Founded as The Investment Fund for Foundations in 1991 by a network of foundations with the express purpose of serving the investment needs of the non-profit community. As of March 31, 2017, TIFF served around 550 non-profit members who entrust about $7.0 billion in assets, including committed capital, to the firm. TIFF now serves foundations, endowments, and other charitable organizations.
TIFF's mission is to seek to enhance the investment returns of non-profit organizations, to reduce the investment and administrative expenses of non-profit organizations, to broaden the universe of investment choices available to non-profit organizations, to assist non-profit organizations in deploying their assets in a manner that will support charitable expenditures while preserving the purchasing power of their assets, to help non-profit organizations monitor and evaluate their investment performance, and to promote within the non-profit community an understanding of investment management.