Fontbonne University

“Suzanne wesley, a trustee of the board, serves on the province leadership committee of the sisters of st. Joseph of carondolet (csj). Therefore, she has a business relationship with the other sisters of csj. The following sisters of csj serve on the fontbonne board of trustees with suzanne wesley. Marie joan harris, csj jean deblois, csj katherine hanley, csj elizabeth a. Leiwe, csj mary margaret lazio, csj barbara jennings, csj ann pace, csj”

“The form 990 is reviewed by management and the audit committee of the board of directors. Subsequent to the approval of the form by the audit committee, the form is provided to the board of trustees electronically and then filed with the irs by management.”

“The university requires each trustee of the board to complete a conflict of interest statement on an annual basis. The process is monitored by the president's office. Conflicts of interest are summarized by the president's office and, when applicable, key employees and/or board trustees are excused from meetings and votes when a topic related to the conflict is being discussed or voted on by the university.”

“Salary adjustments are typically made effective july 1 with the start of each new fiscal year. Prior to that date, the president asks the vice president for finance and administration to compile a schedule that shows current salaries for each of the seven executive positions at the university with comparison salaries for other institutions. The comparison salaries are drawn from data compiled by cupa, the college and university personnel association. Occasionally, an annual survey of executive compensation and benefits in higher education that is conducted by yaffe & co. Is also used for salary benchmarking. Six categories of institutions are used in order to reflect a comprehensive comparison across several measures of institutional type: all institutions with a budget from $30.9 m - $64.9 m, private institutions with budgets between $25.8 m and $46.5 m, private, religious institutions with budgets between $24.8 m and $41.5 m, private, religious institutions with enrollment between 1939 and 2990, all institutions with enrollment between 1555 and 3031, master's institutions with budgets < $45.6 m. Using the percentage adjustment approved for overall institutional salary adjustments in the coming year as an upper limit, the schedule also shows various rates of possible adjustments for each executive position. The president meets with the vice president for finance and administration and the executive vice president to notify them of changes in executive compensation. The vice president prepares a separate schedule with comparisons for the president's salary and submits this to the chairman of the board of trustees. In consultation with the executive committee of the board, the chairman determines the salary of the president and notifies the vice president for finance and administration.”

“The documents are available upon written request addressed to the university institutional advancement office.”

“The organization did not change its oversight process or its selection process during the tax year.”