Faculty, staff, and administrators across the university will ensure that expendable gifts and distributions from endowments are spent in a timely manner and in compliance with donor intent.

For funds that have low or moderate utilization or spending, the following actions are recommended:

  • Confirm fund purpose, identify and resolve any other information gaps about the fund.
  • Assign a Project Grant (PG) Review Indicator in the Donor and Alumni Relationship Tool (DART) from the following list:
    • Implementing strategic utilization plan
    • Accumulating funds in PG for future utilization
    • Investing in quasi/true endowment for future utilization
    • Consolidating within the S/C/C/U
    • Transferring from one S/C/C/U to another
    • Pursuing amendment or modification  
  • Maintain documentation to demonstrate progress towards improved utilization.