Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical Center Endowment

Investment oversight sits with the Board of Trustees' finance and investment committee, chaired by Sally K. Mason. Day-to-day financial leadership falls to Mark Peiffer, the Senior Vice President and CFO. Specific investment committee members are not publicly enumerated, but trustees Shahbaz Ahmed Merchant (CEO of Merchant Investment Trust) and John Ruan IV (Bankers Trust) bring direct asset-management and banking expertise to governance.

Altss research flags the endowment's strategy as buyout-oriented, suggesting a tilt toward private market commitments. Like most endowments of its size, the portfolio likely includes a mix of traditional equities, fixed income, and alternatives, though the exact asset allocation is not publicly disclosed. The endowment does not appear to operate as a direct-investment shop, making commitments through external managers.

The consolidation moved all university operations to a newly built West Des Moines campus, releasing the historic 3200 Grand Avenue site for repurposing as the DMU32 Health and Business Complex. For the endowment, this transaction converted a legacy operating asset into a repositioned commercial property or a realized gain — a material, non-recurring boost to the balance sheet that distinguishes this endowment from peers whose assets are almost entirely financial-portfolio holdings.

Des Moines University is a private, non-profit graduate health sciences university focused on osteopathic medicine, podiatric medicine, physical therapy, physician assistant studies, and related health professions. It is one of the oldest osteopathic medical schools in the United States, founded in 1898 as the Dr. S.S. Still College of Osteopathy.

Yes. The Glanton Fund and the Dr. Robert and Brenda Good Faculty Development Academy operate as named philanthropic vehicles associated with the university. The Good Academy was endowed by trustee and major donor Robert Good, D.O. These funds appear to be held and stewarded separately from the general operating endowment, though all flow through the university's financial governance structure.