The roughly $2.5 billion Annie E. Casey Foundation has increased its allocation to socially responsible and mission-related investments.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute is planning to redeem its investment in TCW’s Special Mortgage Credit Fund after the firm refused to let investors transfer their holdings to another manager, presumably Jeffrey Gundlach at DoubleLine Capital.
DePaul University is reviewing the asset allocation of its roughly $245 million endowment.
The University of Sioux Falls is changing the management structure of its roughly $15 million endowment and will eye managers for portions of the portfolio.
Elizabethtown College is looking at adding managed futures exposure to its roughly $51 million endowment.
California State University Channel Islands is considering a maiden allocation to emerging market equity for its roughly $10 million endowment.
The University of Kentucky is searching for a value-added real estate manager for an $8 million allocation.
The University of Southern Illinois Foundation is planning a search for a fixed-income manager for its roughly $100 million endowment.
The $149 million University of Maine Foundation has terminated TCW from a fixed-income mandate.
Loughborough University’s GBP10 million ($16.15 million) Lachesis Fund is seeking a firm to manage its entire portfolio and invest in U.K. start-ups.
Ohio Northern University is readying a consultant search for its endowment, which is north of $100 million.
The $95 million Conner Prairie Foundation has made a maiden allocation to Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities.
The Wyoming State Treasurer’s Office, which oversees several public endowment funds including the $7.5 billion Permanent Fund, has made new investments in the hedge fund and real estate spaces.
Creighton University is planning to drop a $2 million oil and gas play for its roughly $365 million portfolio.
The $112 million University of Montana Foundation has increased its exposure to energy.
The $150 million Ball State University Foundation is planning an asset allocation study.
The Endowment for Health is searching for a consultant for its $60 million investment portfolio.
The $480 million Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust is searching for a large-cap value manager to handle a $60 million assignment.
The $149 million Oklahoma EDGE Trust Fund is planning to unwind an opportunistic bet in high yield.
Search activity for nonprofits increased in 2009 by roughly 45% from the previous year.
Florida Institute of Technology is considering adding an open mandate equity allocation to its roughly $39 million endowment.
The University of Houston is adding emerging market equity for the first time to its $445 million endowment.
The Idaho Endowment Investment Board has created a contingency plan to follow in the event it needs to quickly terminate a manager.
The Maine Community College System is searching for a manager to handle roughly $37 million in endowment and other assets.
The Wyoming State Treasurer’s Office, which oversees several public endowment funds such as the $7.5 billion Permanent Fund, has re-commenced a $1 billion international equity search.
The University of Connecticut Foundation is looking to boost the international equity allocation for its roughly $250 million portfolio.
Cayuga County Community College Foundation has hired Morgan Stanley Smith Barney to manage its $10 million portfolio.
Oxford, Ohio-based Miami University is evaluating its private equity, venture capital and private real estate investments within its $337 million endowment.
The University of South Carolina Foundations is examining a possible first-time allocation to emerging market equity for its $230 million portfolio.
North Carolina Central University has selected Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley to manage a fixed-income assignment.
Miami Dade College is examining maiden allocations to commodities and real estate for its $75 million foundation.
Florida College will review the asset allocation and manager roster for its roughly $12 million endowment.
The $40 million Longwood University Foundation is reviewing its portfolio and conducting a search for a consultant.
The University of Connecticut Foundation is opportunistically looking at secondary private equity funds.
The College of Notre Dame of Maryland is increasing its exposure to alternative investments.
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, is examining inflation-hedging opportunities for its $460 million endowment.
The University of Western Ontario is searching for a private equity fund of funds manager.