OCIO Solutions for Nonprofits: How TIFF Balances Scale and Focus

Jessica Portis, CFA, Chief Client Officer at TIFF Investment Management, spoke with Pensions & Investments about how TIFF’s size allows it to be meaningfully resourced while remaining focused on serving nonprofit clients. She emphasized that TIFF, founded by a coalition of nonprofit foundations in 1991, has evolved alongside its clients to deliver OCIO solutions attuned to the complex needs of nonprofit endowments and foundations.

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Traditional endowment playbook meets reality check. Money managers see opportunities.

In Pensions & Investments’ latest article, Anne Duggan of TIFF Investment Management highlights why strong, ongoing manager relationships are crucial — especially when markets are volatile. Access to closed or limited-capacity strategies often hinges on being in the conversation early.

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Private Foundation Tax Could Change Charitable Giving

Anne Duggan of TIFF Investment Management tells Chief Investment Officer that proposed changes to the foundation tax could have varied effects depending on asset size. While the impact on returns is minimal for most, Duggan notes that larger foundations may reconsider their investment strategies or turn to donor-advised funds to help manage the added tax burden.

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Investors Reflect on Whether Active Managers can Escape the Magnificent 7

Trevor Graham, Head of Equities, Deputy CIO at TIFF, shared insights at the Fiduciary Investors Symposium at Harvard on why active managers often struggle with the dominance of the Magnificent 7 stocks. In an article by Top1000funds.com, he discusses behavioral biases, the challenge of generating alpha in well-covered names, and how TIFF currently manages exposure to these stocks.

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‘Tipping Point’: Endowments May Sell PE Stakes Amid Liquidity Crunch

Anne Duggan, Managing Director, Client CIO Group at TIFF, notes that the potential sales of private equity stakes by Ivy League schools are likely driven by private equity underperformance, portfolio clean-up, and federal policy pressures, which are creating substantial liquidity challenges. She emphasizes that while larger endowments might need to shift portfolios or cut budgets, smaller endowments, with more investments in public markets, may adopt a “wait and see” approach.

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