Overview

The Indiana University Foundation raises private gifts from individuals, corporations, and foundations and manages them to support Indiana University and its campuses. It invests these gifts in a diversified endowment portfolio and uses about 4.5% annually to fund scholarships, faculty support, research, and other university priorities while preserving principal. It differentiates itself as the designated steward of IU’s private gifts, with a large scale, long‑term investment approach, and strong donor-relations capabilities that sustain ongoing support. Its goal is to provide predictable, enduring funding for IU’s mission through capital campaigns and investment returns.