NOTE 18 – KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC. (CONTINUED)

Endowment Composition

The Foundation’s endowment consists of approximately 52 individual funds established by donors to provide annual funding for specific activities and general operations. The endowment also includes certain net assets without donor restrictions that have been designated for endowment by the Board of Trustees.

The Foundation’s Board of Trustees has interpreted the Commonwealth of Kentucky Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (UPMIFA) as requiring the preservation of the fair value of the original gift as of the date of the donor-restricted endowment funds, unless there are explicit donor stipulations to the contrary. As of June 30, 2022, there were no such donor stipulations. As a result of this interpretation, the Foundation retains in perpetuity (a) the original value of initial and subsequent gift amounts including promises to give net of discount and allowance for doubtful accounts donated to the endowment and (b) any accumulations to the endowment made in accordance with the direction of the applicable donor gift instrument at the time the accumulation is added. Donor-restricted amounts not retained in perpetuity are subject to appropriation for expenditure by the Foundation in a manner consistent with the standard of prudence prescribed by UPMIFA. The Foundation considers the following factors in deciding to appropriate or accumulate donor-restricted endowment funds:

  • The duration and preservation of the fund
  • I he purposes of the organization and the donor-restricted endowment fund
  • General economic conditions
  • The possible effect of inflation and deflation
  • The expected total return from income and the appreciation of investments
  • Other resources of the organization
  • The investment policies of the organization

Endowment net asset composition by type of fund as of June 30, 2022, is as follows:

Without Donor RestrictionsWith Donor RestrictionsTotal Net Endowment Assets
Board-designated endowment fund$ 1,596,904$ -0-$ 1,596,904
Original donor-restricted gift amount and amounts required by to be maintained in perpetuity by donor-0-5,338,1115,338,111
Accumulated investment gains-0-1,724,3251,724,325
Total operating expenses$ 1,596,904$ 7,062,436$ 8,659,340

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