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 of 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 of 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 Sch. A, Part I, Line 1a.”

“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 6/30/2019. The 2018 Form 990 and its associated schedules were not 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 $ 12,560,391 Line 29 - Net assets with donor restrictions $ 18,268,700 Total net assets $ 30,829,091”

“Change in Value of Split Interest Agreements -36,499. Change in Value of Perpetual Trusts -18,379.”

“The board of trustees assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of the independent accounting firm used. This process has not changed since the prior year.”