{"id":1265,"date":"2018-11-14T18:20:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T23:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nepc.com\/private-wealth\/newsroom\/pensions-investments-alternatives-spark-decade-of-growth-for-largest-funds\/"},"modified":"2021-11-02T19:09:54","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T23:09:54","slug":"pensions-investments-alternatives-spark-decade-of-growth-for-largest-funds","status":"publish","type":"newsroom","link":"https:\/\/www.nepc.com\/private-wealth\/newsroom\/pensions-investments-alternatives-spark-decade-of-growth-for-largest-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Pensions &#038; Investments: Alternatives Spark Decade of Growth for Largest Funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]Nearly a decade after the financial crisis, foundations with an appetite for alternative investments have enjoyed a steady growth in assets.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Assets of the 49 largest private foundations reached $226.3 billion in tax filing year 2016. 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