Edge

There are at least three prerequisites for effective endowment management: time, expertise, and an asset base large enough to gain access to superior investment talent. Many non-profit organizations lack these resources in sufficient measure—if not across the full spectrum of investment choices, then with respect to specific asset classes.

The Investment Fund for Foundations (TIFF) can help non-profit organizations by providing:

Through TIFF Education Foundation

• Unbiased advice and information, including a continuous stream of investment policy research.

Through TIFF Advisory Services

• Access to investment vehicles tailored specifically to meet the investment and reporting needs of endowed institutions;
• Access to investment strategies and managers not otherwise available to them, especially at such a low cost; and
• Membership in a cooperative-style investment organization whose carefully controlled size makes it large enough to achieve desired economies of scale but small enough to remain nimble.