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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY (EIN 53-0196549)
Tax period
2017-05-01 to 2018-04-30
Filed
2019-03-13
IRS object ID
201910729349300631
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2019-03-13T12:47:17-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-04-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GRANT THORNTON LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11000 WILSON BOULEVARD SUITE 1400AddressLine1Txt
CityARLINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22209ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-05-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN530196549EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1American UniversityBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% NICOLE BRESNAHANInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlAMERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2028852822PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1c/o Controllers Office Suite 357AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200168020ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDOUGLAS KUDRAVETZPersonNm
Person TitleCFO, VP & TREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2028852822PhoneNum
Signature2019-03-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMARY TORRETTAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00847851PTIN
Phone7038477500PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address209.220.136.124IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Federal Original Submission Id23695320190725000029FederalOriginalSubmissionId
Federal Original Submission Id2019-03-13FederalOriginalSubmissionIdDt
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDOUGLAS KUDRAVETZPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1c/o Controllers OfficeAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200168020ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,176,974,316GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.american.eduWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1893FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionAMERICAN UNIVERSITY IS AN INDEPENDENT, COEDUCATIONAL UNIVERSITY LOCATED ON AN 85-ACRE CAMPUS IN WASHINGTON, DC.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body23VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent23VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee8997TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers2719TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$453,079TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$338,891NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$53,501,637PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$40,877,132CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$638,439,604PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$684,624,244CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$43,645,575PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$89,532,454CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$735,586,816PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$815,033,830CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$132,911,344PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$158,779,645CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$10,677,414CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$210,319,750PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$251,156,592CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$660,766,372PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$733,930,689CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$74,820,444PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$81,103,141CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,842,067,988TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$2,000,480,593TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$647,356,750TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$715,578,591TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,194,711,238NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,284,902,002NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSEE SCHEDULE OMissionDesc
Significant New Program SrvcfalseSignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$197,001,182ExpenseAmt
Revenue$557,603,988RevenueAmt
DescINSTRUCTION: THE UNIVERSITY'S MISSION IS CARRIED OUT BY ALMOST 901 FULL-TIME TEACHING AND RESEARCH FACULTY IN SIX ACADEMIC DIVISIONS OFFERING 70 BACHELOR'S PROGRAMS, 89 MASTER'S PROGRAMS, 19 DOCTORAL PROGRAMS, AND J.D., S.J.D., AND LL.M PROGRAMS. CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS AND AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAM ARE OFFERED AS WELL. STUDENT-FACULTY RATIO= 11:1. AVERAGE CLASS SIZE = 22 STUDENTS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$156,138,377ExpenseAmt
Grant$156,138,377GrantAmt
DescSCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS: AMERICAN UNIVERSITY AWARDS FINANCIAL AID TO STUDENTS BASED ON A COMBINATION OF DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, AND THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. ONCE A STUDENT IS ADMITTED, THE FINANCIAL AID OFFICE WILL DETERMINE NEED AND DEVELOP A FINANCIAL AID AWARD THAT INCLUDES FUNDS FROM THE PROGRAMS FOR WHICH THE STUDENT QUALIFIES. TO RECEIVE CONSIDERATION FOR FINANCIAL AID, A STUDENT MUST BE A UNITED STATES CITIZEN OR ELIGIBLE NON-CITIZEN IN A DEGREE PROGRAM.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$75,357,486ExpenseAmt
Revenue$79,593,213RevenueAmt
DescAUXILIARY ENTERPRISES: UNIVERSITY DORMITORIES, CONSISTING OF TEN RESIDENCE HALLS, PROVIDE LIVING QUARTERS FOR ALMOST 4,200 STUDENTS. ALSO PROVIDED ARE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, DINING SERVICES, PARKING, AND OTHER SELF-SUPPORTING FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENT SERVICES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (4 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtDescDescGrantGrantAmtRevenueRevenueAmt
$62,041,858Academic Support
$47,795,028Student Services
$54,627,509Institutional Support
$84,223,471Research & Public Service$2,641,268$46,337,664
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$2,641,268TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$46,337,664TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$677,184,911TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (true)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (true)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (true)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (true)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (true)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (true)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (true)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (true)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (true)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (true)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (true)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (true)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (true)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (true)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsYes (true)TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt BondsfalseInvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow AccountfalseEscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of IssuerfalseOnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonYes (true)GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemfalseBusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemfalseBusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer EntYes (true)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (true)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionYes (true)DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (true)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (true)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (true)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted PrtshpfalseActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document20661IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee8997EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (true)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (true)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (true)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign CountryBEForeignCountryCd
Foreign CountrySPForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (true)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (true)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members23GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member23IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (true)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (true)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (true)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (true)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (true)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (true)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VentureYes (true)InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or ProcedureYes (true)WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldDCStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonNICOLE BRESNAHANPersonNm
Phone2028852822PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14400 MASS AVENUE NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20016ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (42 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndFormer Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
JACK C CASSELL
CHAIR10.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARC N DUBER
VICE CHAIR2.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANICE M ABRAHAM
TRUSTEE2.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY M ABRAMSON
TRUSTEE2.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
GINA F ADAMS
TRUSTEE2.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
GAURDIE BANISTER JR
TRUSTEE2.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHANIE M BENNETT-SMITH
TRUSTEE2.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAMELA M DEESE
TRUSTEE2.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
HANI MS FARSI
TRUSTEE2.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS A GOTTSCHALK
Trustee2.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARGERY KRAUS
TRUSTEE2.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
GERALD BRUCE LEE
TRUSTEE2.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROSS B LEVINSOHN
TRUSTEE2.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
FERNANDO LEWIS NAVARRO
TRUSTEE2.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES H LYDECKER
TRUSTEE2.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
BETSY A MANGONE
TRUSTEE2.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN L MELTZER
TRUSTEE2.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
ARTHUR J ROTHKOPF
TRUSTEE2.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER L SCHER
TRUSTEE2.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFFREY A SINE
TRUSTEE2.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID TRONE
TRUSTEE2.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gisela B Huberman
Trustee - End 5/19/20172.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kim Cape
Ex-Officio Trustee2.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
LaTrelle Easterling
Ex-Officio Trustee2.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sylvia M Burwell
President50.00.0$421,650$0$48,392Yes (X)
CORNELIUS M KERWIN
PRESIDENT thru June 201750.00.0$993,593$0$49,250Yes (X)
SCOTT A BASS
PROVOST50.00.0$621,230$0$45,694Yes (X)
DOUGLAS KUDRAVETZ
CFO/VP FINANCE/TREASURER50.00.0$554,905$0$47,967Yes (X)
DAVID G SWARTZ
VP & CIO50.00.0$367,161$0$46,175Yes (X)
COURTNEY SURLS
VP DEVELOPMENT & ALUMNI REL50.00.0$365,638$0$36,287Yes (X)
Teresa Flannery
VP of Communication50.00.0$286,324$0$80,588Yes (X)
Fanta Aw
VP Campus Life & IE50.00.0$221,352$0$33,994Yes (X)
Bethany Bridgham
Interim VP & Univ Counsel50.00.0$215,226$0$35,112Yes (X)
Traevena Byrd
VP & Univ Counsel as of 4/201850.00.0$0$0$0Yes (X)
Camille Nelson
Dean & Professor50.00.0$405,552$0$46,462Yes (X)
Claudio Grossman
Professor50.00.0$504,403$0$38,381Yes (X)
John Delaney
Dean50.00.0$412,069$0$61,015Yes (X)
Andrew F Popper
Professor50.00.0$343,697$0$46,688Yes (X)
Jeffrey H Harris
Professor50.00.0$338,354$0$27,571Yes (X)
Robert D Dinerstein
Professor50.00.0$332,954$0$46,243Yes (X)
MARY E KENNARD
FORMER VP & UNIVERSITY COUNSEL50.00.0$579,572$0$14,480Yes (X)
GAIL SHORT HANSON
FORMER VP CAMPUS LIFE50.00.0$400,448$0$5,909Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$7,364,128TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$710,208TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K585IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (true)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (true)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
Aramark
1101 Market StreetPHILADELPHIAPA19107FOOD & CLEANING$22,674,716
2U Inc
8201 Corporate Drive Suite 900LANDOVERMD20785ONLINE EDUCATION SER$13,119,945
Skanska USA Building Inc
700 king Farm Blvd Suite 200ROCKVILLEMD20850CONSTRUCTION$10,545,940
JAMES G DAVIS CONSTRUCTION
12530 PARKLAW DRIVEROCKVILLEMD20852construction$6,617,802
Camson Construction
1 BANK STREET SUITE 250GAITHERSBURGMD20878Construction$5,246,872
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$10,851,264MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants$9,204,904GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$20,820,964AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$1,855,361NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$40,877,132TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
STUDENT TUITION & FEES611710$557,603,988$557,603,988
AUXILIARY SERVICES713940$79,593,213$79,593,213
RESEARCH/TRAINING CONTRACTS611430$18,567,956$18,567,956
PUBLIC RADIO STATION611710$23,627,589$23,627,589
OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE611710$5,231,498$4,142,119$1,089,379
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$684,624,244TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$27,845,490TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$636,300UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$28,481,790ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt
Personal$0PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$423,627,450SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$361,940,486SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$61,686,964SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$61,686,964TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$61,686,964ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$0FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses$0GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$0OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$815,033,830TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$683,534,865RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$453,079UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$90,168,754ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,946,773TotalAmt
Program Services$1,946,773ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$156,138,377TotalAmt
Program Services$156,138,377ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$694,495TotalAmt
Program Services$694,495ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,874,581TotalAmt
Program Services$7,146,182ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$572,482ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$155,917FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$250,789,511TotalAmt
Program Services$227,603,161ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,224,627ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,961,723FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,401,284TotalAmt
Program Services$15,792,470ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,264,538ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$344,276FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,831,517TotalAmt
Program Services$24,084,986ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,174,508ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,572,023FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,097,559TotalAmt
Program Services$15,516,808ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,242,478ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$338,273FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,271,207TotalAmt
Management And General$1,271,207ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,186,418TotalAmt
Management And General$1,186,418ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$858,448TotalAmt
Management And General$858,448ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$95,556,309TotalAmt
Program Services$90,824,471ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,013,804ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,718,034FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,133,717TotalAmt
Program Services$2,883,535ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$87,878ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$162,304FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,167,135TotalAmt
Program Services$12,905,537ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$749,045ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$512,553FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,875,782TotalAmt
Program Services$11,585,365ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$283,662ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,755FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,167,941TotalAmt
Program Services$18,574,792ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,590,400ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,749FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,618,353TotalAmt
Program Services$9,288,187ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$72,670ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$257,496FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,993,078TotalAmt
Program Services$22,993,078ProgramServicesAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,074,621TotalAmt
Program Services$40,074,621ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,652,016TotalAmt
Program Services$7,652,016ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
FOOD SERVICES$5,776,086$4,654,713$476,062$645,311
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$5,649,044$5,648,907$137
ALL OTHER EXPENSES$1,176,437$1,176,437

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$733,930,689TotalAmt
Program Services$677,184,911ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$46,068,364ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,677,414FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,370BOYAmt
EOY$29,229EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,697,045BOYAmt
EOY$130,185,543EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,469,603BOYAmt
EOY$15,613,342EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,916,285BOYAmt
EOY$23,794,608EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,408BOYAmt
EOY$34,156EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,027,194BOYAmt
EOY$4,730,344EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,304,842,845LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$530,037,176LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$763,340,270BOYAmt
EOY$774,805,669EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$542,969,261BOYAmt
EOY$448,911,471EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$391,135,032BOYAmt
EOY$530,582,178EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,410,061BOYAmt
EOY$9,985,809EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$65,020,459BOYAmt
EOY$61,808,244EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,842,067,988BOYAmt
EOY$2,000,480,593EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$64,472,777BOYAmt
EOY$63,520,112EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,711,205BOYAmt
EOY$22,778,666EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$216,991,640BOYAmt
EOY$217,105,770EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$261,728,847BOYAmt
EOY$341,568,261EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$85,452,281BOYAmt
EOY$70,605,782EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$647,356,750BOYAmt
EOY$715,578,591EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$975,029,616BOYAmt
EOY$1,046,663,777EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$104,184,432BOYAmt
EOY$119,417,367EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$115,497,190BOYAmt
EOY$118,820,858EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,194,711,238BOYAmt
EOY$1,284,902,002EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,842,067,988BOYAmt
EOY$2,000,480,593EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$81,103,141ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$9,087,623NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (true)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (true)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$35,321,051CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$36,430,623CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$35,569,694CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$53,501,637CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$40,877,132CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$201,700,137TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$35,321,051CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$36,430,623CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$35,569,694CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$53,501,637CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$40,877,132CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$201,700,137TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$10,888,322SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$190,811,815PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$19,986,087CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$24,497,900CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$24,586,058CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$26,814,496CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$28,481,790CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$124,366,331TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$326,066,468TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$3,099,865,096GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.58519PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.58690PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots LobbyingTotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp
Total Direct LobbyingTotalDirectLobbyingGrp
Total Lobbying ExpendTotalLobbyingExpendGrp
Other Exempt Purpose ExpendOtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Total Exempt Purpose ExpendTotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Lobbying Nontaxable AmountLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp
Grassroots NontaxableGrassrootsNontaxableGrp
Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non TxTotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp
Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non TxTotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp
VolunteersfalseVolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementfalsePaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media AdvertisementsfalseMediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersfalseMailingsMembersInd
Publications Or BroadcastfalsePublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other OrganizationsfalseGrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (true)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$51DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies DemonstrationsfalseRalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesfalseOtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$51TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3falseNotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceLOBBYING ACTIVITIESFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1G THESE LOBBYING EXPENSES REPRESENT THE PORTION OF NACUBO DUES WHICH WERE ALLOCATED TOWARDS FUNDING LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Revenues Included$55,653RevenuesIncludedAmt
Assets Included$8,210,816AssetsIncludedAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Held Works ArtHeldWorksArtGrp
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets SalefalseSolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$623,602,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$14,453,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$58,467,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$2,539,947GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$15,851,041OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$783,012AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$677,348,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$558,533,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$12,078,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$71,729,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$2,580,477GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$14,540,780OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,616,743AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$623,602,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$650,179,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$17,298,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$91,654,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$2,474,685GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$13,211,733OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,603,582AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$558,533,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$606,544,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$18,282,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$41,640,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$2,549,806GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$12,005,461OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,731,733AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$650,179,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$535,390,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$14,509,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$71,343,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$2,037,357GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$11,030,165OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,630,478AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$606,544,000EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.69000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.17000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.14000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$35,910,625OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$35,910,625BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$983,779,898OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$325,637,505DepreciationAmt
Book Value$658,142,393BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Leasehold ImprovementsLeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$262,244,944OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$194,474,821DepreciationAmt
Book Value$67,770,123BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$22,907,378OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$9,924,850DepreciationAmt
Book Value$12,982,528BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$774,805,669TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Financial DerivativesFinancialDerivativesGrp
Closely Held Equity InterestsCloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (7 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
EQUITY MUTUAL FUNDS$181,830,786F
HEDGE FUNDS$138,644,177F
INTERNATIONAL COMMINGLED FUNDS$110,198,482F
PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDS$76,990,897F
ALTERNATIVE ASSETS$22,380,473F
FIXED INCOME FUNDS$457,363F
REAL ESTATE$80,000F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$530,582,178TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS$58,711,000
REFUNDABLE ADVANCE FROM US GOVT$10,143,955
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION$1,750,827
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$70,605,782TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION'S COLLECTIONSSCHEDULE D, PART III, LINE 4 THE TWO MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY'S ART COLLECTION ARE THE WATKINS COLLECTION BEGUN IN 1945, AND THE KATZEN COLLECTION BEGUN IN 2005. THE COLLECTIONS SERVE AS A TEACHING RESOURCE FOR THE ART DEPARTMENT AT AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, AS WELL AS TELLING THE STORY OF MODERN ART AND ITS OFFSHOOTS IN WASHINGTON DC, WITH SIDE STORIES RELATED TO WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN THE LARGER CONTEMPORARY WORLD. THE MUSEUM FEATURES OVER 30,000 SQUARE FEET OF EXHIBITION SPACE FOR THESE TWO COLLECTIONS. THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO VISIT THE MUSEUM AND EXHIBITIONS FREE OF CHARGE. INDEED, THE KATZEN ARTS CENTER IS NOW A DESTINATION FOR CERTAIN TOUR GROUPS IN WASHINGTON DC.
INTENDED USES OF ENDOWMENT FUNDSSCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 4 THE UNIVERSITY'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 450 INDIVIDUAL FUNDS ESTABLISHED FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND RELATED ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES. ITS ENDOWMENT INCLUDES BOTH DONOR RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS AND FUNDS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO FUNCTION AS ENDOWMENTS. AS REQUIRED BY GAAP, NET ASSETS ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOWMENT FUNDS, INCLUDING FUNDS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO FUNCTION AS ENDOWMENTS, ARE CLASSIFIED AND REPORTED BASED ON THE EXISTENCE OR ABSENCE OF DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS.
FIN 48 (ASC 740) FOOTNOTESCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2 The University has been recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, except for taxes on income from activities unrelated to its exempt purpose. Such activities resulted in no net taxable income in fiscal years 2018 and 2017. The Airlie Foundation, a subsidiary acquired by the University in September 2016, remains a taxable non-stock corporation and is taxed as a C-Corporation and uses the liability method of accounting for income taxes. Accordingly, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities, using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Income tax expense is the tax payable or refundable for the period plus or minus the change during the period in deferred tax assets and liabilities. The University's policy is to record interest and penalties as an increase in income taxes payable and corresponding increase to income tax expense. No penalties or interest have been recorded for the year ended April 30, 2018 or 2017.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (true)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (true)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (true)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (true)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (true)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (true)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (true)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts RghtsfalseDiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss PlcyfalseDiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm FcultyfalseDiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race SchsfalseDiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ PlcyfalseDiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of FcltsfalseDiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt ProgfalseDiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other ActyfalseDiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (true)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid RvkdfalseGovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (true)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PUBLICATION OF RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICYSCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 UNIVERSITY'S NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY TOWARDS RACE, CREED, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE, HANDICAP, OR SEX IS NOTED IN ALL ADMISSION PUBLICATIONS, APPLICATION FORMS, TRANSFER GUIDES, MEDIA SOLICITATIONS FOR STUDENTS AND ALL OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION INSTITUTION THAT OPERATES IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS. MORE IMPORTANTLY, SUCH COMPLIANCE STEMS FROM THE HISTORY AND TRADITION OF THE UNIVERSITY THAT EMBRACES AND EXPRESSES THE DEEPEST VALUES OF THE HUMAN COMMUNITY-EQUALITY, OPENNESS, AND THE DIGNITY OF EVERY INDIVIDUAL. THE FACT THAT THE UNIVERSITY DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY AND EXPRESSION, AGE, OR DISABILITY IS, IN FACT, CONSISTENT WITH AND A REFLECTION OF ITS SPECIAL TRADITION OF SOCIAL JUSTICE. EXTENDING THAT TRADITION INTO THE PRESENT, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, AND NONDISCRIMINATION APPLY TO EVERY ASPECT OF THE UNIVERSITY'S OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING ADMISSION, EMPLOYMENT, AND ACCESS TO UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.
GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCESCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6A THE UNIVERSITY RECEIVES US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION STUDENT AID FUNDS- USE OF SUCH FUNDS IS AUDITED BY INDEPENDENT AUDITORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES ISSUED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (11 entries)

RegionRegionTxtType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmtEmployeeEmployeeCntOfficesOfficesCnt
South AmericaGrantmakingResearch$260,000
East Asia and the PacificGrantmakingResearch & Training$207,669
Sub-Saharan AfricaGrantmakingResearch$104,117
South AsiaGrantmakingResearch & Training$122,709
Central America and the CaribbeanInvestments$168,986,142
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)Investments$11,076,189
Central America and the CaribbeanProgram ServicesTeaching$7,9951
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)Program ServicesTeaching$133,17021
South AmericaProgram ServicesTeaching$37,2012
Sub-Saharan AfricaProgram ServicesTeaching$19,0202
East Asia and the PacificProgram ServicesTeaching$10,0001
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees8SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee8TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$180,964,212SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$180,964,212TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (9 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmt
Sub-Saharan AfricaResearch$14,077
South AmericaResearch$260,000
Sub-Saharan AfricaResearch$40,910
South AsiaResearch$75,926
South AsiaTraining$46,783
Sub-Saharan AfricaResearch$49,130
East Asia and the PacificResearch$10,500
East Asia and the PacificResearch$82,281
East Asia and the PacificTraining$114,888
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org8TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (true)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (true)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipYes (true)ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Procedure for Monitoring Use of Grants Outside the USSchedule F, Part I, Line 2 ANNUALLY, MORE THAN 850 STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN THE ABROAD PROGRAM. UNDERGRADUATES SELECTED FROM MORE THAN 100 PROGRAMS WHICH SPAN DIVERSE CULTURES AND LANGUAGES ON ALL CONTINENTS. THE UNIVERSITY IS THE RECIPIENT OF SEVERAL CONTRACTS TO CONDUCT RESEARCH FOR THE US DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND OTHER AGENCIES AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT TO FOREIGN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. AU WORKS TO MONITOR GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS EXPENDED USING ITS PROCESSES AND CONTROLS INHERENT IN AU'S SYSTEM. BEFORE SELECTING THE RECIPIENT AND PERIODICALLY AS REQUIRED DURING THE GRANT OR SCHOLARSHIP TERM, AU IMPOSES ITS INSTITUTIONAL CRITERIA AND THE DONOR'S (WHEN APPLICABLE) TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FUNDS ARE USED FOR THE INTENDED PURPOSES. THIS MONITORING IS DONE THROUGH A COLLABORATION OF VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY. PERIODIC SPENDING REPORTS ARE PULLED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL OVERSIGHT OF SCHOLARSHIPS AS NECESSARY TO REPORT BACK TO DONORS ON THE STATUS OF THEIR GIFTS.
ACCOUNTING METHOD USEDSCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 3, COLUMN F THE EXPENDITURES, PER REGION, ARE PRESENTED ON THE ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (28 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Arizona State University
411 N Central Ave Ste 680PhoenixAZ85004860196696115$19,795Sub-Award
Carnegie Institution of Washington
1530 P Street NWWashingtonDC20005530196523501(c)(3)$160,668Sub-Award
Catholic University of America
620 Michigan Ave NEWashingtonDC20064530196583501(c)(3)$42,007Sub-Award
Drexel University
1505 Race St 8th FlPhiladelphiaPA19104231352630501(c)(3)$95,861Sub-Award
Duke University
2200 W Main ST Suite 710DurhamNC27708044387793501(c)(3)$10,496Sub-Award
Earthrights International
1612 K St NW Ste 401WashingtonDC20006043265555501(c)(3)$61,035Sub-Award
Gallaudet University
800 Florida Ave NEWashingtonDC20002530199507501(c)(3)$34,057Sub-Award
George Washington University
2121 I St NW Ste 601WashingtonDC20052530196584501(c)(3)$32,988Sub-Award
Howard University
2244 10th ST NW 3rd FlWashingtonDC20001530204707501(c)(3)$17,370Sub-Award
iEARN Inc
475 Riverside Dr Ste 450New YorkNY10115133782233501(c)(3)$132,558Sub-Award
InSight Crime Inc
723 Gallatin St NWWashingtonDC20011823793490501(c)(3)$31,656Sub-Award
La Clinica Del Pueblo Inc
2831 15th Street NWWashingtonDC20009521942551501(c)(3)$18,040Sub-Award
Latin American Community Center
403 N Van Buren StWilmingtonDE19805237047048501(c)(3)$11,760Sub-Award
Michigan Advocacy Program in Ann Arbor
3030 S 9th St Ste 1BKalamazooMI49009381845444501(c)(3)$6,000Sub-Award
National Aerospace Training & Research Ctr
125 James WaySouthamptonPA18966231714256$20,469Sub-Award
Nat'l Assoc of Drug Court Professionals
625 N Washington StAlexandriaVA22314541791197501(c)(3)$208,787Sub-Award
New Orleans Family Justice Alliance
701 Loyola Ave 201New OrleansLA70113262541029501(c)(3)$10,516Sub-Award
Portland State University
1825 SW BroadwayPortlandOR97201364776757$9,023Sub-Award
Seashore Mission INC
856 Division StreetBiloxiMS39530640853322501(c)(3)$18,250Sub-Award
SRC Inc
7502 Round Pond RdNorth SyracuseNY13212150589832501(c)(3)$70,464Sub-Award
The Inspire Project Inc
107 S West St 425AlexandriaVA22314954418628501(c)(3)$41,407Sub-Award
Trinity University
125 Michigan Ave NWWashingtonDC20017530196640501(c)(3)$45,353Sub-Award
University of California - Berkeley
2150 Shattuck Ave 300BerkeleyCA94704946002123501(c)(3)$13,926Sub-Award
University of District of Columbia
4200 Connecticut Ave NWWashingtonDC20008536001131115$45,594Sub-Award
University of Miami
1400 NW 10th AvenueMiamiFL331360000590624458501(c)(3)$564,748Sub-Award
University of New Mexico
1700 Lomas Blvd NE Ste 2200AlbuquerqueNM87106856000642115$6,113Sub-Award
University of Texas at Dallas
2601 N Floyd RdRichardsonTX750830688751305566501(c)(3)$15,394Sub-Award
Yale University
47 College St Ste 203New HavenCT06520060646973501(c)(3)$171,936Sub-Award
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org26Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org2TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeStudent ScholarshipsGrantTypeTxt
Recipient9967RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$156,138,377CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING USE OF GRANT FUNDS IN THE U.S.SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2 GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS IN THE U.S. AU PARTNERS WITH OTHER UNIVERSITIES AS NECESSARY TO PERFORM THE SCOPE OF THE WORK OUTLINED IN THE GRANTS AGREEMENTS. PRIOR TO ENGAGING WITH THESE SUB-AWARDEES, AU PERFORMS A RISK ASSESSMENT INCLUDING A REVIEW OF THE MOST RECENT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS WELL AS ENSURING THEY ARE NOT LISTED AS A DEBARRED ENTITY WITH ANY FEDERAL AGENCY.AU WORKS TO MONITOR GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS EXPENDED USING ITS PROCESSES AND CONTROLS INHERENT IN AU'S SYSTEM. BEFORE SELECTING THE RECIPIENT AND PERIODICALLY AS REQUIRED DURING THE GRANT OR SCHOLARSHIP TERM, AU IMPOSES ITS INSTITUTIONAL CRITERIA AND THE DONOR'S (WHEN APPLICABLE) TO MAKE SURE THE FUNDS ARE USED FOR THE INTENDED PURPOSES. THIS MONITORING IS DONE THROUGH A COLLABORATION OF VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY. PERIODIC SPENDING REPORTS ARE PULLED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL OVERSIGHT OF SCHOLARSHIPS AS NECESSARY TO REPORT BACK TO DONORS ON THE STATUS OF THEIR GIFTS.
GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE U.S.SCHEDULE I, PART III, LINE 1 ALL STUDENTS RECEIVING SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS ARE JUDGED WORTHY BY THE UNIVERSITY'S ASSESSMENT ON THE BASIS OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, FINANCIAL NEED AND SIMILAR STANDARDS. APPROXIMATELY 75% OF FULL TIME FRESHMEN APPLIED FOR NEED BASED FINANCIAL AID.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (true)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (true)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (true)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionYes (true)InitialContractExceptionInd
Rebuttable Presumption ProcYes (true)RebuttablePresumptionProcInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Sylvia M Burwell
President$421,153$0$0$0$497$0$26,885$0$21,507$0$470,042$0$0$0
CORNELIUS M KERWIN
PRESIDENT thru June 2017$633,702$0$170,200$0$189,691$0$27,000$0$22,250$0$1,042,843$0$0$0
SCOTT A BASS
PROVOST$439,416$0$95,480$0$86,334$0$26,838$0$18,856$0$666,924$0$0$0
DOUGLAS KUDRAVETZ
CFO/VP FINANCE/TREASURER$401,511$0$79,680$0$73,714$0$26,893$0$21,074$0$602,872$0$0$0
DAVID G SWARTZ
VP & CIO$330,650$0$29,655$0$6,856$0$27,377$0$18,798$0$413,336$0$0$0
COURTNEY SURLS
VP DEVELOPMENT & ALUMNI REL$337,188$0$28,045$0$405$0$33,870$0$2,417$0$401,925$0$0$0
Teresa Flannery
VP of Communication$259,617$0$26,400$0$307$0$53,507$0$27,081$0$366,912$0$0$0
Fanta Aw
VP Campus Life & IE$221,129$0$0$0$223$0$21,854$0$12,140$0$255,346$0$0$0
Bethany Bridgham
Interim VP & Univ Counsel$214,991$0$0$0$235$0$22,103$0$13,009$0$250,338$0$0$0
Camille Nelson
Dean & Professor$401,552$0$0$0$4,000$0$35,647$0$10,815$0$452,014$0$0$0
Claudio Grossman
Professor$480,645$0$0$0$23,758$0$26,998$0$11,383$0$542,784$0$0$0
John Delaney
Dean$410,337$0$0$0$1,732$0$35,448$0$25,567$0$473,084$0$0$0
Andrew F Popper
Professor$341,850$0$0$0$1,847$0$26,727$0$19,961$0$390,385$0$0$0
Jeffrey H Harris
Professor$337,825$0$0$0$529$0$26,824$0$747$0$365,925$0$0$0
Robert D Dinerstein
Professor$326,935$0$0$0$6,019$0$24,869$0$21,374$0$379,197$0$0$0
MARY E KENNARD
FORMER VP & UNIVERSITY COUNSEL$201,255$0$66,525$0$311,792$0$7,594$0$6,886$0$594,052$0$0$0
GAIL SHORT HANSON
FORMER VP CAMPUS LIFE$78,225$0$31,290$0$290,933$0$5,606$0$303$0$406,357$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Housing Allowances or Residence for Personal UseSchedule J, Part I, Line 1a THE PRESIDENT RESIDES IN UNIVERSITY OWNED ON-CAMPUS HOUSING AS A CONDITION OF her EMPLOYMENT AND FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE UNIVERSITY. THE RESIDENCE IS USED FOR UNIVERSITY-RELATED BUSINESS AND ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ON A CONTINUAL BASIS.
Spousal TravelTHE UNIVERSITY REIMBURSES REASONABLE AND NECESSARY BUSINESS TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR THE SPOUSE OF THE PRESIDENT WHEN ACCOMPANYING THE PRESIDENT ON OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BUSINESS. SPOUSAL TRAVEL IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.
Health ClubAMERICAN UNIVERSITY PROVIDES MEMBERSHIPS TO VARIOUS BUSINESS CLUBS IN WASHINGTON DC FOR THE PRESIDENT AND OTHER OFFICERS. THE USE OF THE CLUBS IS LIMITED TO AMERICAN UNIVERSITY BUSINESS PURPOSES AND THE EXPENSES ARE REVIEWED ACCORDING TO EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT POLICIES OF THE UNIVERSITY. Executive Compensation Payout The AMOUNTS REPORTED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(III) FOR MARY KENNARD AND GAIL HANSON INCLUDE VOLUNTARY DEFERRED COMPENSATION AMOUNTS UNDER A BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 457(b) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THESE AMOUNTS WERE DISTRIBUTED FROM A QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN TRUSTEE ACCOUNT DUE TO RETIREMENT. AMOUNTS DISTRIBUTED ARE COMPRISED OF VOLUNTARY PARTICIPANT DEFERRALS PLUS ANY EARNINGS THEREON. NO UNIVERSITY FUNDS WERE INCLUDED IN THESE PAYMENTS.
Non-Fixed PaymentsOFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY PARTICPATE IN A BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDES AN INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN. THE ANNUAL AMOUNT IS CAPPED AT A PERCENTAGE OF THEIR SALARY. THE PLAN IS BASED ON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF CERTAIN PROGRAMMATIC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR THE OFFICERS' UNITS AND THE UNIVERSITY. THE GOALS ARE NON-REVENUE RELATED GOALS. THE PLAN IS APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE ANNUAL AWARDS BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE ACHIEVED ON THE AGREED-UPON GOALS.
Initial Contract ExceptionSchedule J, Part I, Lines 8 and 9 President Burwell has an employment agreement with the University. The terms of the employment agreement meet the initial contract exception of Treasury Regulations 53.4958-4(a)(3). The agreement was executed using standards establishing the rebuttable presumption of reasonableness.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdBond Issuer EINBondIssuerEINCUSIPCUSIPNumBond IssuedBondIssuedDtIssue PriceIssuePriceAmtPurposePurposeDescDefeasedDefeasedIndOn Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerIndPool FinancingPoolFinancingInd
District of Columbia
A5360011312548394P52015-02-02$60,900,000See Part VIfalsefalsefalse
District of Columbia
B53600113125484JAH32017-12-21$99,975,000See Part VIfalsefalsefalse
District of Columbia
C53600113125484JAG52015-02-02$37,000,000See Part VIfalsefalsefalse
District of Columbia
D5360011310000000002015-02-02$21,000,000See Part VIfalsefalsefalse

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdRetiredRetiredAmtBond DefeasedBondDefeasedAmtTotal ProceedsTotalProceedsAmtIn Reserve FundInReserveFundAmtCapitalized InterestCapitalizedInterestAmtRefunding EscrowRefundingEscrowAmtIssuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmtCredit EnhancementCreditEnhancementAmtWorking Capital ExpendituresWorkingCapitalExpendituresAmtCapital ExpendituresCapitalExpendituresAmtOther Spent ProceedsOtherSpentProceedsAmtUnspentUnspentAmtCurrent RefundingCurrentRefundingIndAdvance RefundingAdvanceRefundingIndFinal Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeIndAdequate Books And Rec MaintAdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd
A$0$0$60,900,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$60,900,000$0Yes (true)falseYes (true)Yes (true)
B$0$0$99,975,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$99,975,000$0Yes (true)falseYes (true)Yes (true)
C$0$0$37,000,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$37,000,000$0Yes (true)falseYes (true)Yes (true)
D$0$0$21,000,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$21,000,000$0Yes (true)falseYes (true)Yes (true)

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdPrivate Bus Use By OthersPrivateBusUseByOthersPctOwning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedPropertyIndAny Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsIndMgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropMgmtContractBondFincdPropIndAny Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsIndPrivate Bus Concerning UBIPrivateBusConcerningUBIPctTotal Private Business UseTotalPrivateBusinessUsePctBond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt TestBondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestIndChange In Use Bond Financed PropChangeInUseBondFinancedPropIndRemedial Action TakenRemedialActionTakenIndProcs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd
A0
B0falsefalsefalsefalse0.004500.00450falsefalsefalseYes (true)
C0.00200falseYes (true)falsefalse0.00200falsefalsefalseYes (true)
D0

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdForm8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledIndVariable Rate IssueVariableRateIssueIndHedge Identified In Bks And RecHedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecIndGross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICIndBusiness Name Line1GICProviderName/BusinessNameLine1TxtWritten Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqsIndNo Rebate DueNoRebateDueInd
0
AYes (true)Yes (true)falsefalse0Yes (true)
0
BfalseYes (true)falsefalse0falseYes (true)
0
CfalseYes (true)falsefalse0falseYes (true)
0
DfalseYes (true)falsefalse0falseYes (true)

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdProcedures Corrective ActionProceduresCorrectiveActionInd
AYes (true)
BYes (true)
CYes (true)
DYes (true)

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule K, Part IV, Question 2c:Bond Issue B: Arbitrage computation performed for the period ending 12-21-2017 Bond Issue C: Arbitrage computation performed for the period ending 2-2-2015 Bond Issue D: Arbitrage computation performed for the period ending 2-2-2015
Schedule K, Part I, Section (F)Description of Purpose Column A: Bonds were issued to refund on a current basis the 2008 series on 2/2/2015. Original bonds were issued for capital projects. Description of Purpose Column B: Bonds were issued to refund on a current basis the 2006 series on 12/21/2017. Original bonds were issued for capital projects. Description of Purpose Column C: Bonds were issued to refund on a current basis the 2003 series on 2/2/2015. Original bonds were issued for capital projects. Description of Purpose Column D: Bonds were issued to refund on a current basis the 1999 series on 2/2/2015. Original bonds were issued for capital projects.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (4 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
JP Morgan Chase
Peter Scher Key Emp$3,142,500PMNT on Bank Loanfalse
JP Morgan Chase
Peter Scher Key Emp$178,500Underwiting Fees 2017 Bondfalse
United Educators
Janice Abraham President & CEO$238,205Insurancefalse
NFP fka Melzer Group
Alan Melzer CEO Melzer Group$286,781insurancefalse

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceBusiness Transactions with Interested PersonsFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSCHEDULE L, PART IV TRANSACTIONS WITH JP MORGAN CHASE - PETER SCHER IS A TRUSTEE OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITY AND A KEY EMPLOYEE OF JP MORGAN CHASE. THE UNIVERSITY HAS ENGAGED A BANK LOAN WITH JP MORGAN CHASE. THE LOAN WAS BASED ON A COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS RESULTING IN THE MOST FAVORABLE RATE AND TERMS. THE TRUSTEE SCHER RECUSED HIMSELF FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES' DECISION TO ACCEPT THE JP MORGAN CHASE LOAN. Schedule L, Part IV Transactions with United Educators - Board of Trustees member Janice Abraham is president and CEO of United Educators. American University utilizes United Educators for its educator's liability insurance. The insurance was recommended and procured through an independent insurance broker utilizing a competitive process, and Ms. Abraham was not involved in the approval of the transaction.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution13ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$55,653NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesOpinion of ExpertMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Art Historical TreasuresArtHistoricalTreasuresGrp
Art Fractional InterestArtFractionalInterestGrp

Books And Publications BooksAndPublicationsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$2,324NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesOpinion of ExpertMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Clothing And Household GoodsClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp
Cars And Other VehiclesCarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp
Boats And PlanesBoatsAndPlanesGrp
Intellectual PropertyIntellectualPropertyGrp

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution118ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$934,026NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesMarket ValueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities Closely Held StockSecuritiesCloselyHeldStockGrp
Secur Prtnrshp Trust IntrstsSecurPrtnrshpTrustIntrstsGrp
Securities MiscellaneousSecuritiesMiscellaneousGrp
Qualified Contrib Hist StructQualifiedContribHistStructGrp
Qualified Contrib OtherQualifiedContribOtherGrp
Real Estate ResidentialRealEstateResidentialGrp
Real Estate CommercialRealEstateCommercialGrp
Real Estate OtherRealEstateOtherGrp
CollectiblesCollectiblesGrp
Food InventoryFoodInventoryGrp
Drugs And Medical SuppliesDrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp
TaxidermyTaxidermyGrp
Historical ArtifactsHistoricalArtifactsGrp
Scientific SpecimensScientificSpecimensGrp
Archaeological ArtifactsArchaeologicalArtifactsGrp

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)Meals & Gift Cards1$15,000Market Value
Yes (X)Furniture and Equipment3$8,358Market Value
Yes (X)Software & Licenses1$840,000Market Value
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received3Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (true)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (true)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Use of Third PartiesSchedule M, Part I, Line 32a All stocks that are donated to American University are sent to Morgan Stanley and they sell the stocks as soon as possible.
Number of ContributionsSchedule M, Part I, Column (B) The organization is reporting the number of contributions in column (B).

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONFORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 CHARTERED BY AN ACT OF CONGRESS IN 1893, AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IS AN INDEPEDENT, COEDUCATIONAL UNIVERSITY LOCATED ON AN 85-ACRE CAMPUS IN WASHINGTON, DC. A GLOBAL OUTLOOK, PRACTICAL IDEALISM, AND A PASSION FOR PUBLIC SERVICE DEFINE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY. OUR ACADEMIC STRENGTHS ARE GROUNDED IN SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND A COMMITMENT TO CULTURAL AND INTELLECTUAL DIVERSITY.
OTHER PROGRAM SERVICESFORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D ACADEMIC SUPPORT - THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES, ACADEMIC COMPUTER SERVICES, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES AND SUPPORT FOR THE SIX ACADEMIC DIVISIONS. STUDENT SERVICES - HEALTH AND COUNSELING, CAREER CENTER, UNIVERSITY REGISTRAR, FINANCIAL AID AND ENROLLMENT SERVICES, SPORTS AND RECREATION. INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, SPACE MANAGEMENT, SECURITY, MAIL AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. RESEARCH- RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECTS FUNDED BY FEDERAL AND PRIVATE AGENCIES. PUBLIC SERVICE - THE OPERATION OF WAMU 88.5 FM, A 24-HOUR, 50,000 WATT PUBLIC RADIO STATION LICENSED TO THE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1961. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY: PARTNER IN OUR COMMUNITY COMMUNITY SERVICE MANY OF AU'S PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, BUSINESSES, AND INDIVIDUALS EXEMPLIFY THE UNIVERSITY'S COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE. AU VIEWS ITSELF AS A PRIVATE UNIVERSITY WITH A PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY. DURING THE 2017 CALENDAR YEAR, MORE THAN 2,340 AU STUDENTS CONTRIBUTED approximately 80,050 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE UNIVERSITY WORKED WITH NUMEROUS LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PARTICIPATED IN MYRIAD COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES INCLUDING: COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING AND RESEARCH, DC READS, DC READS "KIDS TO CAMPUS DAY", DR. SEUSS DAY, FRESHMAN SERVICE EXPERIENCE ONE-DAY SERVICE EVENTS, EAGLE ENDOWMENT AND Community Learners Advancing in Spanish and English. WORKING WITH DC SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS AU's School Of Education prepares education students to become early childhood, elementary, bilingual, special education, and secondary school teachers through instructional work in area schools. Up to 60 AU education majors each year are placed as students teachers for two full days each week, and then five days per week over two semesters in teaching all aspects of the school curriculum from the arts to the sciences and in the areas of early childhood and special education. These students each provide between 600 to 1000 hours of classroom support each year. DC Councilmember Mary Cheh, DC Public Schools former chancellor Kaya Henderson, and Dr. LaShawndra Scroggins, director of teaching and learning in the Office of the State Superintendent for Education (OSSE), have praised AUs partnerships and projects with public schools, which range from research on the implementation of DCs Healthy School Act, professional development of teachers, academic preparation for teachers across the disciplines, to providing volunteer tutors in DC early childhood centers, elementary, middle, and high schools. WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW Washington College of Law (WCL), located one block from the AU-Tenleytown Metro, consistently provides free legal services to low-income and otherwise underrepresented area residents through its highly-ranked clinical programs. Each year about 230 law students participate in the law schools in-house clinics, which serve a variety of clients. In addition, eight WCL students each year represent low-income clients facing eviction in DC Landlord and Tenant Court, as participants in the DC Law Students in Court program, an independent legal service provider in the District. AN OPEN DOOR POLICY AU MAINTAINS A GOOD NEIGHBOR POLICY BY WORKING WITH NEIGHBORS, LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSIONS IN THE CAMPUS AREA. LED BY THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS, THE UNIVERSITY'S OUTREACH EFFORTS ALSO INCLUDE MAINTAINING ONGOING CONTACT WITH SEVERAL DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OFFICES AND AGENCIES. ON A MORE INFORMAL LEVEL, REPRESENTATIVES OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITY ALSO MEET AND INTERACT WITH MEMBERS OF THE NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES ON A REGULAR BASIS. AN INTEGRAL PART OF ITS GOOD NEIGHBOR POLICY INCLUDES MAKING THE CAMPUS A VALUABLE ASSET AND RESOURCE FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, AS AU WELCOMES THE PUBLIC USE OF MANY OF ITS FACILITIES, RESOURCES, AND COMMUNITY-CENTRIC PROGRAMS. AU WELCOMES NEIGHBORS TO EXCITING CAMPUS SPORTS EVENTS. PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS, NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES, AND WINNING PROGRAMS IN BASKETBALL, SOCCER, WRESTLING, AND OTHER SPORTS GIVE AREA RESIDENTS A CHANCE TO SHARE IN AU'S SCHOOL SPIRIT. THE EAGLES STRIVE TO BE THE HOME TEAM FOR THE ENTIRE CITY. ADDITIONALLY, RESIDENTS MAY USE THE UNIVERSITY'S ATHLETIC FACILITIES BY BECOMING MEMBERS OF THE WILLIAM I JACOBS FITNESS CENTER IN OUR SPORTS CENTER. CONTINUED EDUCATION DC RESIDENTS ARE WELCOME AT AU'S BENDER LIBRARY TO STUDY AND ACCESS PRINT MATERIALS, LIBRARY CATALOG, AND DATABASES. THE OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE (OLLI) OFFERS CLASSES IN THE FALL AND SPRING FOR INTELLECTUALLY CURIOUS "SEASONED LEARNERS" WITH A GENUINE INTEREST IN CONTINUING THEIR LEARNING WITH LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE. THE COMMUNITY AUDIT PROGRAM IS OPEN TO INDIVIDUALS AGES 60 AND OLDER WHO LIVE IN THE 20016 ZIP CODE SURROUNDING THE UNIVERSITY. RESIDENTS MAY AUDIT ONE COURSE EACH FALL, SPRING, AND SUMMER SEMESTER FOR THE NOMINAL FEE OF $100 (PLUS COURSE FEES). THE COMMUNITY AUDIT PROGRAM, ALONGSIDE THE ALUMNI AUDIT PROGRAM, SUPPORTS THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP. THE ARTS THE KATZEN ARTS CENTER AND AMERICAN UNIVERSITY MUSEUM SERVES AS AN IMPORTANT VENUE FOR THE DC ARTS COMMUNITY. IT HOSTS A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS RANGING FROM STUDENT PERFORMANCES TO LECTURES ON ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND BUSINESS PRACTICES AND FILM SCREENINGS. DC RESIDENTS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND OPEN REHEARSALS OR TAKE TOURS OF THE GALLERIES. MANY OF THE EXHIBITS SHOWN AT THE MUSEUM HAVE EARNED REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL ACCOLADES. DISTRICT CHILDREN ARE THE FOCUS OF KIDS AT THE KATZEN, WHICH PRESENTS CREATIVE ACTIVITIES AND SUMMER SPORTS CAMPS. A GREEN LEADER IN DC AU is proud to also be the first urban campus, the first research university, and the largest higher education institution to achieve carbon neutrality. AU achieved carbon neutrality two years ahead of an ambitious target of 2020 by approaching the goal with innovative strategies to reduce our overall emissions, use renewable energy, and offset the small remainder. AU's path to neutrality has been achieved through commitment, leadership, and a culture of sustainability. It's been a community effort. Students have lead every step of this journey; they have always encouraged the university to broaden how we think about sustainability and strive for more. Those who build and manage the spaces on campus embraced the commitment to sustainability, while faculty and staff have integrated sustainability into classes and processes to reflect their sustainability commitment. INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE AU has a multimillion-dollar plan to advance the cause of equity, inclusion, and diversity. More than $121 million is being invested to implement goals set out in the Plan for Inclusive Excellence through FY 2019. The Plan for Inclusive Excellence touches all parts of and all people at the university. It addresses the student experience inside and outside the classroom; faculty and staff recruitment, hiring, promotion, and retention; the handling of incidents of bias and discrimination claims; communication around issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion; and much more. WAMU WAMU 88.5 FM is a 24-hour, 50,000-watt public radio station, licensed to American University since 1961. The Station serves more than 837,000 listeners in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia with news, talk programming, and traditional American music. WAMU is funded by member-donations financial support from the University.
BOARD OF TRUSTEESFORM 990, PART VI, LINE 1A THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONSISTS OF 23 MEMBERS, ALL OF THEM HAVE VOTING RIGHTS.
FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESSForm 990, Part VI, Line 11b FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE FINANCE OFFICE AND REVIEWED BY INDEPENDENT TAX ADVISORS. FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND SIGNED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE PRIOR TO FILING. ACCESS TO THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY MONITORING & ENFORCEMENTFORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT AND SUBMIT SUCH STATEMENT TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD WHO IS ALSO THE GENERAL COUNSEL FOR THE UNIVERSTY. THE SECRETARY REVIEWS THOSE STATEMENTS FOR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AND REPORTS SUCH CONFLICTS TO THE BOARD CHAIR. THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ALSO REQUIRES ALL MEMBERS TO NOTIFY THE BOARD PROMPTLY OF AN ACTUAL, APPARENT, OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AS IT ARISES, SO THAT IT CAN BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY AND NOT JUST ONCE PER YEAR.
PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATIONFORM 990, PART VI, LINES 15A & 15B THE COMPENSATION OF ALL OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND IS SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD. THE COMMITTEE ENGAGES THIRD PARTY EXPERTS TO BENCHMARK COMPENSATION FOR THESE POSITIONS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE COMPENSATION OF KEY EMPLOYEES IS SET BY THEIR SUPERVISING OFFICER WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES' APPROVED UNIVERSITY OPERATING BUDGET. The individuals who determine compensation of the officers are independent persons serving on the Board. During the course of deliberations, these persons review third-party comparability data to help them decide what compensation is reasonable.
DOCUMENT DISCLOSUREFORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AS PUBLIC INFORMATION ON THE UNIVERSITY'S WEBSITE.
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