Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
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(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
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(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
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Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
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| SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 | THE UNIVERSITY DRAWS ITS STUDENTS FROM ALL 50 STATES AND MORE THAN 100 COUNTRIES. ALL MATERIALS INVOLVING THE SOLICITATION OF STUDENTS INCLUDE THE UNIVERSITY'S NON-DISCRIMINATORY POLICY OR A REFERENCE TO THIS POLICY, IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS STATED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS TO FORM 990. THE UNIVERSITY INSERTS THE FOLLOWING IN ITS CATALOG, APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION, AND THE UNIVERSITY'S WEBSITE: "IN COMPLIANCE WITH TITLE IX OF THE EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 1972, SECTION 504 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973, TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 AND OTHER FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS, SCAD DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF AGE, RACE, COLOR, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, RELIGION, NATIONAL OR ETHNIC ORIGIN, DISABILITY, OR VETERAN STATUS IN ANY PHASE OF ITS EMPLOYMENT PROCESS, IN ANY PHASE OF ITS EMPLOYMENT OR ADMISSION PROCESSES, ITS FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS, OR OTHER ASPECTS OF ITS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM OR ACTIVITIES." |
| SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6 | THE FINANCIAL AID SCAD RECEIVES FROM GOVERNMENT AGENCIES CONSISTS OF FEDERAL TITLE IV STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, VETERANS ADMINISTRATION BENEFITS, STATE-SUPPORTED VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION FUNDING, AND FUNDS FROM MANY STATES THE MOST PREDOMINANT OF WHICH IS THE STATE OF GEORGIA. |
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| FORM 990 PART I LINE 1 | SCAD MISSION: SCAD PREPARES TALENTED STUDENTS FOR CREATIVE PROFESSIONS THROUGH ENGAGED TEACHING AND LEARNING IN A POSITIVELY ORIENTED UNIVERSITY ENVIRONMENT. SCAD VISION: SCAD WILL BE GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED AS THE PREEMINENT SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE DISCIPLINES WE TEACH. SCAD VALUES: BE STRATEGIC. RESEARCH AND MEASURE TO GUIDE WORK AND DOCUMENT RESULTS; BE INNOVATIVE. GENERATE NEW IDEAS AND RELEVANT SOLUTIONS; BE POSITIVE. APPROACH ALL ENDEAVORS WITH ENTHUSIASM; BE COLLABORATIVE. EMBRACE AND ACT UPON OUR COLLECTIVE GENIUS; BE TRANSFORMATIVE. CREATE LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCES. THE SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN IS A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT, ACCREDITED INSTITUTION CONFERRING BACHELOR'S AND MASTER'S DEGREES AT DISTINCTIVE LOCATIONS TO PREPARE TALENTED STUDENTS FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS. SCAD OFFERS DEGREES IN MORE THAN 40 MAJORS, AS WELL AS MINORS IN MORE THAN 75 DISCIPLINES. WITH OVER 40,000 ALUMNI WORLDWIDE, SCAD DEMONSTRATES AN EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION AND UNPARALLELED CAREER PREPARATION. AT LOCATIONS IN SAVANNAH AND ATLANTA, GEORGIA; IN HONG KONG; IN LACOSTE, FRANCE; AND ONLINE THROUGH SCAD ELEARNING, THE DIVERSE STUDENT BODY CONSISTS OF MORE THAN 14,000 STUDENTS, FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND MORE THAN 100 COUNTRIES. SCAD'S INNOVATIVE CURRICULUM IS ENHANCED BY ADVANCED, PROFESSIONAL-LEVEL TECHNOLOGY, EQUIPMENT AND LEARNING RESOURCES. THE UNIVERSITY, STUDENTS, FACULTY AND ALUMNI HAVE GARNERED ACCLAIM FROM RESPECTED ORGANIZATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS WORLDWIDE INCLUDING TIME, VOGUE MAGAZINE AND U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT. SINCE THE TIME THAT SCAD OPENED ITS DOORS TO STUDENTS IN 1979, SAVANNAH HAS TRANSFORMED FROM A PLACE WITH A RUN-DOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT AND BOARDED-UP BUILDINGS TO AN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND TOURIST DESTINATION. EXCEPTIONAL UNIVERSITY IMPACT IS BEST MEASURED BY THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. FOR FOUR DECADES, SCAD HAS BEEN A POWERFUL FORCE SHAPING THE ECONOMY, THE CULTURE, THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE REPUTATION OF SAVANNAH, ATLANTA AND THE STATE OF GEORGIA. ALTHOUGH SCAD'S PRIMARY FOCUS IS PREPARING STUDENTS FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS, THE UNIVERSITY IS COMMITTED TO CONTINUOUSLY ENHANCING THE COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING ITS CAMPUSES. TO QUANTIFY THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACTS GENERATED BY THE UNIVERSITY THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF GEORGIA, SCAD RETAINED THE CONSULTING FIRM TRIPP UMBACH TO COMPLETE AN ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY IMPACT STUDY FOR SCAD'S FISCAL YEAR 2017. KEY FINDINGS FROM THE STUDY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: GEORGIA: FOR NEARLY FOUR DECADES, SCAD HAS SHAPED THE ECONOMY, CULTURE, BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND REPUTATION OF GEORGIA. WITH PRESTIGIOUS ACCOLADES AND A COMMANDING PRESENCE, SCAD FOSTERS MORE PROSPEROUS COMMUNITIES. $603.3 MILLION IN ANNUAL ECONOMIC IMPACT, 6,689 JOBS IN DIVERSE INDUSTRIES (REAL ESTATE, RETAIL, AND TOURISM),$28.1 MILLION IN ANNUAL STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT TAX REVENUE. SAVANNAH: SCAD MADE ITS FIRST HOME IN SAVANNAH AND HAS WORKED TO ELEVATE THE RENOWN OF THIS HISTORIC CITY, PIONEERING SAFETY AND SECURITY INITIATIVES, ESTABLISHING A STRONG LEGACY OF COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND ANNUALLY ATTRACTING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF, FAMILIES AND VISITORS. $438.6 MILLION IN ANNUAL ECONOMIC IMPACT, 5,360 JOBS IN DIVERSE INDUSTRIES (REAL ESTATE, RETAIL, AND TOURISM), $23.6 MILLION IN DIRECT, INDIRECT, AND INDUCED TAX PAYMENTS. ATLANTA: SCAD OPENED ITS ATLANTA CAMPUS IN 2005, AMPLIFYING THE EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS MAJOR U.S. MARKET, AND BUILDING THE CHARACTER OF THE CITY ALONGSIDE MAJOR COMPANIES LIKE DELTA, TURNER, AND COCA-COLA. TODAY, SCAD STANDS AT THE CENTER OF ATLANTA'S GROWING DESIGN, FASHION AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRIES, WITH CAREER-FOCUSED AND CULTURAL FEATURES LIKE SCADFILM, SCAD FASH MUSEUM OF FASHION + FILM, AND THE MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM ART COLLECTION. $122.6 MILLION IN ANNUAL ECONOMIC IMPACT, 1,130 JOBS IN DIVERSE INDUSTRIES (REAL ESTATE, RETAIL, AND TOURISM), $5.1 MILLION IN DIRECT, INDIRECT, AND INDUCED TAX PAYMENTS. SCAD HAS A LONG-STANDING TRADITION OF COMMUNITY SERVICE. FROM THE VERY FIRST SCAD SIDEWALK ARTS FESTIVAL (A PUBLIC ART FESTIVAL IN FORSYTH PARK IN SAVANNAH, GA) IN 1981, SCAD HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO ENRICHING THE COMMUNITIES THAT THE UNIVERSITY CALLS HOME. IN 2017-18, SCAD CONTINUED ITS TRADITION OF GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY IN MANY WAYS. THE SCAD BUZZ BUS, OUR MOBILE UNIT FOR CREATIVE GIFT-GIVING, TRAVELS TO ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND OTHER YOUTH-CENTERED ORGANIZATIONS AROUND SAVANNAH AND ATLANTA TO DELIVER MUCH-NEEDED ART SUPPLIES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS AND BOOKS FOR SCHOOL LIBRARIES. THE SCAD BUZZ BUS HAS POSITIVELY IMPACTED MORE THAN 12,000 PK-12 CHILDREN SINCE IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2010, SUPPLYING THEM WITH THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO EXPLORE THEIR ARTISTIC INTERESTS AND CREATE INSPIRED WORKS. ANNUALLY, SCAD COLLECTS UNUSED ART AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES FROM UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS AND HOSTS A "FREE SHOPPING DAY" FOR TEACHERS. IN SUMMER 2017, SCAD MADE ART SUPPLIES AVAILABLE TO EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS FROM LOCAL SCHOOLS AND NON-PROFITS IN SAVANNAH WHO WERE INVITED TO SELECT ITEMS FOR THEIR CLASSROOMS. IN AUGUST 2017, FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR, SCAD MADE A CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN 150 BACKPACKS FILLED WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO THE SAVANNAH-CHATHAM METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL STUFF THE CONTAINER CAMPAIGN, A SAVANNAH IMPACT PROGRAM INITIATIVE THAT BENEFITS LOCAL AT-RISK CHILDREN. DECEMBER 2017 MARKED THE UNIVERSITY'S 23RD YEAR SUPPORTING THE SAVANNAH UNION MISSION WITH HOLIDAY GIFTS FOR CHILDREN. UNION MISSION PRESENTED SCAD WITH THE WISH LISTS OF MORE THAN 100 CHILDREN IN NEED RANGING IN AGE FROM NEWBORN TO 18 YEARS. SCAD STUDENT, FACULTY, AND STAFF VOLUNTEERS DONATED HUNDREDS OF ITEMS TO ENSURE THAT EACH CHILD AT THE MISSION RECEIVED SPECIAL GIFTS, INCLUDING BICYCLES, TOYS, BOOKS, CLOTHING, AND MORE. SCAD SECURITY CONDUCTS COMMUNITY PATROLS IN DOWNTOWN AND MIDTOWN SAVANNAH FOR THE BENEFIT OF STUDENTS, AND THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE, THE SCAD DEPARTMENT OF UNIVERSITY SAFETY ALSO PROVIDES SUPPORT TO THE SAVANNAH POLICE DEPARTMENT. FOR GEORGIA DAY 2018, SCAD HONORED IMPORTANT WOMEN IN SAVANNAH'S HISTORY BY INDUCTING FIVE MORE WOMEN INTO THE SAVANNAH WOMEN OF VISION IN SCAD'S ARNOLD HALL. COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THE FAMILIES OF THE HONOREES ATTENDED A TRIBUTE CEREMONY TO HONOR AND LEARN ABOUT WOMEN WHO CONTRIBUTED TO MAKING SAVANNAH THE GREAT CITY IT IS TODAY. SCAD PROVIDES STUDENTS AN AVENUE TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE INITIATIVES THROUGH SCAD SERVE. SCAD SERVE'S INITIATIVES INCLUDE HEALING AND EDUCATING THROUGH ART (PROVIDING ART THERAPY OPPORTUNITIES AT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND OTHER HEALING CENTERS IN SAVANNAH), HABITAT FOR HUMANITY (ASSISTING WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF HOMES), AMERICA'S SECOND HARVEST KIDS CAF (VISITING THE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM TO ENGAGE CHILDREN IN ART PROJECTS AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT), PET PROJECT (SOCIALIZING DOGS AND CATS WITH COASTAL PET RESCUE AND THE HUMANE SOCIETY), SILVER (OUTREACHING TO SENIOR CITIZENS), SAVANNAH CHILDREN'S MUSEUM (ASSISTANCE WITH SPECIAL EVENTS), BEACH AND COMMUNITY CLEAN UP, AND ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK (WEEKLONG SERVICE PROJECTS DURING SPRING BREAK). IN 2017-18, SCAD SERVE ORGANIZED 96 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES; 852 VOLUNTEERS TOTALED OVER 2,560 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE TO SAVANNAH. IN APRIL 2018, SCAD SERVE RECEIVED THE ARTS AND CULTURE VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD FROM THE UNITED WAY OF THE COASTAL EMPIRE. SCAD STUDENTS ALSO VOLUNTEER THROUGH THE BOOK BUDDY PROGRAM, WHICH CONNECTS SCAD STUDENTS WITH LOCAL ELEMENTARY STUDENTS TO SUPPORT AND IMPROVE LITERACY AND MATH SKILLS. IN 2017-18, SCAD STUDENTS CONTRIBUTED 770 SERVICE HOURS TO THE BOOK BUDDY PROGRAM BY WORKING ONE-ON-ONE WITH STUDENTS AT GARRISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SCAD ACTIVELY SUPPORTS GOODWILL'S COMMITMENT TO RESPONSIBLE RECYCLING AND KEEPING ITEMS OUT OF THE WASTE STREAM. SINCE 2013, SCAD HAS CHAMPIONED THE "GOODWILL, NOT LANDFILL" CAMPAIGN, PLACING CONVENIENT DONATION BINS AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS NEAR RESIDENCE HALLS WHERE STUDENTS CAN DONATE UNWANTED ITEMS RATHER THAN THROWING THEM IN THE TRASH, AND SCAD DELIVERS THE ITEMS TO GOODWILL, SUPPORTING THAT ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO PROVIDE JOBS AND JOB TRAINING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, VETERANS, AND OTHERS. AS A RESULT, 210,000 POUNDS HAVE BEEN DIVERTED FROM LANDFILLS TO DATE, SUPPORTING GOODWILL AND ITS JOB TRAINING MISSION. |
| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 | SCAD HAS THREE MUSEUMS, ALL OF WHICH ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. IN SAVANNAH, THE SCAD MUSEUM OF ART, DESIGNED BY ARCHITECT AND SCAD ALUMNUS CHRISTIAN SOTTILE, IS AN AWARD-WINNING CONTEMPORARY ART AND DESIGN MUSEUM BUILT FROM THE NATION'S OLDEST SURVIVING ANTEBELLUM RAILROAD DEPOT. OFFERING AN ARRAY OF EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE SCAD MUSEUM OF ART ATTRACTS MORE THAN 45,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY. IN ATLANTA, SCAD FASH MUSEUM OF FASHION AND FILM, WITHIN ITS 10,000 SQUARE FEET OF ADAPTABLE EXHIBITION SPACE, BRINGS A DYNAMIC AND DISTINCT SCHEDULE OF FASHION-FOCUSED EXHIBITIONS AND COMPELLING FILMS. AN ADDITIONAL 27,000 SQUARE FEET ACADEMIC AND STUDIO SPACE ALSO SURROUNDS THE PERIMETER OF THE MUSEUM, INCLUDING A FASHION RESOURCE LIBRARY AND GARMENT COLLECTION AND FILM SALON. THE SCAD LACOSTE ADMISSION AND HISTORY CENTER, HOUSED IN A FORMER 17TH-CENTURY KITCHEN, HOLDS ARTIFACTS THAT SCAD PRESERVATIONISTS DISCOVERED WHILE RESTORING THE SCAD LACOSTE FACILITIES, INCLUDING ROMAN CARVINGS AND COINS, MEDIEVAL ARTIFACTS, WORLD WAR II BULLETS, AND A 16TH-CENTURY CANNONBALL. SCAD CREATES K-12 CURRICULUM GUIDES TO ACCOMPANY EXHIBITIONS AT THE SCAD MUSEUM OF ART IN SAVANNAH AND SCAD FASH MUSEUM FOR FASHION AND FILM IN ATLANTA. ALIGNED WITH THE NATIONAL VISUAL ARTS STANDARDS, THE AWARD-WINNING CURRICULUM GUIDES ARE MADE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE TO EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS, AND DURING 2017-18 CURRICULUM GUIDES WERE DEVELOPED FOR DOZENS OF SCAD EXHIBITIONS AND WERE DISTRIBUTED TO SCHOOL GROUPS VISITING SCAD MUSEUMS. SCAD REGULARLY HOSTS SCHOOL GROUPS FOR MUSEUM TOURS, AND IN 2017-18, NEARLY 2,200 K-12 STUDENTS VISITED SCAD MUSEUMS. AT SCAD, ALL GALLERY EXHIBITIONS AND LECTURES ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (THE SCAD MUSEUM OF ART AND SCAD FASH CHARGE A MODEST ADMISSION AND OFFER DISCOUNTS TO MILITARY AND SENIOR CITIZENS AND CHILDREN UNDER 14 ARE FREE). ANNUALLY, THE SCAD MUSEUM OF ART HOSTS A FAMILY DAY WITH FREE ADMISSION AND MANY EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, AND SCAD MOA AND SCAD FASH ALSO PARTICIPATE IN GEORGIA'S SUPER MUSEUM SUNDAY WITH FREE ADMISSION. IN FEB 2018, SCAD MUSEUMS HOSTED 1,500 VISITORS ON SUPER MUSEUM SUNDAY. IN 2017-18, SCAD ALSO HOSTED EDUCATIONAL ART FESTIVALS THAT WERE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING SCAD DEFINE ART, SCADSTYLE, SIDEWALK ARTS FESTIVAL, AND SAND ARTS FESTIVAL. SCAD ALSO OFFERS THE SCAD EDUCATOR FORUM ANNUALLY, GIVING EDUCATORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN NEW KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS IN A VARIETY OF AREAS. THE FORUM IS OFFERED IN SAVANNAH AND ATLANTA, GEORGIA FOR A NOMINAL FEE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | THERE IS A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PAULA WALLACE AND JOHN PAUL ROWAN. THERE IS A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PAULA WALLACE AND GLENN E. WALLACE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | PRIOR TO FILING, THE RETURN WAS DISTRIBUTED TO BOARD MEMBERS PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS AND PROVIDE INPUT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE UNVERSITY'S CORPORATE GOVERNANCE POLICY, WHICH IS AVAILABLE TO ALL EMPLOYEES VIA THE INSTITUTION'S INTRANET AND EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK, PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO ALL EMPLOYEES ON ISSUES OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR EVALUATING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND, IF APPROPRIATE, AUTHORIZING ANY CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION BY THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF A MAJORITY OF THE DISINTERESTED TRUSTEES IF THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST INVOLVING TRUSTEES. THE UNIVERSITY OBTAINS ANNUALLY A DISCLOSURE OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS BY TRUSTEES AND MEMBERS OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT. A WHISTLE BLOWER REPORTING PROCESS HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED. THERE IS A DESIGNATED FULL-TIME COMPLIANCE OFFICER THAT INVESTIGATES AND RESOLVES ETHICS COMPLAINTS, INCLUDING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, INVOLVING EMPLOYEES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | FORM 990 PART VI, LINE 15A - COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL: ANSWERED IN SCHEDULE J. FORM 990 PART VI, LINE 15B - COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS THE COMPENSATION OF EACH MEMBER OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT IS SET BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS SET FORTH IN THE IRS REGULATIONS IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE "REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION". AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTING FIRM (AON) THAT SPECIALIZES IN COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS PROVIDES MARKET INFORMATION FOR EACH POSITION VIA A COMPENSATION STUDY THAT INCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF THE COMPENSATION PAID BY OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. THE COMPENSATION EXPERT PROVIDES A WRITTEN OPINION ON THE REASONABLENESS OF COMPENSATION. THIS PRACTICE ALSO INCLUDES THE COMPENSATION PAID TO ANY INDIVIDUAL RELATED TO A MEMBER OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT OR THE BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 - GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY IS PUBLISHED IN THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOKS AND AVAILABLE ON MYSCAD, THE INSTITUTION'S INTRANET. THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE NOT DISSEMINATED TO THE PUBLIC AT THIS TIME. |
| FORM 990 PART XII LINE 2C | THE BOARD HAS ESTABLISHED AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL AUDIT FUNCTIONS. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM THAT AUDITS THE INSTITUTION. |
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