Duke University

“The organization made one significant change to the by-laws. It clarified that the board may elect up to three current students or recent graduates as trustees and one of the nominated for election by the graduates of the university may be an officer of the duke university alumni association.”

“Graduates of duke university have the right to elect twelve trustees to serve on the board of trustees.”

“Duke university's draft form 990 is distributed to the audit, risk & compliance committee of the university trustees. At the meeting, the duke university tax senior director, the person responsible for the preparation of the university's form 990, is available for questions from the committee. Not only is the committee offered an opportunity to ask questions at the meeting, but also anytime thereafter by contacting the tax senior director or duke university's tax attorney, who is also involved with the preparation of duke university's form 990. Subsequently, a draft form 990 is distributed to the full board of trustees of the university prior to filing and in advance of a meeting. There is opportunity for the trustees to ask questions of the tax senior director and university counsel at the meeting or anytime thereafter.”

“The president, officers, and employees with administrative responsibilities shall exercise the utmost good faith in all transactions touching upon their duties to duke university and its property. In their dealings with and on behalf of the institution, they shall be held to a strict rule of honest and fair dealings between themselves and the university. They shall not use their positions, or knowledge gained therefrom, in such a way that a material conflict would arise between the interest of the university and that of the individual. Compliance is monitored with an annual survey. Identified conflicts are analyzed and managed accordingly.”

“The duke university compensation committee, comprised of members of the duke university board of trustees, reviews and approves all executive compensation for all disqualified persons and other key employees. Duke university has adopted a statement of compensation philosophy that articulates broad objectives to help guide the duke university compensation committee in its mission. The duke university compensation committee engages the services of an outside executive compensation consulting firm to establish comparability data of other universities of similar size and complexity as duke university. The duke university compensation committee reviews the market analysis then determines the reasonableness and appropriateness of all aspects of executive compensation. The deliberations and conclusions of the duke university compensation committee are kept by the university secretary who records the minutes of the committee meeting.”

“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.”

“Duke university's documents (articles of incorporation and any subsequent amendments or restatements) are available to the public on the north carolina secretary of state website. Duke university makes its organizing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public on its website. Duke university's consolidated audited financial statements are located at https://resources.finance.duke.edu/resources/docs/financial_reports2019-20. Pdf (weblink must be input in all lower case letters).”

“Organization's mission "james b. Duke's founding indenture of duke university directed the members of the university to 'provide real leadership in the educational world' by choosing individuals of 'outstanding character, ability, and vision' to serve as its officers, trustees and faculty; by carefully selecting students of 'character, determination and application; and by pursuing those areas of teaching and scholarship that would 'most help to develop our resources, increase our wisdom, and promote human happiness.' "to these ends, the mission of duke university is to provide a superior liberal education to undergraduate students, attending not only to their intellectual growth but also their development as adults committed to high ethical standards and full participation as leaders in their communities; to prepare future members of the learned professions for lives of skilled and ethical service by providing excellent graduate and professional education; to advance the frontiers of knowledge and contribute boldly to the international community of scholarship; to promote an intellectual environment built on a commitment to free and open inquiry; to help those who suffer, cure disease, and promote health, through sophisticated medical research and thoughtful patient care; to provide wide ranging educational opportunites, on and beyond our campuses, for traditional students, active professionals and life-long learners using the power of information technologies; and to promote a deep appreciation for the range of human difference and potential, a sense of the obligations and rewards of citizenship, and a commitment to learning, freedom and truth. "by pursuing these objectives with vision and integrity, duke university seeks to engage the mind, elevate the spirit, and stimulate the best effort of all who are associated with the university; to contribute in diverse ways to the local community, the state, the nation and the world; and to attain and maintain a place of real leadership in all that we do."”

“Changes in perpetual trusts & split int agreements -30,831,957. Transfer from duhs 109,790,741. Nonperiodic change -205,840,529. Other changes -40,537,751.”