Annual Endowment Report

YOUR INVESTMENT IN ENDOWMENTS AT SEATTLE UNIVERSITY creates a permanent legacy that strengthens Seattle U’s financial foundation and advances our mission to educating the whole person, to professional formation and to empowering leaders for a just and humane world.

Seattle University’s 528 endowments enable us to maintain a competitive edge in attracting exceptional students and faculty, empower our schools, colleges and programs to innovate and grow, and enhance the collective SU experience for the entire campus community.

Seattle University is grateful and honored that you have chosen to invest in our students, faculty and staff. Thank you for your support.

$11,678,289 FY22 TOTAL DISTRIBUTION FROM ENDOWMENT

The Seattle University Endowment is invested with a long-term view to ensure that it will grow at a rate above inflation, while providing a stable stream of income to support the purposes for which the funds were created. The university’s investment strategies and risk management approach are tailored to balance the future purchasing power of endowment funds and meet current spending needs.

The Seattle University Investment Committee oversees the endowment fund. Cambridge Associates is the university’s Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) for the fund. Decisions as to how the endowment invests its assets will be made by the OCIO based on asset allocation, distributions and restrictions defined by the Investment Committee. The OCIO is required to follow these instructions in all they do for the endowment.