Nova Southeastern University Inc.

“Explain delegation of authority to an executive committee by the governing body: In accordance to Nova Southeastern University bylaws, the Executive Committee, established by the Board of Trustees (BOT), consists of the Chair of the Board of Trustees who shall serve as Chair of the Executive Committee, the President, and such other members of the Board as designated by the Board Chair. The Executive Committee has the power to transact all business delegated to it by the BOT and shall, during periods between meetings of the BOT and for all matters of an urgent nature for which it is impractical or impossible to delay decisions until the next meeting of the BOT, have the power to transact all business of the BOT in the management of the Corporation, subject to any limitations otherwise imposed on the BOT as a whole. The Executive Committee shall have such additional powers as conferred upon it by the BOT, and shall report in writing to the BOT following each meeting.”

“Trustee J. Kenneth Tate has a business relationship with Trustees Michael Zager and Albert Miniaci.”

“Describe the process used by the organization to review this Form 990: The Form 990 is prepared by the Nova Southeastern University finance staff and presented to the University's outside tax accountants (KPMG, LLP) for review. After review by the outside tax accountants, a draft copy of the Form 990 and all required schedules are provided for review to the Vice President of Finance/Chief Financial Officer and the President/Chief Executive Officer of the University. Upon completion of the internal review, the final form 990 and all required schedules are initially provided to the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees and subsequently made available to the full Board of Trustees prior to filing.”

“Describe how the organization monitors and enforces compliance with its conflict of interest policy: Nova Southeastern University (NSU) maintains a written Code of Conduct Policy which provides an overview of requirements in complying with applicable laws, rules, regulations, and adhering to ethical standards by its officers, employees, representatives, and agents in conducting NSU business. To aid in the identification of and correction of any actual or perceived violations of the University's Code of Conduct Policy, NSU has a written Compliance Plan. The Compliance Plan not only explains the compliance obligations of all NSU colleagues, it contains specific directives for key personnel and committees to uphold the Compliance Plan and ensure that their team members have sufficient information to comply with the applicable laws, regulations, and policies, as well as the resources to resolve ethical dilemmas. In addition to the foregoing, each year, the University asks the governing Board of Trustees, officers, directors, and key employees to respond to a questionnaire and disclose on a yearly basis. The questionnaire is designed to collect information and monitor compliance.”

“Process for determining compensation of Officers and Key positions: A comparative analysis for the position of President/CEO is performed by the Vice President of Human Resources and provided to the compensation committee of the Board of Trustees whose members are appointed by the Board Chair. The analysis is reported to the Executive Committee and then to the Board of Trustees. Compensation analysis and recommendations for other university officers and key positions are prepared by the Office of Human Resources and reviewed by the university's senior executives.”

“Nova Southeastern University's audited financial statements are part of its Annual Report which is made available on its website at http://www.nova.edu/fop/. In addition, the public at large may receive a copy of the report upon request.”

“In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-14, Not-for-Profit Entities (Topic 958) which simplifies and improves how a not-for-profit organization classifies its net assets by reducing the net asset categories from three to two. NSU adopted ASU 2016-14 in fiscal 2019, and applied changes retrospectively. "Net assets without donor restrictions" (previously unrestricted net assets) are reported on Part X, Line 27. "Net assets with donor restriction" (previously temporarily restricted net assets and permanently restricted net assets) continue to be reported on Part X, Line 28 and Line 29, respectively.”