All About IRFs: Risk Management, Governance, Finance, and Donor Relations at Institutionally Related Foundations

For many colleges and universities, institutionally related foundations (IRFs) form a key element of fundraising and are often part of the endowment management structure these institutions employ in support of their educational mission. Yet the nuances of these unique support organizations are frequently not well understood. Join David Bass of AGB, Bill Jarvis of Bank of America, and Christy Devocelle of the University of Illinois Foundation in an insightful discussion of the characteristics of IRFs, their challenges, and the keys to successful IRF operations.

Attendees will learn:

• The key governance and risk characteristics of IRFs
• Financing and resource sharing models for IRFs
• Issues surrounding donor relations at IRFs