Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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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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| Yes | No | |||||
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DUKE UNIVERSITY |
560532129 | 2 | Yes | 763,400 | 0 | |
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763,400 | 0 | ||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (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
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (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) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (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)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (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 on 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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2024 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2024 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2024 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2024: | ||||
| a From 2019....... | ||||
| b From 2020....... | ||||
| c From 2021....... | ||||
| d From 2022....... | ||||
| e From 2023....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2019 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2024 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2024, 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 2024. 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 2025. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2024..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THE FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO BE COMMITTED TO FUNDING COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH IN NEUROSCIENCES AT DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AS WELL AS AT OTHER ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS. FUNDED ARE FACULTY PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS, POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS, AND GRADUATE STUDENTS. THE RESEARCH IS CONCERNED WITH FUTHERING THE KNOWLEDGE AVAILABLE ABOUT CAUSES AND POTENTIAL TREATMENTS FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS. THE FOUNDATION ALSO FUNDS THE RUTH K. BROAD SEMINAR SERIES IN NEUROBIOLOGY AND DISEASE, BRINGING NOTED SCIENTISTS TO DUKE'S CAMPUS THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR TO SHARE RESEARCH FINDINGS, TO PROMOTE NETWORKING AMONG THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY, AND TO MENTOR BUDDING SCIENTISTS. RESULTS OF GRANTS AWARDED BY THE FOUNDATION ARE SHARED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM AS WELL. RESULTS OBTAINED THROUGHOUT THE FUNDING PERIOD FOR THE EXTRAMURAL PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR GRANT FURTHER DEFINED THE MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE GENE APOE4 AND THE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE FACTOR AB. THESE EXPERIMENTS MAY PROVIDE MECHANISTIC INSIGHTS INTO THE ROLE OF APOE4 AS A RISK FACTOR FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. |
| FORM 990, PART V, LINE 3B | THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT HAVE UNRELATED BUSINESS GROSS INCOME OF $1,000 OR MORE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025. AS A RESULT, FORM 990-T IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | KAREN B. BERMAN, DANIEL J. BUSSEL, DEBORAH L. BUSSEL, JOHN M BUSSEL ARE GRANDCHILDREN OF THE LATE RUTH K. BROAD. HANNAH MOSHONTZ DE LA ROCHA IS DANIEL J. BUSSEL'S STEPDAUGHTER. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, RUTH K. BROAD BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. ADOPTED AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS, EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 28, 2025. THE AMENDMENTS WERE ADOPTED TO UPDATE AND MODERNIZE GOVERNANCE PROVISIONS, CLARIFY OVERSIGHT BY DUKE UNIVERSITY, AND ALIGN THE FOUNDATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS WITH CURRENT OPERATIONAL AND REGULATORY PRACTICES. THE AMENDMENTS CLARIFY DUKE UNIVERSITY'S AUTHORITY TO APPOINT AND REMOVE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND TO APPROVE CERTAIN ACTIONS OF THE BOARD, CONSISTENT WITH THE FOUNDATION'S STATUS AS A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION. DIRECTOR TERMS WERE STANDARDIZED TO ONE YEAR TERMS, QUORUM REQUIREMENTS WERE REVISED, AND PARTICIPATION IN MEETINGS BY ELECTRONIC MEANS WAS EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZED. THE ROLE OF CHAIR OF THE BOARD WAS CLARIFIED TO DESIGNATE THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT FOR HEALTH AFFAIRS AND DEAN OF THE DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (OR DESIGNEE) AS CHAIR. THE POSITION OF VICE CHAIR WAS ELIMINATED PROXY VOTING BY DIRECTORS WAS REMOVED. THE BYLAWS WERE FURTHER AMENDED TO ELIMINATE DIRECTOR HONORARIA, CLARIFY THAT DIRECTORS SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION OTHER THAN REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES, SIMPLIFY OFFICER ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, REQUIRE THAT THE PRESIDENT BE A DUKE UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEE, AND STRENGTHEN FINANCIAL AND REPORTING CONTROLS. THE BYLAWS WERE AMENDED TO EXPRESSLY STATE THAT THE FOUNDATION OPERATES FOR THE BENEFIT OF DUKE UNIVERSITY, WITH AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT OTHER QUALIFYING CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS ONLY IF APPROVED BY DUKE UNIVERSITY, AND TO CLARIFY ANNUAL REPORTING OBLIGATIONS TO DUKE UNIVERSITY. COMMITTEE AUTHORITY WAS CLARIFIED TO RESERVE CERTAIN POWERS TO THE FULL BOARD, AND INDEMNIFICATION PROVISIONS WERE EXPANDED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. THESE AMENDMENTS DID NOT ALTER THE FOUNDATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE TRUSTEES OF DUKE UNIVERSITY HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE NOMINATIONS FOR DIRECTORS OF THE RUTH K. BROAD BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. FURTHER, THE TRUSTEES OF DUKE UNIVERSITY ALSO HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO REMOVE A DIRECTOR OF THE RUTH K. BROAD BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | THE TRUSTEES OF DUKE UNIVERSITY HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE ANY DECISIONS MADE BY THE GOVERNING BODY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE RUTH K. BROAD BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION, PROVIDES THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY WITH A DRAFT OF FORM 990 FOR INDIVIDUAL REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE RUTH K. BROAD BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE RELATED TO CONFLICT OF INTEREST VIA THE RUTH K. BROAD BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION FORM 990 CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE. THIS QUESTIONNAIRE IS SENT OUT ANNUALLY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 | IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 UPON REQUEST, THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON SEVERAL THIRD PARTY WEBSITES. WHILE THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT PROVIDE THE FORM 990 DIRECTLY TO THESE THIRD PARTIES, THE FORM 990 IS OBTAINED FROM THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THE THIRD PARTIES SUBSEQUENTLY AND INDEPENDENTLY PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE FORM 990 ON THEIR PLATFORM. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE NORTH CAROLINA SECRETARY OF STATE WEBSITE. THE RUTH K. BROAD BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION IS INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED, INDEPENDENTLY AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF DUKE UNIVERSITY, WHICH ARE AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://FINANCE.DUKE.EDU/RESOURCES/DOCS |
| FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 7C - GAIN/LOSS FROM SALES OF NONINVENTORY ASSETS | INVESTMENT FUND DUKE UNIVERSITY (AND THEREFORE THE RUTH K. BROAD BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION) MANAGES ITS INVESTMENT FUNDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNIFORM PRUDENT MANAGEMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS ACT OF NORTH CAROLINA. AS PERMITTED BY THE ACT, THE UNIVERSITY (AND THEREFORE THE RUTH K. BROAD BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION) UTILIZES TWO INVESTMENT POOLS TO INVEST ITS FUNDS AND THESE FUNDS OPERATE ON A TOTAL RETURN CONCEPT. |
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