AMENDMENT TO CUSTODIAL SERVICES AGREEMENT DATED JULY 1, 2002 TIAA-CREF INSTITUTIONAL MUTUAL FUNDS & JPMORGAN CHASE BANK AMENDMENT dated August 26, 2002, to the Custodial Services Agreement, dated July 1, 2002, (the "Custodial Services Agreement"),...

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                    AMENDMENT TO CUSTODIAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
                               DATED JULY 1, 2002
                      TIAA-CREF INSTITUTIONAL MUTUAL FUNDS
                                        &
                               JPMORGAN CHASE BANK


           AMENDMENT dated August 26, 2002, to the Custodial Services Agreement,
dated July 1, 2002, (the "Custodial Services Agreement"), between TIAA-CREF
INSTITUTIONAL MUTUAL FUNDS and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK.

           WHEREAS, TIAA-CREF Institutional Mutual Funds and JPMorgan Chase Bank
have entered into the Custodial Services Agreement which sets forth the terms
and conditions under which JPMorgan Chase holds securities or other property of
TIAA-CREF Institutional Mutual Funds;

           WHEREAS, TIAA-CREF Institutional Mutual Funds is establishing
additional Funds ("Funds as noted on attached Schedule 1") and desires to
arrange for the custody of certain of the assets of the Funds with JPMorgan
Chase, and JPMorgan Chase desires to hold such assets for TIAA-CREF
Institutional Mutual Funds;

           NOW, THEREFORE, TIAA-CREF Institutional Mutual Funds and JPMorgan
Chase hereby agree that all custodial accounts opened with JPMorgan Chase by
TIAA-CREF Institutional Mutual Funds on behalf of the Funds shall be subject to,
and governed in all respects by, the Custodial Services Agreement.

           IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have set their hand as of the
date first mentioned above.

TIAA-CREF INSTITUTIONAL MUTUAL FUNDS                JPMORGAN CHASE BANK


By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXX                              By: /s/ XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX
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  Xxxxx X. Xxxxx                                    Name:  Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
  Executive Vice President                          Title:    Vice President

                 and


By  /s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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    Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
    Vice President and Treasurer


                                                                     SCHEDULE 1

TIAA-CREF INSTITUTIONAL MUTUAL FUNDS

Bond Fund
Equity Index Fund
Growth Equity Fund
Growth & Income Fund
International Equity Fund
Social Choice Equity Fund
Money Market Fund
Large-Cap Value Fund
Mid-Cap Growth Fund
Mid-Cap Value Fund
Small-Cap Equity Fund
Real Estate Securities Fund
Inflation-Linked Bond Fund
S&P 500 Index Fund
Large-Cap Growth Index Fund
Large-Cap Value Index Fund
Mid-Cap Growth Index Fund
Mid-Cap Blend Index Fund
Mid-Cap Value Index Fund
Small-Cap Blend Index Fund
Small-Cap Growth Index Fund
Small-Cap Value Index Fund
International Equity Index Fund