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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Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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 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 | ||||
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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 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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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 | 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 |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2023 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-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, 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 2023. 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 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
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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; BE COMPASSIONATE. TREAT EVERYONE WITH KINDNESS AND CARE. 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 50,000 ALUMNI WORLDWIDE, SCAD DEMONSTRATES AN EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION AND UNPARALLELED CAREER PREPARATION. AT LOCATIONS IN SAVANNAH AND ATLANTA, GEORGIA; IN LACOSTE, FRANCE; AND ONLINE THROUGH SCAD ELEARNING, THE DIVERSE STUDENT BODY CONSISTS OF MORE THAN 18,000 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, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, DESIGNINTELLIGENCE, RED DOT, AND HOLLYWOOD REPORTER. 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. SCAD EDUCATES STUDENTS AND PREPARES THEM FOR CREATIVE PROFESSIONS, AND IN DOING SO, CONTINUOUSLY ENHANCES 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 2023. 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. $1.3 BILLION IN ANNUAL ECONOMIC IMPACT, 12,256 JOBS IN DIVERSE INDUSTRIES (REAL ESTATE, RETAIL, AND TOURISM), $51.1 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. $1 BILLION IN ANNUAL ECONOMIC IMPACT, 8,791 JOBS IN DIVERSE INDUSTRIES (REAL ESTATE, RETAIL, AND TOURISM), $38.6 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. $328.5 MILLION IN ANNUAL ECONOMIC IMPACT, 3,465 JOBS IN DIVERSE INDUSTRIES (REAL ESTATE, RETAIL, AND TOURISM), $13.1 MILLION IN DIRECT, INDIRECT, AND INDUCED TAX PAYMENTS. SCAD IS PROUD THAT 22% OF ALUMNI REMAIN IN GEORGIA. IN 2021, THERE WERE MORE THAN 120 SCAD ALUMNI-OWNED BUSINESS IN SAVANNAH. |
| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 | SCAD HOSTS EDUCATIONAL ART FESTIVALS THAT ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING SCAD DEFINE ART, SCADSTYLE, SIDEWALK ARTS FESTIVAL, AND SAND ARTS FESTIVAL. SCAD HOSTS K-12 EDUCATORS AT THE UNIVERSITY FOR VARIOUS LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. THE ANNUAL SCAD EDUCATOR FORUM GIVES 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. SCAD ALSO SERVES ITS COMMUNITIES BY SAVING HISTORIC PROPERTIES AND REPURPOSING THEM FOR REVITALIZED NEW USES. MORE THAN 100 SCAD BUILDINGS WORLDWIDE ARE ADAPTIVELY REHABILITATED HISTORIC PROPERTIES, INCLUDING A REPURPOSED RAILROAD DEPOT, SYNAGOGUE, POWER STATION, FARMHOUSE, BOULANGERIE, AND MYRIAD FORMER SCHOOLHOUSES, PRIVATE RESIDENCES, AND INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS. MANY OF THESE ARE OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED HISTORIC LANDMARK BUILDINGS. 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. SCAD SAVANNAH'S SHOTSPOTTER TECHNOLOGY FEATURES THOUSANDS OF PUBLIC-FACING SECURITY CAMERAS SURROUNDING THE EXTERIORS OF SCAD PROPERTIES AND CONNECTED DIRECTLY TO THE SAVANNAH POLICE DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SAVANNAH SAFER. SIMILARLY, SCAD ALSO PARTNERS WITH THE ATLANTA POLICE DEPARTMENT. |
| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 | SCAD PROVIDES A VALUABLE SERVICE THAT PROPELS THE ECONOMY - OFFERING SPECIALIZED DEGREE PROGRAMS THAT PREPARE GRADUATES FOR MYRIAD INDUSTRIES. SCAD EDUCATES PROFESSIONALS TO FILL JOBS, AND TO BEST SUPPORT WORKFORCE NEEDS, SCAD MAINTAINS RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE INDUSTRIES IT SERVES. ACADEMIC PROGRAMS ARE DEVELOPED IN CONCERT WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, AND OFTEN, COMPANIES REQUEST NEW PROGRAMS TO FILL EMERGING TALENT NEEDS FOR THEIR BUSINESSES. FOR EXAMPLE, AN EXECUTIVE AT DISNEY CONVEYED TO SCAD THE COMPANY'S NEED FOR ATTRACTION AND ENTERTAINMENT DESIGNERS, AND SCAD ANSWERED THIS REQUEST WITH THE M.F.A. IN THEMED ENTERTAINMENT. AN EXECUTIVE AT LORAL ASKED SCAD TO DEVELOP A FRAGRANCE PROGRAM AND A SOCIAL STRATEGY PROGRAM TO FILL SPECIFIC NEEDS IN THEIR INDUSTRY. SCAD CREATED A B.F.A. IN BUSINESS OF BEAUTY AND FRAGRANCE AND A B.F.A. SOCIAL STRATEGY AND MANAGEMENT. SCAD ALSO PARTNERED WITH GOOGLE TO CREATE THE COUNTRY'S FIRST B.F.A. IN USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN. IN ALL, SCAD OFFERS MORE THAN 100 UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS IN 42 MAJORS AND OFFERS 75 MINORS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE RESEARCHED AND DEVELOPED AT SCAD AND REVISED REGULARLY TO KEEP PACE WITH INDUSTRY TRENDS. COMPANIES COME TO SCAD TO HIRE TALENT FOR THEIR WORKFORCES. IN 2023-24, SCAD HOSTED 174 EMPLOYERS AT THE SCAD CAREER FAIR. THROUGH SCADPRO, THE UNIVERSITY'S DESIGN AND RESEARCH CONSULTANCY, SCAD FACULTY AND STUDENTS COLLABORATE WITH COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP THEM SOLVE PROBLEMS, KEEP THEIR BUSINESSES VITAL, AND ADVANCE THEIR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE. SCAD STUDENTS, GUIDED BY EXPERT SCAD FACULTY, HAVE WORKED WITH 444 CLIENTS FOR 950 COLLABORATIONS, WITH 80+ PRODUCTS TAKEN TO MARKET AND STUDENTS RECEIVING 295 OFFERS OF EMPLOYMENT. CLIENTS SCAD HAS SERVED INCLUDE ADOBE, APPLE, BMW, CBS SPORTS, CITY OF DECATUR, CITY OF VIDALIA, COCA-COLA, DELOITTE, DELTA AIR LINES, DISNEY, FOX SPORTS, GOOGLE, GREAT DANE, GULFSTREAM, THE HOME DEPOT, LENOVO, LORAL, MAYO CLINIC, MERCEDES-BENZ, MICROSOFT, NASA, PHOEBE PUTNEY HEALTH, PROCTOR & GAMBLE, SAMSUNG, SUSAN G. KOMAN FOUNDATION, UBER, AND VOLVO. SCAD IS THE ONLY UNIVERSITY THAT OFFERS A PROFESSIONAL COMMERCIAL GALLERY SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC, CALLED SCAD ART SALES, WHICH IS FOCUSED EXCLUSIVELY ON PLACING THE WORK OF STUDENTS, ALUMNI, AND FACULTY WITH CLIENTS INCLUDING COLLECTORS AND COMPANIES FROM FACEBOOK TO NETFLIX. SCAD OFFERS ALUMNI A FULLY FUNDED RESIDENCY PROGRAM, THE SCAD ALUMNI ATELIER, WHICH PROVIDES LODGING, RESOURCES, AND A STIPEND TO REALIZE NEW CREATIVE WORK FOR THE MARKET. ALSO, THROUGH SCADPRO FUND, THE UNIVERSITY INVESTS SIGNIFICANT FUNDS IN SCAD ALUMNI BUSINESSES, HELPING THEM SCALE THEIR BUSINESSES AND SOLVE CHALLENGES THROUGH INNOVATION. SCAD HAS A LONG-STANDING TRADITION OF COMMUNITY SERVICE. SINCE THE VERY FIRST SCAD SIDEWALK ARTS FESTIVAL (OPEN-TO-THE-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 2023-24, SCAD CONTINUED ITS TRADITION OF GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH SCAD SERVE AND IN MANY OTHER WAYS. IN 2023-24, 336 SCAD SERVE VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF, VOLUNTEERED 2,312 HOURS TO SERVE COMMUNITY NEEDS. IN 2023-24: -SCAD MADE 46 DONATIONS TOTALING 2,000 POUNDS OF FRESH, ORGANIC PRODUCE FROM SCAD'S BACK40 GARDEN TO AMERICA'S SECOND HARVEST OF THE COASTAL EMPIRE AND PARK PLACE OUTREACH YOUTH EMERGENCY SHELTER. -SCAD PAINTED 10 LARGE-SCALE BASKETBALL COURT MURALS TO REVITALIZE PUBLIC SPACES IN ATLANTA AND SAVANNAH (SCAD SERVE PAINT OUR PARKS INITIATIVE) -SCAD DONATED ART SUPPLIES TO AREA TEACHERS -SCAD CONTINUED TO FULFILL THE NEED FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING IN SAVANNAH WITH THE LORLEE, A SCAD BUILDING WITH 22 RENOVATED APARTMENTS AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS (FIRST RESPONDERS, ETC.) AT BELOW MARKET RATES. -SCAD PLANTED 279 MATURE TREES IN HEAT-DESERT COMMUNITIES IN SAVANNAH. -SCAD VOLUNTEERS HELPED CLOTHE THOUSANDS OF SAVANNAH RESIDENTS BY VOLUNTEERING AT EMMAUS HOUSE AND UNION MISSION. -SCAD SERVE COMPLETED A DESIGN FOR GOOD PARTNERSHIP WITH THARROS PLACE, WHERE STUDENTS CURATED A COMFORTING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE FIRST SHELTER FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS IN CHATHAM CO. -SCAD SERVE PARTNERED WITH URBAN HOPE, A LOCAL NONPROFIT DEVOTED TO LITERACY, AND VOLUNTEERS DONATED HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF THEIR TIME TO HELP SAVANNAH SCHOOLCHILDREN IMPROVE THEIR READING AND WRITING. -DECEMBER 2023 MARKED THE UNIVERSITY'S 28TH YEAR SUPPORTING THE SAVANNAH UNION MISSION WITH HOLIDAY GIFTS FOR CHILDREN. MEMBERS OF THE SCAD FAMILY DONATED OVER 100 TOYS AND OTHER GIFTS TO FULFILL THE HOLIDAY WISHES OF FAMILIES AND CHILDREN. -SCAD SERVE SUPPORTED NUMEROUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN SAVANNAH AND ATLANTA THIS YEAR: BETHESDA ACADEMY, THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, MASSIE HERITAGE CENTER, CHASTAIN HORSE PARK, ONE LOVE ANIMAL RESCUE, UNION MISSION, FRANK CALLEN BOY'S AND GIRL'S CLUB, GOODWILL INDUSTRIES, SALVATION ARMY, JUNIOR LEAGUE, RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES, NATURE CONSERVANCY, AND MORE. IN SPRING 2024, SCAD LAUNCHED THE SCAD SERVE COMMUNITY FUND, A $10 MILLION FUND TO PROVIDE VITAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY SAFETY AND EDUCATION IN ATLANTA AND SAVANNAH, AS WELL AS CRITICAL NEEDS IN THE AREAS OF FOOD, SHELTER, CLOTHING, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY. GRANTS RANGE FROM $100,000 TO $1 MILLION WITH THE FIRST GRANTEES BEING AWARDED FUNDS IN FEBRUARY 2025: SECOND HARVEST OF COASTAL GEORGIA, GREENBRIAR CHILDREN'S CENTER, THE CITY OF SAVANNAH, AND CITY OF REFUGE IN ATLANTA. SINCE 2013, SCAD HAS CHAMPIONED THE "GOODWILL, NOT LANDFILL" CAMPAIGN, KEEPING THOUSANDS OF ITEMS FROM ENTERING THE WASTE STREAM. DONATION BINS ARE PLACE AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS NEAR RESIDENCE HALLS AS STUDENTS MOVE OUT AT THE CONCLUSION OF EACH ACADEMIC YEAR, AND SCAD DELIVERS THE ITEMS TO GOODWILL TO SUPPORT RESPONSIBLE REUSE OF ITEMS AND TO SUPPORT GOODWILL'S MISSION TO PROVIDE JOBS AND JOB TRAINING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, VETERANS, AND OTHERS. 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 14,000 PK-12 CHILDREN SINCE IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2010, SUPPLYING THEM WITH THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO EXPLORE THEIR ARTISTIC INTERESTS AND CREATE INSPIRED WORKS. SCAD HAS FOUR 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 ATTRACTED MORE THAN 60,000 VISITORS IN 2023-24, AS WELL AS HOSTED NUMEROUS K-12 SCHOOL GROUPS FOR MUSEUM TOURS. IN 2023-24, MORE THAN 3,900 K-12 SCHOOL CHILDREN VISITED THE SCAD MUSEUM OF ART. IN ATLANTA, SCAD FASH MUSEUM OF FASHION AND FILM BRINGS A DYNAMIC AND DISTINCT SCHEDULE OF FASHION-FOCUSED EXHIBITIONS AND COMPELLING FILMS. IN 2023-24, 20,000 PEOPLE VISITED SCAD FASH. IN FRANCE, SCAD OPERATES SCAD FASH MUSEUM OF FASHION AND FILM AND SCAD'S FRENCH HISTORY MUSEUM ON THE CAMPUS IN LACOSTE, AND WELCOMED 19,000 VISITORS IN 2023-24. IN ADDITION TO ITS MUSEUMS, SCAD DISPLAYS PUBLIC ART FOR COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT AND ENJOYMENT, INCLUDING PROMINENT PUBLIC ART ON VIEW IN THE LIGHT BOXES OUTSIDE THE MAIN SCAD ATLANTA BUILDING AND THE JEWEL BOXES OUTSIDE THE SCAD MUSEUM OF ART. 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. THE SAVANNAH WOMEN OF VISION INVESTITURE AT SCAD'S ARNOLD HALL COMMEMORATES AN ELITE CADRE OF WOMEN OF VALOR, ALTRUISM, AND INTELLECT WHOSE REMARKABLE LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE POSITIVELY IMPACTED THE SAVANNAH COMMUNITY. SCHOOL GROUPS AND VISITORS ARE INVITED TO TOUR THE PORTRAIT GALLERY, AND SCAD PROVIDES TO STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS A FREE CURRICULUM GUIDE, ALIGNED TO NATIONAL EDUCATION STANDARDS, THAT EXPLORES THE LASTING IMPACT OF THESE WOMEN OF CIVIC, EDUCATIONAL, PHILANTHROPIC, AND CREATIVE VIRTUE. SCAD ALSO PRODUCED THE SAVANNAH WOMEN OF VISION FILM, NARRATED BY CELEBRATED ACTOR PHYLICIA RASHAD, AND MAKES THE FILM AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR VIEWERS TO LEARN ABOUT THE IMPORTANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF THESE WOMEN. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | THERE IS A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OFFICERS, 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 IX, LINE 11G | OTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 55,391,305. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 8,349,364. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 63,740,669. |
| 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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