Family Council — July 2026

rendered 2026-07-22

Meeting record

2026-07-16 · Catherine, Andrew, Steven, Robert (in the room) · James (by phone) · recording transcript

Chaired/facilitated by Diane (confirmed 2026-07-22 — not named aloud in the recording itself). One moment was explicitly asked to stay off the record and has been left out of every output here.

🔴 Action items — urgent

6 total — 0 unassigned, 6 with hard deadlines.

☐ Forward Andrew's $400,000 distribution request to Cranbrook Trust Company as a trustee matter — Diane — by 2026-07-17 🔴

🟡 Normal

☐ Update the liquidity/cash flow calendar and run the Cranbrook distribution scenario — Steven — by 2026-07-22 🟡
☐ Chase the two missing K-1s (Harrow Point R2, Windham Credit) from Barrow Kessler — Grace Kim — by 2026-07-31 🟡
☐ Start the Fine Art & Collections policy renewal (Ardent Specialty); pull appraisal-vs-insured drift — Tom Bradley — by 2026-07-28 🟡
☐ Circulate the updated Fall Grant Cycle shortlist to Catherine — Rachel Okoy — by 2026-07-30 🟡
☐ Review and mark up the Cormorant Four position note before the next Investment Committee call — James — by 2026-08-03 🟡

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Decisions

2 final, 0 deferred.

✅ The council does not have authority to approve distributions — that's a trustee decision. Andrew's $400,000 request goes to Cranbrook Trust Company. — Diane — Final
✅ Reaffirmed the standing wire-transfer rule: nothing wires out on an email or verbal instruction alone — a human verifies against the portal, every time. — Robert (restated for the record) — Final

Note: the Elk Fork Ranch well-repair and fencing invoice was already paid last week — mentioned only so nobody re-chases it.

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Follow-up drafts

3 drafts waiting — nothing has been sent. Read, edit, and send each one yourself.

Cranbrook Trust Company — forwarding Andrew's distribution request
Barrow Kessler — chasing the two outstanding K-1s
Ardent Specialty — starting the Fine Art & Collections renewal

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Recap

A 60-second read for anyone who missed it.

Bottom line: A quiet month operationally — six action items, most of it routine follow-through — with one thing to watch: Andrew's $400K distribution request, now with Cranbrook for a trustee decision by Friday, and its ripple effect on the cash-flow calendar if it's approved.

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