Chart Data

Commitments by Source

source Dollars (in millions) Percent of Total

Alumni

$330.6

62.4

Parents

$16.5

3.1

Other Individuals

$52.0

9.9

Corporations

$33.9

6.4

Foundations

$73.8

13.9

Other Organizations

$22.8

4.3

Commitments by Category: Endowment

Gift Category Dollars (in millions) Percent of Total

Financial Aid

 $ 46.3

26.0%

Research and Publications

 $ 3.8

2.1%

Other Programs and Purposes

 $ 62.7

35.2%

Art and Library Acquisitions

 $ 0.1

0.1%

Unrestricted

 $ 37.1

20.8%

Teaching and Faculty Support

 $ 16.6

9.3%

Facilities and Maintenance

 $ 0.0

0.0%

Professorships

 $ 11.6

6.5%

Total

 $ 178.1

100.0%

Commitments by Category: Expendable

Gift Category Dollars Percent of Total

Financial Aid

 $ 22.2

6.3%

Research and Publications

 $ 126.4

36.0%

Other Programs and Purposes

 $ 105.6

30.1%

Art and Library Acquisitions

 $ 0.9

0.3%

Unrestricted

 $ 33.0

9.4%

Teaching and Faculty Support

 $ 1.4

0.4%

Facilities and Maintenance

 $ 62.0

17.6%

Total

 $ 351.5

100.0%

Commitments: Annual Totals

Year

Dollars (in millions)

FY 14

$502.5

FY 15

$650.2

FY 16

$621.3

FY 17

$633.5

FY 18

$529.6

Cash: Annual Totals

Year

Dollars (in millions)

FY 14

$441.4

FY 15

$452.6

FY 16

$540.0

FY 17

$600.3

FY 18

$592.5

Impact of Gifts to the Endowment

Year Actual Endowment market value (in billions) 1950 Endowment without subsequent gifts (in billions)

1950

0.132

0.132

1951

0.143

0.138

1952

0.153

0.145

1953

0.153

0.138

1954

0.178

0.150

1955

0.215

0.170

1956

0.245

0.192

1957

0.257

0.196

1958

0.261

0.193

1959

0.304

0.213

1960

0.313

0.207

1961

0.352

0.229

1962

0.329

0.209

1963

0.392

0.236

1964

0.445

0.255

1965

0.457

0.251

1966

0.472

0.245

1967

0.505

0.244

1968

0.546

0.243

1969

0.522

0.212

1970

0.419

0.159

1971

0.547

0.206

1972

0.595

0.215

1973

0.517

0.183

1974

0.461

0.154

1975

0.518

0.172

1976

0.569

0.183

1977

0.564

0.179

1978

0.545

0.169

1979

0.586

0.177

1980

0.677

0.200

1981

0.800

0.235

1982

0.748

0.214

1983

1.109

0.310

1984

1.071

0.298

1985

1.320

0.362

1986

1.751

0.479

1987

2.117

0.573

1988

2.056

0.553

1989

2.342

0.628

1990

2.586

0.688

1991

2.591

0.675

1992

2.846

0.737

1993

3.244

0.833

1994

3.549

0.898

1995

3.982

1.002

1996

4.861

1.215

1997

5.759

1.433

1998

6.624

1.638

1999

7.199

1.775

2000

10.085

2.434

2001

10.725

2.578

2002

10.524

2.496

2003

11.035

2.603

2004

12.745

2.990

2005

15.224

3.522

2006

18.030

4.185

2007

22.530

5.199

2008

22.867

5.236

2009

16.327

3.680

2010

16.653

3.759

2011

19.374

4.359

2012

19.345

4.343

2013

20.780

4.655

2014

23.895

5.362

2015

25.572

5.734

2016

25.409

5.667

2017

27.176

6.036

2018

29.351

6.496

Effect of Investment Performance on Gifts

Year

Yale Endowment

Mean of broad universe of colleges and universities

2008

$100,000

$100,000

2009

$75,372

$79,840

2010

$82,092

$89,413

2011

$100,042

$107,340

2012

$104,785

$107,222

2013

$117,838

$120,014

2014

$141,655

$139,960

2015

$157,893

$144,173

2016

$163,182

$140,554

2017

$181,670

$158,995

2018

$204,094

$172,748