Baldwin Wallace University

“Form 990, Part VI 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.”

“Form 990, Part VI, Line 2 Trustees Mark H. Summers and William B. Summers, Jr. are brothers.”

“Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 The governing board, the Board of Trustees, has fifty-one authorized voting positions. The Board elects the fifty-one with the following restrictions: (A) At least ten percent have to be Methodist, and (B) at least fifty percent have to be alumni. Not all positions are currently filled. The President of the University and the bishops of the two Ohio conferences of the United Methodist Church are ex-officio members of the Board.”

“Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b The Vice President for Finance and Administration 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.”

“Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c 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.”

“Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a and 15b 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 Vice President of Finance and Administration, 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 to review 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, Senior Vice President, VP for Student Affairs, VP for Finance and Administration, VP for Enrollment Management, and the VP for Advancement. 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 2016.”

“Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 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.”