The Hope College Endowment Fund is a financial collection maintained by Hope College, which is an educational institution that enrolls more than 3,000 students. The fund is utilized for providing financial aids to students, expanding student-faculty research opportunities, and recruiting and retaining faculty members. It offers investment opportunities in the forms of cash, securities, planned gifts, life income arrangements, and insurance policies and plans. The Hope College Endowment Fund works to support and enhance the academic mission of the college, as well as provides gifts to over 9,000 alumni, parents and students friends. The fund is administered by the office of College Advancement, a part of Hope College.