Key facts

Reported value

USD 56.7 million

As of

June 30, 2026

Portfolio

Foundation endowment, rounded official figure

Location

Arcata, CA

Data through FY2026

Balance reference

Endowment size and reporting scope

The USD 46.680 million survey balance belongs to the respondent named Cal Poly Humboldt Foundation. Donor-restricted resources can be invested beside funds designated by the governing board for long-term use. Each account retains its purpose and beneficiary. A pooled vehicle can also include reserves or other long-term money, which gives its market value a different scope from endowed net assets. The survey balance and any broader investment-pool value are reported separately. Survey scope and definitions

The official USD 56.700 million figure and the FY2025 survey's USD 46.680 million describe their respective dates and reporting categories. The official balance retains its stated label, foundation endowment, rounded official figure. Official financial scope

Source: NACUBO · Data through FY2026

The FY2025 survey value for Cal Poly Humboldt Foundation is USD 46.680 million, compared with USD 44.065 million for FY2024. The USD 2.615 million movement is 5.93% of the earlier balance. It includes changes in investments as well as additions and distributions. NACUBO explicitly distinguishes this change in market value from an investment rate of return. FY2025 respondent values and definitions

The available history begins in FY2016 at USD 27.068 million and ends in FY2025 at USD 46.680 million. The change across those observations is USD 19.612 million. The smallest reported balance in the displayed series is USD 27.068 million in FY2016; the largest is USD 46.680 million in FY2025. The displayed observations are year-end asset balances. NACUBO historical workbook

Investment returns

Performance report

Fee basis: Net of fees, as stated by the consultant.

Multi-year returns are annualized; a one-year return covers the final fiscal year. These periods overlap, so their returns are not added. A published dollar investment gain can reflect accounting categories and cash flows that differ from the percentage performance calculation. Return definitions and reporting basis

Asset allocation

Source: humboldt.edu · Data through FY2026

Actual allocation of Total Fund excluding local properties at June 30, 2026; includes University Center investments. Allocation report

Spending policy and payout

The FY2026 annual report gives $1.9 million of endowment distributions. This is a rounded reported dollar amount. Spending disclosure

Source: humboldt.edu · Data through FY2026

Distribution report

A distribution from an endowed account remains subject to that account's purpose. For Cal Poly Humboldt Foundation, the FY2025 asset figure alone cannot establish either the next approved draw or the part available for unrestricted operations. A policy based on several earlier valuations can produce a different dollar appropriation from a percentage of today's closing balance. The survey group's effective rate has its own measurement basis. Spending measures

Governance and investment office

The foundation publishes both an annual endowment report and RVK investment performance analysis. The consultant's Total Fund includes University Center investments and local properties. Its policy allocation table for FY2026 excludes local properties, so its allocation denominator is narrower than the full Total Fund. Investment governance

Federal excise tax on investment income

Public Law 119-21 changed Section 4968 for tax years beginning after December 31, 2025. Applicable private institutions must have at least 3,000 tuition-paying students in the preceding tax year, with more than half located in the United States, and student-adjusted endowment of at least $500,000. The rates are 1.4% from $500,000 through $750,000 per student, 4% above $750,000 through $2 million, and 8% above $2 million. Enacted law, Section 70415

Section 4968 excludes state colleges and universities described in Section 511(a)(2)(B). Supporting foundations retain their own legal and filing identities, with related-organization rules read alongside the public-university exclusion. A foundation's public endowment value does not, by itself, assign it a private-college tax tier.

These rates apply to net investment income. Statutory student counts and related-organization rules govern the calculation.

FY2025 size-band comparison

The FY2025 survey value of USD 46.680 million places this respondent in the Under $50M band. The published band contains 76 respondents and USD 2.4 billion of aggregate assets. Its average five-year annualized net return is 10.0%, and its ten-year average is 7.5%. The size band uses the FY2025 NACUBO balance. NCSE size groups NCSE average net returns

Source: NACUBO · Data through FY2026

The institution and NCSE series use the same June 30, 2025 endpoint. The institutional fee convention is stated with the chart; NCSE reports net of external management fees and expenses. Investment-cost coverage can differ between the disclosures.

Source: NACUBO · Data through FY2025

The peer mix describes average reported exposures within one size band. It does not reveal individual securities or the availability of cash at a particular institution. Respondents can also use different policy benchmarks. NCSE returns are net of external management fees and expenses for periods ending June 30, 2025; those periods and fee labels govern any numerical return comparison on this page. NCSE allocation definitions

Public records and reporting dates

The ProPublica nonprofit API identifies the legal filer as Cal Poly Humboldt Foundation, EIN 946077724. Its available filing for the year ended June 30, 2024 reports total filer assets of USD 67.694 million, revenue of USD 17.318 million, expenses of USD 10.471 million. These are filer-wide amounts, which can include buildings, operating resources and other assets outside the endowment. The filing period is retained separately from the current investment disclosures. ProPublica structured filing data

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