The University's Endowment Fund includes all gifts, bequests and other funds directed to be used to support a University program in perpetuity.
Some donors require such a commitment as a condition of their gift.
Also, funds may be assigned to function as endowments by the Board of Curators or by University administration. This Investment Policy is established to provide direction for the investment and management of the endowment assets. The Board of Curators of the University of Missouri bears the ultimate responsibility for the management and oversight of endowment assets. The Board has delegated implementation of the Board's policies to the President of the University. The University officials with operating and supervisory responsibilities are the Vice President for Finance and Administration and the Assistant Vice President for Investment and Banking.