Grinnell College manages an endowment fund which is based in Des Moines, Iowa. The endowment helps support various academic programs, students, faculty, and scholarships. The college's investment office manages the endowment in accordance with the college's investment policy and its endowment spending policy. The operations of the investment office are overseen by the board of trustees who are further assisted by the investment committee and finance committee.Grinnell College Endowment's investment portfolio is valued at $2.07 billion, with investments in bonds, marketable equity interests, commingled funds, private equity, real estate, and cash.