BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY (EIN 04-2103552)
Tax period: 2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed: 2017-05-12
IRS object ID: 201741329349304894
Schema version: 2015v3.0
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
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule K
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-05-12T15:47:37-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KPMG LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	60 South Street	AddressLine1Txt
City	Boston	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02111	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	042103552	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% MARIANNE CWALINA SVP & TREA	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	BRAN	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7817362000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 9110	AddressLine1Txt
City	WALTHAM	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	024549110	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MARIANNE CWALINA	PersonNm
Person Title	SVP FOR FINANCE	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7817362000	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-05-12	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	SHY JOSEPH	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01085371	PTIN
Phone	6179881000	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	RONALD LIEBOWITZ	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 9110	AddressLine1Txt
City	WALTHAM	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	024549110	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$609,833,548	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.BRANDEIS.EDU	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1947	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	An educational institution, a community of scholars and students united by their commitment to the pursuit of knowledge and its transmission from generation to generation.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	38	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	36	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	5418	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	3172	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$2,922,114	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$1,204,148	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$48,364,246	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$36,329,038	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$351,722,591	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$353,010,851	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$105,879,386	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$50,837,096	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$2,961,603	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$2,716,808	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$508,927,826	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$442,893,793	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$100,170,651	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$99,770,521	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$183,341,387	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$185,443,245	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$10,413,647	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$145,310,701	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$147,046,750	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$428,822,739	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$432,260,516	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$80,105,087	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$10,633,277	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,416,589,601	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,329,427,256	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$339,354,284	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$316,932,682	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,077,235,317	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,012,494,574	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	As a research university, Brandeis is dedicated to the advancement of the humanities, arts and social sciences, natural and physical sciences. As a liberal arts college, Brandeis affirms the importance of a broad and critical education in enriching the lives of students.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$291,988,457	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$94,804,534	GrantAmt
Revenue	$252,188,799	RevenueAmt
Desc	INSTRUCTIONAL AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT: BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY IS A RARE COMBINATION OF A LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE AND A GLOBAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY. OUR STUDENT BODY NUMBERS 5,200, INCLUDING UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS. WE HAVE A GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES AND TWO PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS, THE HELLER SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL POLICY AND MANAGEMENT AND THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL. THE RABB SCHOOL OF CONTINUING STUDIES OFFERS GRADUATE PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS FOR PART-TIME STUDENTS. MANY ACADEMIC PROGRAMS ARE ENRICHED BY MYRIAD INTERACTIONS WITH THE NUMEROUS OTHER LEADING UNIVERSITIES IN THE AREA. WE WORK TO CONNECT THEORY AND PRACTICE THROUGH FIELD WORK AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$56,186,131	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$4,965,987	GrantAmt
Revenue	$63,653,707	RevenueAmt
Desc	SPONSORED PROGRAMS INCLUDE VARIOUS RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS FUNDED BY EXTERNAL PARTIES, INCLUDING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, FOREIGN AND STATE GOVERNMENTS AND PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS AND CORPORATIONS. BRANDEIS RESEARCH IS AT THE HEART OF MANY SOCIETAL, ARTISTIC, INTELLECTUAL AND SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES. RESEARCH AT BRANDEIS IS INTERDISCIPLINARY, BOLD AND COLLABORATIVE. IT'S AN APPROACH THAT ENABLES THE FACULTY TO LEVERAGE THE RELATIVELY SMALL SIZE OF THE UNIVERSITY TO ACHIEVE AN IMPACT WELL BEYOND THE SUM OF ITS PARTS. BRANDEIS IS WHOLLY COMMITTED TO THE PROPOSITION THAT BASIC RESEARCH IS THE ENGINE OF INNOVATION IN HUMAN HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$35,369,807	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$37,520,590	RevenueAmt
Desc	AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES: BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY SERVES THE NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF STUDENTS AND HAS BROAD RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES THAT ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF STUDENT LIFE OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM. THESE SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO COMMUNITY LIVING, DINING SERVICES, HEALTH CENTER, PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING CENTER, AND INTERFAITH CHAPLAINCY.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$383,544,395	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Donor Advised Fund	Yes (true)	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (true)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (true)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	Yes (true)	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (true)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	Yes (true)	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (true)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (true)	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	Yes (true)	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	Yes (true)	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (true)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (true)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	7170	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	5418	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
DAF Excess Business Holdings	false	DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonorInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	38	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	36	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AZ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MARIANNE CWALINA SVP TREA	PersonNm
Phone	7817362000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	415 SOUTH STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	WALTHAM	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02454	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (56 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
PERRY TRAQUINA
TRUSTEE - CHAIR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JONATHAN G DAVIS
TRUSTEE - VICE CHAIR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEPHEN B KAY
TRUSTEE - VICE CHAIR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEPHEN R REINER
TRUSTEE - SECRETARY	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LISA R KRANC
TRUSTEE - TREASURER	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ALLEN B ALTER
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LESLIE M ARONZON
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVEN M BUNSON
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DANIEL J ELKAIM
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEFFREY S FLIER MD
TUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL G FRIEZE
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LEONARD C GOODMAN
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAUL S GROGAN
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARTIN J GROSS
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RONALD L KAISERMAN
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LAWRENCE S KANAREK
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$6,000	$0	$0
ELLEN LASHER KAPLAN
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DOLORES KOHL
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MEYER KOPLOW
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL A KOSS
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOYCE GAIL KRASNOW
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GEORGE D KRUPP
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARTIN R KUPFERBERG
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BARBARA A MANDEL
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
OLAFUR J OLAFSSON
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LOUIS PERLMUTTER
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GREGORY A PETSKO
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRUCE G POLLACK
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ADAM RIFKIN
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CAROL R SAIVETZ
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BARBARA Z SANDER
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CYNTHIA SHAPIRA
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MALCOM L SHERMAN
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK A SURCHIN
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CURTIS H TEARTE
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BARTON J WINOKUR
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAUL M ZLOTOFF
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LISA LYNCH
INTERIM PRESIDENT	60.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$457,649	$0	$91,027
PETER GIUMETTE
ASSISTANT SECRETARY	50.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$163,965	$0	$8,500
DAVID BUNIS
CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL/ADVISOR	50.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$576,192	$0	$65,099
IRVING EPSTEIN
INTERIM PROVOST	50.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$339,647	$0	$29,277
STEVEN MANOS
SVP / CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	50.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$389,257	$0	$18,777
MARIANNE CWALINA
SVP FOR FINANCE & TREASURER	50.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$281,469	$0	$49,609
JAMES GRAY
VP FOR OPERATIONS	50.0	0.0			$223,846	$0	$19,340	Yes (X)
ANDREW FLAGEL
SVP, STUDENTS & ENROLLMENT	50.0	0.0			$322,979	$0	$46,453	Yes (X)
NANCY WINSHIP
SVP, INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT	50.0	0.0			$455,186	$0	$39,144	Yes (X)
NICHOLAS WARREN
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER	50.0	0.0			$585,378	$0	$26,200	Yes (X)
JOHN UNSWORTH
VICE PROVOST / CIO	50.0	0.0			$288,079	$0	$50,804	Yes (X)
STEVEN LOCKE
SVP, GENERAL COUNSEL	50.0	0.0			$211,984	$0	$46,109	Yes (X)
FREDERICK LAWRENCE
FACULTY	50.0	0.0			$858,782	$0	$146,984		Yes (X)
STEVEN GOLDSTEIN
FACULTY	50.0	0.0			$647,191	$0	$49,804		Yes (X)
BRUCE MAGID
DEAN OF IBS	50.0	0.0			$388,017	$0	$69,612		Yes (X)
JON CHILINGERIAN
FACULTY	50.0	0.0			$297,843	$0	$42,442		Yes (X)
DEBORAH SHUFRIN
DIRECTOR OF INVESTMENTS	50.0	0.0			$325,357	$0	$32,846		Yes (X)
JEHUDA REINHARZ
FORMER PRESIDENT/FACULTY	50.0	0.0			$181,153	$0	$29,235			Yes (X)
MARK COLLINS
FORMER SVP ADMINISTRATION	0.0	0.0			$116,447	$0	$751			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$7,116,421	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$862,013	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	336	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (true)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
SODEXO INC AFFILIATES
PO BOX 360170	PITTSBURGH	PA	152516170	FOOD & CONSTRUCTION	$20,351,408
TIMBERLINE CONSTRUCTION CORP
300 PINE STREET	CANTON	MA	02021	CONSTRUCTION	$6,237,711
SUBURBAN GLASS MIRROR CO INC
2 POWDERMILL ROAD	MAYNARD	MA	01754	CONSTRUCTION	$2,054,842
LEE KENNEDY CO INC
122 QUINCY SHORE DRIVE	QUINCY	MA	02171	CONSTRUCTION	$1,904,630
CONSIGLI CONSTRUCTION CO INC
72 SUMNER STREET	MILFORD	MA	01757	CONSTRUCTION	$1,457,289

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	185	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$270,601	MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising	$233,909	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$35,824,528	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$9,296,659	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$36,329,038	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
TUITION & FEES	611710	$242,840,069	$242,840,069
SPONSORED PROGRAMS	611710	$63,653,707	$63,653,707
AUXILIARY SERVICES	721000	$37,520,590	$37,266,009	$166,276	$88,305
BRANDEIS NATIONAL COMMITTEE	611710	$1,564,623	$1,564,623
FOSTER BIO LAB	611710	$56,839		$56,839

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7,375,023	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$7,371,223	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$3,800	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$353,010,851	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,763,004	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	-$1,212,195	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$6,975,199	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,032,187	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,032,187	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$1,332,376	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$1,332,376	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,332,376	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$613,987	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$718,389	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$211,634,785	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$166,560,693	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$45,074,092	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$45,074,092	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$3,293,407	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$41,780,685	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$379,062	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$233,909	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$379,062	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$0	GamingGrossIncomeAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$0	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Business	611710	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$352,245	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$352,245	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$352,245	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$442,893,793	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$353,047,876	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$2,922,114	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$50,594,765	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,965,987	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,965,987	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$92,794,997	TotalAmt
Program Services	$92,794,997	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,009,537	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,009,537	ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,876,724	TotalAmt
Program Services	$968,732	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,269,602	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$638,390	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,313,437	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,313,437	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$143,902,415	TotalAmt
Program Services	$127,840,987	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,084,571	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,976,857	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,496,853	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,462,356	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$718,986	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$315,511	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,973,865	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,946,047	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,435,305	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$592,513	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,879,951	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,680,779	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$844,585	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$354,587	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,056,302	TotalAmt
Program Services	$932,888	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$123,414	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$334,126	TotalAmt
Management And General	$334,126	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,050	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,050	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,768,213	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,768,213	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,363,437	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,388,659	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,947,014	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$27,764	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,147,296	TotalAmt
Program Services	$958,214	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$172,767	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$16,315	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,920,676	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,213,324	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,197,977	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$509,375	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,453,701	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,231,829	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,203,813	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$18,059	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,168,849	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,821,776	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,100,527	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$246,546	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,022,298	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,580,102	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$267,357	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$174,839	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,467,416	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,388,779	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$62,151	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$16,486	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,678,969	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,802,839	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$737,287	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$138,843	FundraisingAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,476,524	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,171,088	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,940,087	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$365,349	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,018,274	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,627	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$998,187	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,460	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
DINING SERVICES	$16,317,255	$15,348,648	$874,566	$94,041
STIPENDS AND FELLOWSHIPS	$10,050,904	$10,045,904	$5,000
STUDY ABROAD PAYMENTS	$4,088,606	$4,088,606
LIBRARY	$3,904,355	$3,884,455	$19,900

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,803,499	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,679,748	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,197,039	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,926,712	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$432,260,516	TotalAmt
Program Services	$383,544,395	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$38,302,474	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,413,647	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,208,455	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,676,339	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$46,158,511	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,398,913	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$31,401,397	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,422,877	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,052,075	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,498,440	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,571,246	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,069,760	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$463,126	BOYAmt
EOY	$354,952	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,851,341	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,880,958	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$723,253,794	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$376,395,389	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$344,357,151	BOYAmt
EOY	$346,858,405	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$940,138,529	BOYAmt
EOY	$890,239,945	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,387,770	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,026,667	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,416,589,601	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,329,427,256	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$31,562,295	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,376,414	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,872,051	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,634,574	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$250,314,279	BOYAmt
EOY	$242,514,575	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,431,514	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,071,442	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,174,145	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,335,677	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$339,354,284	BOYAmt
EOY	$316,932,682	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$195,491,916	BOYAmt
EOY	$177,796,409	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$298,586,853	BOYAmt
EOY	$235,674,213	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$583,156,548	BOYAmt
EOY	$599,023,952	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,077,235,317	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,012,494,574	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,416,589,601	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,329,427,256	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$10,633,277	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$75,808,180	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$434,160	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (true)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (true)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School	Yes (X)	SchoolInd

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$38,465,958	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$33,638,176	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$41,087,158	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$48,364,246	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$36,329,038	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$197,884,576	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$38,465,958	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$33,638,176	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$41,087,158	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$48,364,246	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$36,329,038	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$197,884,576	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$14,761,025	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$183,123,551	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$8,573,599	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,898,746	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$7,579,307	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$10,970,543	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$8,162,116	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$42,184,311	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$111,506	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$66,112	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$77,992	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$99,743	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$88,305	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$443,658	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$240,512,545	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$1,662,367,077	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.76139	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.72800	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots Lobbying		TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp
Total Direct Lobbying		TotalDirectLobbyingGrp
Total Lobbying Expend		TotalLobbyingExpendGrp
Other Exempt Purpose Expend		OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Total Exempt Purpose Expend		TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Lobbying Nontaxable Amount		LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp
Grassroots Nontaxable		GrassrootsNontaxableGrp
Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx		TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp
Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx		TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp
Volunteers	false	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	false	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	false	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	Yes (true)	OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities	$6,050	OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$6,050	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	false	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	LOBBYING ACTIVITY	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	PART II-B, LINE 1I THE UNIVERSITY IS A MEMBER OF VARIOUS NATIONAL AND STATE ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES, ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN MASSACHUSETTS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY BUSINESS OFFICERS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. MEMBERSHIP FEES TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS ALLOCABLE TO LOBBYING ACTIVITIES AMOUNTED TO $6,050.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Donor Advised Funds Held	12	DonorAdvisedFundsHeldCnt
Donor Advised Funds Contri	$288,316	DonorAdvisedFundsContriAmt
Donor Advised Funds Grants	$453,576	DonorAdvisedFundsGrantsAmt
Donor Advised Funds Vl EOY	$1,014,528	DonorAdvisedFundsVlEOYAmt
Disclosed Org Leg Ctrl	Yes (true)	DisclosedOrgLegCtrlInd
Disclosed For Charitable Prps	Yes (true)	DisclosedForCharitablePrpsInd
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly Rsrch	Yes (X)	CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch Prog	Yes (X)	CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$915,087,079	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$27,549,415	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$29,715,218	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$14,288,816	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$31,854,694	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$866,777,766	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$861,152,435	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$50,320,741	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$46,096,107	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$15,474,765	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$27,007,439	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$915,087,079	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$766,204,932	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$9,847,167	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$125,121,860	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$13,199,317	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$26,822,207	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$861,152,435	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$674,521,865	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$19,595,377	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$110,316,495	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$12,604,466	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$25,624,339	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$766,204,932	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$703,665,944	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$18,097,358	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$11,665,134	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$11,594,796	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$23,981,507	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$674,521,865	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.13700	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.65650	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.20650	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$44,446,763	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$44,446,763	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$318,371,134	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$144,158,509	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$174,212,625	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$197,252,505	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$144,780,040	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$52,472,465	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$146,552,931	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$87,456,840	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$59,096,091	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$16,630,461	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$16,630,461	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$346,858,405	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
ESTIMATED LIABILITY TO ANNUITANTS	$11,629,415
DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND SEVERANCE	$1,962,832
ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY	$5,760,306
REFUNDABLE STUDENT LOAN ADVANCES	$5,983,124

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$25,335,677	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$268,947,026	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$75,808,180	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	-$94,370,374	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$170,178,554	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$439,125,580	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$3,768,213	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$3,768,213	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$442,893,793	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$333,687,769	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$333,687,769	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$3,768,213	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included	$94,804,534	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$98,572,747	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$432,260,516	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
COLLECTIONS OF ART	PART III, LINE 1: SFAS116, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOOTNOTE 1(L) COLLECTIONS AT BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY ARE PROTECTED AND PRESERVED FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION, EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND THE FURTHERANCE OF PUBLIC SERVICE. COLLECTIONS ARE NOT CAPITALIZED; SALES AND PURCHASES OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE RECORDED AS NONOPERATING REVENUE AND EXPENSES IN THE UNIVERSITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN THE PERIOD IN WHICH THE ITEMS ARE SOLD OR ACQUIRED, RESPECTIVELY. PART III, LINE 4 FOUNDED IN 1961, THE ROSE ART MUSEUM (THE ROSE) IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY. THE ROSE IS AN EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL MUSEUM DEDICATED TO COLLECTING, PRESERVING AND EXHIBITING THE FINEST OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART. THE PROGRAMS OF THE ROSE ADHERE TO THE OVERALL MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY, EMBRACING ITS VALUES OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION. THE ROSE IS ACTIVE IN THE ACADEMIC, CULTURAL, AND SOCIAL LIFE OF BRANDEIS. THE ROSE SEEKS TO STIMULATE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND DISSEMINATE KNOWLEDGE OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART TO ENRICH EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, AND ARTISTIC COMMUNITIES REGIONALLY, NATIONALLY, AND INTERNATIONALLY. IT PROMOTES LEARNING AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE EVOLVING MEANINGS, IDEAS, AND FORMS OF VISUAL ART RELEVANT TO CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY.
ENDOWMENT FUNDS	PART V, LINE 4 BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY'S ENDOWMENT AND QUASI-ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 1,900 INDIVIDUAL ENDOWMENT ACCOUNTS ESTABLISHED FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE LAW AND DONOR INTENT AND FUNDS DESIGNATED BY THE UNIVERSITY'S BOARD TO OPERATE AS ENDOWMENT (QUASI-ENDOWMENT). A MAJORITY OF THE FUNDS PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID ASSISTANCE TO UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS. OTHER USES OF THE FUNDS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, SUPPORT FOR FELLOWSHIPS, THE CREATION AND FUNDING OF ENDOWED CHAIRS AND PROFESSORSHIPS, AND SUPPORT FOR THE UNIVERSITY'S TEACHING AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. THE UNIVERSITY'S ENDOWMENT INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES ARE TO MAXIMIZE RISK-ADJUSTED RETURNS FOR A LONG-TERM HORIZON. THE ENDOWMENT INTENDS TO ACHIEVE ITS OBJECTIVES BY INVESTING IN MULTIPLE ASSET CLASSES. IN ORDER TO MEET THE PRIMARY INVESTMENT GOALS FOR ENDOWMENT FUNDS, THE AVERAGE ANNUAL NET TOTAL RETURN OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD, AFTER ADJUSTING FOR INFLATION, IS DEEMED SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT THE SPENDING RATE AS DETERMINED BY THE UNIVERSITY'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. TO HAVE A REASONABLE PROBABILITY OF ACHIEVING THE ENDOWMENT'S PRIMARY INVESTMENT GOAL AT AN ACCEPTABLE RISK LEVEL, THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE HAS ADOPTED A LONG-TERM ASSET ALLOCATION POLICY.
FIN 48 (ASC 740) FOOTNOTE	PART X, LINE 2 THE UNIVERSITY IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AS AMENDED (THE CODE), AND IS GENERALLY EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(A) OF THE CODE. THE UNIVERSITY IS REQUIRED TO ASSESS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO SUCH POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
OTHER REVENUE INCLUDED IN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BUT NOT ON RETURN	PART XI, LINE 2D UNIVERSITY FUNDED FINANCIAL AID (94,804,534) CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST 434,160 ------------ TOTAL (94,370,374)
OTHER EXPENSES INCLUDED ON RETURN BUT NOT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS	PART XII, LINE 4B UNIVERSITY FUNDED FINANCIAL AID 94,804,534 ------------ TOTAL 94,804,534

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	Yes (true)	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures Etc	Yes (true)	PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media	Yes (true)	PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp Recs	Yes (true)	MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs	Yes (true)	MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures Etc	Yes (true)	MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All Sol	Yes (true)	MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts	false	DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy	false	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty	false	DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs	false	DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy	false	DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	false	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog	false	DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty	false	DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid Rcvd	Yes (true)	GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd	false	GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	Yes (true)	ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY

PART I, LINE 3 THE UNIVERSITY'S NON-DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT POLICY IS PUBLICIZED IN THE STUDENT HANDBOOK AND HUMAN RESOURCE AND EMPLOYEE RELATIONS POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL. THE POLICY APPLIES TO ALL BRANDEIS STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF. BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING ITS STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF WITH AN ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE TO LEARNING AND WORKING WHERE ALL PEOPLE ARE TREATED WITH RESPECT AND DIGNITY. TOWARD THAT END, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT BRANDEIS BE FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, ANCESTRY, RELIGIOUS CREED, GENDER IDENTITY AND EXPRESSION, NATIONAL OR ETHNIC ORIGIN, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, GENETIC INFORMATION, DISABILITY, VIETNAM ERA VETERAN, QUALIFIED SPECIAL, DISABLED VETERAN OR OTHER ELIGIBLE VETERAN STATUS OR ANY OTHER CATEGORY PROTECTED BY LAW. IT IS THE UNIVERSITY'S RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP PREVENT HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION FROM OCCURRING, TO PURSUE CONCERNS OF WHICH IT IS AWARE, TO OBJECTIVELY INVESTIGATE CONCERNS, AND TO TAKE IMMEDIATE AND APPROPRIATE ACTION TO REMEDY ISSUES OF HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION. BRANDEIS TAKES THIS RESPONSIBILITY SERIOUSLY. THEREFORE, VIOLATIONS OF THIS POLICY WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND MAY RESULT IN CORRECTIVE ACTIONS UP TO AND INCLUDING DISMISSAL FROM SCHOOL OR RELEASE FROM EMPLOYMENT.

FUNDS FROM GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

PART I, LINE 6A THE UNIVERSITY RECEIVED FUNDS FROM VARIOUS GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO QUALIFIED RECIPIENTS, TO SUPPORT SPONSORED RESEARCH AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (11 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Central America and the Caribbean	Program Services	STUDY ABROAD	$74,162
East Asia and the Pacific	Program Services	STUDY ABROAD	$771,530
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Program Services	STUDY ABROAD	$2,960,299
Middle East and North Africa	Program Services	STUDY ABROAD	$125,976
North America	Program Services	STUDY ABROAD	$12,325
South America	Program Services	STUDY ABROAD	$177,802
South Asia	Program Services	STUDY ABROAD	$143,399
Sub-Saharan Africa	Program Services	STUDY ABROAD	$57,980
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Program Services	CERN	$296,677
Central America and the Caribbean	Investments		$274,979,634
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Investments		$35,250,684

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent	$314,850,468	SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent	$314,850,468	TotalSpentAmt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (8 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxt	RegionRegionTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL AID	Central America and the Caribbean	3	$73,575	SEE PART V
SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL AID	East Asia and the Pacific	26	$309,661	SEE PART V
SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL AID	Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	90	$1,358,879	SEE PART V
SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL AID	Middle East and North Africa	6	$65,045	SEE PART V
SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL AID	North America	1	$7,500	SEE PART V
SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL AID	South America	8	$80,864	SEE PART V
SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL AID	South Asia	5	$56,033	SEE PART V
SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL AID	Sub-Saharan Africa	4	$57,980	SEE PART V

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	Yes (true)	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	Yes (true)	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	Yes (true)	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	Yes (true)	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING USE OF GRANT FUNDS TO INDIVIDUALS	PART I, LINE 2 BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY PROVIDES GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS THAT ARE STUDYING ABROAD. THE UNIVERSITY ENSURES THAT SUCH GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE ARE USED FOR STUDY ABROAD PURPOSES OR ARE NOT OTHERWISE DIVERTED FROM THE INTENDED USE BY DIRECTLY APPLYING THE GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE TO THE STUDY ABROAD INSTITUTIONS.
MANNER OF CASH DISBURSEMENT	PART III, COLUMN (E) STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID ARE CREDITED TO EACH STUDENT'S ACCOUNT AND PAID DIRECTLY TO THE INSTITUTIONS AT WHICH THE STUDENT IS STUDYING ABROAD.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	LUNCHEON	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$159,102	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$64,572	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$94,530	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$22,541	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$54,849	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$17,140	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	LUNCHEON	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$62,010	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$24,230	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$37,780	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2	$2,415	RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$29,526	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$5,839	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	21	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$391,859	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$145,107	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$246,752	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events	$86,040	RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events	$113,514	FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$47,198	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$612,971	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$233,909	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$379,062	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$110,996	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$197,889	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$70,177	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$379,062	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (31 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
BEDFORD VA RESEARCH CORPORATION INC
200 SPRINGS ROAD MS151	BEDFORD	MA	01730	043512440	501(C)(3)	$20,632
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
72 TYNG ROAD	TYNGSBORO	MA	01879	042103547	501(C)(3)	$69,287
BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
75 FRANCIS STREET	BOSTON	MA	02115	042312909	501(C)(3)	$40,868
BROWN UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 1839	PROVIDENCE	RI	029121839	050258809	501(C)(3)	$180,577
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
1200 E CALIFORNIA BLVD	PASADENA	CA	91125	951643307	501(C)(3)	$403,453
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
500 FORBES AVE	PITTSBURGH	PA	152133890	250969449	501(C)(3)	$101,553
COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY
1 BUNGTOWN RD	COLD SPRING HARBOR	NY	11724	112013303	501(C)(3)	$304,174
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
1 ASHBURTON PLACE	BOSTON	MA	02108	046002284	GOV'T	$38,610
EMORY UNIVERSITY
201 DOWMAN DRIVE	ATLANTA	GA	30322	580566256	501(C)(3)	$411,792
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
874 TRADITIONS WY	TALLAHASSEE	FL	32306	591961248	GOV'T	$87,661
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
HARVARD UNIVERSITY	CAMBRIDGE	MA	02138	042103580	501(C)(3)	$6,679
HEBREW REHABILITATION CENTER
1200 CENTRE STREET	ROSLINDALE	MA	02131	042104298	501(C)(3)	$63,472
IJIS INSTITUTE
44983 KNOLL SQUARE	ASHBURN	VA	20147	311783179	501(C)(3)	$130,696
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
55 FRUIT STREET	BOSTON	MA	02114	041564655	501(C)(3)	$240,685
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
360 HUNTINGTON AVE	BOSTON	MA	02115	041679980	501(C)(3)	$63,176
PALO ALTO INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH
3801 MIRANDA AVE	PALO ALTO	CA	943040038	770207331	501(C)(3)	$69,958
PRESIDENT & FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
PO BOX 415649	BOSTON	MA	022415649	042103580	501(C)(3)	$652,843
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
450 SERRA MALL	STANFORD	CA	94305	941156365	501(C)(3)	$307,804
STATE OF WASHINGTON
PO BOX 45600	OLYMPIA	WA	98504	916001088	GOV'T	$118,745
THE SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
10550 N TORREY PINES RD	LA JOLLA	CA	92037	990435954	501(C)(3)	$67,108
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE
140 COMM AVE	CHESTNUT HILL	MA	02467	042103545	501(C)(3)	$38,334
TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE
419 BOSTON AVE	MEDFORD	MA	02155	042103634	501(C)(3)	$924,256
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO
9500 GILMAN DRIVE	LA JOLLA	CA	92093	956006144	GOV'T	$163,935
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
123 GRINTER HALL	GAINESVILLE	FL	326117305	596002052	GOV'T	$88,573	PO BOX 113301
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
4800 CALHOUN ROAD	HOUSTON	TX	77004	746001399	GOV'T	$18,359
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
506 S WRIGHT STREET 209 HAB MC 33	URBANA	IL	61801	376000511	GOV'T	$16,205
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS - AMHERST
140 HICKS WAY	AMHERST	MA	01003	043167352	GOV'T	$86,033
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS - WORCESTER
55 N LAKE AVE	WORCESTER	MA	01655	043167352	GOV'T	$32,932
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - COLUMBIA AR
PO BOX 807012	KANSAS CITY	MO	641807012	436003859	GOV'T	$137,083
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
3451 WALNUT ST	PHILADELPHIA	PA	191046205	231352682	GOV'T	$66,228
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
1600 HAMPTON ST	COLUMBIA	SC	29208	576001153	GOV'T	$10,639

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	31	Total501c3OrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (7 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
UNDERGRADUATE FINANCIAL AID	2123	$62,322,819
MASTERS PROGRAM FINANCIAL AID	883	$15,957,909
DOCTORAL PROGRAM FINANCIAL AID	530	$12,625,553
CONTINUING PROGRAM FINANCIAL AID	17	$186,745
OTHER FINANCIAL AID	157	$521,266
TRAINEE TUITION AND FEES	189	$988,278
TUITION DISCOUNT	123	$192,427

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PROCEDURE OF MONITORING USE OF GRANTS TO GOVERMENTAL AGENCIES & GOVERMENTS	PART I, LINE 2 THE UNIVERSITY MAINTAINS ITS GRANT FUNDS IN INDIVIDUAL GRANT ACCOUNTS AND IS REQUIRED TO BE AUDITED ANNUALLY (A-133). IN ADDITION, THE UNIVERSITY HAS ESTABLISHED RESEARCH POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AS GUIDELINES TO PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS IN MANAGING THEIR GRANT AT BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY.
PROCEDURE OF MONITORING USE OF GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS	PART III THE UNIVERSITY PROVIDES GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS AND APPLIES THE FINANCIAL AID DIRECTLY CREDITING EACH STUDENT'S ACCOUNT.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	Yes (true)	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	Yes (true)	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
LISA LYNCH
INTERIM PRESIDENT	$435,537	$0	$0	$0	$22,112	$0	$26,500	$0	$66,225	$0	$550,374	$0	$0	$0
PETER GIUMETTE
ASSISTANT SECRETARY	$157,678	$0	$0	$0	$6,287	$0	$8,500	$0	$965	$0	$173,430	$0	$0	$0
DAVID BUNIS
CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL/ADVISOR	$385,054	$0	$0	$0	$191,138	$0	$26,500	$0	$40,279	$0	$642,971	$0	$0	$0
IRVING EPSTEIN
INTERIM PROVOST	$333,971	$0	$0	$0	$5,676	$0	$26,500	$0	$3,503	$0	$369,650	$0	$0	$0
STEVEN MANOS
SVP / CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	$383,015	$0	$0	$0	$6,242	$0	$18,500	$0	$650	$0	$408,407	$0	$0	$0
MARIANNE CWALINA
SVP FOR FINANCE & TREASURER	$274,201	$0	$0	$0	$7,268	$0	$26,500	$0	$24,766	$0	$332,735	$0	$0	$0
JEHUDA REINHARZ
FORMER PRESIDENT/FACULTY	$177,260	$0	$0	$0	$3,893	$0	$18,248	$0	$11,880	$0	$211,281	$0	$0	$0
JAMES GRAY
VP FOR OPERATIONS	$220,662	$0	$0	$0	$3,184	$0	$11,267	$0	$9,481	$0	$244,594	$0	$0	$0
ANDREW FLAGEL
SVP, STUDENTS & ENROLLMENT	$246,539	$0	$75,000	$0	$1,440	$0	$20,600	$0	$27,634	$0	$371,213	$0	$0	$0
NANCY WINSHIP
SVP, INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT	$403,934	$0	$25,000	$0	$26,252	$0	$26,500	$0	$14,678	$0	$496,364	$0	$0	$0
NICHOLAS WARREN
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER	$430,625	$0	$141,750	$0	$13,003	$0	$21,200	$0	$6,698	$0	$613,276	$0	$0	$0
JOHN UNSWORTH
VICE PROVOST / CIO	$280,977	$0	$0	$0	$7,102	$0	$26,500	$0	$26,238	$0	$340,817	$0	$0	$0
STEVEN LOCKE
SVP, GENERAL COUNSEL	$210,303	$0	$0	$0	$1,681	$0	$21,940	$0	$25,559	$0	$259,483	$0	$0	$0
MARK COLLINS
FORMER SVP ADMINISTRATION	$0	$0	$0	$0	$116,447	$0	$0	$0	$751	$0	$117,198	$0	$0	$0
FREDERICK LAWRENCE
FACULTY	$722,987	$0	$0	$0	$135,795	$0	$76,500	$0	$72,201	$0	$1,007,483	$0	$0	$0
STEVEN GOLDSTEIN
FACULTY	$555,588	$0	$0	$0	$91,603	$0	$26,500	$0	$25,338	$0	$699,029	$0	$0	$0
BRUCE MAGID
DEAN OF IBS	$367,399	$0	$0	$0	$20,618	$0	$26,500	$0	$46,970	$0	$461,487	$0	$0	$0
JON CHILINGERIAN
FACULTY	$183,158	$0	$113,101	$0	$1,584	$0	$19,139	$0	$24,032	$0	$341,014	$0	$0	$0
DEBORAH SHUFRIN
DIRECTOR OF INVESTMENTS	$319,778	$0	$0	$0	$5,579	$0	$21,200	$0	$12,443	$0	$359,000	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART III	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	PART I, QUESTION 1 OTHER BUSINESS EXPENSES: THE UNIVERSITY REIMBURSES ITS OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES FOR ORDINARY AND NECESSARY BUSINESS EXPENSES INCURRED WHILE CONDUCTING BUSINESS OF THE UNIVERSITY. SUCH REIMBURSEMENT IS MADE UNDER AN ACCOUNTABLE PLAN AND REQUIRES SUBSTANTIATION USING THE ORIGINAL EXPENSE DOCUMENTATIONS AND APPROVAL BY APPROPRIATE PARTIES AS AUTHORIZED UNDER UNIVERSITY POLICY. SEVERANCE OR CHANGE OF CONTROL PAYMENT PART I, LINE 4A THE UNIVERSITY HAS AN EMPLOYMENT AND SEPARATION POLICY THAT COVERS MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT GROUP, INCLUDING SOME OF THE LISTED INDIVIDUALS. THE SEVERANCE PROVISION RANGES FROM 4 WEEKS TO 16 WEEKS, DEPENDING ON THE TERM OF EMPLOYMENT. IN ADDITION, SOME OF THE LISTED INDIVIDUALS HAVE A SEVERANCE PROVISION AS PART OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENT. THE SEVERANCE PROVISION RANGES FROM 12 MONTHS TO 24 MONTHS. OTHER THAN THE PAYMENTS DESCRIBED BELOW, NO AMOUNTS WERE PAID TO THE LISTED INDIVIDUALS DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,2015. MARK COLLINS, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADMINISTRATION, LEFT HIS POSITION AT THE END OF CALENDAR YEAR 2013. AS PART OF HIS SEPARATION AGREEMENT, MR. COLLINS RECEIVED SEVERANCE OF $116,447, WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN HIS W-2 AND REPORTED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(III). PART I, LINE 4B DEFERRED COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT FORMER PRESIDENT LAWRENCE PARTICIPATES IN A NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT UNDER IRS CODE SECTION 457(F). PROVIDED FORMER PRESIDENT LAWRENCE IS EMPLOYED BY THE UNIVERSITY, THE UNIVERSITY WILL CREDIT A DEFERRED COMPENSATION ACCOUNT EACH JANUARY 1. ON JANUARY 1, 2015 THE UNIVERSITY CREDITED $50,000 TO FORMER PRESIDENT LAWRENCE'S DEFERRED COMPENSATION ACCOUNT. THE AMOUNT IS NOT VESTED OR TAXABLE AND IS INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN C AS DEFERRED COMPENSATION.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Bond Issuer EINBondIssuerEIN	CUSIPCUSIPNum	Bond IssuedBondIssuedDt	Issue PriceIssuePriceAmt	PurposePurposeDesc	DefeasedDefeasedInd	On Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerInd	Pool FinancingPoolFinancingInd
MA DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AGENCY - 2008 SERIES N
A	043431814	57583RZB8	2008-08-06	$48,160,410	CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS	false	false	false
MA DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AGENCY - 2010 SERIES O
B	043431814	57583RW92	2010-03-09	$188,794,806	CONSTRUCTION, REFUND '98 BOND	false	false	false
MA DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AGENCY - 2013 SERIES P
C	043431814		2013-07-18	$36,500,000	CONSTRUCTION, REFUND '04 BOND	false	false	false

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	RetiredRetiredAmt	Bond DefeasedBondDefeasedAmt	Total ProceedsTotalProceedsAmt	In Reserve FundInReserveFundAmt	Capitalized InterestCapitalizedInterestAmt	Refunding EscrowRefundingEscrowAmt	Issuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt	Credit EnhancementCreditEnhancementAmt	Working Capital ExpendituresWorkingCapitalExpendituresAmt	Capital ExpendituresCapitalExpendituresAmt	Other Spent ProceedsOtherSpentProceedsAmt	UnspentUnspentAmt	Substantial CompletionSubstantialCompletionYr	Current RefundingCurrentRefundingInd	Advance RefundingAdvanceRefundingInd	Final Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeInd	Adequate Books And Rec MaintAdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd
A	$4,200,410	$0	$48,160,410	$0	$6,802,005	$0	$559,405	$0	$0	$40,000,000	$799,000	$0	2009	false	false	Yes (true)	Yes (true)
B	$32,159,806	$0	$188,794,806	$0	$0	$0	$1,501,706	$0	$6,500,000	$18,000,000	$162,793,100	$0	2010	Yes (true)	false	Yes (true)	Yes (true)
C	$215,000	$0	$36,500,000	$0	$0	$0	$403,050	$0	$0	$14,951,609	$21,145,341	$0	2014	Yes (true)	false	Yes (true)	Yes (true)

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Owning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedPropertyInd	Any Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsInd	Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropMgmtContractBondFincdPropInd	Any Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsInd	Engage Bond Counsel ResearchEngageBondCounselResearchInd	Private Bus Use By OthersPrivateBusUseByOthersPct	Total Private Business UseTotalPrivateBusinessUsePct	Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt TestBondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd	Change In Use Bond Financed PropChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd	Remedial Action TakenRemedialActionTakenInd	Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd
A	false	false	false	Yes (true)	false	0.01840	0.01840	false	false	false	Yes (true)
B	false	false	false	Yes (true)	false	0.01480	0.01480	false	false	false	Yes (true)
C	false	false	false	false	false	0.01410	0.01410	false	false	false	Yes (true)

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Form8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledInd	Rebate Not Due YetRebateNotDueYetInd	Exception To RebateExceptionToRebateInd	No Rebate DueNoRebateDueInd	Variable Rate IssueVariableRateIssueInd	Hedge Identified In Bks And RecHedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd	Gross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd	Business Name Line1GICProviderName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Gross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvestedInd	Written Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd
0
A	false	false	false	Yes (true)	false	false	false	0	false	Yes (true)
0
B	false	false	false	Yes (true)	false	false	false	0	false	Yes (true)
0
C	false	false	false	Yes (true)	false	false	false	0	false	Yes (true)

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Procedures Corrective ActionProceduresCorrectiveActionInd
A	Yes (true)
B	Yes (true)
C	Yes (true)

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, COLUMN F	PROCEEDS FROM THE SERIES O BOND WERE USED FOR THE REFUND OF '98 BOND ISSUED ON 11/15/1998. PROCEEDS FROM THE SERIES P BOND WERE USED FOR THE REFUND OF '04 BOND ISSUED ON 01/08/2004.
PART IV, LINE 2C	Arbitrage rebate computations: The arbitrage rebate computations for the Series N, O, and P bonds were performed on July 19, 2016, November 21, 2012, and October 25, 2016, respectively.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MARGOT DAVIS	PersonNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	SPOUSE OF TRUSTEE J DAVIS	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$69,351	TransactionAmt
Transaction	EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	false	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART IV	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE UNIVERSITY ENGAGES FAMILY MEMBERS OF OFFICERS OR TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY, IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS, AS FOLLOWS: MARGOT T. DAVIS, SPOUSE OF UNIVERSITY TRUSTEE JONATHAN G. DAVIS, IS EMPLOYED BY THE UNIVERSITY AS A PART-TIME SENIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATE. DR. DAVIS RECEIVED EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION OF $69,351. TRUSTEE DAVIS DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN ESTABLISHING THE COMPENSATION OF DR. DAVIS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	48	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$1,941,303	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	APPRAISAL & GALLERY	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Historical Treasures		ArtHistoricalTreasuresGrp
Art Fractional Interest		ArtFractionalInterestGrp
Books And Publications		BooksAndPublicationsGrp
Clothing And Household Goods		ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp
Cars And Other Vehicles		CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp
Boats And Planes		BoatsAndPlanesGrp
Intellectual Property		IntellectualPropertyGrp

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	162	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$7,156,872	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	AVERAGE OF HIGH LOW	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities Closely Held Stock		SecuritiesCloselyHeldStockGrp
Secur Prtnrshp Trust Intrsts		SecurPrtnrshpTrustIntrstsGrp
Securities Miscellaneous		SecuritiesMiscellaneousGrp
Qualified Contrib Hist Struct		QualifiedContribHistStructGrp
Qualified Contrib Other		QualifiedContribOtherGrp
Real Estate Residential		RealEstateResidentialGrp
Real Estate Commercial		RealEstateCommercialGrp
Real Estate Other		RealEstateOtherGrp
Collectibles		CollectiblesGrp
Food Inventory		FoodInventoryGrp
Drugs And Medical Supplies		DrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp
Taxidermy		TaxidermyGrp
Historical Artifacts		HistoricalArtifactsGrp
Scientific Specimens		ScientificSpecimensGrp
Archaeological Artifacts		ArchaeologicalArtifactsGrp

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Desc	BOOK COLLECTION	Desc
Contribution	52	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$198,484	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	APPRAISAL	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	54	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (true)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS	LINE 1, COLUMN (B) THE UNIVERSITY IS REPORTING IN PART 1, COLUMN (B) THE NUMBERS OF ITEMS RECEIVED.
GIFT ACCEPTANCE POLICY	PART I, LINE 31 BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY'S GIFT ACCEPTANCE POLICY IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.BRANDEIS.EDU.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY IS A COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS AND STUDENTS UNITED BY THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE AND ITS TRANSMISSION FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION. AS A RESEARCH UNIVERSITY, BRANDEIS IS DEDICATED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE HUMANITIES, ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, AND NATURAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES. AS A LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE, BRANDEIS AFFIRMS THE IMPORTANCE OF A BROAD AND CRITICAL EDUCATION IN ENRICHING THE LIVES OF STUDENTS AND PREPARING THEM FOR FULL PARTICIPATION IN A CHANGING SOCIETY. IN THIS MANNER, BRANDEIS SEEKS TO ENSURE ITS STUDENTS ARE CAPABLE OF PROMOTING THEIR OWN WELFARE WHILE REMAINING DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE WELFARE OF OTHERS. IN A WORLD OF CHALLENGING SOCIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION, BRANDEIS REMAINS A CENTER OF OPEN INQUIRY AND TEACHING, CHERISHING ITS INDEPENDENCE FROM ANY DOCTRINE OF GOVERNMENT. IT STRIVES TO REFLECT THE HETEROGENEITY OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THE WORLD COMMUNITY, WHOSE IDEAS AND CONCERNS IT SHARES. IN THE BELIEF THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT LEARNING DERIVES FROM THE PERSONAL ENCOUNTER AND JOINT WORK OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, BRANDEIS ENCOURAGES UNDERGRADUATES AND POSTGRADUATES TO PARTICIPATE WITH DISTINGUISHED FACULTY IN RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP, AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES.
REVIEW PROCESS	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FINANCE OFFICE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DRAFTING FORM 990. THE COMPLETED DRAFT IS SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW BY THE UNIVERSITY'S TAX ADVISORY FIRM. RECOMMENDED CHANGES ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE FINANCE OFFICE AND INCORPORATED INTO THE RETURN, AS APPROPRIATE. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS DELEGATED THE REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE FORM 990 AND DISCUSSED ANY QUESTIONS WITH THE FINANCE OFFICE AND THE UNIVERSITY'S TAX ADVISORY FIRM. AFTER THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEW, AND PRIOR TO FILING THE COMPLETED FORM 990, A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS SENT TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FOR TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS ESTABLISHES A PROCESS WHEREBY POTENTIAL, APPARENT AND ACTUAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OF TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND NON-TRUSTEE COMMITTEE MEMBERS MAY PROPERLY BE AVOIDED OR MANAGED SO THAT THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE UNIVERSITY ARE PROTECTED. OFFICERS, TRUSTEES AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS COMPLETE AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE POLICY AND THE APPLICABLE REGULATORY AND AUDITING REQUIREMENTS. THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS COMPLETE AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE FORM WITH ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE UNIVERSITY'S INVESTMENTS. CERTAIN SENIOR OFFICERS AND FINANCIAL EMPLOYEES ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE FORM WITH RESPECT TO THE UNIVERSITY'S INVESTMENTS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE SVP & GENERAL COUNSEL, OVERSEES THE COLLECTION AND REVIEW OF THE DISCLOSURE FORMS. IN THE CASE OF A POTENTIAL, APPARENT, OR ACTUAL RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION OR OTHER SITUATION PRESENTING A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CHAIR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DECIDING WHETHER TO SUBMIT THE TRANSACTION OR SITUATION TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR THE BOARD FOR A DETERMINATION. IN ADDITION, THE UNIVERSITY HAS ESTABLISHED A SEPARATE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FOR ITS EMPLOYEES. UNDER THIS POLICY, DISCLOSURE FORMS ARE COMPLETED ANNUALLY BY ALL SENIOR OFFICERS, THE PRESIDENT'S CABINET, DEPARTMENT CHAIRS, HEADS OF CENTERS AND INSTITUTES, PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS AND OTHER DESIGNATED SENIOR OFFICIALS AND FINANCIAL PERSONNEL. PERSONS WITH A CONFLICT ARE RECUSED FROM DISCUSSIONS AND DO NOT VOTE OF RESOLUTIONS THAT PERTAIN DIRECTLY TO THEIR CONFLICT.
COMPENSATION POLICY	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B THE UNIVERSITY IS COMMITTED TO ATTRACTING, RETAINING AND MOTIVATING QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES, RELATING COMPENSATION TO PERFORMANCE, PROMOTING AN EQUITABLE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COMPENSATION AND RESPONSIBILITY AND ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH LAW AND REGULATION. THIS PROCESS IS THE FOUNDATION OF ALL HIRING, ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS AND SALARY ADJUSTMENTS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DIRECTED TO PERFORM A DIRECT REVIEW AND APPROVAL AT REGULAR INTERVALS OF THE PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION OF THE OFFICERS AND, WHERE APPROPRIATE, OTHER SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES UTILIZES INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL CONSULTANTS TO ASSIST WITH BOTH THE REVIEW OF COMPENSATION AGREEMENTS AND THE GATHERING OF COMPARABILITY DATA IN DETERMINING THE REASONABLENESS OF COMPENSATION AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED IN TREASURY REGULATION SECTION 53.4958-6. 2015 COMPENSATION AS REPORTED ON FORM 990 PART VII AND SCHEDULE J PART II WAS SUBJECT TO THE DIRECT REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.BRANDEIS.EDU/FINANCIALAFFAIRS. THE UNIVERSITY'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.BRANDEIS.EDU. THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE WEBSITE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL.
OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS	FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST 434,160 ------- TOTAL 434,160

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS (16)	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	false	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	false	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	false	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	false	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	false	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	Yes (true)	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	S	TransactionTypeTxt
Involved	$69,482	InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determination	FMV	MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt