Loyola Marymount University (LMU) manages an endowment fund that is based in Los Angeles, California. The earnings from endowment investments support scholarships, chairs, professorships, fellowships, basic research, as well as academic and public service progra The board is composed of prominent laypersons, members of the Society of Jesus, and members of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary and Sisters of Saint Joseph of Orange. The assets of the endowment fund are managed by the board of trustees.Loyola Marymount University Endowment's investment portfolio is valued at $477.02 million, with investments in private equity, real estate, hedge funds, infrastructure, real assets, natural resources, publicly-traded equities, fixed income securities, and cash.