed the training, you watch it now in a link on this page.
Your FY22 distribution information for your program is now available and can be located on the Annual Distribution Report. Those funds will be made available for expenditures on July 1, 2021.
Read these brief documents for more information:
- Brief overview of important details and dates
- Endowment Spending Policy and its three components
- Distribution formula
- Formula for the assessment on endowments for advancement support
- Rules relating to the suspension of distribution in certain situations when an endowment's value declines
If you experience issues downloading files, please try another browser (Chrome has proven to be best). You can also contact CU Foundation Accounting at accounting@cufund.org to request the files be sent to you.
Forms
Distribution Exception Request Form
Quasi Endowment Liquidation Request Form
Credit Card Terminal Request Form
Fund Purpose Report
In addition to the financial details contained in the Financial Edge Data Warehouse and accessible via CU Data, a detailed description of each fund’s purpose, restrictions, criteria and deliverables can be accessed by running the Fund Purpose Report in CU Data. For more information on how to run and read your report, see below. If you have feedback, questions or concerns about the report, please email compliance@cufund.org.
Guide and Glossary – 10.16.20
download :: PDF
Fund Purpose Report Training Webinar – 04.09.2020
watch :: VIDEO
New Gift Fund Request (effective October 1, 2019)
To request a new gift fund to be established, make a change to or activate/inactive an existing gift fund housed at the Foundation: please contact your respective Advancement contact who will submit the request through an electronic workflow. The new system will keep you in the loop via email on the status of your request. Please also note that the naming standards for gift funds have been updated (see below).
If you do not know your Advancement liaison, please start here:
- CU Boulder: Margaret Arreola (margaret.arreola@colorado.edu)
- CU Denver: Melissa Lukesic (melissa.lukesic@ucdenver.edu)
- CU Anschutz Medical Campus: Nicole Rodriguez (nicole.rodriguez@cuanschutz.edu)
- UCCS: Diane Dickerson (diane.dickerson@uccs.edu)
You can also view our Gift Fund Setup FAQ or contact CU Foundation compliance at compliance@cufund.org for help.
Gift Services
All Things Gift Management - 11.18.20
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Gift Fund Compliance Training Webinar – 07.09.20
download :: PDF
Compliance FAQ – 06.12.20
download :: PDF
Gift Fund Setup FAQ – 06.12.20
download :: PDF
Advancement Intelligence (AI) Reports
Allocation/Fund Search Recorded Training – 08.18.20
watch :: Video
Annual Distribution Report Training – 02.25.22
watch :: Video
Gift Fund Statement & Endowment Summary Recorded Training – 09.10.20
watch :: Video
Custom Compilation Recorded Training – 10.09.20
watch :: Video
New and Updated Accounting Reports Recorded Training – 04.22.21
watch :: Video
AI Reporting FAQ – 02.09.21
download :: PDF
Financial Edge Data Warehouse Instructions
*The FE Data Warehouse was decommissioned on 10.31.20. All reporting has been moved to the AI Reporting Platform. Please refer to the matrix below:
Report Matrix – 01.12.21
download :: Microsoft Powerpoint
Lookup Codes
Campus, School, Department and Division Codes – 06.12.19
download :: Microsoft Excel
Purpose Codes for Linking to University Speedtypes – 09.12.12
download :: Microsoft Word
Forms
Transfer of Funds Form - 03.02.18
link offsite :: Microsoft Excel