Harvard’s Endowment

[Rexedgar]

I don’t understand something here.
Endowment is defined as :Endowments may generally be described as assets (usually cash accounts that are invested in equities or bonds, or other investment vehicles) set aside so that the original assets (known as the “corpus”) grow over time as a result of income earned from interest on the underlying invested funds.

Harvard is reported to have over 50 billion in endowments. What effect will pulling 3 billion in Federal funds have on that size egg? Invested prudently, that money will last as long as there is money.

 

[Napoleon]

I think the right question to ask is: If Harvard doesn’t find research to be worthy of funding from its own endowment then why should the public pay for it?

 

[reflechissez]

I think the right question to ask is: If Harvard doesn’t find research to be worthy of funding from its own endowment then why should the public pay for it?

nah

 

[CaughtInThe]

I think the right question to ask is: If Harvard doesn’t find research to be worthy of funding from its own endowment then why should the public pay for it?

I think the right question to ask is: Why do you support a President that extorts private entities? If he did the same thing to Fox News/Nascar would you approve?

 

[Lutherf]

I don’t understand something here.
Endowment is defined as :Endowments may generally be described as assets (usually cash accounts that are invested in equities or bonds, or other investment vehicles) set aside so that the original assets (known as the “corpus”) grow over time as a result of income earned from interest on the underlying invested funds.

Harvard is reported to have over 50 billion in endowments. What effect will pulling 3 billion in Federal funds have on that size egg? Invested prudently, that money will last as long as there is money.

Harvard needs the money so that they can support and endorse more anti-Jew protests. It's really just that simple.

 

[CaughtInThe]

Harvard needs the money so that they can support and endorse more anti-Jew protests. It's really just that simple.

Damn. I didn't think that you had completely bought the Fox News bullshit.

But I see I was wrong.

 

[Boots]

I believe some funds are restricted such that the corpus is not permitted to be used, only the income. Im not defending Harvard. I've seen small colleges close, and yet they were providing access to education to the lower income students that weren't Harvard eligible. Seems to me that federal funds would be well suited going to support those schools and students, rather than a school that has billions already.

 

[Callen]

My understanding is the endowments are mostly donations and bequests that are earmarked by the donors for specific things, like tuition for economically disadvanged kids, academic scholarships, sports, architectural preservation, etc and cannot be used differently.

 

[Rexedgar]

My understanding is the endowments are mostly donations and bequests that are earmarked by the donors for specific things, like tuition for economically disadvanged kids, academic scholarships, sports, architectural preservation, etc and cannot be used differently.

The interest income has to be huge, @ 3% that’s over 1 billion.

 

[Napoleon]

My understanding is the endowments are mostly donations and bequests that are earmarked by the donors for specific things, like tuition for economically disadvanged kids, academic scholarships, sports, architectural preservation, etc and cannot be used differently.

80% of the endowment is earmarked for things including research. 20% is discretionary. In addition to that, Harvard brings in $6.5 billion in revenue annually. They have more than enough money to pay for their research.

 

[Callen]

The interest income has to be huge, @ 3% that’s over 1 billion.

My understanding is they use the interest to fulfill the conditions of the bequests.

 

[Callen]

80% of the endowment is earmarked for things including research. 20% is discretionary. In addition to that, Harvard brings in $6.5 billion in revenue annually. They have more than enough money to pay for their research.

It isn't their research.....

 

[Napoleon]

It isn't their research.....

It is their research. They’re the ones doing it. And if they don’t think the research is worthy of being funded on their own dime then we shouldn’t pay for it either.

 

[Callen]

It is their research. They’re the ones doing it. And if they don’t think the research is worthy of being funded on their own dime then we shouldn’t pay for it either.

So if they develop a cure or treatment for a specific cancer or Alzheimer's and you or a loved one could benefit you would take a pass because it's" theirs".

 

[Napoleon]

So if they develop a cure or treatment for a specific cancer or Alzheimer's and you or a loved one could benefit you would take a pass because it's" theirs".

No. I question the value of the research they’re relying on federal grants to pay for because even Harvard doesn’t believe it’s worthy of funding themselves.

 

[reflechissez]

No. I question the value of the research they’re relying on federal grants to pay for because even Harvard doesn’t believe it’s worthy of funding themselves.

Just stop. even you don't believe what you're posting.

 

[Callen]

No. I question the value of the research they’re relying on federal grants to pay for because even Harvard doesn’t believe it’s worthy of funding themselves.

You are wrong. The research they do is a combination of private and federal dollars. Not one or the other.

 

[Napoleon]

You are wrong. The research they do is a combination of private and federal dollars. Not one or the other.

I’m not wrong. Harvard has a $53 billion endowment and $6.5 billion in annual revenue. There is no reason this private institution needs public money to pay for its research.

 

[Callen]

I’m not wrong. Harvard has a $53 billion endowment and $6.5 billion in annual revenue. There is no reason this private institution needs public money to pay for its research.

If you say so.....I'm just hoping those researchers come this way. We like researchers and innovation that is born out of a public/private partnership.

 

[reflechissez]

If you say so.....I'm just hoping those researchers come this way. We like researchers and innovation that is born out of a public/private partnership.

He will not directly address your post. His schtick is to repeat himself until you or he gets bored.

 

[Callen]

i'm already bored. My threshold is about 4 maybe 5 posts.

 

[Allan]

I think the right question to ask is: If Harvard doesn’t find research to be worthy of funding from its own endowment then why should the public pay for it?

Because Harvard’s research saves lives and advances other science that benefits your country.

Harvard affiliated researchers have won 161 Nobel Prizes.

Their discoveries in medicine alone are too numerous to list.

But you can read up...

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hms.harvard.edu

 

[Napoleon]

Because Harvard’s research saves lives and advances other science that benefits your country.

Harvard affiliated researchers have won 161 Nobel Prizes.

Their discoveries in medicine alone are too numerous to list.

But you can read up...

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hms.harvard.edu

If the research they’re doing is so critically important then Harvard can use its endowment and annual revenue to pay for it.

 

[Allan]

If the research they’re doing is so critically important then Harvard can use its endowment and annual revenue to pay for it.

So America is giving up funding life saving medical research? Giving up on having some of the world's top scientists working on stuff that will benefit your country?

You know who doesn't bother with that kind of thing? Shithole countries.

 

[Napoleon]

So America is giving up funding life saving medical research? Giving up on having some of the world's top scientists working on stuff that will benefit your country?

You know who doesn't bother with that kind of thing? Shithole countries.

It’s right to question why a private institution with a $53 billion endowment and $6.5 billion in annual revenue needs a dime from the Federal government for research. That is money better spent by the NIH to do its own research rather than lavishing a private institution with taxpayer dollars to fund research of dubious value. The fact that Harvard isn’t paying for it already strongly implies that what these grants are funding is folly.