The New Mexico Military Institute Foundation acts in a fiduciary capacity in maintaining its funds received and expended for the benefit of NMMI. For investment purposes, all funds donated to the various permanent endowments of the Foundation are placed in a pooled investment fund and managed therein. The managed funds of the Foundation exist to provide long-term support to NMMI. Accordingly, the investment philosophy of the Foundation is based on a disciplined, consistent, and diversified approach utilizing multiple asset classes and multiple managers. The managed funds of the Foundation will be considered a total return fund where returns are sought from market appreciation and from interest and dividends. The Foundation intends to spend annually, for the benefit of NMMI, 4% of the average value of its pooled investment ending value calculated over the prior 12 quarters.