REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF 

 THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF TPIE SMITHSO- 

 NIAN INSTITUTION 



FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1950 



To the Board oj Regents of the Smithsonian Institution: 



Your executive committee respectfully submits the following report 

 in relation to the funds of the Smithsonian Institution, together with a 

 statement of the appropriations by Congress for the Government 

 bureaus in the administrative charge of the Institution. 



SMITHSONIAN ENDOWMENT FUND 



The original bequest of James Smithson was £104,960 8s. 6d. — 

 $508,318.46. Refunds of money expended in prosecution of the 

 claim, freights, insurance, and other incidental expenses, together with 

 payment into the fund of the sum, £5,015, which had been withheld 

 during the lifetime of Madame de la Batut, brought the fund to the 

 amount of $550,000. 



Since the original bequest, the Institution has received gifts from 

 various sources, the income from which may be used for the general 

 work of the Institution. These, including the original bequest, plus 

 savings, are listed below, together with the income for the present year. 



ENDOWMENT FUNDS 

 (Income for unrestricted use of the Institution) 



Partly deposited in United States Treasury at 6 percent and partly invested in 

 stocks, bonds, and other holdings. 



Fund 



Investment 



Income 



present 



year 



Parent fund (original Smitlison bequest, plus accumulated savings) — 



Subsequent bequests, gifts, and other fimds, partly deposited in the U. S 

 Treasury and partly invested in the consolidated fund: 



Avery, Robert S., and Lydia, bequest fund 



Endowment fund 



Habel, Dr. S., bequest fund. 



Hachenberg, George P. and Caroline, bequest fund -- 



Hamilton, James, bequest fund -■ 



Henry, Caroline, bequest fund - --■ 



Hodgkins, Thomas G. (general gift) -- -■ 



Porter, Henry Kirke, memorial fund --- - -- ■ 



Rhees, William Jones, bequest fund.- --- --- ■ 



Sanford, George H., memorial fund 



Witherspoon, Thomas A., memorial fund --- 



Special fund, stock in reorganized closed banks. 



Total - 



Grand total --- - 



$728,891.33 



54, 487. 74 



346, 910. 62 



500.00 



4, 122. 41 



2, 913. 78 



1, 239. 68 



146,733.43 



293, 560. 53 



1,074.91 



2, 012. 48 



132, 279. 68 



2, 280. 00 



88, 115. 26 



1,717,006.59 



$43, 712. 50 



2,591.14 



14. 753. 47 



30.00 



178. 29 



167. 87 



53.58 



8, 289. 26 



12, 696. 91 



56.34 



105. 46 



5,721.29 



160.00 



44, 803. 61 



8, 516. 11 



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