Oral Roberts University

“The Form 990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm. It is the policy of Oral Roberts University that the Finance Committee will be responsible for the initial review of the Internal Revenue Service Form 990 that is to be filed on behalf of the Organization. Upon approval of the Finance Committee, the Form 990 shall be presented to the Board of Trustees along with a recommendation from the Finance Committee Chair for Board approval of the Form 990 for filing with the IRS. A Board resolution is not required in order for the Form 990 to be filed, provided that the Board's approval of the Form 990 for filing is in accordance with the requirements for action by the Board and is otherwise recorded in the minutes of the organization. Trustees may receive the Form 990 as hard copies (mailed or hand-delivered) or electronic files (sent via e-mail).”

“Each director, principal officer, and member of a committee with governing board delegated powers shall annually sign a conflict of interest disclosure statement. To ensure the corporation operates in a manner consistent with charitable purposes and does not engage in activities that could jeopardize its tax-exempt status, periodic reviews are conducted. The periodic reviews at a minimum include the following subjects: (a) Whether compensation arrangements and benefits are reasonable, based on competent survey information, and the result of arms length bargaining, and (b) Whether partnerships, joint ventures, and arrangements with management foundations conform to the corporations's written policies, are properly recorded, reflect reasonable investment or payments for goods and services, further charitable purposes and do not result in inurement, impermissible private benefit or in an excess benefit transaction. Should any potential conflicts of interest be disclosed, the board member or officer would be asked to refrain from participation in any deliberation or decision with regard to matters affected by the relationship.”

“(1) The compensation of an individual employed in a position of Executive, Officer, or Key Employee is reviewed and approved by the Board of Trustees or its designated committee (Compensation/Human Relations). Persons with conflicts of interest with respect to the compensation arrangement at issue are not involved in the compensation review and approval process. (2) The review and approval of compensation of the individual employed in the position of Executive, Officer, or Key Employee is based upon data of comparable compensation for similarly qualified persons in functionally comparable positions at similarly situated organizations. (3) There is contemporaneous documentation and recordkeeping with respect to the review and approval of compensation paid to individuals employed in positions of Executive, Officer, or Key Employee.”

“The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are made available on the University's website.”

“Compensation reported in Part VII, column D and Schedule J, Part II, column B is the amount reported on the individual's W-2, box 1 or 5 (whichever amount is greater) per the IRS instructions. In the case of minister's compensation when box 5 of the W-2 is not applicable, box 1 compensation is used. Employee deferrals to qualified retirement plans are normally captured in box 5, not box 1 of Form W-2. For reporting purposes we have included the minister's retirement plan deferrals in Part VII, column F and Schedule J, Part II, column C.”

“In accordance with the principles of FASB ASU 2016-14 (ASC 958), the organization has implemented required changes to its audited financial statements for the period ended 4/30/2019. To date, Form 990 and its associated schedules have not been updated to reflect changes made by this standard. Thus, we have reported the revised net asset categories from the audited financial statements as follows on Form 990, Part X, Lines 27-29: Line 27 - Net assets without donor restrictions $76,465,979 Line 29 - Net assets with donor restrictions 83,018,058 Total net assets $159,484,037”

“The organization has a committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of an independent accountant. This process has not changed since the prior year.”