Ringling College of Art and Design Inc

“The audit committee reviews the draft report with the independent audit firm and college staff prior to the public disclosure copy being provided to the board of trustees. This maintains the donors' requests to remain anonymous.”

“In the event of a potential conflict, the trustee in question will recuse themselves from any discussion or vote. The college annually provides a conflict of interest policy and form to all trustees and key employees to disclose all conflicts of interest. These responses are reviewed to determine if there are any potential issues or items for disclosure.”

“The president is evaluated annually by the executive committee of the board of trustees. The compensation committee, a sub-committee of the executive committee, is responsible for the annual evaluation and for recommendations concerning compensation, personnel actions and other employment issues related to the appointment of the president. The committee conducts an annual performance appraisal, collects and evaluates comparative salary data from association of independent colleges of art and design (aicad), 990 data, and provides a recommendation for the president's annual compensation to the executive committee. The members of the executive committee of the board of trustees and/or the full board of trustees conduct a performance assessment. The executive committee reports the deliberations and recommendation to the board of trustees. The president evaluates and determines the compensation of each senior officer. The president reviews the comparative data from the association of independent colleges of art and design (aicad) for each of the senior officers with the compensation committee. The vice president for finance and administration, the vice president for academic affairs, the vice president for human and organizational development, the vice president for advancement, and the vice president for student life are senior officers. Documentation includes the data used in review and notes taken at the compensation committee and executive committee meetings of performance review, data review and deliberations.”

“The organization's governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available to the public upon request.”

“Ringling college of art and design, inc's primary mission is to provide programs leading to degrees that prepare students to be discerning visual thinkers and ethical practitioners in their chosen area of art and design. Ringling college of art and design strives to enroll both full- and part-time students from diverse backgrounds who intend to become professionals in the visual arts. Through its policies and practices, the college supports excellence in teaching and fosters the aesthetic, intellectual, professional, personal, and social development of its students. Academic programs and advising, career services, and an extensive co-curricular student life program prepare students for an art or design profession, or when appropriate, for continued studies on the graduate level. In addition to its degree program, ringling college offers courses, lectures, exhibitions and other art-related services to the local and regional community through its gallery, library, continuing education, and community service programs.”

“Change in value of split interest agreements 110,136. Change in value of gifted artwork -500.”