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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
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| NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY | SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 OUR NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE, WWW.CARNEGIESCIENCE.EDU, UNDER POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. |
| EXPLANATION OF GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL AID | SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6A WE RECEIVE GRANTS AND PASS THROUGH FUNDS FROM SEVERAL FEDERAL AGENCIES INCLUDING The National Science Foundation (NSF), the United States Department of Energy (DOE), the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), The Office of Naval Research (ONR), The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), AND OTHERS. THESE MONIES SUPPORT OUR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| organization's mission | Form 990, Part III, Line 1 THE MISSION OF THE CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON, AS SET FORTH IN ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION UNDER AN ACT OF CONGRESS IN 1904, IS "TO ENCOURAGE, IN THE BROADEST AND MOST LIBERAL MANNER, INVESTIGATION, RESEARCH, AND DISCOVERY, AND THE APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF MANKIND." Program Service Activity #1 Form 990, Part III, Line 4a CARNEGIE IS A WORLD-RENOWNED CENTER FOR PETROLOGY - STUDY OF ROCKS. IT IS ALSO A WORLD LEADER IN HIGH-PRESSURE AND HIGH-TEMPERATURE PHYSICS MAKING SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO BOTH EARTH AND MATERIAL SCIENCES. CARNEGIE SCIENTISTS ARE PART OF AN INTERDISCIPLINARY EFFORT TO INVESTIGATE HOW LIFE EVOLVED ON THIS PLANET AND DETERMINE ITS POTENTIAL FOR EXISTING ELSEWHERE. WITH VARIOUS PARTNERS, CARNEGIE HAS LAUNCHED A NEW MULTI-DISCIPLINARY, INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVE DEDICATED TO ACHIEVING A TRANSFORMATIONAL UNDERSTANDING OF EARTH'S DEEP CARBON CYCLE, INCLUDING ITS POORLY CONSTRAINED RESERVOIRS AND FLUXES, UNKNOWN ROLE OF DEEP BIOLOGY, AND UNEXPLORED INFLUENCES OF THE DEEP CARBON CYCLE ON CRITICAL SOCIETAL CONCERNS RELATED TO ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, AND CLIMATE. CARNEGIE ASTRONOMERS, UNLIKE MOST IN THEIR FIELD, DESIGN AND BUILD THEIR OWN INSTRUMENTS TO CAPTURE THE SECRETS OF SPACE. THEY ARE TRACING THE EVOLUTION OF THE UNIVERSE FROM THE SPARK OF THE BIG BANG THROUGH STAR AND GALAXY FORMATION, EXPLORING THE STRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSE, AND PROBING THE MYSTERIES OF DARK MATTER, DARK ENERGY, AND THE EVER-ACCELERATING RATE AT WHICH THE UNIVERSE IS EXPANDING. CARNEGIE OPERATED TELESCOPES IN LAS CAMPANAS CHILE, AT WHICH A LARGE PART OF THE RESEARCH IS CONDUCTED, AND IS PART OF A CONSORTIUM THAT HAS UNDERTAKEN TO DESIGN, CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE A TELESCOPE KNOWN AS THE GIANT MAGELLAN TELESCOPE THAT, WHEN COMPLETE, WILL BE AMONG THE WORLD'S LARGEST GROUND BASED OPTICAL/INFRARED FACILITIES. CARNEGIE RESEARCH ALSO INCLUDES INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAMS OF ASTRONOMERS AND ASTROPHYSICISTS, GEOPHYSICISTS AND GEOCHEMISTS, COSMOCHEMISTS AND PLANETARY SCIENTISTS. THESE TEAMS ARE DISCOVERING PLANETS OUTSIDE OUR SOLAR SYSTEM, DETERMINING THE AGE AND STRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSE, AND STUDYING THE CAUSES OF EARTHQUAKES AND VOLCANOES. USING INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO RESEARCH ON GLOBAL ECOLOGY, CARNEGIE SCIENTISTS ARE PICKING APART THE COMPLICATED INTERACTIONS OF EARTH'S LAND, ATMOSPHERE, AND OCEANS TO UNDERSTAND HOW GLOBAL SYSTEMS OPERATE. WITH A WIDE RANGE OF POWERFUL TOOLS-FROM SATELLITES TO THE INSTRUMENTS OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY-THESE SCIENTISTS EXPLORE ISSUES SUCH AS THE GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE, THE ROLE OF LAND AND OCEANIC ECOSYSTEMS, AND MUCH MORE. THESE ECOLOGISTS ALSO PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THE PUBLIC ARENA, FROM SERVING ON INTERNATIONAL PANELS INVESTIGATING CLIMATE CHANGE TO PROMOTING SATELLITE IMAGERY FOR THE DISCOVERY OF ENVIRONMENTAL HOT SPOTS. Program Service Activity #2 Form 990, Part III, Line 4b EDUCATION - CARNEGIE, A NON-DEGREE GRANTING ENTITY, IS AN ADVANCED STUDY ORGANIZATION AT WHICH HIGHLY QUALIFIED GRADUATE SCIENTISTS ARE OFFERED POSTGRADUATE AND POST DOCTORAL TRAINING FOR CAREERS IN EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. CARNEGIE'S POSTDOCTORAL SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION IS MOSTLY CONDUCTED IN THE LABORATORY OR IN THE FIELD. THE POSTDOCTORAL CURRICULUM IS HEAVILY WEIGHTED TOWARD TRAINING CANDIDATES TO BE CAPABLE RESEARCHERS AND TEACHERS OF RESEARCH. THE FACULTY CONSISTS OF THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF OF CARNEGIE, ALL OF WHOM PURSUE THEIR OWN RESEARCH. CARNEGIE ALSO OFFERS CERTAIN TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PREDOCTORAL STUDENTS WHO MAY PURSUE FORMAL DEGREES AT DEGREE-GRANTING INSTITUTIONS. CARNEGIE PROGRAMS ALSO TRAIN PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS HOW TO INCORPORATE INTERACTIVE SCIENCE INSTRUCTION INTO ALL ASPECTS OF THE CURRICULUM; HELPS IMPROVE THE INSTRUCTION OF MATHEMATICS EDUCATION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN BY TRAINING INDIVIDUALS WITH MATHEMATICS OR RELATED DEGREES TO BECOME CLASSROOM INSTRUCTORS; INTRODUCES AND TRAINS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO CAREER EDUCATION PATHWAYS IN THE FIELD OF BIOTECHNOLOGY; AND MAKES INFORMATION AVAILABLE CONCERNING CARNEGIE'S SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH FINDINGS TO STUDENTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. |
| FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B CARNEGIE'S FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SENIOR STAFF AND ITS INDEPENDENT PAID PREPARER, GRANT THORNTON, WORK TOGETHER TO PREPARE AND REVIEW THE FORM 990. THE DRAFT FORM 990 IS THEN DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT. AFTER THE FINANCE AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE HAS REVIEWED THE RETURN AND ITS FEEDBACK HAS BEEN INCORPORATED, THE RETURN IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. TRUSTEES ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE WITH ANY QUESTIONS. CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CARNEGIE HAS ADOPTED CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES THAT APPLY TO THE INSTITUTION'S TRUSTEES, CORPORATE OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES. THESE POLICIES REQUIRE EACH TRUSTEE TO COMPLETE ANNUALLY A FORM TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE FORMS ARE COLLECTED BY THE CORPORATE SECRETARY, AND ANY DISCLOSURES ARE SUBSEQUENTLY PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR RELEVANT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. SIMILARLY, ALL EMPLOYEES OF CARNEGIE (INCLUDING CORPORATE OFFICERS) ARE REQUIRED, UPON HIRING AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, TO REPORT THEIR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS REVIEW ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS IN THEIR DEPARTMENTS. THE PRESIDENT REVIEWS ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS FOR DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS FOR THE CORPORATE OFFICERS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, EACH INDIVIDUAL SUBJECT TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES IS REQUIRED TO UPDATE HIS/HER DISCLOSURE STATEMENT TO INCLUDE ANY INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE DISCLOSED. THE SIGNED EMPLOYEE DISCLOSURE FORMS ARE KEPT IN THE EMPLOYEES PERSONNEL FILE. |
| PROCESS FOR DETERMINING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A CARNEGIE ENGAGES AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM TO CONDUCT A COMPENSATION STUDY TO EVALUATE THE REASONABLENESS OF THE TOTAL PROPOSED COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S "DISQUALIFIED PERSONS" UNDER TREAS. REG. 53.4958-3 WITHOUT REGARD TO WHETHER THE PERSON HAS BEEN ELECTED AN OFFICER. THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION STUDY FOCUSES ON THE COMPENSATION PAID TO FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY-SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS AND ALSO CONSIDERS INDUSTRY COMPENSATION SURVEYS. THE COMPENSATION STUDY IS PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATIONS HUMAN RESOURCES AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, TOGETHER WITH A REASONED WRITTEN OPINION FROM THE COMPENSATION CONSULTANT THAT THE PROPOSED COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE DISQUALIFIED PERSONS ARE "REASONABLE" WITHIN THE MEANING OF TREAS. REG. 53.4958-4(B)(1)(II)(A). THE HUMAN RESOURCES AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE SETS COMPENSATION FOR EACH DISQUALIFIED PERSON AND MAKES A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES WITH RESPECT TO COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT. THE FULL BOARD THEN REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION STUDY AND OPINION FOR THE PRESIDENT TOGETHER WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND MAKES A DECISION WITH RESPECT TO THE PRESIDENTS COMPENSATION. THE HUMAN RESOURCES AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND BOARD RELY ON THE COMPENSATION CONSULTANT'S OPINION AND COMPENSATION STUDY TO GUIDE ITS REVIEW, DELIBERATION, AND APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS, AND ITS DECISIONS REGARDING COMPENSATION (INCLUDING THE BASES FOR THESE DECISIONS) ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES. THE HUMAN RESOURCES AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND TRUSTEES WHO VOTE ON COMPENSATION FOR DISQUALIFIED PERSONS AND THE PRESIDENT DO NOT HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH REGARD TO THESE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS. |
| MAKING ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 IN ACCORDANCE WITH TREAS. REG. 301-6104(D)-1(A)(1) AND IRS NOTICE 2007-45, COPIES OF CARNEGIES THREE MOST RECENT FORMS 990 ARE MADE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY THE PUBLIC DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS AT CARNEGIE'S OFFICE IN WASHINGTON, DC. CARNEGIE'S MOST RECENT FORM 990 IS ALSO MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE INSTITUTIONS WEBSITE. THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED BY LAW. THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND STAFF CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE ALSO MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| Other CHANGES IN NET ASSETS | FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 Pension-related charges other than net periodic postretirement benefit cost $1,773,497 Unrealized swap gain/(loss) $120,034 Unrealized exchange rate gain/(loss) ($631) ---------- Total $1,892,900 |
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