Overview
Search this site Search WVU Home About Career Opportunities Career Opportunities CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES The WVU Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.1
West Virginia University Foundation's endowment capital supports long-term institutional spending and mission continuity.1
Investment program
- Estimated AUM
- $3.3B as of Jun 30, 20252
- Capital pool
- university endowment / affiliated foundation1
- Investment model
- The investment pool is managed by professional investment managers and broadly diversified across asset classes/investment managers with oversight provided from the Board Investment Committee.1
- Investment approach
- In order to achieve the latter, it is necessary to aggressively manage the endowment's investment portfolio so that, over the long-term, it can generate net absolute returns in excess of the required spending payout, thereby creating intergenerational equity.3
- Spending support
- Not listed yet
- Spending policy
- Not listed yet
- Asset allocation
- Not listed yet1
- Performance
- Not listed yet
- Governance
- Endowment Management The WVU Foundation Board of Directors oversees the endowment and establishes policies to ensure the efficient management of endowed funds.1
- Investment team
- Not listed yet1
- Unfunded commitments
- Not listed yet
- Source freshness
- Last verified Jul 21, 2026 · Needs review
Sources
Last verified Jul 21, 2026 from public career and organization materials.
Fact notes
- Website (wvuf.org)Parent organization overview, Pool purpose, Capital pool, Investment model, Asset allocation, Governance, Investment team · checked Jul 25, 2026
- Website (wvuf.org)Estimated AUM · checked Jul 25, 2026
- Website (wvuf.org)Investment approach, Investment office page · checked Jul 25, 2026
Profile and job sources
- Website (wvuf.org)Website · checked Jul 25, 2026
- Website (wvuf.org)Website · checked Jul 25, 2026
- Website (wvuf.org)Website · checked Jul 25, 2026
- Website (wvuf.org)Website · checked Jul 25, 2026
- Primary job/profile sourceJob posting · checked Jul 21, 2026