Investments
We invite you to nominate individuals and groups whose achievements reflect the Olympic and Paralympic ideals—advancing sport, promoting inclusion, and inspiring communities through teamwork, perseverance, and fair play.
The Endowment aims to preserve its purchasing power while providing stable, long-term funding for its programs. It seeks total returns that exceed operating, management, and inflation-related costs, reinvesting all earnings beyond approved expenditures. Guided by UPMIFA standards, the Investment Committee manages a diversified, cost-effective portfolio designed to minimize unnecessary risk and ensure prudent stewardship of assets.
As part of its mission as a supporting organization to the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC), the Endowment offers USOPC member and affiliated organizations the opportunity to invest in two pooled investment vehicles.
Long Term Pool
THE LONG-TERM POOL is modeled after large university endowments, investing across a diversified portfolio with a long-term horizon, a significant allocation to alternative assets such as private equity and hedge funds, and a focus on generating sustainable returns to support the Olympic and Paralympic community in perpetuity.
Reserve Pool
THE RESERVE POOL is structured to balance immediate accessibility with long-term stability. It prioritizes principal preservation, maintaining sufficient liquidity to meet near-term funding needs, and achieving reasonable returns that keep pace with inflation—without taking on excessive risk. Unlike the long-term pool, the reserve pool emphasizes stability and flexibility to ensure resources are available when needed to support the Olympic and Paralympic community.
