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   REPORT
  DIGEST FINANCIAL AUDIT For the Year Ended: June 30, 2008 Release Date: January 22, 2009 
 
 State of  Office of the Auditor General WILLIAM
  G. HOLLAND AUDITOR GENERAL 
 
 
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   AUDITORS’
  OPINION       Our auditors stated the
  Foundation’s June 30, 2008 financial statements are fairly presented in all
  material respects. ____________________________________ WILLIAM G. HOLLAND, Auditor General WGH:TLK:pp SPECIAL
  ASSISTANT AUDITORS       Our special assistant
  auditors were Clifton Gunderson LLP.  | 
 
FINANCIAL AUDIT
For The Year Ended June 30,
2008
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   FINANCIAL OPERATIONS (All Funds) (in
  thousands)  | 
  
   FY
  2008  | 
  
   FY
  2007  | 
 
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   OPERATING REVENUES.................................................  OPERATING EXPENSES...................................................        Operating income (loss).....................................................  NONOPERATING
  REVENUES (EXPENSES)       Net
  investment income.......................................................        Net
  increase (decrease) in fair value of investments.............        Interest
  on indebtedness.....................................................              Net
  nonoperating revenues (expenses).........................              Income
  (loss) before other revenues, expenses, gains             Additions
  to permanent endowments............................                    Increase
  (decrease) in net assets............................  NET
  ASSETS       Net
  Assets - beginning of year...........................................        Net
  Assets - end of year....................................................   | 
  
   $156,863 $162,478 $(5,615) $6,145 (71,089) (300) ($65,244) ($70,859) 37,108 ($33,751) $1,234,953 $1,201,202  | 
  
   $141,123 $154,780 $(13,657) $10,101 159,950 (325) $169,726 $156,069 28,353 $184,422 $1,050,531 $1,234,953  | 
 
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   OTHER SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNT
  BALANCES       (in thousands)  | 
  
   At
  June 30, 2008  | 
  
   At
  June 30, 2007  | 
 
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   Cash and Investments..............................................................  Farms and Real Estate.............................................................  Total Assets..........................................................................  Accounts Payable....................................................................  Annuities Payable....................................................................  Total Liabilities.....................................................................  Net Assets - Restricted - Nonexpendable................................  Net Assets - Restricted - Expendable......................................  Total Net Assets...................................................................   | 
  
   $1,199,638 $27,504 $1,304,599 $34,718 $53,891 $103,397 $807,506 $375,852 $1,201,202  | 
  
   $1,237,052 $24,406 $1,358,177 $57,229 $51,108 $123,224 $838,362 $377,944 $1,234,953  | 
 
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   FOUNDATION PRESIDENT  | 
  
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   During Audit
  Period and Current:  Dr. Sidney Micek  | 
  
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