Willamette University

“Eva kripalani and elizabeth large are business partners.”

“The draft form 990 is first uploaded to a secure website accessible only to members of the audit committee for their review and discussion. The audit committee reviews and discusses the return. Next, the draft form 990 is uploaded to a secure website that can be accessed by all members of the board of trustees. They are notified via email that the form is available for their review. Once all parties have had the opportunity to review it, the form is revised as needed, finalized, and filed with the irs.”

“Trustees, officers and key employees must complete and sign a conflict of interest questionnaire and return it to the president's office (officers and trustees) or the controller's office (key employees) annually. The board's process for addressing conflicts of interest in accordance with the adopted above-referenced policy is as follows: "if an individual believes that he or she may have a conflict of interest, the individual shall promptly and fully disclose the conflict on a form that goes to the chair of the audit committee. The audit committee will make a written determination regarding the existence of a potential or actual conflict of interest and any appropriate actions to betaken with respect to the conflict of interest after the material facts of the transaction and the individual's interest are disclosed or known to the committee." the board chair, board treasurer, and administrative secretary to the board monitor compliance on an ongoing basis. Monitoring activities may include review of meeting minutes by the administrative secretary to identify potential/developing conflicts or conflicts that may have already occurred and informal discussions with committee chairs or board officers to raise awareness of conflicts and potential conflicts.”

“A compensation committee of the board of trustees (made up of the chair, finance chair, and audit chair) establishes and reviews the compensation for the president of the university. The committee consists of three members who do not have a conflict of interest per irs regulations section 53.4958-6(c)(1)(iii). In order to establish an appropriate level of compensation, the committee reviews a range of compensation data, including regional and national surveys. In addition, a review of compensation as reported in the 990's of other similar sized private liberal arts universities is performed. Once a salary is determined, the information is passed on to the executive committee. The last time this process was undertaken by the university was in june of 2025. The compensation committee also approves compensation for executive and key employees based on data from (a) positions in similarly situated institutions; (b) positions in markets outside higher education where appropriate; (c) internal equity; and, (d) the knowledge, performance, skill, and other relevant factors of the person in the position. The compensation data is collected from national and regional surveys, as well as other sources. The last time this process was undertaken by the university was in the fiscal year ending 2025.”

“The university filed for tax exemption before july 15, 1987 and did not have a copy of form 1023 on file at that time and is therefore not required to make form 1023 publicly available. The university instead posts a copy of its current irs exemption letter on its website.”

“The university's bylaws, articles of incorporation, conflict of interest policy and audited financial statements are posted on the university's website.”

“The treasurer of the organization is not considered a trustee but is considered a member of the executive committee of the board of trustees. On form 990 this position is reported as a director/trustee because members of the executive committee having voting rights on certain board matters.”

“Change in value of annuities and trusts 1,333,302. Institutional aid paid from custodial account 2,175. Tuition remission not recorded on financial statements 88,626. Post-retirement liability adjustment -212,388. Noncash employee benefits not recorded on financial statements 97,727. Unrelated business income from alternative investments -645,240. Rounding -2.”