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Treasurer's Statement
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... will move up to become the NAS/NRC Deputy Executive Officer and NRC Chief Operating Officer. To the Council of the National Academy of Sciences: NAS Highlights This Report of the Treasurer of the National Academy of Endowment, Trust, and Other Long-term Investments Sciences presents the financial position and results of Portfolio operations as well as a review of the endowment, trust, and other long-term investments portfolio activities of our As the Chairman of the Finance Committee, I am Academy for the year ended December 31, 2010.
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... composite benchmark of 5.1%.  Included in the $383.9 million total market value of At the end of 2010, the Finance Committee proposed, and the Portfolio as of December 31, 2010, are $7.1 the Council approved, changes in the guidelines for million for the Woods Hole Endowment Funds, $66.4 portfolio asset allocation.
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... Net Committee on International Security & Arms Control 176 Local High School Project 36 InterAcademy Council 84 Facilities Woods Hole 244 Foreign Meetings 133 NAS owns the following facilities: President's Office 23 NAS Executive Office 62 Keck Center of the National Academies at 500 Fifth  NRC Operations 961 St., NW in Washington, D.C. $ 5,602 Total Expenses National Academy of Sciences Building at 2101  Constitution Ave., NW in Washington, D.C.
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... The NAS Development Office continues to seek and NRC Highlights receive private philanthropic support from members, friends and organizations. The fund-raising effort continues to focus on building the endowment and Revenues expendable unrestricted sources for the NAS, including the IOM.
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... Private/Nonfederal Contracts and Grants Related Entities Private sponsors supplemented government projects and provided for new initiatives by funding awards in the There are many financial transactions exchanged between amount of $44.1 million in 2010, compared with $44.7 the member organizations of the National Academies. The million in 2009.
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... Ostriker decrease in the net assets of the organization. During Treasurer calendar year 2010, the NAS has been able to grow its net assets through increased program revenues and continued recovery of a major portion of the investment losses suffered in 2008.
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