Claremont Lincoln University

“The corporation has two classes of members. Class a is comprised of the lincoln institute of land policy. Class b is the corporation's board of directors then serving.”

“The class a member lincoln institute of land policy has the exclusive right to appoint up to 35% of the corporation's directors and to remove any director or fill any vacancy of a director who was appointed by the class a member.”

“Any change in the bylaws or articles of incorporation, a disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the corporation, and any voluntary dissolution of the corporation must be approved by a majority of both classes of members.”

“The full board reviews the form 990 and provides commentary before it is finalized.”

“According to the university's conflict of interest policy, an interested person shall make an appropriate disclosure of all material facts, including the existence of any financial interest. At any time that any actual or potential conflict of interest or ethical question arises after disclosure of all material facts and any follow-up discussion with the interested person with a potential conflict of interest, a determination must be made about whether a material financial interest, self-dealing transaction or other kind of actual conflict exists. If the potential conflict is first disclosed during a board or committee meeting at which the interested person with the potential conflict is in attendance, the interested person shall leave the meeting while the determination of whether a conflict of interest exists is either discussed and voted upon or referred for further consideration. If it is determined that an actual conflict of interest exists, the matter in question can be authorized if approved by the vote described in section 6a and 6b of the policy. Each person subject to this policy shall annually sign a statement on the conflict of interest disclosure form or such other form as the board adopts, which at a minimum affirms that such person (a) had received a copy of the policy, (b) has read and understand the policy, (c) has agreed to comply with the policy, and (d) understands the university is charitable and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes. In addition, interested persons shall make an annual disclosure of on-going relationships and interest that may present a conflict of interest. Disclosures should address current affiliations, as well as past affiliations for the prior two years. Conflict of interest disclosure forms will be submitted to the chair person of the board or to the person s/he designates and the full board approves annually, and when appropriate, at or prior to action and relevant business transactions.”

“The compensation of the president, the chief operating officer/executive vice president, and vice president of academic and student affairs / chief academic officer are reviewed by the board after the completion of an independent compensation study. The compensation of the president is set by the board. The coo and the cao compensation is set by the president.”

“The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available upon request.”

“Mission statement claremont lincoln university unlocks the potential of current and future leaders who seek to address significant social, economic, and environmental challenges. Vision statement a world transformed by ethical leaders and engaged communities. Core values excellence in education and student success by fiercely supporting student success, we pioneer the future of learning and leadership. To promote excellence in teaching and learning, we champion scholar-practitioner expertise as vital to the effectiveness of our claremont core and programs. Through our commitment to highly engaging curricula and teaching, we ensure that active learners become transformative leaders. Catalysts for change committing to innovative thinking about the purposes and practices of learning, we champion our mission and educate for change, focusing on action and impact. Responding to current and future challenges, we embrace new ideas and novel solutions to transform the world through ethical leaders and engaged communities. Ethical & responsible through mutual accountability and ownership, we educate and lead with ethics, integrity, and sustainable business practices. Dedicated to academic integrity and equity, we foster measured, reasonable, and intentional dialogue and collaboration. Diversity & inclusion to sustain clu's distinctiveness, we cultivate a culture of inquiry, inclusion, and trust for robust dialogue and lasting collaboration. By valuing different perspectives, we encourage rich and expansive engagement that leads to creative, collective outcomes.”

“Marketing expense: in accordance with the irs instructions relating to expenses to produce programmatic revenue, advertising and promotional expenses have been categorized as programmatic on the form 990. The organization undertakes efforts to increase its outreach to future students through a variety of efforts designed to promote the university and its academic programs. Through programmatic advertising and promotion, the organization further promotes education by reaching a broader audience of potential students.”