New Haven is home to Yale which boasts one of the largest endowments of any university in the country.

I'm so delighted to be a part of this big and resource-endowed community. 

Harvard endowment and John Hancock certainly know the routine.

Some of the brightest investors in the country  Harvard endowment  John Hancock etc. they are the number one owners and long term investors in Timberlands in the US.. there is no cash flow in timber.. there is own it hold it ( many times for 30 to 100 years) harvest it one time event and cash out..

You might think that scalability would be severely limited at a nonprofit, but I've heard that there's room for considerable upside at certain nonprofit institutions with large endowments.

Generally unless the policy is a MEC loans are not taxable. a MEC is a Modified Endowment Contract and would mean that the cash put into the policy was too much too soon for the IRS’s liking.

Another alternative with $100,000 would be to create a Modified Endowment Contract (MEC) on purpose.

Plus depends on the stand but if you care for it in certain ways it can increase value even more  IE export grade or # 1  or #2 grade  Timber is graded in about 4 or 5 grades with each being more valuable than the next. the largest investors and owners of timber land in the Pacific Northwest are John Hancock insurance and the Harvard endowment fund..

Easiest way to scope it out is to find a Forester and either buy them a cup of coffee or pay for in depth information on what's most viable in the area you want to invest or work in.the largest owners of Timber lands in the US tend to be  Harvard endowment  John Hancock and of course the major lumber companies.. those aforementioned fund much of the acquisitions for those big companies plus hold their own for the long term returns.But its very local  VERY 

Harvard endowment and John Hancock insurance are two of the largest lenders and owners of Timber land in the US.