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NCPG September Primer Program
UPMIFA, Endowments and Restricted Gifts
(Forever is a Long Time: Issues in Endowment Administration)
September 13, 2012Geoffrey A. O’Neill
AVP – Institutional AdvancementUniversity of California
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Endowments through the Ages• Endowments as Trusts• UMIFA• UPMIFA
Drafting New Agreements and Dealing with Old Agreements
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Overview
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Endowments as Charitable Trusts
Funds or PropertyDonated as a Source of Income
- in PerpetuityEnglish Common LawHarvard v. Amory
(1830)
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“Typical” Endowment Language
“ to The Regents of the University of California, to be held in trust…the income therefrom used to support…in perpetuity…”
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Regents policy on gifts and endowments
The Regents, in their fiduciary capacity as trustees of Endowment Funds, reiterate their long-standing policy that endowment funds and income therefrom should be used for the enrichment of University programs and not for programs for which state funds are deemed requisite for the necessary educational activities of the University
Endowments as Trusts Historical Context
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Historical Context – UC Perspective
• UC’s First Endowment
• Endowed Chair• Agassiz (1872)
• Creation GEP (1933)
• Campus Foundations
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Endowments under Trust Law - Issues
• Endowment Investment Practices -- Many institutions invest to generate “ordinary income” since payout is limited to “ordinary income.”
• Changing Restrictive Terms --Donor could NOT release a restrictionUPMIFA (Statute)
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Release of Restrictions –
Percentage of Restricted Funds – Higher Ed• Private Institutions – 55% average• Public Institutions – 80% average• University of California - 90-95%In recent years, virtually all gifts to all
educational institutions are restricted to specific purposes.
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UMIFA (Uniform Management of Institutional Funds Act)
Ford Foundation Study
William L. Cary and Craig B. Bright, The Law and Lore of Endowment Funds,
• Focus on “Total Return”
• Spending Policy – reasonable amount of unrealized/ realized gains, as long as historic dollar value maintained
• Donor Release Restrictions
Passage of UMIFA (1972)
California UMIFA expands (1990) 9
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UMIFA - Endowment Expenditure Rate
• UC Regents GEP – 4.75% of 60-month moving average
• NACUBO Study• 4.4% if > $1 billion
• 4.5% Public Institutions; 4.7% Private Institutions
• 5% of a 3-yr moving average
• Cambridge Study
Si = Ei and Ei +1 = (1+p) Ei –
Ei
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UMIFA - Issues
• Investment Standards
• Conform to UPIA, UTC, Non-profit Corporate law
Distinction w/out a difference?
• Release of Restrictions
• Still problematic
• Underwater endowments
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“Underwater Endowments”
Example 1 - $ 1 million gift• Current value- $950,000• Share of incomePayout - $40,000Ordinary - $25,000$25,000
Example 2• Old Gift appreciated to $1
millionPayout - $40,000$40,000
• Pool or Fund by Fund?Pool or Fund by Fund?
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UPMIFA
• Model Act (NCCUSL)• California – Uniform Prudent
Management of Institutional Funds Act
SB 1329 (*2009)
Prudent investor standards; expenditure rules; overly restrictive funds
Special payout rule for Certain Charities
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UPMIFA - Details
• Investments
• Endowment Payout/Expenditure• No Historic Dollar Value• 7% Presumption of Imprudence
• Release of Restrictions• Old and Small Funds 20-year $100,000
• “Unlawful, Impracticable, Impossible to Achieve or WastefulWasteful”” 14
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Working in a post-UPMIFA World
• UPMIFA – Greater flexibility to determine payout
• Gift Agreements should be broad to encompass changes
• Ascertain what is sustainable and ensure “intergenerational equity”
• Administrative Costs
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Endowment Administration – Donor Role
• Clarity as to “advisory” role
• Limit the role of “heirs, successors, and assigns”
• Emphasize appropriate reporting and “stewardship”
• The enduring role of the Institution16
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Endowment – PurposesExample: Restricted Scholarship Funds• Court Action Required if Unable to
Award• Dollar Amounts Specified• Narrow range of potential
recipients• Potential that law may
change again (ex. Prop 209)
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Court Actions
Petition for Instructions to interpret gift terms
• Library - Exhibits• “Use” of a musical instrument (or
artwork)• How broad is “research”?• Distribute “too much”
UPMIFA – Simplified Process• $100,000 and 20-years• “Wasteful”?
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Changed Circumstances/ Planning for Change
Fixed Period of Time:• Academic/Charitable Purpose• Facilities – Useful Life
Contingency Clause:If circumstances change…related use…keeping in mind donor’s original intent… 19
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Summary and Questions