University of Science & Philosophy

“The corporation's president and treasurer are provided with a copy of the form 990 prior to filing. The board members are provided with a copy of the return by mail for review prior to the first board meeting which follows the filing date.”

“Any conflicts of interest which might be identified are placed on the agenda for the annual board meeting and discussed as an item of business by the directors for appropriate resolution. To date, no conflicts of interest have been identified.”

“Compensation of the president is reviewed at the annual board meeting. Compensation is compared with salary survey information available from the nonprofit sector as reported by payscale.com or other sources. All compensation is reviewed and approved by the board of directors at the annual meeting.”

“All compensation is set by the board of directors after review. There is only one officer who is compensated, which is the president/ceo, and there are only three other employees.”

“Governing documents are made available by written request to the office of the president.”

“The purpose of the corporation is to publish, teach and otherwise promote the scientific and philosophical concepts of walter and lao russell, and other members of the twilight club, which included herbert spencer, edwin markham, and alexis carrell.”

“The university provides a unique education and curriculum on the study of universal law, natural science and the living philosophy of dr. Walter and lao russell, extended from the original conception of the twilight club, which focused on the character building of humanity overall. The curriculum consists of home study courses, books and booklets, classes, conferences, guest speakers, museum tours, and other events. The university sells each year approximately 300 home study courses, fulfills 6,000 orders for books and booklets resulting in shipments of more than 10,000 books. The university receives phone calls and written correspondence from approximately 1,000 persons interested in learning more about the curriculum and its offerings. The university maintains a website which receives approximately 150,000 visitors from 150 countries or territories yearly.”