Tiaa Endowment & Philanthropic Services, LLC (Boston)


Tiaa Endowment & Philanthropic Services, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Boston. It manages $10.53 billion of regulatory assets for 6,310 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2018 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Colorado, Connecticut, and 14 other states.

Tiaa Endowment & Philanthropic Services provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, selection of other advisers, and financial consulting. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Tiaa Endowment & Philanthropic Services: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Tiaa Endowment & Philanthropic Services, LLC is $10.53 billion. The firm's AUM has gone down by -5% since the beginning of its operation, and $21.3 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $10.53 billion in discretionary accounts and $1.04 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.67 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $115.67 thousand.
Tiaa Endowment & Philanthropic Services has custody of $10.02 billion in cash and securities for 112 clients in total and its related person acts as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 70% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is pooled investment vehicles, which make up 27% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 2% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Tiaa Endowment & Philanthropic Services, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and hourly charges. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Tiaa Endowment & Philanthropic Services serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Tiaa Endowment & Philanthropic Services is charitable organizations with 144 clients and $7.64 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Tiaa Endowment & Philanthropic Services has the highest percentage of charitable organizations out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $9.24 billion for 185 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 1% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Tiaa Endowment & Philanthropic Services also advises several private funds. Namely, thirteen hedge funds, one other private fund, and twelve private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $1,000,000.

Careers at Tiaa Endowment & Philanthropic Services, LLC

The company employs 151 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 19 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. Only one employee is registered as an investment adviser representative with the state securities authorities.

There’s a single person with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Abigail Benton Mason has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Dec 1997. David Sean Lyons joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Jeffrey Scott Kaspick Member, board of managers 1 Dec 1997 Other 1620758
Abigail Benton Mason Chief investment officer 1 Dec 1997 Other 2609787
Tiaa Cref Redwood Llc Sole direct owner 1 Oct 2006 75% - 100% 20-5591124
Lindy Sherwood Chief business strategy officer 1 May 2011 Other 2333137
Sarah Esterly Devany Chief operating officer 1 Sep 2011 Other 2816547
Joseph Patrick Gerharz Chief financial officer 1 Nov 2015 Other 5433948
Carol Ward Deckbar Member, board of managers 1 Jun 2016 Other 4056286
Andrew Thayer King Counsel 1 Aug 2017 Other 6852665
Kevin J O'leary Chair, board of managers / chief executive officer 1 Aug 2017 Other 4329123
Vijay Nmn Tunikipati Chief risk officer 1 Mar 2018 Other 6929565
Michael Neddal Barakat Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2018 Other 3104832
Michael Jay Jawor Chief investment officer tiaa endowments 1 Mar 2018 Other 5388108
Courtney Kim Eastlack Member, board of managers 1 Mar 2018 Other 2540869
Charles Alan Korthals Chief client relationship officer 1 Mar 2018 Other 4296158
Meredith Jo Kornreich General counsel 1 Mar 2018 Other 2403304
Lisa Wolfson Hess Member, board of managers 1 Mar 2018 Other 861873
Douglas Edward Chittenden Member, board of managers 1 Mar 2018 Other 1719218
Dennis Anthony Johnson Chief investment officer 1 Apr 2018 Other 1721280
Michael Bruce Kahn Member, board of managers 1 Jul 2018 Other 5212942
David Sean Lyons Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2018 Other 2701115

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Tiaa Board Of Overseers Sole shareholder 1 Jun 1938 75% - 100% 13-6110585
Teachers Insurance And Annuity Association Of America Sole owner 1 Aug 2006 75% - 100% 13-1624203

Based in Boston

The principal office where Tiaa Endowment & Philanthropic Services, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 70 Franklin Street, Boston, MA 02110 1313, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Chicago, IL. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 650-585-4100 or by fax 650-595-1400. The normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at kaspick.com.