Permian Basin Area Foundation

“The CFO and other accounting staff prepare the Form 990. The independent auditor and CEO review the Form 990; then the Form 990 is reviewed by the Audit Committee of the board. The Audit Committee recommends approval of the Form 990 by the full Board of Governors. The full Board of Governors is provided with a copy of the Form 990 prior to approval by the Board, and prior to filing with the IRS.”

“Annually, each board member receives a copy of the Foundation's Conflict of Interest Policy. Each board member must also sign an acknowledgement certifying their awareness and understanding of the Conflict of Interest Policy. Also, annually each board member is asked to disclose all of their community and business affiliations to help Foundation staff identify potential conflicts of interest.”

“The Foundation has adopted the following policy regarding compensation of the Chief Executive Officer: Executive compensation is approved in advance by the Board of Governors (the Board). No member of the Board participating in the compensation decision shall have a conflict of interest with respect to the compensation transaction being reviewed. The Board will obtain and rely upon appropriate data as to comparability, prior to making its compensation determination. In general, the Board will have obtained appropriate data as to comparability if, given the knowledge and expertise of its members, it has information sufficient to determine whether the compensation arrangement is reasonable. The Board will adequately document the basis for its determination concurrently with making that decision. The documentation will include: 1) the terms of the approved transaction and the date on which the transaction was approved, 2) the members of the Board who were present during determination regarding the approved transaction and the members who voted on the matter under consideration, 3)the comparability data obtained and relied upon by the Board and how that data was obtained, 4) the basis for its determination if the Board determines that a specific compensation arrangement is higher or lower than the range of comparability data obtained, and 5) any actions taken with respect to consideration of the transaction by anyone who is otherwise a member of the Board but who had a conflict of interest with respect to the transaction. The documentation for the decision will be prepared before the latter of the next meeting of the Board or 60 days after the final action is taken. This procedure is completed annually. Each year, the CEO obtains and relies upon various salary surveys, both local and national, to determine that the compensation of the CFO and COO is reasonable. The CEO documents this process in the personnel file for the CFO and COO.”

“The Foundation makes its governing documents and conflict of interest policy available to the public upon request. The Foundation provides its audited financial statements available to the public on request. The Foundation also includes in its annual report to donors, grantees, vendors, and other interested persons select data from its audited financial statements.”

“Change in value of life insurance $60,103; Change in value of split interest agreements ($1,461,673); Change in value of perpetual trust $2,423; Change in value of production royalty ($1,218,240).”