Baldwin Wallace University

“Delegation of authority the executive committee acts for the board when the board is not in session in all matters except election of board officers and appointment of the president of the university. It consists of the officers of the board, committee chairs, the president of the university, and may include at large members.”

“Family relationships trustees mark h. Summers and william b. Summers, jr. Are brothers.”

“The chief financial officer performs an initial, detailed review of the form 990 draft. He then sends a copy to each board member for review and comment. This is prior to filing.”

“Conflict of interest policy monitoring & enforcement all members of the board of trustees must submit annually a written and signed statement disclosing any situation which may be, or may be considered to be, a conflict of interest as defined in the conflict of interest policy. If they have nothing to report, they must check a printed statement to that effect. The chief financial officer reviews the conflict of interest statements. If a conflict is identified, the interested party is prohibited from participating in the governing body's deliberations and decisions in the transaction.”

“Process for determining compensation the compensation and executive committees of the board of trustees review and approve the compensation for all officers annually. The compensation committee meets first with the chief financial officer, who provides it with comparability data and answers questions. The compensation committee then meets with the president of the university (the university's top management official), to discuss his performance, receive the president's views of the performance and recommendations of appropriate compensation levels for the officers of the university other than himself. The compensation committee then continues in executive session to set the compensation for the president and to approve (with adjustment if considered appropriate) the recommendations of the president regarding the compensation of the following officers of the university: provost, vp for student affairs, vp for operations, chief financial officer, vp for enrollment management, and the vp for philanthropy and alumni engagement. The compensation committee then reports its conclusions and the basis therefore, to the executive committee of the board of trustees, which has final approval authority with respect to compensation determination. The committees last met on compensation matters in 2024.”

“How documents are made available to the public baldwin wallace university makes its financial statements and conflict of interest policy available to the public on its own website. The university provides a paper copy of its bylaws to anyone who asks.”