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Saint Xavier University Endowment
Saint Xavier University Endowment is a Chicago-based endowment plan managing approximately $49 million in 1 funds, primarily focused on North America.
Saint Xavier University Endowment
Saint Xavier University Endowment is a Chicago-based endowment plan managing approximately $49 million in 1 funds, primarily focused on North America.
General information
Firm type
Endowment / Foundation
Year founded
1846
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Chicago
Corporate office
3700 West 103rd Street, Chicago, IL 60655, United States
Principals
Keith Elder
President
T.J. Crockett
Board of Trustees
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
What is the Cougar Student Managed Hedge Fund, and how does it relate to the endowment?
The Cougar Student Managed Hedge Fund is a real-money portfolio managed by undergraduate and MBA students within the Graham School of Management. It operates as a tranche of the university's endowment, giving students hands-on experience in equity selection and trade execution under faculty supervision. This structure embeds the fund directly within the permanent capital pool rather than isolating it in a segregated academic account.
What professional networks does the endowment participate in for peer benchmarking?
Saint Xavier University is a member of the Conference for Mercy Higher Education, the Associated Colleges of Illinois, and the Council of Independent Colleges. These networks provide opportunities for investment-office benchmarking, shared diligence on external managers, and comparative performance data among peer endowments.
Where does the underlying capital of the endowment come from?
The endowment pool is built from 180 years of accumulated gifts, bequests, and reinvested returns, with tuition revenue historically supplementing the institutional capital base. The Sisters of Mercy provided the founding assets in 1846, and subsequent fundraising campaigns have layered additional restricted and unrestricted gifts into the permanent endowment.
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