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WHILE THE MAJORITY OF THE AWARDS/SUBAWARDS ARE PUBLIC RESEARCH FUNDS SUBJECT TO AUDIT UNDER "TITLE 2 U.S. CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 200, UNIFORM ADMINSTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, COST PRINCIPLES, AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL AWARDS", THESE AWARDS/SUBAWARDS FURTHER INCLUDE PUBLIC RESEARCH FUNDS, PROVIDED THROUGH VARIOUS STATE OF OKLAHOMA PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS PRIVATE RESEARCH FUNDS PROVIDED THROUGH PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS AND INDUSTRY. 1C The external core services furthers the Institute's exempt purposes. 1D THE NOBLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE OPERATES SEVEN FARMS ON WHICH IT CARRIES OUT PROGRAMS OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION. WITH REGARD TO SUCH DEMONSTRATIONS, THE FARMS ARE USED TO VALIDATE FULL SCALE TRIALS AND EVALUATIONS OF SMALL-SCALE INSTITUTE RESEARCH FINDINGS AS WELL AS THE SMALL-SCALE RESEARCH FINDINGS OF OTHER ORGANZIATIONS. DEMONSTRATION OUTCOMES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AT NO COST THROUGH TOURS, EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND PUBLICATIONS. THESE PROGRAMS, IN PART, FULFILL THE INSTITUTE'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE AND SERVE AS ONE BASIS FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX EXEMPT STATUS. AS AN OUTCOME OF ITS RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS, CERTAIN MARKETABLE AGRICULTURAL BY-PRODUCTS, SUCH AS LIVESTOCK, PECANS, AND OTHER FARM PRODUCTS, ARE PRODUCED. WHILE SOME BY-PRODUCTS ARE CONSUMED OR DESTROYED IN NORMAL OPERATIONS, IN SOME INSTANCES, THE INSTITUTE SELLS SUCH BY-PRODUCTS THROUGH COMMON AGRICULTURAL MARKET OUTLETS. THE FIRST HAND KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED BY CONDUCTING FIELD-BASED ORPER 1E The overhead recovery from The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation furthers the Institute's exempt purposes. false false false false false false false false false false X X 1 The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation 2510 Sam Noble Parkway Ardmore OK 73401 79250000 X AUDIT AND TAX SERVICES 212740 31911 180829 ELECTION UNDER REGULATION 53.4942(a)-3(e)(2) QUALIFYING DISTRIBUTIONS TREATED AS DISTRIBUTIONS OUT OF CORPUS Noble Research Institute, LLC elects pursuant to Regulation 53.4942(a)-3(e)(2) to treat distributions out of corpus in order to satisfy the distribution requirements of IRC 4942(g)(3) for the current tax year ended December 31, 2017. The foundation manager declares below that the foundation is making this election under Regulation 53.4942(a)-3(e)(2) and the current year distriubtion was treated under Regulation 53.4942(a)-3(e)(2) as a distribution out of corpus as follows: Distributions Amount Current year distribution from corpus 26,000,000 The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation 2510 Sam Noble Parkway Ardmore OK 73401 2017-05-01 897005309 Endowment Grant NO ONGOING, RELATED ORGANIZATION N/A VANGUARD WELLINGTON FUND 9791528 9791528 DURING THE TAX YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017, NOBLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, LLC (INSTITUTE) TRANSFERRED VARIOUS NET ASSETS TO THE SAMUEL ROBERTS NOBLE FOUNDATION (FOUNDATION). THESE NET ASSETS INCLUDED: FMV OF INVESTMENTS $963,626,833 FMV OF LIABILITIES 5,983,168 NET VALUE OF BOOK EQUITY TRANSFERRED 897,005,309 THE TRANSFER OF ASSETS REPRESENTS A SPLIT OF THE OPERATION (INSTITUTE) AND ENDOWMENT (FOUNDATION) RESOURCES/EFFORTS INTO TWO SEPARATE BUT RELATED ENTITIES. THE ADDRESS OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION AND THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION IS THE SAME. THE INSTITUTE CONTINUES BEING ORGANIZED AND OPERATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF CARRYING ON ITS OPERATIONS IN THE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT FIELD OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. A FORM 8940 (FOR PUBLIC CHARITY STATUS) WAS FILED IN MAY 2017 AND A FAVORABLE ADVANCED RULING WAS RECEIVED IN MARCH 2018. THE 60 MONTH TERMINATION PERIOD (OF PF STATUS) UNDER SECTION 507(B)(1)(B) BEGAN JANUARY 1, 2018. THERE IS NO PLAN TO WIND DOWN OR TERMINATE THE INSTITUTE. 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