Advancing Yale’s mission and supporting its community

The Yale Endowment is the product of more than 300 years of generosity and is sustained by disciplined spending and prudent investment management. The Endowment supports every facet of our university, and contributes roughly a third of Yale’s annual operating budget.

We take a long-term, partnership-oriented approach to managing the Endowment. This approach has served the University community well, and the returns we generate continue to drive Endowment spending growth that provides robust, sustainable support of the University’s mission both today and for generations to come.

View the 2025 Endowment Press Release

The Endowment’s impact is far-reaching

"Yale is committed to tackling the most significant human problems of the day. The Endowment helps Yale's people—dynamic teachers, world-class scholars, pioneering researchers, committed staff, and enterprising students and alumni—carry out this mission. The Endowment reflects the generosity and care of those who came before, aids in the urgency of our present work, and assists us in building a better future."

Scott A. Strobel

Provost

"Essential support from the Endowment makes it possible for Yale College to provide one of the world's best undergraduate educations. It makes this education accessible to all students, regardless of their financial means; over half of them receive financial aid without requiring debt. I am grateful for the gifts of alumni and friends, and for how Yale Investments has multiplied these resources to benefit Yale sustainably."

Marvin Chun

Former Dean of Yale College and Richard M. Colgate Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience and Cognitive Science

“Yale has an outsized impact on business and society, catalyzing a diverse range of endeavors. Income from our Endowment covers a significant portion of each student’s education, supports faculty research, and enables new initiatives aimed at improving business education. Yale Investments' disciplined management maximizes the resources available to us and gives donors confidence that every dollar they give will have a long-term impact.”

Kerwin K. Charles

Indra K. Nooyi Dean of Yale School of Management and Frederic D. Wolfe Professor of Economics, Policy and Management

"Yale's Endowment supports our leadership in law, economics, business, and medicine, as well as the humanities, arts, and science and technology. Every year, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences admits just over 500 of the best students from a pool of more than 10,000 applicants. Our graduate students go on to become tomorrow's pioneers, whether as scholars, researchers, industry leaders or educators."

Lynn Cooley

Vice Provost for Postdoctoral Affairs, Dean of Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, C. N. H. Long Professor of Genetics, Professor of Cell Biology and Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology