2024-05-07T08:09:58-05:00 2023-09-30 454084437 WARREN AVERETT LLC 2500 ACTON ROAD BIRMINGHAM AL 35243 990 2022-10-01 630439459 AUBURN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AUBU 3348447048 317 SOUTH COLLEGE STREET AUBURN AL 36849 ROBERT WELLBAUM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3348447048 2024-04-26 1 ROBERT WELLBAUM 999009999 1 MEGAN RANDOLPH P00989558 2059794100 2024-04-26 0 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z ROBERT WELLBAUM 317 SOUTH COLLEGE STREET AUBURN AL 36849 6329252 0 X WWW.ALUMNI.AUBURN.EDU X 1945 AL THE AUBURN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION IS DEDICATED TO ENHANCING THE ENGAGEMENT AND CONNNECTION OF ALL AUBURN UNIVERSITY ALUMNI AND FRIENDS. SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE DIVERSIFIED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES SUCH AS REUNIONS, VOLUNTEER NETWORKS SUCH AS THE AUBURN ALUMNI CLUBS AND AFFILITATE PROGRAMS, AWARD RECOGNITIONS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND THE AUBURN MAGAZINE. 19 19 76 1514 106316 2391 1873268 4393646 912375 380371 425246 421447 132062 395808 3342951 5591272 0 101915 0 0 1293110 448724 0 0 68798 1819832 1798116 3112942 2348755 230009 3242517 16410946 16496703 8872071 5055714 7538875 11440989 X THE AUBURN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION IS DEDICATED TO ENHANCING THE ENGAGEMENT AND CONNNECTION OF ALL AUBURN UNIVERSITY ALUMNI AND FRIENDS. 0 1 519012 0 86701 AUBURN MAGAZINE PROVIDES A VEHICLE TO ENHANCE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY AND ITS ALUMNI AND FRIENDS. APPROXIMATELY 35,000 ISSUES ARE MAILED THREE TIMES A YEAR TO CONTRIBUTING ASSOCIATION LIFE MEMBERS, AND ONCE A YEAR THE MAGAZINE IS MAILED TO ALL ALUMNI ON RECORD, APPROXIMATELY 224,000. 278948 0 95295 THE AUBURN CLUB AND AFFILIATES PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPORT TO 124 INDIVIDUAL AUBURN CLUBS AND AFFILIATES AROUND THE GLOBE REPRESENTING OVER 13,000 ACTIVE MEMBERS. THE AUBURN CLUBS AND AFFILIATES SUPPORTED OVER 500 EVENTS. REPRESENTATIVES OF AUBURN ADVANCEMENT ATTEND AND ACCOMPANY SPEAKERS FROM ACADEMIC AND ATHLETIC PROGRAMS AT MORE THAN 30 ANNUAL MEETINGS. THE ASSOCIATION'S CLUBS AND AFFILIATES PROGRAM HOSTED AN ANNUAL CLUB LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE IN WHICH INCOMING OFFICERS AND LEADERS GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ASOCIATION AND UNIVERSITY, OBTAIN TRAINING AND SKILLS IN MANAGEMENT OF THE LOCAL CLUB AND SHARE BEST PRACTICES WITH EACH OTHER ABOUT ACTIVITIES AT THE LOCAL CLUB LEVEL INSTITUTED FOR THE UNIVERSITY'S BENEFIT. LOCAL CLUBS AND AFFILIATES CONTRIBUTE TO OVER 185 SCHOLARSHIPS ANNUALLY. 120017 101915 0 THE AUBURN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION'S AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS PROVIDES INITIATIVES TO FOSTER GIVING FROM AUBURN ALUMNI AND FRIENDS TO AUBURN UNIVERSITY AND THE AUBURN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION (THE FOUNDATION). THROUGH VARIOUS EVENTS AND PROGRAMS, THE AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM CONTRIBUTED $43,219 TO AUBURN UNIVERSITY AND $58,696 TO THE FOUNDATION FOR SCHOLARSHIPS. 153850 0 95250 ATHLETIC EVENTS 138963 0 0 YOUNG ALUMNI 301536 0 57599 ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT 136348 0 42526 INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY 730697 0 195375 1648674 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 40 0 1 76 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 19 19 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X WILLIAM B HUGHES 3348447048 317 S COLLEGE ST AUBURN AL 36849 X LUANNE L HART PRESIDENT 1.71 0.00 X X 0 0 0 REGENIA R SANDERS PAST PRESIDENT 1.71 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFFREY MOORE VICE PRESIDENT 1.94 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHELLE M GRANBERRY TREASURER 1.60 0.00 X X 0 0 0 BECKY LINER BOARD DIRECTOR 1.69 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHAR DENNIS BOARD DIRECTOR 1.58 0.00 X 0 0 0 DARRYL HOWELL BOARD DIRECTOR 0.62 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAWN OLIVER BOARD DIRECTOR 1.69 0.00 X 0 0 0 DENISE SLUPE BOARD DIRECTOR 1.56 0.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC M DUNLAP BOARD DIRECTOR 1.69 0.00 X 0 0 0 EVAN THOMAS BOARD DIRECTOR 0.58 0.00 X 0 0 0 FRED BLATCHFORD BOARD DIRECTOR 1.71 0.00 X 0 0 0 FREDDY DANIELL BOARD DIRECTOR 1.83 0.00 X 0 0 0 HANK JESTER BOARD DIRECTOR 1.62 0.00 X 0 0 0 JACOB WATKINS BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KIM EVANS BOARD DIRECTOR 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA BAUGH BOARD DIRECTOR 1.94 0.00 X 0 0 0 METRICK M HOUSER BOARD DIRECTOR 1.58 0.00 X 0 0 0 RON DYSON JR BOARD DIRECTOR 1.38 0.00 X 0 0 0 TONY TORBERT BOARD DIRECTOR 1.46 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANGELA JENKINS BOARD DIRECTOR THRU SEPT 15, 2023 1.46 0.00 X 0 0 0 ASHLEY ROBINETT BOARD DIRECTOR THRU SEPT 15, 2023 1.46 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHASTITY WESTRY BOARD DIRECTOR THRU SEPT 15, 2023 1.46 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOE DALTON BOARD DIRECTOR THRU SEPT 15, 2023 1.35 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN MORRIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THRU AUG 1, 2023 5.00 0.00 X 443909 0 45304 GRETCHEN VANVALKENBURG EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THRU NOV 28, 2022 40.00 0.00 X 374264 0 37624 ROBERT WELLBAUM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5.00 0.00 X 297202 0 49281 ERIN LEWIS CHEIF OPERATIONS OFFICER 5.00 0.00 X 282993 0 38684 WILLIAM HUGHES CHEIF FINANCIAL OFFICER 5.00 0.00 X 131965 0 27693 JENNIFER L STEPHENS ASST TREASURER THRU OCT 7, 2022 40.00 0.00 X 121883 0 21472 TIMOTHY W JONES DIRECTOR, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 2.00 0.00 X 112744 0 26657 KURT SASSER CHIEF ENGAGEMENT OFFICER 40.00 0.00 X 102112 0 23594 LAUREL HENDRIX SECRETARY 20.00 0.00 X 77941 0 15950 CAROLYN BURROUGHS ASST TREASURER 30.00 0.00 X 64500 0 18437 ROMAN MCLEOD DIRECTOR, CASH MANAGEMENT & TREASURY 2.00 0.00 X 146275 0 19941 WILLIAM T BARTLETT MANAGER, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 8.00 0.00 X 130953 0 29159 DANIELLE FIELDS SR. DIRECTOR, ENGAGEMENT & EXPERIENCE 40.00 0.00 X 125070 0 26446 JESSICA KING SR. DIRECTOR, ADVANCEMENT MARKETING 40.00 0.00 X 111926 0 23544 CHARLES SALIBA TECHNOLOGY ARCHITECT 6.00 0.00 X 111444 0 15551 2635181 0 419337 13 0 1 0 PROGRESS PRINTING 2677 WATERLICK ROAD LYNCHBURG VA 24502 PRINTING 272268 ITHAKA HOSPITALITY PARTNERS 241 S COLLEGE STREET AUBURN AL 36830 HOSPITALITY 169349 2 3954784 438862 4393646 SPECIAL PROGRAM EVENTS 900099 274055 274055 ALUMNI MAGAZINE 541800 86701 86701 ALUMNI TOURS 561500 19615 19615 380371 465297 465297 31020 31020 588831 224043 364788 364788 364788 470087 500000 13937 -29913 -13937 -43850 -43850 5591272 274055 106316 817255 101915 101915 40974 40974 407750 221101 140153 46496 788 788 38454 38454 34637 12564 21216 857 408474 397982 10492 378459 275344 94552 8563 40513 8032 32481 19954 19954 94027 62920 29596 1511 15402 2258 12809 335 29632 29632 43858 14568 29290 OFFICIAL GUEST AND ENTE 687493 551990 134959 544 PROPERTY TAX 6425 6425 2348755 1648674 631283 68798 41792 1000 4542224 360908 283991 289371 45 44 4893343 2916596 2121081 1976747 3872892 9421813 9995741 16410946 16496703 409034 267610 8463037 4788104 8872071 5055714 X 7538875 11440989 0 0 7538875 11440989 16410946 16496703 3242517 659597 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 946656 946157 872620 973772 4393646 8132851 875407 1018647 1014077 966327 968816 4843274 1822063 1964804 1886697 1940099 5362462 12976125 12976125 1084542 980469 1041238 1132071 1085148 5323468 18299593 610836 0.70910 0.62390 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 674799 674799 3859385 2671096 1188289 359159 245500 113659 1976747 INVESTMENT IN AU FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT FUND 9995741 F 9995741 X 7487578 659597 968816 1628413 5859165 -267893 -267893 5591272 3585464 968816 43850 224043 1236709 2348755 0 2348755 PART X, LINE 2: THE ASSOCIATION HAS RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE RECOGNIZING THE ASSOCIATION AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE CODE AND IS CLASSIFIED AS A PUBLIC CHARITY UNDER 509(A)(1) OF THE CODE; HOWEVER CERTAIN TYPES OF INCOME MAY BE SUBJECT TO TAX FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME AS DEFINED BY THE CODE. IN 2023, THE ASSOCIATION PAID $403 OF TAX LIABILITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2022. THE ASSOCIATION FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES USING THE PROVISIONS OF FASB ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION (ASC) 740, INCOME TAXES. THE ASSOCIATION HAS FILED THEIR TAX RETURNS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2022. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: REALIZED LOSS ON CAPITAL ASSETS -43,850. RENTAL EXPENSES -224,043. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENTAL EXPENSES 224,043. 1 AUBURN UNIVERSITY 107 SAMFORD HALL AUBURN AL 36849 630000724 115 43219 0 N/A N/A ACADEMIC & PROGRAMATIC FUNDING AND UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS AUBURN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION 317 S COLLEGE STREET AUBURN AL 36849 636022422 501(C)(3) 58696 0 N/A N/A ENDOWED UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS 2 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE GRANTEE, AUBURN UNIVERSITY (AU), IS A SECTION 115 ENTITY. AS A LAND-GRANT INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION, ITS MAJOR SOURCE OF FUNDS ARE FEDERAL AND STATE APPROPRIATIONS. ITS DISBURSEMENTS ARE GOVERNED BY FEDERAL LAW AND THE STATE OF ALABAMA LAW. ITS TRANSACTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO PUBLIC DISCLOSURE. GRANTS DESIGNATED FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE ARE CREDITED TO A FUND ESTABLISHED SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT PURPOSE. AU'S OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT AND BUSINESS SERVICES ENSURES COMPLIANCE WITH RESTRICTIONS SUBJECT TO ANY APPLICABLE LAWS. THE GRANTEE, THE AUBURN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION (THE AU FOUNDATION), IS A SECTION 501(C)(3) ENTITY. WITHIN ITS FINANCIAL SYSTEM, THE AU FOUNDATION HAS FUNDS SPECIFICALLY ESTABLISHED FOR RECEIPTING AND ADMINISTERING THE GRANTS RECIEVED FROM THE AUBURN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. THE ADMINISTRATION/MANAGEMENT OF THE AU FOUNDATION AND THE AUBURN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ARE PERFORMED BY THE SAME PERSONNEL WHO HAVE ACESS TO BOTH FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING. X 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JOHN MORRIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THRU AUG 1, 2023 443909 0 0 0 0 0 35372 0 10156 0 489437 0 0 0 GRETCHEN VANVALKENBURG EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THRU NOV 28, 2022 374264 0 0 0 0 0 28901 0 8947 0 412112 0 0 0 ROBERT WELLBAUM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 297202 0 0 0 0 0 39349 0 10156 0 346707 0 0 0 ERIN LEWIS CHEIF OPERATIONS OFFICER 282993 0 0 0 0 0 29580 0 9146 0 321719 0 0 0 WILLIAM HUGHES CHEIF FINANCIAL OFFICER 131965 0 0 0 0 0 17761 0 10156 0 159882 0 0 0 ROMAN MCLEOD DIRECTOR, CASH MANAGEMENT & TREASURY 146275 0 0 0 0 0 19941 0 224 0 166440 0 0 0 WILLIAM T BARTLETT MANAGER, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 130953 0 0 0 0 0 19227 0 10154 0 160334 0 0 0 DANIELLE FIELDS SR. DIRECTOR, ENGAGEMENT & EXPERIENC 125070 0 0 0 0 0 16514 0 10146 0 151730 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 AT THE END OF THE TAX YEAR THE ASSOCIATION SUNSET THE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIPS, WAR EAGLE TRAVELERS PROGRAM, THE GRADUATES PROGRAM, AND THEIR AFFINITY PARTNERSHIPS AND SPONSORSHIPS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 DURING THE FISCAL YEAR THE ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP VOTED TO TRANSFER ALL VOTING RIGHTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE AUBURN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION HAS APPROXIMATELY 242,500 MEMBERS CONSISTING OF FOUR CLASSES: GENERAL MEMBERS, LIFE MEMBERS, ASSOCIATE MEMBERS, AND HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS. GENERAL MEMBERS SHALL BE GRADUATES OF AUBURN UNIVERSITY AND ITS PREDECESSORS. THERE ARE NO MEMBERSHIP CONTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS. GENERAL MEMBERS ARE NOT VOTING MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION. LIFE MEMBERS SHALL BE ALL GRADUATES OF AUBURN UNIVERSITY AND ITS PREDECESSORS WHO HAVE PAID THEIR LIFE MEMBERSHIP CONTRIBUTIONS, TO THE ASSOCIATION. ALL PAST REGULARLY REGISTERED STUDENTS OF AUBURN UNIVERSITY AND ITS PREDECESSORS WHO HAVE REMAINED A STUDENT AT AUBURN UNIVERSITY AS LONG AS ONE QUARTER OR SEMESTER AND WHO ARE CURRENT WITH THEIR LIFE MEMBERSHIP CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ASSOCIATION ARE ALSO CONSIDERED LIFE MEMBERS. LIFE MEMBERS ARE NOT VOTING MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS SHALL CONSIST OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEVER ATTENDED AUBURN UNIVERSITY OR HAVE NOT FULLY MET THE SPECIFIED REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL MEMBERS BUT PAY AND ARE CURRENT IN PAYING THEIR LIFE MEMBERSHIP CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ASSOCIATION. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ARE NOT VOTING MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION. HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS SHALL CONSIST OF THOSE ELECTED TO SUCH STATUS BY THE ASSOCIATION IN RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING AND MERITORIOUS SERVICES TO AUBURN UNIVERSITY, THE ASSOCIATION, THE STATE OF ALABAMA, OR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A RESOLUTION HONORING A PERSON AS AN HONORARY LIFE MEMBER MUST BE PASSED BY MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DIRECTORS. HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS ARE NOT VOTING MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE VOTING DIRECTORS SHALL CONSIST OF SIXTEEN (16) MEMBERS WHO SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE NOMIMATING COMMITTEE, AND SUBMITTED TO THE DIRECTORS FOR RADIFICATION BY SIMPLE MAJORITY. FOUR (4) DIRECTORS SHALL BE ELECTED ANNUALLY FOR TERMS OF FOUR (4) YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THE ANNUAL MEETING AT WHICH THEIR ELECTION WAS ANNOUNCED. ALL SHALL HOLD OFFICE FOR THE TERM SO ELECTED AND UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS HAVE BEEN ELECTED. THESE ELECTED DIRECTORS SHALL BE VOTING MEMBERS. IN ADDITION, THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT SHALL BE ELECTED IN THE SAME MANNER AND THEIR TERM AS ONE (1) TWO-YEAR TERM FROM THE ANNUAL MEETING AT WHICH THEIR SELECTION WAS ANNOUNCED OR UNTIL THEIR RESPECTIVE SUCCESSORS ARE CHOSEN, BUT ANY OFFICER MAY BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE BY THE DIRECTORS BY THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF A TWO THIRDS (2/3) MAJORITY OF THE VOTING DIRECTORS THEN IN OFFICE. LASTLY, THE DIRECTORS OF THE ASSOCIATION SHALL ELECT A TREASURER OF THE ASSOCIATION, WHO SHALL SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE DIRECTORS AND SHALL PARTICIPATE AS A VOTING DIRECTOR. THE TREASURER SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR A TERM OF UP TO FIVE (5) YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT WHICH THEIR TERM BEGINS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE RETURN WAS REVIEWED WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE FINAL RETURN WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C A"CONFLICT OF INTEREST" POLICY IS PRESENTED TO ALL NEW MEMBERS & ANNUALLY TO RETURNING BOARD MEMBERS BY POLICY. THE STATEMENT INCLUDES THE POLICY AND AN AFFIRMATION SECTION THAT DOCUMENTS ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT AND IS SIGNED BY EACH BOARD MEMBER. THIS SIGNED STATEMENT IS COLLECTED BY THE BOARD SECRETARY & THE RESULTS ARE REPORTED TO THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD FOR ANY NECESSARY FOLLOW-UP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 AUBURN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION HAS NO EMPLOYEES; AUBURN UNIVERSITY IS THE COMMON PAYMASTER FOR AUBURN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. COMPENSATION IS BASED ON MARKET SURVEYS AND INTERNAL DATA COMPILED BY AUBURN UNIVERSITY'S HUMAN RESOURCES. AUBURN UNIVERSITY HAS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THAT MAY CONSIDER AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD ON POLICIES RELATED TO TOTAL COMPENSATION OF UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES BALANCING GOOD STEWARDSHIP OF INSTITUTIONAL RESOURCES WITH PROMOTION OF A QUALITY WORK FORCE BY PROVIDING COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ASSOCIATION MAKES THE FOLLOWING GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE AT WWW.ALUMNI.AUBURN.EDU: FORM 990. FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A AUBURN UNIVERSITY IS THE COMMON PAYMASTER FOR AUBURN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. AS SUCH, COMPENSATION FROM AUBURN UNIVERSITY IS REPORTED AS COMPENSATION FROM THE FILING ORGANIZATION. REPORTABLE COMPENSATION IS BASED ON THE CALENDAR YEAR ENDING WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX YEAR. PART XII, LINE 2C PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.