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OMB No. 1545-0047
2018
Open to Public
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Name of the organization
SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
INC
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58-1357177
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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 43,000 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 14,500 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 IT'S 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.
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 OF ACADEMIC AND STUDIO SPACE ALSO SURROUNDS THE PERIMETER OF THE MUSEUM, INCLUDING A FASHION RESOURCE LIBRARY AND GARMENT COLLECTION AND FILM SALON. IN 2018-19, 20,000 PEOPLE VISITED SCAD FASH. SCAD'S FRENCH HISTORY MUSEUM 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. 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, AND JEDD NOVATT SCULPTURES ON THE GROUNDS OF SCAD ATLANTA AND THE SCAD MUSEUM OF ART. 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. IN 2018-19, CURRICULUM GUIDES WERE DEVELOPED FOR TEN SCAD EXHIBITIONS AND WERE DISTRIBUTED TO SCHOOL GROUPS VISITING SCAD MUSEUMS. SCAD REGULARLY HOSTS SCHOOL GROUPS FOR MUSEUM TOURS, AND IN 2018-19, MORE THAN 2,600 K-12 SCHOOL VISITORS CAME TO 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. 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. IN 2018-19, 548 EDUCATORS FROM 277 SCHOOLS VISITED SCAD, INCLUDING 343 EDUCATORS WHO PARTICIPATED IN SCAD EDUCATOR FORUM. 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, MAGISTRACY, FARMHOUSE, BOULANGERIE, AND MYRIAD FORMER SCHOOLHOUSES, PRIVATE RESIDENCES, AND INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS. MANY OF THESE ARE OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED AS HISTORIC LANDMARK BUILDINGS. SCAD BACK40, AN URBAN FARM LOCATED ON CAMPUS NEAR THE SCAD WARANCH EQUESTRIAN CENTER, SERVES AS AN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT FOR SCAD STUDENTS, AND ALSO PROVIDES AN IMPORTANT SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. SCAD BACK40 PRODUCES APPROXIMATELY 2,000 POUNDS OF PRODUCE ANNUALLY, WHICH IS DONATED TO SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK.
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 SCAD HAS A TOTAL ECONOMIC IMPACT IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA OF $766.2 MILLION ANNUALLY (2019 STUDY BY TRIPP UMBACH). THIS TOTAL REPRESENTS THE DIRECT IMPACT OF SCAD SPENDING IN GEORGIA AND THE INDIRECT SPENDING THAT OCCURS AS A RESULT OF THE UNIVERSITY'S ACTIVE ROLE IN THE CIVIC AND CULTURAL LIFE OF OUR HOMETOWN COMMUNITIES. 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. 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. 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 LOREAL 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 44 MAJORS, AND OFFERS 75 MINORS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE RESEARCHED AND DEVELOPED AT SCAD AND REVISED PERIODICALLY TO KEEP PACE WITH INDUSTRY TRENDS. COMPANIES ALSO COME TO SCAD TO HIRE TALENT FOR THEIR WORKFORCES. IN 2018-19, MORE THAN 625 EMPLOYERS VISITED SCAD TO INTERVIEW STUDENTS FOR POSITIONS, INCLUDING ADOBE, CAPITAL ONE, CIA, CNN, DREAMWORKS, FACEBOOK, GE TRANSPORTATION, GOOGLE, IBM, MATTEL, PATAGONIA, PIXAR, RALPH LAUREN, REEBOK, SWAROVSKI, THE HOME DEPOT, UNDER ARMOUR, USAA, AND 3M. 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 280+ CLIENTS FOR 475+ STUDIO PARTNERSHIPS, WITH NEARLY 50 PRODUCTS TAKEN TO MARKET AND STUDENTS RECEIVING 190+ OFFERS OF EMPLOYMENT. CLIENTS SCAD HAS SERVED INCLUDE BMW, COCA-COLA, DELTA AIR LINES, DISNEY, GOOGLE, THE HOME DEPOT, LENOVO, LOREAL, MERCEDES-BENZ, MICROSOFT, NASA, PROCTOR & GAMBLE, SAMSUNG, 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 IN ALUMNI BUSINESSES. 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 2018-19, 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 2018, SCAD ONCE AGAIN MADE ART SUPPLIES AVAILABLE TO HUNDREDS OF EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS FROM LOCAL SCHOOLS AND NON-PROFITS IN SAVANNAH WHO WERE INVITED TO SELECT ITEMS FOR THEIR CLASSROOMS. IN AUGUST 2018, FOR THE FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, SCAD MADE A CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN 100 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 2018 MARKED THE UNIVERSITY'S 24TH 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. IN ATLANTA, SCAD ALSO PARTNERS WITH THE ATLANTA POLICE DEPARTMENT. SCAD HONORED GEORGIA DAY 2019 WITH SAVANNAH SONGS, AN OPEN-TO-THE-PUBLIC SHOWCASE THAT TOOK MORE THAN 350 GUESTS ON A MUSICAL JOURNEY TO IMPORTANT HISTORICAL ERAS, INCLUDING THE 1960S CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN SAVANNAH. 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), HOSPICE SAVANNAH, INC., GEORGIA STATE RAILROAD MUSEUM, COASTAL HERITAGE SOCIETY, AND KINDRED HOSPICE. IN 2018-19, SCAD SERVE ORGANIZED 114 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, WITH 963 VOLUNTEERS TOTALING 4,091 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE TO SAVANNAH. SCAD SERVE WON THE COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENT OF THE YEAR FOR "TINY HOME BUILD" IN WHICH SCAD PARTNERED WITH BLUEPRINT AND CHATHAM SAVANNAH AUTHORITY FOR THE HOMELESS TO HELP BUILD SEVERAL HOMES FOR SAVANNAH'S HOMELESS VETERANS. SCAD STUDENTS ALSO VOLUNTEER THROUGH THE BOOK BUDDIES PROGRAM, WHICH CONNECTS SCAD STUDENTS WITH LOCAL ELEMENTARY STUDENTS TO SUPPORT AND IMPROVE LITERACY AND MATH SKILLS. IN 2018-19, SCAD STUDENTS CONTRIBUTED 871 SERVICE HOURS TO THE BOOK BUDDIES PROGRAM BY PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS AND WORKING ONE-ON-ONE WITH STUDENTS AT HAVEN 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, 260,000 POUNDS HAVE BEEN DIVERTED FROM LANDFILLS TO DATE, SUPPORTING GOODWILL AND ITS JOB TRAINING MISSION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 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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Cat. No. 51056K
Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2018


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