Commonfund’s Commitment to Corporate Responsibility
Founded in 1971, Commonfund is an asset management firm dedicated to enhancing our clients’ financial resources through access, performance, and values.
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Mission-Aligned Investing
Mission-Aligned Investing
As an investment management firm, Commonfund partners with clients to help them meet their missions. Those partnerships take many forms — traditional endowment model portfolios, portfolios that reflect an institution's underlying mission, and local impact projects in a client's home region. Building on the Global Impact Investing Network's four core characteristics of impact investing, we work with each client to articulate the depth and breadth they want to pursue, then help put those objectives into action.
Thought Leadership
Thought Leadership
From Commonfund's earliest days, a central element of its mission has been thought leadership, promulgation of best practices and professional development. Commonfund commenced operations in 1971 funded by a $2.8 million grant from the Ford Foundation. Of that total, $500,000 was set aside for a program of research and publishing.
Commonfund @ Work
Commonfund @ Work
At Commonfund, employees are our greatest asset. We strive to attract talent from the broadest pool to foster innovative thinking and unique points of view — an objective that spans external outreach as well as internal policies that promote a welcoming environment and safeguard employee health and well-being. Fostering a welcoming and safe work environment where employees can bring their whole self to work every day has always been a priority.
Sustainable Spaces, Sustainable Culture
In fiscal year 2026, Commonfund relocated two of its offices: its headquarters moved from Wilton, CT to Norwalk, CT, and its New York office relocated from Park Avenue to Third Avenue in Manhattan's Midtown East.
- Norwalk Office (Merritt 7): LEED Gold certified, with a focus on tenant health through natural light, outdoor access, and advanced air filtration.
- New York Office (825 Third Avenue): LEED Gold certified (Core and Shell), built with an emphasis on sustainable materials, waste diversion, and water efficiency.
Partnerships
Commonfund partners with organizations whose work advances the interests of the institutions we serve. These relationships span governance and trustee education, mission-aligned investing, benchmarking research, and efforts to broaden access in asset management. They extend the reach of our thought leadership and let us collaborate with leading organizations on shared priorities. These relationships include:
- Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB)
- Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA)
- Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
- Council on Foundations (COF)
- Intentional Endowments Network (IEN)
- National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO)
- NBOA - Business Leadership for Independent Schools
Commonfund Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Office
The mission of the DEI office is to intentionally promote and foster inclusion and equity across Commonfund and our investment process, thought leadership, and professional and organizational development. We strive to:
Provide firm-wide opportunities for professional and organizational development; Include diverse managers within investment portfolios, where appropriate or practicable with respect to a particular investment; Advance the understanding of the value of diversity and inclusion in the asset management industry
