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Good Preparation Leads to a Good Audit Experience: What to Expect from Your Investment Advisor

Brown Advisory

To help meet this return objective, we find that our clients’ investment portfolios are becoming increasingly complex as a result of their reliance on private equity, real estate and other less liquid “alternatives” to sustain their growth objectives and, ultimately, their charitable objectives. Confirm the role of your board of directors.

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Beyond Investing: Strategic Advice for Nonprofits

Brown Advisory

A common pattern has emerged in our relationships with endowments and foundations over the years. In these three case studies, we hope to highlight the broad range of strategic issues that our clients encounter as they pursue their missions over the long term.

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Endowment and Foundation Challenges: Managing Charitable Gift Annuities

Brown Advisory

Endowment and Foundation Challenges: Managing Charitable Gift Annuities ajackson Tue, 09/29/2020 - 14:00 The charitable gift annuity is one of a number of donor-friendly solutions that nonprofit institutions can offer to donors. CGAs AT A GLANCE A CGA is a contract between a charity and a donor.

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Endowment and Foundation Challenges: Managing Charitable Gift Annuities

Brown Advisory

Endowment and Foundation Challenges: Managing Charitable Gift Annuities. The structure may be attractive for those who wish to donate and provide a long-term foundation for a charity, but still require income from their assets during their lifetime. Tue, 09/29/2020 - 14:00. A CGA is a contract between a charity and a donor.

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Beyond Investing: Strategic Advice for Nonprofits

Brown Advisory

A common pattern has emerged in our relationships with endowments and foundations over the years. In these three case studies, we hope to highlight the broad range of strategic issues that our clients encounter as they pursue their missions over the long term. client: SMALL PRIVATE REGIONAL COLLEGE. BACKGROUND.

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Asset Allocation: Developing a Long-Term Investment Strategy for Mission-Driven Organizations

Brown Advisory

When putting a plan in place, we believe it is critical for any mission-driven organization to develop an effective, long-term asset allocation strategy to manage its endowment assets. A MULTISTEP CLIENT-CENTRIC PROCESS. Tue, 09/06/2022 - 10:30. RISK AND RETURN. Allocating capital to illiquid strategies (i.e.,

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The Other 95%

Brown Advisory

In other words, the portfolio was structured to use a small portion of funds each year on the nonprofit’s mission—a variable amount for endowments, and usually a required 5% minimum distribution for private foundations. Also, clients differ on which issues they view as purely programmatic (i.e.,