Oregon State University Foundation

“Organization's Process to Review Form 990 - After preparation and thorough review by the organization's Controller and tax accountants, a draft of the Form 990 is distributed to the Audit Committee for full review and comment. Once approved by the Audit Committee, the final Form 990 is made available to all voting members of the Board of Trustees via our "Directors Desk" secure website. The trustees are then given the opportunity to ask questions about the Form 990 at a Board of Trustees Meeting. The tax return is then filed with the IRS.”

“Enforcement of Conflicts Policy The Foundation has formal policies and procedures in place for annually documenting potential conflicts of interest among its governing body. At the beginning of each fiscal year, the organization's conflict of interest policy and code of ethics are sent to all new and returning trustees. Each trustee is asked to acknowledge receipt by returning a signed form indicating that they have read, understand, and agree to abide by these documents. Additionally, trustees must disclose in writing any potential conflicts of interest pertaining to Foundation business. All signed responses and disclosures become part of the Foundation's official records, and the full board is provided a list of individuals who declare potential conflicts.”

“Line 15a - Compensation Process for Top Official: The compensation of the organization's President/CEO is reviewed extensively on an annual basis. The Board of Trustees, through its committee structure, oversees the development of the President/CEO's annual work plan and monitors progress and performance against established goals. Monthly meetings between the Executive Committee, the President/CEO, and members of the senior leadership team ensure close and frequent monitoring of the organization's performance and the leadership of its top executive. Additionally, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Trustees performs an annual review of the top executive's total compensation package, which includes a review of personal and organizational performance and benchmarking of peer institutions' compensation structures. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Line 15b - Compensation Process for Key Employees: The compensation of the organization's key employees is reviewed extensively on an annual basis. The employee's immediate supervisor oversees the development of an annual work plan and monitors progress and performance against established goals. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Trustees performs an annual review of the total compensation packages of the organization's highest paid employees, which includes benchmarking of peer institutions' compensation structures. The compensation of the organization's key employees is reviewed extensively on an annual basis. The employee's immediate supervisor oversees the development of an annual work plan and monitors progress and performance against established goals. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Trustees performs an annual review of the total compensation packages of the organization's highest paid employees, which includes benchmarking of peer institutions' compensation structures.”

“Availability of 990 and 990-T - The organization's IRS Form 990 and 990-T are made available to the public upon request or through GuideStar.”

“Governing document disclosure explanation - The organization's governing documents, and conflict of interest policy are made available to the public upon request. Additionally, annual audited financial statements and information regarding endowment holdings are available to the public on the organization's website.”

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“OSU Foundation distributions accounted for as "Other Program Services" include support for University and Foundation operations that are not specifically designated as direct student, faculty, or facilities support. Among the included distributions are unrestricted funds for use at the discretion of deans and program leaders, support for intercollegiate athletics and club sports, support for the library and other central service units, lecture series and other outreach activities, and endowment management and other transactional fees.”

“For this reporting year the OSU Foundation has a UBI loss of $849,441. We have filed a 990-T reporting this loss.”

“Required Form 8282 was filed after 7/1/15 for one transaction that occurred during this reporting period.”

“PROGRAM SERVICE: Administrative gift fees $3,472,419; books, periodicals & subscriptions $452,451; capital outlay equipment $1,172,495; donor cultivation/stewardship $494,266 ; dues and memberships $46,463 ; endowment related expenses $75,802; internet $15,505; licenses and permits $4,218; maintenance & repair - building $317,624; maintenance & repair - equipment $94.971; maintenance & repair - misc $9,057; misc expense$1,789,567; photography $14,390; public relations $1,705,727; rental & lease - misc $143,955; staff training $1,265; transfers/distributions ($77,815); rounding ($1) - TOTAL $9,732,359 MANAGEMENT/GENERAL: Board of trustee expenses $398; books, periodicals & subscriptions $4,331; capital outlay equipment $34,972; dues and memberships $2,562; internet $1,042; licenses and permits $506; maintenance & repair - building $2,564; maintenance & repair - equipment $2,834; maintenance & repair - misc $70,179; misc expense $145,918; photography $450; public relations $1,236; rental & lease - misc $39,564; staff training $8,684; taxes $27,447 - TOTAL $342,686 FUNDRAISING: books, periodicals & subscriptions $4,553; donor cultivation/stewardship $922,775; dues and memberships $28,183; internet $3,310; licenses and permits $1,684; maintenance & repair - misc $9; misc expense $183,799; photography $13,826; public relations $127,846; ranch operations $1,343; rental & lease - misc $4,456; staff training $35,997; taxes ($94,390) - TOTAL $1,233,390”

“Unfulfilled Pledges ($747,856); gift and pledge adjustments ($205,935) net assets transferred to OSUF from sale of Harvey Ranch $2,726,195 - TOTAL $1,772,404”