The oxford funds ("the funds") is an endowment fund established in the united kingdom in 1945 and governed by universities and colleges (trusts) ACT, 1943. The funds's purpose is to collectively administer the assets of trusts that are administered by the chancellor, masters and scholars of the university of oxford ("the university of oxford"), or other trustees for purposes connected with the university of oxford and that are u.k. Charities. The trusts which contribute to the funds have a wide range of charitable purposes, but mostly represent endowment money which is being used to provide long-term support for activities related to the university of oxford. The structure of the funds has been specifically designed to enable trusts which are connected with the university and which share the investment objectives and time horizon of the existing participants to POOL their investments.