By: Alaa Abu Anas Real estate constitutes an important part of many endowments' assets, such as lands, buildings, shops, and others. Endowment real estate in Mecca gains special importance due to Mecca's status and the value of its real estate assets. In this article, I will address an awareness aspect related to the institutional management of endowment real estate, starting from knowing the asset and organizing its data and documents, to organized follow-up and related procedures. First: Knowing Endowment Real Estate Assets One of the fundamentals of institutional management is having a clear and organized overview of the endowment's real estate assets, so that each property has its basic data available, including: Property location, its documents and deeds, its condition, associated contracts and obligations, and the purpose it serves. Compiling this information in an organized file for each property makes it easier to access and helps in the continuity of institutional work, preventing information from being tied to a specific person or scattered among various documents and files. Thus, organizing the real estate asset file represents an important foundation for subsequent work and procedures. Second: What Does an Endowment Property File Include? The file's content may vary depending on the nature of the property and the endowment, but it is useful to gather information related to the asset in one place, such as: Basic property data, deeds and documents, associated contracts, plans and technical documents if available, previous correspondence and procedures, and any obligations or data needed by the authorized person when referring to the file. The organization of the file is not limited to collecting documents only, but also includes arranging them, updating their data, and saving any new developments, making them easy to access when needed. Third: Periodic Follow-up of the Asset Endowment real estate is a continuous asset, so its file may need updating over time due to a new contract, a legal procedure, maintenance, a document update, or other matters related to the asset. This is where periodic follow-up comes in as part of administrative work, including updating information and documents and documenting what is done regarding the property. Follow-up may conclude that no action is required, or it may reveal a need that requires presenting it to the authorized person or seeking specialized assistance depending on its nature. A Final Thought Organizing endowment real estate begins with building a clear information base for each asset, arranging its documents, data, and associated contracts, obligations, and procedures. This organized knowledge helps the endowment management and the authorized person access clear information when any action or decision related to the asset is needed. In the second part, I will discuss another complementary aspect of this topic: the difference between endowment management and specialized real estate work, the place of endowment real estate within planning, and when specialists and licensed entities are needed. ________ Specialist in endowments, the non-profit sector, institutional building, and development.