Johns Hopkins University manages an endowment fund based in Baltimore, Maryland. The earnings from endowment investments support scholarships, chairs, professorships, fellowships, basic research, as well as academic and public service progra The fund's alternative investment strategy focuses primarily on venture capital. The endowment is managed by the university's Office of Investment Management (OIM).Johns Hopkins University Endowment's investment portfolio is valued at $4.19 billion with investment in real assets & natural resources, real estate, and private equity.