Evangel University of the Assemblies of God

“The organization made the following significant additions/changes to its bylaws: - The minimum members of the board of trustees was reduced from 20 to 16. - Ministers on the Board of Trustees must be ordained by the Assemblies of God. - Any trustee may be removed without cause by a 2/3 vote. - The board shall approve Executive Vice-Presidents. - A leadership committee shall approve all full time faculty which has historically been done solely by the board. - The board shall establish policies regarding salary, schedules, appointment, promote, tenure, dismissal and retirement of faculty members, administrative officers and staff. - The Executive Vice-President shall present the audited financials to the board. This was previously done by the Treasurer.”

“Members: evangel university is controlled by the general council of the assemblies of god (gcag). Candidates for board membership are recommended by the leadership team and selected by the board for nomination to the executive presbytery of the general council of the assemblies of god and elected by its general presbytery. Any trustee may be removed from office at any time, with cause, by affirmative vote of two-thirds or more of the executive presbytery. Any amendments to bylaws are subject to ratification by the executive presbytery of the general council of the assemblies of god.”

“Review of the form 990: the form 990 is prepared by an independent accounting firm based on the audited financial statements and information provided by accounting and hr departments of the organization. All members of the university's key management team (the cabinet) review and approve the public disclosure copy of the 990 before its filing. Also, members of the board of trustees receive a public disclosure copy of the form 990 via email before the filing. Negative confirmation is used as basis for approval by the board of trustees.”

“Conflict of interest policy: members of the board and executive leadership are requested to disclose any potential direct or indirect conflict of interest involving business transactions with the university. A conflict of interest shall exist in board actions including, but not be limited to actions concerning a transaction: a) in which the trustee has a material financial interest, or b) in which the trustee is presently serving as a trustee, director, officer or general partner of another party. A trustee with a conflict of interest may participate in discussion, but may not vote on the transaction. In interpreting and applying the conflict of interest policy, the following guidelines apply: a) a conflict of interest may result if a trustee is employed or compensated in any way, either directly or indirectly, by any person or organization which is doing or seeking to do business with the university as a supplier, vendor, contractor or otherwise. B) a conflict of interest may exist when a trustee has made an investment, in or with any person or university. C) trustees must not appropriate to themselves or divert to others, directly or indirectly, any opportunity in which is known or could reasonably be anticipated that the university may have an interest. D) trustees shall not use confidential information of the university in connection with any personal business or otherwise for their own gain, or for the benefit of any persons or organizations other than the university. The university mailing lists (donors, trustees, employees and students) are the property of the university, and may not be sold, loaned, used or taken for any purpose unless authorized by the president. E) trustees are not discouraged from serving on the boards of other academic institutions; however situations may arise which generate actual or perceived conflicts of interest between the university and other academic institutions. To the extent such conflicts arise, any trustee who serves on the board of another academic institution whose interests conflict or appear to conflict with those of the university shall be excused from any involvement with the matter in conflict. Nor shall the trustee become involved with the matter in conflict on behalf of the conflicting institution. F) trustees may sign an annual acknowledgement indicating that any known financial interest that such individual, or a member of such individual's family, has in any business entity that transacts business with the university. The chairman of the board shall be responsible for the enforcement of the conflict of interest policy and shall see that all trustees sign the annual certificate of acknowledgement.”

“Ceo and other officer compensation determination: the committee on the president of the board of trustees is provided a copy of the salary survey developed by the council for christian colleges and universities which includes comparative salary data for executive positions at similar institutions. The executive committee then makes a recommendation to the full board of trustees for any adjustment to the salaries of the executive officers. The university salaries are generally in the mid-range of the institutions surveyed.”

“Governing document availability: governing documents are available to members of the governing board and officers of the university. Written policies, such as the conflict of interest policy, the whistleblower policy, and other operating policies are available on campus documents in outlook and in the employee section of the university website. Financial statements are provided to the governing board, the sponsoring church, lenders, insurance companies, federal agencies, and to others upon request. Requests for financial statements can be submitted to the university's office of business and finance. The university seeks to respond within 48 hours of receiving the request.”

“Related party compensation: the organization made multiple attempts via email requests and during meetings to retrieve the related party compensation amounts but were unable to do so.”