TY 2020 Form 990 Schedule O

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SCHEDULE O
(Form 990 or 990-EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

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OMB No. 1545-0047

2020

Open to Public
Inspection

Name of the organization

ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

Employer identification number

75-0851900

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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	LINE 2 EXPLANATION - JACK RICH, ALAN RICH - FAMILY RELATIONSHIP STEVE MACK, JACK GRIGGS - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW BY POSTING THE RETURN ON THE INTERNAL PASSWORD-PROTECTED BOARD WEB SITE. THE 990 IS ALSO REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BEFORE POSTING TO BOARD WEB SITE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ALL TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE ANNUALLY. THE RESULTS OF THESE QUESTIONNAIRES ARE REVIEWED BY LEGAL COUNSEL AND ARE REPORTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES ARE GIVEN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE TO COMPLETE ANNUALLY. THESE ARE REVIEWED BY THE RESPONSIBLE DEAN OR VICE PRESIDENT TO DETERMINE IF A CONFLICT EXISTS. DEPENDING ON THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT, CONDITIONS OR RESTRICTIONS ARE ENFORCED TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	COMPARABILITY DATA IS USED TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION LEVELS OF THE OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. COMPARABILITY DATA IS USED TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION LEVELS OF THE PRESIDENT. THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT IS REVIEWED, APPROVED AND DOCUMENTED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY ARE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE AND ARE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. WE WILL ALSO PROVIDE COPIES OF THE DOCUMENTS UPON REQUEST.
SCHEDULE D, PART XIV, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	TOTAL REVENUES AND EXPENSES PER ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY'S CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE REVENUES AND EXPENSES FROM ACIMCO (26-3598377) AND GRACE L WOODWARD MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT TRUST (75-2700815). EACH OF THESE ENTITIES FILES THEIR OWN TAX RETURN, AND THEREFORE, ARE NOT INCLUDED IN REVENUES AND EXPENSES OF ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY'S FORM 990.

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Explanation

FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2

LINE 2 EXPLANATION - JACK RICH, ALAN RICH - FAMILY RELATIONSHIP STEVE MACK, JACK GRIGGS - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B

FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW BY POSTING THE RETURN ON THE INTERNAL PASSWORD-PROTECTED BOARD WEB SITE. THE 990 IS ALSO REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BEFORE POSTING TO BOARD WEB SITE.

FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C

ALL TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE ANNUALLY. THE RESULTS OF THESE QUESTIONNAIRES ARE REVIEWED BY LEGAL COUNSEL AND ARE REPORTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES ARE GIVEN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE TO COMPLETE ANNUALLY. THESE ARE REVIEWED BY THE RESPONSIBLE DEAN OR VICE PRESIDENT TO DETERMINE IF A CONFLICT EXISTS. DEPENDING ON THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT, CONDITIONS OR RESTRICTIONS ARE ENFORCED TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15

COMPARABILITY DATA IS USED TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION LEVELS OF THE OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. COMPARABILITY DATA IS USED TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION LEVELS OF THE PRESIDENT. THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT IS REVIEWED, APPROVED AND DOCUMENTED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19

THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY ARE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE AND ARE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. WE WILL ALSO PROVIDE COPIES OF THE DOCUMENTS UPON REQUEST.

SCHEDULE D, PART XIV, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

TOTAL REVENUES AND EXPENSES PER ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY'S CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE REVENUES AND EXPENSES FROM ACIMCO (26-3598377) AND GRACE L WOODWARD MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT TRUST (75-2700815). EACH OF THESE ENTITIES FILES THEIR OWN TAX RETURN, AND THEREFORE, ARE NOT INCLUDED IN REVENUES AND EXPENSES OF ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY'S FORM 990.

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Cat. No. 51056K

Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2020

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