Western University

Western University

Western University traces its endowment to 1878. The university established Foundation Western in 1970 to manage donated funds for scholarships and priority projects. The endowment operates separately from operating budgets yet supports the same academic mission. The endowment deploys capital across public equities, fixed income, real estate, and infrastructure. It holds positions in Intact Financial Corp, TMX Group, and Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust within its mid-term portfolio. Geographic exposure centers on Canada and global developed markets through managers including Beutel Goodman and MFS Investment Management. The real assets sleeve reached 16 percent of total assets, including commitments to TD Greystone Real Estate LP Fund and an Energy Transition Fund. The endowment reports 1.67 billion USD in assets. Western University maintains 1,432 employees and operates from its main campus in London, Ontario. It participates in the CAUBO Investment Survey for benchmarking. Foundation Western and the University of Western Ontario Foundation Inc. handle philanthropic flows in Canada and the United States. The endowment sits inside a public university governed by a Board of Governors and an Investment Committee that includes external members such as Doug Greaves, former CIO of Canada Post Pension Fund. This structure separates investment decisions from academic operations while tying distributions directly to university spending needs.