The Rockefeller University

“Evan Greenberg resigned from the Board in light of his position with Chubb Limited - Chubb Group, an entity with which the University has a dispute.”

“The Organization made available to the governing Board of Trustees the completed form 990 on a restricted website prior to submission. Any comments or questions pertaining to the form 990 were sent to the Vice President, Finance or a member of the Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees. The Audit Committee of the Board of Trustee reviewed and approved the form 990 prior to its submission.”

“All members of the University community are covered by the applicable University conflict of interest policies. Trustees, Officers, and Key Employees are covered by the Policy on Business Conflict of Interest and Family/Business Relationships. All other members of the University community are covered by the Conflict of Interest Policy Governing Business Practices. (a) For trustees (including the President), the conflict of interest disclosure form is submitted to the Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees. The Audit Committee, with help from others it may designate, investigates any conflicts or potential conflicts of interest and implements management plans where conflicts or potential conflicts are found to exist. Trustees having made disclosures of current or potential conflict of interest situations may participate in the information-gathering stage of the Audit Committee's review of the disclosures, but will be asked to excuse themselves during the Audit Committee discussion, consideration and vote on the matters in question. (b) For officers and key employees, the conflict of interest disclosure form is submitted to the President. The President, with the help from others he may designate, investigates any conflicts or potential conflicts of interest, and implements management plans where conflicts are found to exist. (c) For heads of laboratory, the conflict of interest disclosure form is submitted to the Vice President for Academic Affairs. The Vice President for Academic Affairs, with help from others he may designate, investigates any conflicts or potential conflicts of interest, and implements management plans where conflicts are found to exist. (d) For all other members of the University community, the conflict of interest disclosure form is submitted to the Vice President for Human Resources. The Vice President for Human Resources, with help from others she may designate, investigates any conflicts or potential conflicts of interest, and implements management plans where conflicts are found to exist.”

“Compensation for the President and Officers is established and approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Trustees. Such compensation is established through review of comparability data and contemporaneous documentation of the deliberation and decision. The process includes use of an independent compensation consultant, compensation survey of peer institutions and review of other Form 990s. Specific reviews occur on an annual basis.”

“Conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available to the public through the University's website.”

“Unrealized Gain on Derivatives - $53,385,530 53,385,530. Postretirement related changes - $ 1,476,000 1,476,000.”