Gallaudet University

“Form 990, review process the form 990 was prepared by an independent accounting firm in conjunction with the organization's financial department. The university's board of trustees charges the audit committee with the responsibility for overseeing the irs form 990 and its supplemental schedules prior to filing. A copy of the draft form 990 was circulated to the full audit committee for discussion and comment. The final signed form 990 is distributed to the full board of trustees before the return is ultimately filed with the irs.”

“Conflict of interest policy monitoring & enforcement gallaudet university's conflict of interest policy applies to all members of the board of trustees and all administrators, faculty, teachers, and staff of the university. All board members must disclose, at the earliest practicable time, any possible conflict of interest to the secretary of the board and the audit committee. To facilitate this policy, each member completes and files annually, with the secretary of the board and the chairman of the audit committee, information about possible conflicts of interest affecting gallaudet university, including interests of immediate family members and organizations in which the board member has a significant management function or a significant ownership interest. If a board member is uncertain whether a conflict of interest exists, the matter is presented to the audit committee and then a determination is requested by the board. These matters will be resolved by majority vote. The board member whose conflict of interest is under consideration is excluded from participation. The disclosure of the conflict and the related deliberation and voting results are documented in the minutes of the meeting. Administrators, faculty, teachers, and staff also sign a "conflict of interest policy compliance statement" annually indicating that they understand their fiduciary responsibility to the university and reaffirming their commitment to fully disclose any potential conflict of interest which may exist. Disclosures of any potential conflict of interest are made promptly in writing to the president of the university with a copy to the unit administrator, senior administrator, and human resources services. The disclosure statement is reviewed by a committee appointed by the president to determine if a conflict of interest exists. A disclosure by the president is made to the secretary of the board and is reviewed by the secretary and the chairman of the board. If it is determined that a conflict of interest exists, the president (or in the case of a finding against the president, the chairman of the board) will take appropriate action to eliminate the conflict and safeguard the interests of gallaudet university.”

“Process for determining compensation the board of trustees' compensation committee has the ultimate responsibility for determining the total compensation package of the university's president. The compensation committee uses an independent consultant to periodically perform a compensation study to inform itsdecision on the president's compensation and makes recommendations to the full board for its consideration and vote. The most recent compensation study occurred during 2020. Compensation decisions and reports are contemporaneously documented in the minutes of the meeting of the committee when the decisions are made. The president's salary is determined in accordance with gallaudet's general compensation practices. Merit pay increases and bonuses are determined at the discretion of the compensation committee. The president of the university is responsible for the compensation of the university's officers and senior management within the guidelines established by the compensation committee. On an annual basis, an analysis is performed by an independent consultant to assess local trends in compensation and adjustments are made to the staff salary ranges as necessary. Every three years, the university hires an independent consultant to perform an intensive market study to evaluate gallaudet's staff compensation program against those of other universities and not-for-profit organizations. The most recent intensive market study was performed in 2020. The consultant provides analyses of salary data surveys and makes recommendations to university management. Senior managers are responsible for the management of compensation within their units, using the established compensation parameters approved by the president and compensation committee.”

“Document disclosure the following documents are available on gallaudet university's website, www.gallaudet.edu: board of trustees, audited financial statements, irs form 990, conflict of interest policy, whistleblower policy, document retention policy and current bylaws. This information is also available upon request to brad hermes, cfo.”

“Compensation from unrelated management company: lisa clarke was made treasurer of gallaudet university in october 2018 and acted as interim cfo through a management contract with rpk group, an unrelated organization until brad hermes was hired in august 2021. Based on the instructions for form 990 part vii, the fees paid to the management company are disclosed only in part vii, section b if applicable and no amounts should be disclosed for lisa clarke on part vii, section a because she is not a key employee of the rpk group, which is not related to gallaudet university. During calendar year 2020, gallaudet paid $721,000 to rpk group related to lisa clarke's function as treasurer and interim cfo.”

“Organization's mission gallaudet university was established by an act of congress in 1864 & is the only accredited university in the world established exclusively for deaf or hard of hearing students.”

“Organization's mission gallaudet university, federally chartered in 1864, is a bilingual, diverse, multicultural institution of higher education that ensures the intellectual and professional advancement of deaf and hard of hearing individuals through american sign language and english. Gallaudet maintains a proud tradition of research and scholarly activity and prepares its graduates for career opportunities in a highly competitive, technological, and rapidly changing world. Gallaudet is the only accredited university in the world established exclusively for deaf or hard of hearing students. In addition to its undergraduate and graduate academic programs, the university offers elementary and secondary education programs, continuing education programs, and a wide range of public service programs. Gallaudet is a private university that receives a substantial proportion of its annual revenue by direct appropriation from the federal government under the authority of the education of the deaf act.”

“Charitable contributions: the university doesn't traditionally hold special events where a donor receives goods or services in exchange for his or her donation; however, the university does operate small clubs open to the public through contributions and membership fees where a donor may receive de minimis benefits. Accordingly, the university is responding yes to questions 7a & 7b in part v of the form 990.”

“Mssd dormitory repair expenses: program service expenses 17,518,663. Total expenses 17,518,663. Other professional fees: program service expenses 4,096,840. Management and general expenses 6,010,405. Fundraising expenses 112,730. Total expenses 10,219,975.”

“Writeoffs of prior year grants -62,480. Change in value of beneficial interest in trusts 64,759.”