Endowment
Endowment content overview
Former Princo Managing Director’s New Book Imparts Investing Lessons
Ted Karns’ new book is titled A Compounding Life
Princeton Reverses Course on Fossil Fuel Divestment
Princo’s president also announced the University will aim for a net-zero endowment portfolio by 2046
Experts Debate Eisgruber’s ‘Constrained’ Budget Strategy
Of six experts interviewed, five supported President Christopher Eisgruber ’83’s new financial strategy
Eisgruber Letter Warns University Community of Additional Budget Cuts
1 ResponsePrinceton Endowment Earns 11% Return in 2025
2 ResponsesPrinceton Expands Financial Aid Across Income Spectrum
Beginning this year, all costs will be covered for most families earning less than $150,000
Will Princeton Avoid Endowment Tax by Increasing Financial Aid?
Wellesley College economist Phillip Levine *90 projected Princeton’s tax bill will jump from $39 million to $223 million a year
This Is How Princeton’s Endowment Works
Endowments are back in the news, and PAW is here with a Q&A to clear up any confusion
Princeton’s Slow Burn
Inside the PetroTigers and the University’s four decades of private fossil fuel investments
Is the Proposed Endowment Tax Another Cash Grab?
A ‘meteor is about to hit’ higher education as Republicans look to increase the tax on endowments
Princeton Reports 3.9% Endowment Return in 2024
1 ResponseWhat You Need to Know About the Israeli Divestment Proposal
Princeton Israel Apartheid Divest submitted a formal request to the Resources Committee in June
The Man Behind the Curtain
Andrew Golden steps down from Princo after building a $34.1 billion endowment. How should that money be invested and spent going forward?
Princeton Investments Dip as New Princo President Is Named
1 ResponsePrinceton’s Endowment Investments Fall 1.5 Percent As U.S. Market Falters
The University still fares better than most of the Ivy League as overall value drops to $35.8 billion
Princeton Endowment Earns 46.9 Percent, Topping $37 Billion and Outpacing Peers
2 ResponsesPrinceton Adds To Its Endowment in 2020, But Uncertainty Remains
1 ResponseA Not-So-Satisfying Year: Endowment’s 6.2% Investment Return Puts Princeton in Ivies’ Lower Tier
1 ResponseFocus on New Investing Teams
With a change of strategy, Princo adds diversity to its portfolio managers
Endowment increases to $15.8 billion
Princeton responds to Senate debate on tax issues
A ‘Solid’ Year
Endowment performance rebounds; 12.5% return trails several peer schools




















