An endowment granted by the Real Estate Foundation is a fund that earns interest income to be applied to purposes agreed upon by the Foundation and the recipient institution. The principal grant amount remains untouched as a long-term resource for the institution. The general purposes of the endowments listed below are public and professional education. Some endowments are intended to support research, emphasizing applied outcomes. All endowment grants were made on the condition that the recipient institution would match the grant amount with money raised from other sources.

In addition to the program-specific endowment grants, the Foundation has made endowments for student aid to the British Columbia Institute of Technology, Camosun College, Capilano College (now University), the College of New Caledonia, Douglas College, Langara College, Malaspina College (now Vancouver Island University), Northern Lights College, Okanagan University College (now Okanagan College), University College of the Cariboo (now Thompson Rivers University), and Vancouver Community College.