Wake Forest University

“Winston-Salem is a relatively small city, and some of the officers, key employees, and trustees of the filing organization (the "specified group") have routine business dealings with each other. These include the following: a University Key Employee is on the Board of Directors of American Express, which company issues cards used by the University and a number of others in the specified group; another trustee is a Director of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, which company provides health insurance plans/services to the filing organization and possibly others in the specified group and their businesses; some trustees are members or employees of law firms that provide legal services to some of the specified group or to businesses owned or operated by members of the specified group and to the filing organization; some members of the specified group do business with a car dealership owned by a trustee; and some members of the specified group have banking relationships with banks in which trustees are executives; members of the specified group may also have common investments. As noted in the response to Part VI, Question 12, however, the filing organization has a written conflict of interest policy designed to ensure that none of these transactions adversely affect the filing organization. Interested party transactions with the filing organization that meet the required thresholds, if any, are disclosed on Schedule L.”

“Since the filing of the filing organizations prior Form 990, the division of responsibilities between the governing boards Investment and Finance Committees was revised, and corresponding modifications to the filing organizations Bylaws and Policy Resolutions were accordingly approved by the Board.”

“The organization sends a draft of the Form 990 to its governing board (Board of Trustees) prior to its filing, allowing adequate time for follow-up questions and comments. The draft form is reviewed in detail with the Audit & Compliance Committee of the organization's Board of Trustees. The organization provides a copy of the Form 990 as finalized to all members of both the Audit & Compliance Committee and the entire Board of Trustees for comments and questions prior to filing the Form 990 with the IRS.”

“Conflict of interest management plans are prepared for all those officers, trustees, and key employees which are found to have conflicts. The conflict management plans are approved by appropriate individuals in accordance with the policy. University officers are asked to certify annually that trustees have not exercised inappropriate influence concerning matters within the conflict management plan. Officers and key employees are monitored by their supervisors and, for the President, by the Chair of the Board.”

“An external compensation consultant experienced in higher education compensation presents available total compensation comparability data for the positions for which compensation is being determined. Other sources of data are used as well to supplement this process. The data is reviewed by the Compensation Committee of the organization's governing board at its meeting; none of the members of that committee are employees of the organization. The Compensation Committee of the organization's governing board has been delegated the authority to review and approve compensation. Minutes of the deliberations of the committee are contemporaneously recorded. In the event that any member of the Compensation Committee has a conflict of interest, that committee member does not participate in the deliberation or approval process and their abstention from the process is reflected in the minutes.”

“An external compensation consultant experienced in higher education compensation presents available total compensation comparability data for the positions for which compensation is being determined. Other sources of data are used as well to supplement this process. The data is reviewed by the Compensation Committee of the organization's governing board at its meeting; none of the members of that committee are employees of the organization. The Compensation Committee of the organization's governing board has been delegated the authority to review and approve compensation. Minutes of the deliberations of the committee are contemporaneously recorded. In the event that any member of the Compensation Committee has a conflict of interest, that committee member does not participate in the deliberation or approval process and their abstention from the process is reflected in the minutes.”

“The organization's Articles of Incorporation are available to the public on request and are available on the website of the North Carolina Secretary of State. The organization's bylaws are not published, but provisions from the bylaws are included as necessary in the organization's policies. The organization's conflicts of interest policy is available to the public on request. The organization's consolidated financial statements are made available to the public on the University's website.”

“Client Note 1 - Wake Forest University2014 year ended 6/30/2015Attachment to Form 990-TSTATEMENT 12PART V, LINE 1: INTEREST IN OR AUTHORITY OVER A FOREIGN ACCOUNTNAME OF COUNTRY: United Kingdom, France, Spain, Austria, Italy, Nicaragua, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, Chile.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Wake Forest University maintains a campus with academic buildings, research laboratories, student dormitories, with space for fraternities and sororities, and recreational facilities. The grounds add to the student experience. The organization also has other auxiliary enterprises designed to enhance and improve the University and the surrounding community. The University supports, with occasional gifts, local exempt organizations, in order to enhance arts and culture in the area.”

“INTEREST IN OR AUTHORITY OVER A FOREIGN ACCOUNTNAME OF COUNTRY: United Kingdom, France, Spain, Austria, Italy, Canada, Nicaragua, Chile, Cayman Islands, China.”