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SCHEDULE 1 Endowment, Trust, and Other Longterm Investments Pool Description of Funds for the Year Ended December 31, 2011
Pages 8-16

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From page 8...
... 2,002,500 Richard King Mellon Foundation Fund -- Grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation for maintenance of the building and grounds at the Woods Hole Study Center. 50,000 Penzance Foundation Fund -- A grant for the J
From page 9...
... Presidents' Committee Fund -- Each of the following funds supports NRC programmatic efforts in areas related to the purpose specified by the fund's donor(s) awarded by a committee consisting of the NAS, NAE, and IOM Presidents.
From page 10...
... Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences Fund -- Contributions from various sources for sponsoring free cultural programs of merit for local residents and for providing a 28,034 platform for musicians and artists. Henry and Bryna David Endowment -- A bequest of Henry and Bryna David for the establishment and funding of the Henry and Bryna David Endowment to support the communication of insights and discoveries from the social and behavioral sciences to policy makers and other decision makers to promote informed public policy and staff development through various Academy activities.
From page 11...
... Henry Draper in memory of her husband, a former member of the Academy, to found the Henry Draper Medal to be awarded for notable investigations in astronomical physics; the balance of income is applied to aid research in this science. 6,000 Elliot Fund -- Gift of Margaret Henderson Elliot to found the Daniel Giraud Elliot Gold Medal and Honorarium for the most meritorious work on zoology and paleontology published in each year.
From page 12...
... The National Academy of Sciences Award in Early Earth and Life Sciences will rotate presentations of the Stanley Miller Medal for research on early earth sciences and the Charles Doolittle Walcott Medal for research on Cambrian or pre-Cambrian life and its history. 204,554 Monsanto Award in Molecular Biology -- A grant from the Monsanto Company for an award to be given in recognition of contributions in the field of molecular biology.
From page 13...
... The National Academy of Sciences Award in Early Earth and Life Sciences will rotate presentations of the Charles Doolittle Walcott Medal for research on Cambrian or pre– Cambrian life and its history and the Stanley Miller Medal for research on early earth sciences.
From page 14...
... Kaiser Family Foundation Fund -- Contribution to an endowment fund to support core activities of the Institute of Medicine. The grant indicates the Foundation's view that the Institute of Medicine is of great importance to the development of sound social policy related to health.
From page 15...
... 5,000,000 Kellogg Health of the Public Fund Matching Contributions -- In response to the Kellogg challenge grant to match dollar for dollar up to $2.5 million to support communication and outreach activities now and for future projects. 2,572,044 Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Lecture Series -- Through the generosity of the Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation, a lecture series was established in 1988.
From page 16...
... $ 8,000,000 Program Endowment -- An endowment from the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation to TNAC to support NRC program activities conducted in whole or in part at the Beckman Center. The endowment is held on behalf of TNAC and invested by the NAS.


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