Endowment - Landon

Lasting Support For Our Boys

Landon’s endowment is the lifeblood of the School. Unrestricted endowment gifts allow Landon to deploy resources where they are needed most.

But the endowment also consists of individual funds established for a variety of educational purposes. The endowed funds are pooled together so the portfolio can be managed as one entity.

The endowment is critical to minimizing tuition increases as well as maximizing funding for teachers and students. It is designed to keep the principal amount intact while using the investment income to improve the quality of education.

The goal of the Endowment Committee is to maintain and grow the real value of the principal and the draw to continue to support the School and its mission. Endowment growth is the best way to ensure Landon School remains a top-tier boys school in the Washington metro area and nationwide, and our goal to increase the endowment depends primarily on philanthropy.

2025 Endowment Report

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Governance

Board of Trustees Investment and Spending Policies

The Board of Trustees determines the investment and spending policies. The Board establishes investment objectives focused on generating the best risk-adjusted returns that will support Landon School’s financial needs, while preserving the endowment’s real purchasing power in perpetuity.

These objectives are also balanced against the need for sufficient liquidity to meet the School’s annual spending draw.

Endowment Committee Responsibilities

The Endowment Committee is a standing committee of the Board of Trustees. It is tasked with advising the Board and Landon administration on matters relating to the School’s endowment.

It also monitors how the endowment is managed, how the funds raised are deployed, and procedures relating to key Landon policies. It selects and monitors investment manager(s) to ensure the endowment’s allocation, investments, liquidity, risk, and returns are within the parameters set forth in the Investment Policy Statement.

Endowment Committee Composition

The Endowment Committee also advises the Board on the spending policy. The committee consists primarily of trustees (no fewer than three), one of whom is the chair. The committee may also include non-trustee members chosen for their relevant experience.

The chair of the Board, the head of school, the chief financial officer, the controller, and the director of development are members ex officio.

If you are interested in establishing or contributing to an endowed fund at Landon, please contact Director of Development Peter J. Gallo, PhD, at 301-320-1004 or peter_gallo@landon.net.

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