Study: Operating Charity Investment Returns Rise to an Average of 15.1 Percent in Fiscal Year 2013

Research Process and Methodology

The design of the Commonfund Benchmarks Study of Operating Charities took place in the winter of 2013. Field interviews with the participating institutions followed in the second and third calendar quarters of 2014.

Participating institutions were interviewed by two techniques: telephone interviews and an online instrument. The respondents were the individuals most knowledgeable about investment matters at participating institutions.