Pepperdine University

“The Board of Regents of Pepperdine University has an executive committee which may act for and in place of the Board of Regents between regular board meetings and during any recess. Only regents can be members of the executive committee. The executive committee has the power to transact business on behalf of the board in between meetings of the Board of Regents, subject to any limitations imposed by the board of regents, the bylaws, or applicable law.”

“Information is supplied by the university to the paid preparer to prepare the return. A draft version of the form 990 is provided to senior management and the audit committee for review. Changes/comments are submitted to management and any necessary changes are made prior to the final review and signing of the tax return by the university's independent auditors/tax consultants. A full copy of the 990 is provided to the board prior to filing.”

“Each Officer, Regent, and Key Employee is required to disclose annually, in writing, any financial or business relationships that he or she, or any family member has with Pepperdine University. These Regent and Officer disclosures are reviewed by the Board of Regents. All other employee disclosures are reviewed by General Counsel and the Executive Vice President. All conflict situations are resolved at this review in accordance with the University's conflict of interest policy. If a conflict of is found for a Regent, the Regent is asked to recuse him or herself from the matter. Resolution of conflicts for Officers and other employees are overseen by General Counsel.”

“Pepperdine university's board of regents reviews the compensation of the president, provost, executive vice president, chief investment officer, vice president for advancement and chief financial officer on an annual basis. The board of regents considers market data and analysis assembled by independent compensation consultants. The deliberations are reflected in a transaction report which summarizes the decisions made by the committee.”

“The University's financial statements are made available via the University's website. The University does not make its conflict of interest policies and governing documents available to the public upon request.”

“Pepperdine university is an independent, private christian university committed to the highest standards of excellence and christian values, where students are strengthened for lives of service, purpose, and leadership. The university enrolls approximately 7,500 students in its five colleges and schools. Seaver college, the university's undergraduate liberal arts college, the school of law, and the school of public policy are headquartered on 830 acres in the santa monica mountains overlooking the pacific ocean in malibu, ca. The graduate school of education and psychology and the george l. Graziadio school of business and management are headquartered in pepperdine university's facility in west los angeles. Form 990, part i, line 5 and part v, line 2a: number of employees includes student workers. Form 990, part i, line 6: there are a number of students and alumni that volunteer their time for various purposes at the university. These volunteers, however, are not formally tracked by the university.”

“Adjustment of Actuarial Liability -2,917,823. Endowment Support 37,330,686. UBI from alternative investments -321,466.”