Overview

TCU Investment Management is responsible for managing Texas Christian University’s endowment, which consists of the long-term investment assets of the university. The endowment’s assets under management totaled $1.7 billion as of March 31, 2019, ranking 68th in the nation in terms of asset value.

THE PAYOUT

For fiscal year 2018, the annual payout provided 11% of the university’s operating budget. Such funding fuels people, programs and progress. The endowment supports financial aid and scholarships for students, endowed chairs and professorships for faculty, as well as academic programs across campus.

“If the college was to continue beyond the lives of the present workers it must have an endowment.”

RANDOLPH CLARK – Reminiscences, 1919
The Clark brothers, Addison and Randolph, founded TCU in 1873. The endowment was established in 1910 from an initial campaign generating $55,000.

Learn more with the 2018-2019 Endowment Report
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GOVERNANCE

With oversight provided by the investment committee of the Board of Trustees, TCU’s chief investment officer and staff of investment professionals focus on preserving the endowment to last in perpetuity.