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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| Yes | No | |||||
| (A)
West Virginia University |
556000842 | 5 | Yes | 5,268,972 | 0 | |
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Total 1
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5,268,972 | 0 | ||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (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. | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (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 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (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.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 on 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 | ||||
| e |
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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2021 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2021 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2021 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2021: | ||||
| a From 2016....... | ||||
| b From 2017....... | ||||
| c From 2018....... | ||||
| d From 2019....... | ||||
| e From 2020....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2016 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2021 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2021, 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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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2021. 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 2022. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Software ID: | 21013554 |
| Software Version: | 21.0.5.0 |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 | The West Virginia University Innovation Corporation board of directors, with the exception of the independent board of director member, are employed by West Virginia University WVU or West Virginia United Health System WVUHS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 4 | Effective April 1, 2022, West Virginia University Innovation Corporation WVUIC filed Amended and Restated By-Laws to recognize the change in Board structure for WVUIC that includes representatives from West Virginia United Health System. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 4 | The maximum number of Directors of the Corporation shall be eight 8, all being appointed members with no ex-officio members. The Directors of the Corporation shall be appointed as follows i a minimum of four 4 members shall be West Virginia University WVU or University representatives, all four 4 members to be appointed by the WVU President and ii a minimum of four 4 members shall be West Virginia United Health System, Inc. d/b/a West Virginia University Health System WVUHS representatives, all four 4 members to be appointed by the WVUHS President CEO. 1. Pursuant to West Virginia Code Chapter 18B, Article 12A, Section 3, the President of West Virginia University WVU President or a senior member of WVU s administrative staff shall be a Director and shall be considered as one 1 of WVUs appointed Directors pursuant to Article III. B of the Restated and Amended By-laws. 2. Pursuant to West Virginia Code Chapter 18B, Article 12A, Section 3, representatives from private sector business and industry shall constitute a majority of the Directors. The WVU President and WVUHS President CEO may appoint themselves as Directors provided that such appointments will be considered as one 1 of each of WVUs and WVUHSs appointed Directors pursuant to Article III.B., above. Non-voting officers are elected by the voting members of the board for a one year term. For the fiscal year 2022 there were no members of the board of directors who was directly paid by the West Virginia University Innovation Corporation. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B | The 990 was preapred by the West Virginia United Health System Tax Team utilizing information provided by The West Virginia University Tax Services Unit. The 990 was provided to the WVUIC President and Treasurer for review and emailed to WVUIC Board Members prior to filing. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C | West Virginia University Innovation Corporation UIC maintains a conflict of interest policy which is provided to UIC employees as part of the UIC employee handbook. The policy requires all research investigators to submit a conflict of interest in research disclosure on, at minimum, an annual basis. All investigators are required to update their disclosure information within thirty days of the development of a new significant financial interest in research. Additionally UIC employees within the office of tech transfer must annually disclose significant financial interests for institutional conflicts of interest to the conflict of interest office by July 31 of each year. Finally, all UIC employees are required to disclose all outside consulting arrangements to the employees department leader by August 31 of each year. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 ab | West Virginia University Innovation Corporation UIC directors and officers are employed and compensated by West Virginia University WVU. Compensation for every WVU and for every UIC employee is determined by several factors including job analysis and evaluation, the essential duties and responsibilities of the position, and salary survey data on pay practices. WVU periodically reviews the salary administration programs and restructures it as necessary. Market and/or competency based adjustments may be warranted based on ones employment functions, as determined by a classification review. In addition, employees may be awarded merit-based pay adjustments in conjunction with superior performance. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 ab | WVUHS engages an independent group to perform an executive compensation review and compensation survey annually. This information is provided to the compensation committee which is made up of independent board members who are then responsible for setting the compensation packages offered to each executive, ensuring that the compensation package does not exceed fair market value based on the data from the consultant group. The minutes of the compensation committee are contemporaneously documented and retained. Full compensation surveys were completed for 2019, 2020, and 2021 compensation amounts, with data provided by the independent consultant to the compensation committee. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | Pursuant to Chapter 31, Article I, Section 28 of the Official Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, a Certificate of Incorporation was issued by the West Virginia Secretary of State on July 6, 2015 to the West Virginia University Innovation Corporation. This certificate is affixed to the Articles of Incorporation of the West Virginia University Innovation Corporation. That certificate along with the WVUICs IRS determindation letter, financial statements, form 990 and form 990-T are open and available for inspection at the WVUIC upon request. The WVUICs IRS determination letter is also available at the West Virginia University tax services website. Copies of the Form 990 are available upon request. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 4 | The maximum number of Directors of the Corporation shall be eight 8, all being appointed members with no ex-officio members. The Directors of the Corporation shall be appointed as follows i a minimum of four 4 members shall be West Virginia University WVU or University representatives, all four 4 members to be appointed by the WVU President and ii a minimum of four 4 members shall be West Virginia United Health System, Inc. d/b/a West Virginia University Health System WVUHS representatives, all four 4 members to be appointed by the WVUHS President CEO. 1. Pursuant to West Virginia Code Chapter 18B, Article 12A, Section 3, the President of West Virginia University WVU President or a senior member of WVU s administrative staff shall be a Director and shall be considered as one 1 of WVUs appointed Directors pursuant to Article III. B of the Restated and Amended By-laws. 2. Pursuant to West Virginia Code Chapter 18B, Article 12A, Section 3, representatives from private sector business and industry shall constitute a majority of the Directors. The WVU President and WVUHS President CEO may appoint themselves as Directors provided that such appointments will be considered as one 1 of each of WVUs and WVUHSs appointed Directors pursuant to Article III.B., above. Non-voting officers are elected by the voting members of the board for a one year term. For the fiscal year 2022 there were no members of the board of directors who was directly paid by the West Virginia University Innovation Corporation. |
| Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c | The WVU Division of Finance is responsible for the preparation of both the financial statements and the external audit of the financial records. The WVUIC Treasurer is responsible for the oversight and review of both processes. Effective with the fiscal year 2018, WVU innovation Corporation no longer has a seperate audit and the audited financial statements are on a combined basis with West Virginia University and West Virginia University Research Corporation. |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g | Total Other Expenses consists of the following Other direct costs for CAFEE operations of 7,635.83 allocation to Managent General Expenses, Testing and Research Supplies of 111,393 and Subcontractor Expense of 480,634 both fully allocated to Program Service Expense. |
| Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 | Other changes in net assets consists of contributions of capital assets of 58,528,000, Write of debt to WVURC of 4,686,752, Expenses incurred between April 1, 2022 and June 30, 2022 that were excluded of 122,369. |
| Software ID: | 21013554 |
| Software Version: | 21.0.5.0 |