SCHEDULE O
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OMB No. 1545-0047
2019
Open to Public
Inspection
Name of the organization
Emory University
 
Employer identification number

58-0566256
Return Reference Explanation
Form 990, Part I, Line 5 FORM 990, PART I, QUESTION 5 AND PART V, QUESTION 2A: NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES THE EMORY CLINIC, INC. ("TEC") (EIN: 58-2030692) AND EMORY CHILDREN'S CENTER, INC. ("ECC") (EIN: 58-2298500) HAVE A COMMON PAYMASTER RELATIONSHIP FOR PAYROLL PURPOSES WITH EMORY UNIVERSITY. THE SALARIES OF TEC'S AND ECC'S EMPLOYEES ARE PAID BY EMORY UNIVERSITY, REPORTED ON EMORY UNIVERSITY'S FORMS 941, AND REIMBURSED BY TEC AND ECC. THEREFORE, THESE EMPLOYEES ARE REPORTED ON EMORY UNIVERSITY'S FORM 990. THE STAFF MEMBERS OF EMORY MEDICAL CARE FOUNDATION, INC. ("EMCF") (EIN:58-1537752) AND EMORY INNOVATIONS, INC. ("EI") (EIN: 45-5372942) ARE EMPLOYEES OF EMORY UNIVERSITY. THE SALARIES OF EMCF AND EI'S EMPLOYEES ARE PAID BY EMORY UNIVERSITY, REPORTED ON EMORY UNIVERSITY'S FORMS 941, AND REIMBURSED BY EMCF AND EI RESPECTIVELY. THEREFORE, THESE EMPLOYEES ARE REPORTED ON EMORY UNIVERSITY'S FORM 990.
Form 990, Part III, Line 1 MISSION, CONTINUED To fulfill this mission, the university supports teaching from the undergraduate to the advanced graduate and professional levels, and scholarship from basic research to its application in public service. As a comprehensive research university, Emory's academic programs span a great range from arts and sciences to business, law, theology, and the health professions. These different fields of study are knit together by robust interdisciplinary programs and a core devotion to liberal learning. The Emory community is open to all who meet its high standards of academic excellence and integrity. The university welcomes a diversity of ethnic, cultural, socioeconomic, religious, national, and international backgrounds, believing that the intellectual and social energy that results from such diversity is critical to advancing knowledge. Emory is committed to opening disciplinary boundaries and supporting interdisciplinary research and teaching from a global perspective. Along with this, Emory strives to create a community characterized by respectful and mutually supportive interaction among faculty, students, staff, and the wider world. In keeping with the demand that teaching, learning, research, and service be measured by high standards of integrity and excellence, and believing that each person and every level of scholarly activity should be valued on its own merits, the university aims to imbue scholarship at Emory with: * a commitment to humane teaching and mentorship and a respectful interaction among faculty, students, and staff; * open disciplinary boundaries that encourage integrative teaching, research, and scholarship; * a commitment to use knowledge to improve human well-being; and * a global perspective on the human condition.
Form 990, Part IV, Line 12a FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 12A & PART XII, LINE 2B A COPY OF EMORY UNIVERSITY'S AUGUST 31, 2020 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IS ATTACHED TO THIS RETURN. THE FOLLOWING ENTITIES INCLUDED IN THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE EMORY UNIVERSITY RETURNS BUT ARE INCLUDED IN THE EMORY GROUP RETURN - EMORY HEALTHCARE INC ("EHC"), THE EMORY CLINIC INC ("TEC"), WESLEY WOODS CENTER OF EMORY UNIVERSITY INC ("WWC"), EMORY MEDICAL CARE FOUNDATION INC("EMCF"), EMORY INNOVATIONS INC("EI"), EMORY/SAINT JOSEPH'S INC ("ESJ"), SAINT JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL OF ATLANTA INC ("SJHA"), EMORY CHILDREN'S CENTER INC ("ECC"), DeKalb Regional Health System Inc ("DRHS"), DeKalb Medical Center Inc ("DMC"), Decatur Health Resources Inc ("DHR"), and DeKalb Medical Center Foundation Inc.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 2 Family/business relationships amongst interested persons TRUSTEES Sara Brown, MUHTAR KENT AND JAVIER GOIZUETTA - Business relationship, Trustees Robert Goddard and Leah Ward Sears - Business relationship
Form 990, Part VI, Line 4 Significant changes to organizational documents EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 2019, EMORY UNIVERSITY AMENDED AND RESTATED ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND ADOPTED A NEW SET OF BYLAWS. SIGNIFICANT CHANGES INCLUDE LIMITING THE NUMBER OF TRUSTEES TO FORTY-FIVE MEMBERS, WHO ARE ELECTED TO SERVE ONE SIX-YEAR TERM AND ADDITIONAL FOUR-YEAR RENEWABLE TERMS OR UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE ELECTED, AND WHICH INCLUDES THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY AS A VOTING EX-OFFICIO MEMBER OF THE BOARD. IN ADDITION, OFFICERS ARE NOW ANNUALLY ELECTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED AND REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT AND REVIEWED BY AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY ACCOUNTING FIRM. PRIOR TO FINALIZATION OF THE RETURN, MANAGEMENT PROVIDED ACCESS TO A FINAL DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND GAVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE COMMENTS. MANAGEMENT PROVIDED THE FINAL VERSION OF THE FORM 990 TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO FILING.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy EMORY UNIVERSITY'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND OTHER DECISION MAKERS TO DISCLOSE PARTICIPATION IN ACTIVITIES OR CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MAY PRESENT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON AN ANNUAL BASIS OR IF AT ANY TIME SUCH INDIVIDUAL BECOMES AWARE OF CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MAY PRESENT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THESE DISCLOSURES BY TRUSTEES ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND TRUSTEES' CONFLICT OF INTEREST COMMITTEE OF THE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES ("CONFLICT OF INTEREST COMMITTEE"), AS NECESSARY. IF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST COMMITTEE DETERMINES THAT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, THE INDIVIDUAL WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY MAKE A PRESENTATION TO THE APPLICABLE COMMITTEE, BUT AFTER SUCH PRESENTATION, THE INDIVIDUAL MUST LEAVE THE MEETING DURING THE DISCUSSION OF, AND THE VOTE ON, THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT THAT RESULTED IN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR NONE OF THE TRUSTEES WITH RELATED BUSINESS INTERESTS VOTED ON BUSINESS DECISIONS INVOLVING SUCH COMPANIES.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official EMORY UNIVERSITY'S EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND TRUSTEES' CONFLICT OF INTEREST COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WHICH IS COMPOSED OF NON-EMPLOYEE MEMBERS OF THE EMORY UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, ANNUALLY REVIEWS MARKET DATA, COLLECTED AND REPORTED BY INDEPENDENT CONSULTING FIRMS, FROM COMPARABLE INSTITUTIONS FOR EACH POSITION IDENTIFIED AS A "DISQUALIFIED PERSON" FOR PURPOSES OF INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS UNDER IRS REGULATIONS. THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSES THE PROPOSED COMPENSATION FOR EACH SUCH INDIVIDUAL IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MARKET DATA AND THE INDIVIDUAL'S PERFORMANCE AND CONTRIBUTION TO EMORY, AND IT MAKES A DECISION REGARDING THE APPROPRIATENESS OF COMPENSATION AND ANY COMPENSATION INCREASE. THE DISCUSSIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE COMMITTEE'S MINUTES BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees EMORY UNIVERSITY'S EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND TRUSTEES' CONFLICT OF INTEREST COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WHICH IS COMPOSED OF NON-EMPLOYEE MEMBERS OF THE EMORY UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, ANNUALLY REVIEWS MARKET DATA, COLLECTED AND REPORTED BY INDEPENDENT CONSULTING FIRMS, FROM COMPARABLE INSTITUTIONS FOR EACH POSITION IDENTIFIED AS A "DISQUALIFIED PERSON" FOR PURPOSES OF INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS UNDER IRS REGULATIONS. THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSES THE PROPOSED COMPENSATION FOR EACH SUCH INDIVIDUAL IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MARKET DATA AND THE INDIVIDUAL'S PERFORMANCE AND CONTRIBUTION TO EMORY, AND IT MAKES A DECISION REGARDING THE APPROPRIATENESS OF COMPENSATION AND ANY COMPENSATION INCREASE. THE DISCUSSIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE COMMITTEE'S MINUTES BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public EMORY UNIVERSITY MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC VIA ITS WEBSITE.
Form 990, Part VIII, Line 11d Other Miscellaneous Revenue - Total Revenue: 0, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: , Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: 0;
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances ADJUSTMENT TO ANNUITIES PAYABLE - 909088; CHANGE IN FAIR VALUE OF DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS - -32863928; ADJUSTMENT TO PERPETUAL FUND INCOME - -37421819; Gain on Defeasement - 4385678; Pension & Post Retirement Benefit Plan Adj - 1477000; TRANSFER OF NET ASSETS TO CONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES - XXX-XX-XXXX; GAAP ADJUSTMENTS - -50448469; Minority Interest - -3593822; Cuml-FIN47 Depr/Accr - 1477000; Net Asset changes to unrestricted - -500000;
Schedule J, Part I, Line 8 Payments on contract that is subject to the initial contract exception Per his employment letter, Srinivas Pulavarti received $15,600 to make up for lost compensation at his former employment.
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Cat. No. 51056K
Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2019


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