These concessions have to be approved by the full board of trustees, which will meet in April.
A new committee that includes two previous winners, the cellist Yo-Yo Ma and the actress Chita Rivera, will then narrow down the list for the Kennedy Center board of trustees, which will make the final decision on the five winners.
Amy is currently working on assembling a strong Board of Trustees which will be invaluable for the organization.
Mr. Murdoch's six children have equal shares in the company through a family trust, but only Prudence, Lachlan, James and Elisabeth have the right to appoint trustees for the trust, which will give them control over the company when Mr. Murdoch dies.
Sir Peter Hutchison, who chairs the Burrell Trustees, said: "The trustees welcome the forthcoming refurbishment, which will transform the Burrell building and provide a fitting context for this world class collection.
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill was approved last week by the trustees to design the building, which will replace North Hall, a former shoe warehouse, and will accommodate 80percentt of the classrooms.
"We've been individual cities, competitive with each other, very parochial, and that doesn't sell in the 21st century," said Robert W. Briggs, executive director and a trustee of the $170 million G.A.R. Foundation, which will put in $1.5 million over the next three years.
Section 29 goes on to say that non-charitable professional trustees are entitled to "reasonable remuneration" which will be a sum that the court thinks is comensurate to the work done, along the principles of quantum meruit.
The fate of the president, Jane K. Fernandes, rests with the board of trustees, which has said it will not reverse its decision to hire her.
Most research grants are directed at particular diseases, but Mr. Icahn, a Mount Sinai trustee, put no limits on his gift, which will be made over five years.
Mr. Davis's settlement with the trustee requires the approval of the bankruptcy court, which will hold a settlement hearing on May 13.
