Financials & Reports
Investment Performance and Strategy
Goal of Portfolio:
The goal of our investment approach is to provide the highest sustainable, consistent flow of funds to maximize charitable capital and support the Foundation for MetroWest’s mission of helping underserved populations in the local community. To accomplish this, we utilize the following strategies:
- Protect the future purchasing power of the principal of the Foundation’s endowment by reserving an appropriate portion of investment return to offset the cumulative effects of inflation.
- Manage the spending of endowment yield over time to reduce, as far as possible, undesirable annual variations in the level of support provided by the endowment.
Through its Investment Portfolio, the Foundation for MetroWest offers charitable donors and nonprofit organizations access to institutional investment strategies and management typically available only to large investors. By working with the Foundation, donors and nonprofits can capitalize on the benefits of our professional, diversified investment approach.
Effective stewardship of philanthropic assets enables the Foundation to provide charitable planning and fund management to donors and nonprofits in the MetroWest region. We assist donors who value the flexibility and liquidity of grants and donations made today, as well as those seeking growth and income over time.
Created and managed as a long-term investment option, the FFMW portfolio is currently managed by Northern Trust Company and is overseen by the Investment Committee.
Investment Committee
All funds established at the Foundation for MetroWest are managed as provided by the Investment Policy Statement approved by the Board of Trustees. The Investment Committee oversees the process and selects and monitors investment managers
John DeSisto, Chair
CIO
Yawkey Foundations
Rose Carpenter
Deputy CIO
Wellesley College
Laurie Krigman
Associate Professor of Finance
Babson College
Robert A. O’Neil, Jr.
Founding Principal
Birch Hill Investment Advisors
Robert D. Rands
Wellington Management, Retired
James S. Rider
Corporate Treasury Manager
MathWorks, Inc.
Performance as of Second Quarter, 2022
| Annual Return | Benchmark | |
| 1 Year | -14.07% | -12.48% |
| 3 Year | 2.66% | 3.91% |
| 5 Year | 4.16% | 4.82% |
| Inception | 4.67% | 4.13% |
All time periods over 1 year are annualized. Inception is June 20, 2007
The benchmark is a blend of asset class indices weighted by our target asset allocation.