The list of Endowment Transparency Leaders is comprised of 33 schools that earned “A” grades in this category. Below is a sample of ten very different institutions that all earned high marks. These summaries are based on data from each school’s profile page.
As per open records laws, information about the University of Arizona’s investment holdings is available via the school’s website, and proxy voting records are sent to individuals upon request. The University of Arizona Foundation makes information on their investment holdings available online in an annual report.
Information about Clemson University’s endowment investment holdings is available to the school community, and also to the public, through the Clemson University Foundation’s website. Information about proxy voting records through related mutual funds is also available on the foundation website.
The University of Minnesota makes information available in its quarterly reports. Records are available, as applicable, through open records laws. Proxy voting records by the Social Concerns Committee are available online.
The University of New Hampshire and the University of New Hampshire Foundation make a list of endowment fund holdings available to the public online.
Purdue University has information on endowment holdings and proxy voting records available to the public by request, as per open records laws. Information is sent to individuals upon request.
Information on Queens University’s endowment holdings and proxy voting records is available to the public upon request, as per open records laws. Information is sent to individuals upon request.
The proxy voting decisions at Swarthmore College, made by the Committee on Investor Responsibility (CIR), are available to the school community and to the public and are accessible on the college website. The college generally provides information on endowment holdings upon request from the school community.
The University of Texas–Austin's investment management company makes a list of investment holdings available online, and proxy voting records are sent to individuals upon request, as per open records laws.
Wesleyan University makes its proxy voting record and a list of endowment holdings available to members of the university community on a password-protected website.
The University of Wisconsin–Madison adheres to an open records law that requires proxy voting records and a list of endowment holdings be available to the public. This information is accessible via the web.