Presentation College

“Members of the College are the elected officers of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Aberdeen, South Dakota as defined by the College's Articles of Incorporation.”

“Four members of the board of trustees shall be members (and/or appointed representatives of members) of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Aberdeen, South Dakota. The members have the authority to appoint two to four people to the Board of Trustees.”

“The members of the organization shall have the authority to take the following actions unilaterally: (a) Appoint two to four people to the Board of Trustees. (b) Remove a Trustee appointed by the Members of this Corporation from the Board of Trustees with or without cause. (c) Require the Board of Trustees to consider or reconsider any action or item within 90 days that the Members have determined to be significant to the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary or Catholic character of this Corporation. (d) Remove any or all of the members of the Board of Trustees as a group and name successor Trustees. (e) Appoint one Member of this Corporation to any presidential search committee The Board of Trustees of the organization may not take the following actions without the approval of the Members of the organization: (a) Appoint the President of the College. (b) Sell, lease, or encumber any real property owned by this Corporation. (c) Purchase real property. (d) Construct new buildings or undertake major renovation of existing buildings. (e) Incur long-term debt in excess of an amount set from time to time by the Members of this Corporation. (f) Make capital expenditures in excess of an amount set from time to time by the Members of this Corporation. (g) Elect new Trustees (h) Adopt or amend the gift policies of this Corporation.”

“Minutes are maintained for all committees however there are no committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing board. While an Executive Committee exists, their responsibilities are advisory in nature.”

“Upon receipt of the completed return, the Board Chair will review the return prior to filing with the Internal Revenue System.”

“The board members are required to disclose at every board meeting any conflicts. A statement is handed out prior to each board meeting and must complete with any elements that could be a potential conflict of interest. This becomes part of the permanent board proceeding record.”

“President - Comparison with regional salaries of similar college presidents and based on performance. Performance review is done annually. For the College administrators, including the CFO, salaries are determined by the President based on market comparables for institutions of similar size and nature. Salaries are part of the budget, which is approved by the board of trustees. Market comparisons are performed annually.”

“These documents are not available to the general public.”

“The college ceased student services and teaching operations after summer 2023 session. The college continued to finalize and wrap up financial activity into the June 30, 2024 fiscal year.”

“Contracted Services: Program service expenses 33,808. Management and general expenses 169,620. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 203,428.”

“Change in Split-Interest Agreements -3,116. Endowment Transfer -11,304,597. Transfer to Presentation Sisters -91,957.”