Gift Management
- Responsible Oversight Executive: Vice President for 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Advancement
- Date of Current Revision or Creation:Â September 21, 2022
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The purpose of this policy is to outline the responsibilities for the proper receipt, transfer, and expenditure of accepted gifts to the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ and those managed by the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ-affiliated Foundations.
 grants authority to the Board of Visitors to make rules and policies concerning the institution. Section 7.01(a)(6) of the  grants authority to the President to implement the policies and procedures of the Board relating to 91¶ÌÊÓƵ operations.
 - Powers and Duties
Pursuant to , the Board of Visitors shall establish a policy for the acceptance of terms and conditions associated with any donation, gift, or other private philanthropic support. This policy shall include an administrative process for reviewing, accepting, and documenting terms and conditions associated with (i) gifts that direct academic decision-making and (ii) gifts of $1,000,000 or more that impose a new obligation on the institution of higher education, excluding gifts for scholarships or other financial aid.
³Ò¾±´Ú³ÙÌý- Any receipt of funds that involves money or other property (including gifts-in-kind) given voluntarily and made without receiving, or expecting to receive, anything of equal value (as defined in  of the Internal Revenue Service).
Gifts-in-Kind - Non-monetary gifts including, but not limited to, art, books, collections, equipment, real estate, software, and intellectual property.
Ledger 6 Gift Accounts - 91¶ÌÊÓƵ budget accounts that are established for managing gifts to the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ and are available for those items that benefit the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ but are not permissible by the expenditure guidelines established by the Commonwealth.
91¶ÌÊÓƵ-Affiliated Foundations - Includes the Educational, Athletic, Museum, and Real Estate Foundations that are tax-exempt nonprofit organizations created to further the educational purposes, athletic activities, and related objectives of the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ.
This policy applies to all employees and students. Employees include all staff, administrators, faculty, full- or part-time, and classified or non-classified persons who are paid by the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ. Students include all persons admitted to the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ who have not completed a program of study for which they were enrolled; student status continues whether or not the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ's programs are in session.
The Board of Visitors has delegated responsibility to the Educational, Athletic, Museum, and Real Estate Foundations to receive and acknowledge gifts on the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ's behalf. Gifts shall be properly received, acknowledged, and expended by the Foundation in accordance with any donor restrictions, and gift resources shall be transferred to the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ in a planned and prudent manner.
The 91¶ÌÊÓƵ will utilize those gifts received from the Foundation(s) in accordance with any donor restrictions.
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Gifts for the benefit of the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ will be deposited in the appropriate accounts of the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ, Educational Foundation, Athletic Foundation, Museum Foundation, or Real Estate Foundation. Gifts may be restricted to a College, department, or program by the donor with the approval of the Vice President for 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Advancement or designee.
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By February 15 of each year, the Vice President for 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Advancement or designee will submit to the President a report including the total of all gifts received during the past fiscal year by the Foundations or other calculated amounts in accordance with applicable spending policies in effect at that time. Included in the report will be details on any donor restrictions and the amounts available for expenditure.
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As part of the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ's annual budgeting process:
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Each Vice President is responsible for requesting gift and endowment transfers to existing Ledger 6 budgets and establishing, as necessary, the Ledger 6 budgets for restricted gifts available for expenditure in the appropriate budget unit. Normally gifts will be expended from a single department or College Ledger 6 budget account following transfer from the Foundations. The Budget Unit Director responsible for each Ledger 6 budget must ensure that any and all gift restrictions are met in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding maintained by the Foundations. It is expected that the funds will be expended by the department or College during the fiscal year in which they are budgeted.
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Following approval of the Operating Budget and Plan by the Board of Visitors, the Budget Office will prepare a written request to the Foundations to transfer to the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ their respective funds to be budgeted for the coming year and provide the option for direct expenditure from the Foundations at the request of the President of the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ. The Budget Office will specify Foundation accounts and corresponding Ledger 6 budgets for cash transfers.
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At the end of the fiscal year, the Budget Office shall prepare a report identifying unspent gift funds and work with the respective Vice Presidents to determine a plan for their use.
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Vice Presidents or their designees may petition the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Budget Office for exceptions to this policy in order to expend restricted gifts needed or designated for the current year.
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Applicable records must be retained and then destroyed in accordance with the .
Assistant Vice President of Foundations
- Board of Visitors Policy 1810 - Naming of 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Buildings, Building Spaces, or Areas
- 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Policy 3001 - Responsibility of Budget Unit Directors on Use of Funds (Expenditures)
- 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Policy 1102 - Acceptance of Gifts-in-Kind to the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ
- 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Policy 1103 - Establishment and Operation of Annual and Endowed Scholarships, Fellowships, and Prizes
Policy History
Policy Formulation Committee (PFC) & Responsible Officer Approval to Proceed:
/²õ/ÌýMichael LaRock
Responsible Officer
September 2, 2022
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Policy Review Committee (PRC) Approval to Proceed:
/²õ/ÌýDonna W. Meeks
Chair, Policy Review Committee (PRC)
July 26, 2022
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Executive Policy Review Committee (EPRC) Approval to Proceed:
/²õ/ÌýAlonzo Brandon
Responsible Oversight Executive
September 6, 2022
Date
91¶ÌÊÓƵ Counsel Approval to Proceed:
/²õ/ÌýAllen T. Wilson
91¶ÌÊÓƵ Counsel
September 20, 2021
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Presidential Approval:
/²õ/ÌýBrian O. Hemphill, Ph.D.
President
September 21, 2022
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Previous Revisions: December 1, 1988; August 22, 2003; February 21, 2011; August 9, 2018; September 21, 2022
Scheduled Review Date: September 21, 2027