Criswell College

“The Executive Committee has the power to act for the board of trustees ad interim in all matters with the following exceptions: the Executive Committee shall not have the power to elect or dismiss the President, elect or dismiss elected faculty, approve the annual budget, amend the Corporation's Certificate of Formation, Bylaws, or Articles of Faith, sell, encumber or otherwise transfer any real property owned by the Corporation or make any binding decisions. The Executive Committee consists of the Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary and two trustees appointed by a majority of the trustee officers.”

“Form 990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm and reviewed in detail by the organization's top management. The reviewed Form 990 is then provided to the board of directors prior to filing with the IRS.”

“The organization requires all officers and board directors to disclose any potential conflicts of interest on an annual basis. The board as a whole is charged with monitoring the policy on a regular and consistent basis, and determining whether any conflicts exist. In addition, the Chief Business Officer is involved in monitoring. Should a conflict of interest exist, interested parties are required to recuse themselves from the decision making process and any subsequent vote.”

“The compensation of the President is determined following a review and approval by the independent members of the Executive Committee of the board of trustees. Presidential salaries of comparable not-for-profit schools are analyzed in determining the President's compensation. The process is documented in board and committee meeting minutes and human resources forms.”

“Compensation for other officers is established using comparability data from various sources and is approved by the President. Deliberations occur during the annual performance review process. Final decisions are documented with the human resources office, and employee performance reviews are filed with the President's office.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon written request.”

“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.”

“Criswell College is an integrated auxiliary of a church as described under 170(b)(1)(A)(i) and is exempt from filing the Form 990, but does so voluntarily. See Schedule A, Part I, Line 1a.”

“Change in Value of Split Interest Agreements - 5828; Change in Value of Perpetual Trusts - -1227269;”