The Center for Documentary Studies

“Powers to elect or appoint members of the governing body the members of the board of directors of the center for documentary studies shall be approved by the board of trustees of duke university. Board members may be removed without cause prior to the expiration of their terms by two-thirds vote of then-sitting board of directors (exclusive of the vote of the director in question) or by a majority vote of the board of trustees of duke university.”

“Decisions of the governing body the board of directors shall have the power to make, alter, amend and repeal the bylaws of the corporation and alter, amend, and repeal the charter of the corporation by affirmative vote of two-thirds of the directors then in office; provided, however, that no amendment may be made which would cause the organization no longer to be described as a qualifying charitable organization, and further provided that any amendment which repeals the organization's charter or which alters or removes duke university's right to approve of the election or removal of the members of the board of directors, shall be approved by the board of trustees of duke university.”

“Form 990 review process by the governing body the center for documentary studies provides the members of the governing body with a draft of form 990.”

“Conflict of interest policy compliance enforcement process the officers and the board of directors are required to disclose any conflicts annually, by completion of an annual questionnaire.”

“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.”

“The center for documentary studies' governing documents (articles of incorporation and any subsequent amendments or restatement) are available to the public on the north carolina secretary of state website. The governing documents of the organization are also available to the public upon request. The public is able to view the governing documents at 1317 pettigrew street, durham, nc 27705, or if the requesting individual is unable to travel to the organization's office, the requested information will be sent to them via u.s. Mail.”

“Duke university, and therefore the center for documentary studies, 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 center for documentary studies, utilizes an investment pool referred to as the long term pool (ltp) to invest its funds. The ltp is managed by a related organization and operates on a total return concept, therefore, it is not practical to separate earnings among part viii, lines 3 and 7. All investment earnings have been combined and reported on line 7d.”

“The organization did not have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the fiscal year ended june 30, 2023. Therefore, form 990-t is not required for the fiscal year ended june 30, 2023.”

“Prior period adjustment -3,732,154.”