TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY (EIN 04-2103547)
Tax period: 2011-07-01 to 2012-06-30
Filed: 2013-05-21
IRS object ID: 201321419349300107
Schema version: 2011v1.5
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 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)
Timestamp	2013-05-21T09:05:37-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

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

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	125 High Street	AddressLine1
City	Boston	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	02110	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2011-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	042103547	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of Name	% GILLIAN EMMONS	InCareOfName
Name Control	TRUS	NameControl
Phone	6173532290	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	881 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE 4TH FL	AddressLine1
City	BOSTON	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	022151303	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	MARTIN J HOWARD	Name
Title	SR VP,CFO&TREASURER	Title
Phone	6173532290	Phone
Date Signed	2013-05-15	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6175305000	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	ROBERT A BROWN PRESIDENT	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	ONE SILBER WAY	AddressLine1
City	BOSTON	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	02215	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	2263870532	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	http://www.bu.edu	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1869	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	MA	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	SEE SCHEDULE O	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	41	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	38	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	25429	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	1400	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	23078317	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	-313120	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	458854387	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	420933836	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	1440442188	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	1469318894	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	99030431	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	38572839	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	36779602	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	35079042	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	2035106608	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	1963904611	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	354644193	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	351372445	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	932117873	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	949059771	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	126945	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	204283	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	22473440	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	461915985	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	529627382	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	1748804996	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	1830263881	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	286301612	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	133640730	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	4228025731	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	4329848069	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	1998371096	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	2180943056	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	2229654635	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	2148905013	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	SEE SCHEDULE O	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	1078998000	Expense
Grants	310770342	Grants
Revenue	1123800014	Revenue
Description	SEE SCHEDULE O	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	242917000	Expense
Grants	40602103	Grants
Revenue	55066605	Revenue
Description	RESEARCH - WHAT SETS BOSTON UNIVERSITY APART AS A RESEARCH UNIVERSITY IS THE BREADTH AND DEPTH OF ITS RESEARCH AND THE UNIQUELY ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT OF ITS FACULTY. RESEARCHERS AT BU ARE NOT AFRAID TO CROSS DISCIPLINARY BOUNDARIES, AS CAN BE SEEN BY STRATEGIC EFFORTS TO SUPPORT INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN NEUROSCIENCE, RELIGION AND WORLD AFFAIRS, INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY, CLEAN ENERGY, SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH CARE DELIVERY, AND GLOBAL HEALTH, TO NAME A FEW. IN EACH CASE, THE EMPHASIS IS NOT ON INTERDISCIPLINARITY FOR ITS OWN SAKE, BUT ON USING A MULTIFACETED APPROACH TO SOLVE THE IMPORTANT AND COMPLEX PROBLEMS FACING SOCIETY TODAY.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	226226000	Expense
Revenue	270306000	Revenue
Description	AUXILIARIES - AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES SUPPORT THE MISSION OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY BY PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY. THEY ARE ENTERPRISES IN THAT THEY ARE GENERALLY SELF-SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES, RECOVERING THEIR COSTS THROUGH THE FEES OR PRICES THEY CHARGE FOR THEIR GOODS AND SERVICES. AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY, AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES ARE DESIGNED TO DELIVER SUPERIOR QUALITY SERVICES THAT ARE EXPECTED BY THE STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF AND ALUMNI.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Other Program Service Exp	86481673	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceExp
Total Of Other Program Service Rev	20146275	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceRev
Total Program Service Expense	1634622673	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	true	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	true	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	true	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	true	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	true	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	true	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	true	School
Foreign Office	true	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	true	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	true	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	true	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	true	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	true	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	true	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	true	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	true	TaxExemptBonds
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	true	InvestTaxExemptBonds
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccount
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuer
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	true	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	true	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	true	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	true	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	true	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	true	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	true	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	true	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Info In Schedule O Part V	X	InfoInScheduleOPartV
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	3160	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	25429	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	true	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Form990-T Filed	true	Form990-TFiled
Foreign Financial Account	true	ForeignFinancialAccount
Name Of Foreign Country	AS	NameOfForeignCountry
Name Of Foreign Country	BE	NameOfForeignCountry
Name Of Foreign Country	EC	NameOfForeignCountry
Name Of Foreign Country	EI	NameOfForeignCountry
Name Of Foreign Country	FR	NameOfForeignCountry
Name Of Foreign Country	GM	NameOfForeignCountry
Name Of Foreign Country	IT	NameOfForeignCountry
Name Of Foreign Country	NG	NameOfForeignCountry
Name Of Foreign Country	NZ	NameOfForeignCountry
Name Of Foreign Country	SP	NameOfForeignCountry
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	true	QuidProQuoContributions
Quid Pro Quo Disclosure	true	QuidProQuoDisclosure
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Form1098 C Filed	true	Form1098CFiled
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	41	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	38	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	true	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	true	InvestmentInJointVenture
Written Policy Or Procedure	true	WrittenPolicyOrProcedure
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Own Website	X	OwnWebsite
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	GILLIAN EMMONS	NamePerson
Telephone Number	6173532290	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	881 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE 4TH FLOOR	AddressLine1
City	BOSTON	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	022151303	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VII	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVII

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (58 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	Key EmployeeKeyEmployee	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	FormerFormer
Robert A Brown
PRESIDENT	55.0	X	X	846310	534954
Adam W Sweeting
TRUSTEE (UNTIL 05/20/12)	55.0	X		82569	34473
KATHERYN PFISTERER DARR
TRUSTEE (AS OF 05/21/12)	55.0	X		133899	17393
JOHN L BATTAGLINO
TRUSTEE (UNTIL 09/22/11)	3.0	X
PHILIP L BULLEN
TRUSTEE (UNTIL 09/22/11)	3.0	X
FREDERICK H CHICOS
TRUSTEE (UNTIL 09/22/11)	3.0	X
ROBERT A KNOX
TRUSTEE	3.0	X
JOHN P HOWE III
TRUSTEE	3.0	X
RICHARD D COHEN
TRUSTEE	3.0	X
JONATHAN R COLE
TRUSTEE	3.0	X
SHAMIM A DAHOD
TRUSTEE (AS OF 09/22/11)	3.0	X
DAVID F D'ALESSANDRO
TRUSTEE	3.0	X
RICHARD B DEWOLFE
TRUSTEE	3.0	X
KENNETH J FELD
TRUSTEE	3.0	X
SIDNEY J FELTENSTEIN
TRUSTEE	3.0	X
RONALD G GARRIQUES
TRUSTEE	3.0	X
RICHARD C GODFREY
TRUSTEE	3.0	X
SUNGEUN HAN-ANDERSON
TRUSTEE	3.0	X
BAHAA R HARIRI
TRUSTEE	3.0	X
ROBERT J HILDRETH
TRUSTEE	3.0	X
STEPHEN R KARP
TRUSTEE	3.0	X
RAJEN A KILACHAND
TRUSTEE	3.0	X
CLEVE L KILLINGSWORTH JR
TRUSTEE	3.0	X
ELAINE B KIRSHENBAUM
TRUSTEE	3.0	X
ANDREW R LACK
TRUSTEE	3.0	X
ERIC S LANDER
TRUSTEE	3.0	X
ALAN M LEVENTHAL
TRUSTEE	3.0	X
J KENNETH MENGES JR
TRUSTEE	3.0	X
CARLA E MEYER
TRUSTEE	3.0	X
ALICIA C MULLEN
TRUSTEE (AS OF 09/22/11)	3.0	X
PETER T PAUL
TRUSTEE	3.0	X
CA LANCE PICCOLO
TRUSTEE	3.0	X
CHRISTINE A POON
TRUSTEE	3.0	X
STUART W PRATT
TRUSTEE	3.0	X
ALLEN I QUESTROM
TRUSTEE	3.0	X
RICHARD D REIDY
TRUSTEE	3.0	X
SHARON G RYAN
TRUSTEE	3.0	X
SD SHIBULAL
TRUSTEE (AS OF 09/22/11)	3.0	X
RICHARD C SHIPLEY
TRUSTEE	3.0	X
HUGO X SHONG
TRUSTEE	3.0	X
BIPPY M SIEGAL
TRUSTEE	3.0	X
NINA C TASSLER
TRUSTEE	3.0	X
ANDREW L TAYLOR
TRUSTEE	3.0	X
PETER D WEAVER
TRUSTEE	3.0	X
STEPHEN M ZIDE
TRUSTEE	3.0	X
Martin J Howard
SR VP, CFO & TREASURER	55.0		X	407798	56591
Todd LC Klipp
SR VP, GEN COUNSEL & SECRETARY	55.0		X	508264	59149
Jean Morrison
UNIVERSITY PROVOST	55.0			623790	125733	X
Karen H Antman
MEDICAL CAMPUS PROVOST	55.0			673329	33660	X
GARY W NICKSA
SR VP FOR OPERATIONS	55.0			348114	59232	X
Joseph P Mercurio
EXECUTIVE VP (RETIRED)	40.0			3429599	194825	X
James M Becker
PROFESSOR & PHYSICIAN(RETIRED)	5.0				50791		X	2494086
Jeffrey H Spiegel
PROFESSOR & PHYSICIAN	0.0				53056		X	1405058
Timothy E Foster
PROFESSOR & PHYSICIAN	0.0				57385		X	1141992
Edward King
VP GOVT&COMM AFFAIRS (RETIRED)	55.0			957224	33012		X
Tony Tannoury
PROFESSOR & PHYSICIAN	0.0				47585		X	927092
ARAM V CHOBANIAN
PRESIDENT (RETIRED)	40.0			367403	45958				X
David Campbell
FORMER PROVOST	40.0			527451	139251				X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	8905750	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	5968228	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	1543048	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	2264	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	true	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	true	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City	StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode	Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation
LSI EPI LLC
144 NORTH ROAD	SUDBURY	MA	01776	CONSULTANT	12015719
EMBANET-COMPASS KNOWLEDGE GROUP
50 NORTHWEST POINT BLVD 5TH FLOOR	ELK GROVE VILLAGE	IL	60007	ONLINE SER. PROVIDER	10698139
THE WELCH CORPORATION
35 ELECTRIC AVENUE	BRIGHTON	MA	02135	GENERAL CONTRACTOR	6230278
BROOKLINE DEVELOPMENT
3 CRAFTSLAND ROAD	CHESTNUT HILL	MA	02467	CONSTRUCTION MANAGER	3858808
RICHARD WHITE SONS INC
70 ROWE STREET	AUBURNDALE	MA	02466	GENERAL CONTRACTOR	3663705

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	242	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Fundraising Events	1590528	FundraisingEvents
Government Grants	333307018	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	86036290	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	8551969	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	420933836	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
TUITION AND FEES	900099	1123800014	1123800014
AUX SALES & SERVICES	900099	290452275	290452275
NON-GOVERNMENT GRANTS	900099	55066605	55066605

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	1469318894	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	39616466	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$39,616,466	ExclusionAmount

Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	56126	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$56,126	ExclusionAmount

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1702628	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$1,702,628	ExclusionAmount

Gross Rents GrossRents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	35479742	Real

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	24456690	Real

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	11023052	Real

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	11023052	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$11,023,052	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	271881478	Securities
Other	740713	Other

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	273721944	Securities

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-1840466	Securities
Other	740713	Other

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-1099753	TotalRevenueColumn
Unrelated Business Revenue	740713	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	-$1,840,466	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events	1803045	GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Cntrbtns Rprtd Fundraising Events	1590528	CntrbtnsRprtdFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	1787287	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	15758	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$15,758	ExclusionAmount

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming

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

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

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

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenue
ATHLETIC RENTALS	713940	6722846	6722846
HOTEL OPERATIONS	721110	5296434	5296434
RESTAURANT OPERATIONS	722100	8283973	8283973

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	2034351	TotalRevenueColumn
Unrelated Business Revenue	2034351	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	22337604	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1963904611	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	1469318894	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	23078317	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$50,573,564	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	37383136	Total
Program Services	37383136	ProgramServices

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	310770342	Total
Program Services	310770342	ProgramServices

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3218967	Total
Program Services	3218967	ProgramServices

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6879831	Total
Program Services	5830556	ProgramServices
Management And General	516297	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	532978	Fundraising

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1334905	Total
Program Services	1334905	ProgramServices

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	723335898	Total
Program Services	626759334	ProgramServices
Management And General	84515272	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	12061292	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	61104398	Total
Program Services	52946013	ProgramServices
Management And General	7139497	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1018888	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	97624896	Total
Program Services	84590458	ProgramServices
Management And General	11406588	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1627850	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	58779843	Total
Program Services	50931822	ProgramServices
Management And General	6867894	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	980127	Fundraising

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1646539	Total
Management And General	1646539	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1984142	Total
Management And General	1984142	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	942174	Total
Program Services	942174	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	204283	Total
Fundraising	204283	Fundraising

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2699076	Total
Management And General	2699076	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	88658276	Total
Program Services	76821021	ProgramServices
Management And General	10358919	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1478336	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4872815	Total
Program Services	4872815	ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	65742515	Total
Program Services	52256740	ProgramServices
Management And General	11319577	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2166198	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	23025688	Total
Program Services	10365132	ProgramServices
Management And General	12660556	ManagementAndGeneral

Royalties Royalties

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1150999	Total
Program Services	1150999	ProgramServices

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	159762888	Total
Program Services	149654581	ProgramServices
Management And General	10043662	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	64645	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	23358632	Total
Program Services	20965329	ProgramServices
Management And General	1155953	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1237350	Fundraising

Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	19869023	Total
Program Services	16716545	ProgramServices
Management And General	2100199	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1052279	Fundraising

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	82276712	Total
Program Services	80631178	ProgramServices
Management And General	1645534	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5734423	Total
Program Services	1995950	ProgramServices
Management And General	3738473	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
RESEARCH & LABORATORY SUPPLIES	20626480	20626480
BOOKS & PERIODICALS	4421214	4278951	131656	10607
DUES & MEMBERSHIPS	6792962	4012805	2741550	38607
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES	8671344	8671344

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7391480	Total
Program Services	6895096	ProgramServices
Management And General	496384	ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1830263881	Total
Program Services	1634622673	ProgramServices
Management And General	173167768	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	22473440	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	621096722	BOY
EOY	626999425	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	96964949	BOY
EOY	127494239	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	147432441	BOY
EOY	174566838	EOY

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Receivables From Disqual Persons ReceivablesFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5521000	BOY
EOY	7113675	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	83758881	BOY
EOY	86875629	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	3069112210	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	1062575637	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1908129774	BOY
EOY	2006536573	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	430279974	BOY
EOY	364890170	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	934841990	BOY
EOY	935371520	EOY

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4228025731	BOY
EOY	4329848069	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	520229889	BOY
EOY	664312383	EOY

Grants Payable GrantsPayable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	115852018	BOY
EOY	120348577	EOY

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	916600000	BOY
EOY	914900000	EOY

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiability

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	301685376	BOY
EOY	331733471	EOY

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	144003813	BOY
EOY	149648625	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1998371096	BOY
EOY	2180943056	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1250365599	BOY
EOY	1203745568	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	590650931	BOY
EOY	521813552	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	388638105	BOY
EOY	423345893	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2229654635	BOY
EOY	2148905013	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4228025731	BOY
EOY	4329848069	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	133640730	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	-214390352	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Consolidated	X	FinancialStatementConsolidated
Federal Grant Audit Required	true	FederalGrantAuditRequired
Federal Grant Audit Performed	true	FederalGrantAuditPerformed

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School170b1 Aii	X	School170b1Aii

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots Lobbying		TotalGrassrootsLobbying
Total Direct Lobbying		TotalDirectLobbying
Total Lobbying Expenditures		TotalLobbyingExpenditures
Other Exempt Purpose Expenditures		OtherExemptPurposeExpenditures
Total Exempt Purpose Expenditures		TotalExemptPurposeExpenditures
Lobbying Nontaxable		LobbyingNontaxableAmount
Grassroots Nontaxable		GrassrootsNontaxableAmount
Tot Lobbying Grassroot Minus Non Tx		TotLobbyingGrassrootMinusNonTx
Tot Lobby Expend Mns Lobbying Nontx		TotLobbyExpendMnsLobbyingNontx
Volunteers	false	Volunteers
Paid Staff Or Management	true	PaidStaffOrManagement
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisements
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembers
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcast
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizations
Direct Contact Legislators	true	DirectContactLegislators
Direct Contact Legislators	$942,174	DirectContactLegislatorsAmount
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrations
Other Activities	true	OtherActivities
Total Lobbying Expenditures IIB	942174	TotalLobbyingExpendituresIIB

Form990 Schedule C Part IV Form990ScheduleCPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	LOBBYING ACTIVITY EXPLANATION	Identifier
Return Reference	SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1	ReturnReference
Explanation	THE UNIVERSITY DID NOT PARTICIPATE OR INTERVENE IN ANY POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS. THE MAJORITY OF THE AMOUNT REPORTED REPRESENTS PAYMENTS TO A CONSULTANT WHO ACTS AS THE UNIVERSITY'S WASHINGTON, D.C., REPRESENTATIVE, MONITORING PROPOSED AND ENACTED LEGISLATION AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENTS OF INTEREST TO AND/OR AFFECTING THE UNIVERSITY. IN ADDITION, THE CONSULTANT IS A DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS ADVISOR, AND SERVES AS A LIAISON BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY AND VARIOUS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. THE UNIVERSITY ALSO HAS ONE STAFF MEMBER WHO HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR MONITORING LEGISLATION AND GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENTS OF INTEREST TO AND/OR AFFECTING THE UNIVERSITY ON THE STATE LEVEL. THE UNIVERSITY FILES SEMIANNUAL REPORTS WITH THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DETAILING THESE ACTIVITIES AND EXPENSES. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT OTHER INDIVIDUALS MAY HAVE SPENT AN INSUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THEIR TIME ON LEGISLATIVE MATTERS OF DIRECT CONCERN TO HIGHER EDUCATION AND MAY HAVE INCURRED INSUBSTANTIAL EXPENSES IN CONNECTION WITH THIS ACTIVITY. BOSTON UNIVERSITY PAYS DUES TO VARIOUS MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS IN AN EFFORT TO STAY CURRENT ON A WIDE VARIETY OF ACADEMIC, RESEARCH, GOVERNANCE, AND OTHER AREAS. THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT ONE OR MORE OF THESE MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS CONDUCT LOBBYING ACTIVITIES ON BEHALF OF THEIR MEMBERS. HOWEVER, BOSTON UNIVERSITY DOES NOT DIRECTLY PARTICIPATE IN THESE LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.	Explanation

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmts
Held Works Of Art Amts		HeldWorksOfArtAmts
Collect Used For Public Exhibition	X	CollectUsedForPublicExhibition
Collect Used For Scholar Research	X	CollectUsedForScholarResearch
Collect Used For Preservation	X	CollectUsedForPreservation

Collection Used For Other CollectionUsedForOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used For Other Purposes	X	CollectionUsedForOtherPurposes
Description Of Other Purposes	EDUCATION	DescriptionOfOtherPurposes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Solicited Assets For Sale	true	SolicitedAssetsForSale

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	1143909982	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	18112036	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	3187492	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships	20436580	GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures	12216801	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	5870633	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	1126685496	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	967889613	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	26665624	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	181672889	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships	11414768	GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures	15509591	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	5393785	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	1143909982	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	869769410	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	22384929	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	105788254	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships	10134298	GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures	14942542	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	4976140	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	967889613	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	1085438014	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	9436757	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-196408297	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships	9992733	GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures	13452024	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	5252307	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	869769410	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance	0.37000	BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	0.33000	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance	0.30000	TermEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	16365597	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis	78411936	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	94777533	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	124739285	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis	2350546743	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	752307909	Depreciation
Book Value	1722978119	BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	25792525	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis	35423807	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	30744944	Depreciation
Book Value	30471388	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	266447734	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	148359725	Depreciation
Book Value	118088009	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	171384583	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	131163059	Depreciation
Book Value	40221524	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	2006536573	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Financial Derivatives		FinancialDerivatives
Closely Held Equity Interests		CloselyHeldEquityInterests

Other Securities OtherSecurities (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Book ValueBookValue	Method Of ValuationMethodOfValuation
MARKETABLE ALTERNATIVES	276299024	F
NON-MARKETABLE ALTERNATIVES	224015111	F
REAL ASSETS	387435057	F
RESIDUAL ASSET NOTE	47622328	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Securities	935371520	TotalOfBookValueSecurities
Federal Income Tax Liability	0	FederalIncomeTaxLiability

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
ANNUITIES PAYABLE	$17,696,253
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION	$84,330,044
DISCOUNTED NOTE OBLIGATION	$47,622,328

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	149648625	TotalOfAmounts

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	ExplanationExplanation
SCHEDULE D, PART III, LINE 1A	THE UNIVERSITY'S COLLECTIONS, WHICH WERE ACQUIRED THROUGH PURCHASES AND CONTRIBUTIONS SINCE THE UNIVERSITY'S INCEPTION, ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS ASSETS ON THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. PURCHASES OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE RECORDED AS DECREASES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS ON THE STATEMENT IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE ITEMS ARE ACQUIRED OR AS RELEASES FROM TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS IF THE ASSETS USED TO PURCHASE THE ITEMS HAD BEEN RESTRICTED BY DONORS. CONTRIBUTED COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PROCEEDS FROM DEACCESSIONS OR INSURANCE RECOVERIES ARE REFLECTED AS INCREASES IN THE APPROPRIATE NET ASSET CLASSES.
SCHEDULE D, PART III, LINE 4	THE UNIVERSITY'S COLLECTIONS CONSIST OF WORKS OF ART, ARTIFACTS, RARE BOOKS, HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS, AND OTHER SIMILAR MATERIALS THAT ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, SCIENTIFIC, AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. EACH OF THE ITEMS IS CATALOGED, PRESERVED, AND CARED FOR, AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING THEIR EXISTENCE AND ASSESSING THEIR CONDITION ARE PERFORMED REGULARLY. THE COLLECTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO A DEACCESSION POLICY REQUIRING THAT PROCEEDS FROM THE DISPOSITION OF AN OBJECT BE USED TO SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY'S COLLECTION.
SCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 4	THE ENDOWMENT FUND PROVIDES THE UNIVERSITY WITH THE FLEXIBILITY AND FREEDOM TO EMBARK ON NEW DISCIPLINES, TO HIRE ADDITIONAL FACULTY, AND TO BUILD OR UPDATE FACILITIES. IT ENSURES REGULAR FUNDING LEVELS FOR UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS, PROGRAMS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS, AND HELPS STEM RISES IN TUITION BY SUPPORTING UNIVERSITY OPERATIONS THAT ARE OTHERWISE PAID FOR WITH STUDENT TUITION AND FEES. SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2 THE UNIVERSITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DID NOT REPORT A LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	true	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmt
Policy Statement In Brochures Etc	true	PolicyStatementInBrochuresEtc
Policy Publ Via Broadcast Media	true	PolicyPublViaBroadcastMedia
Maint Racial Composition Records	true	MaintRacialCompositionRecords
Maint Scholarships Records	true	MaintScholarshipsRecords
Maint Copies Of Brochures Etc	true	MaintCopiesOfBrochuresEtc
Maint Copies Of All Solicitations	true	MaintCopiesOfAllSolicitations
Discriminate Race Students Rights	false	DiscriminateRaceStudentsRights
Discriminate Race Admiss Policies	false	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPolicies
Discriminate Race Emplmn Faculty	false	DiscriminateRaceEmplmnFaculty
Discriminate Race Scholarships	false	DiscriminateRaceScholarships
Discriminate Race Educ Policies	false	DiscriminateRaceEducPolicies
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	false	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFclts
Discriminate Race Athletic Prog	false	DiscriminateRaceAthleticProg
Discriminate Race Other Acty	false	DiscriminateRaceOtherActy
Government Financial Aid Received	true	GovernmentFinancialAidReceived
Government Financial Aid Revoked	false	GovernmentFinancialAidRevoked
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	true	ComplianceWithRevProc7550

Form990 Schedule E Part II Form990ScheduleEPartII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	SCH. E, PART I, LINE 3	Identifier
Explanation	BOSTON UNIVERSITY PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION AGAINST ANY INDIVIDUAL ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, AGE, NATIONAL ORIGIN, PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR BECAUSE OF MARITAL, PARENTAL, OR VETERAN STATUS. THIS POLICY EXTENDS TO ALL RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, ADMISSIONS, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATIONAL AND ATHLETIC PROGRAMS. BOSTON UNIVERSITY RECOGNIZES THAT NON-DISCRIMINATION DOES NOT ENSURE THAT EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IS A REALITY FOR ALL EMPLOYEES, APPLICANTS FOR EMPLOYMENT, AND STUDENTS. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE UNIVERSITY WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO ENSURE THAT EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS ALIKE ARE TREATED EQUALLY DURING THEIR EMPLOYMENT AND/OR MATRICULATION. INQUIRIES REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF THIS POLICY SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE Executive DIRECTOR OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, 19 DEERFIELD STREET, BOSTON, MA 02115 (617-353-9286). SCH. E, PART I, LINE 6A BOSTON UNIVERSITY PARTICIPATES IN SEVERAL FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM AND THE FEDERAL WORK STUDY PROGRAM; IN ADDITION THE UNIVERSITY RECEIVES FEDERAL GRANTS AND CONTRACTS IN SUPPORT OF ITS RESEARCH MISSION. FEDERAL AGENCIES PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND TRAINING INCLUDED THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, AND THE US AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.	Explanation

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable (40 entries)

RegionRegion	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConducted	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvided	Total ExpendituresTotalExpenditures	Number Of EmployeesNumberOfEmployees	Number Of OfficesNumberOfOffices
Central America and the Caribbean	Investments	INVESTMENTS	320756991
Central America and the Caribbean	Program Services	PUBLIC HEALTH PROJECTS		2
Central America and the Caribbean	Program Services	RESEARCH		4
Central America and the Caribbean	Send agents to seminar
East Asia and the Pacific	Fundraising
East Asia and the Pacific	Program Services	STUDY ABROAD		46	4
East Asia and the Pacific	Program Services	RESEARCH
East Asia and the Pacific	Send agents to seminar
East Asia and the Pacific	Grantmaking		512543
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Fundraising
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Grantmaking		1234463
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Investments	INVESTMENTS	11469521
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Program Services	RESEARCH		2	1
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Program Services	STUDY ABROAD		229	14
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Send agents to seminar
Middle East and North Africa	Fundraising
Middle East and North Africa	Grantmaking		64990
Middle East and North Africa	Program Services	PUBLIC HEALTH PROJECTS		1
Middle East and North Africa	Program Services	RESEARCH
Middle East and North Africa	Send agents to seminar
North America	Fundraising
North America	Grantmaking		335625
North America	Investments	INVESTMENTS	671115
North America	Program Services	RESEARCH
North America	Send agents to seminar
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Send agents to seminar
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Program Services	RESEARCH
South America	Grantmaking		5154
South America	Program Services	STUDY ABROAD		11	1
South America	Program Services	RESEARCH
South America	Send agents to seminar
South Asia	Fundraising
South Asia	Program Services	PUBLIC HEALTH PROJECTS		1
South Asia	Program Services	RESEARCH
South Asia	Send agents to seminar
Sub-Saharan Africa	Program Services	PUBLIC HEALTH PROJECTS		364	6
Sub-Saharan Africa	Program Services	STUDY ABROAD		1
Sub-Saharan Africa	Program Services	RESEARCH
Sub-Saharan Africa	Send agents to seminar
Sub-Saharan Africa	Grantmaking		1056961

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Number Of Offices	19	SubtotalNumberOfOffices
Subtotal Number Of Employees	283	SubtotalNumberOfEmployees
Cont Number Of Offices	7	ContNumberOfOffices
Cont Number Of Employees	378	ContNumberOfEmployees
Total Number Of Offices	26	TotalNumberOfOffices
Total Number Of Employees	661	TotalNumberOfEmployees
Subtotal Amount Spent	334038508	SubtotalAmountSpent
Cont Amount Spent	2068855	ContAmountSpent
Total Amount Spent	336107363	TotalAmountSpent

Grants To Orgs Outside US GrantsToOrgsOutsideUS (32 entries)

RegionRegion	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursement
East Asia/Pacific	RESEARCH	127740	CHECK
East Asia/Pacific	RESEARCH	53731	CHECK
East Asia/Pacific	RESEARCH	72000	CHECK
East Asia/Pacific	RESEARCH	156480	CHECK
East Asia/Pacific	RESEARCH	80992	CHECK
East Asia/Pacific	RESEARCH	21600	CHECK
Europe/Iceland/Greenland	RESEARCH	298616	CHECK
Europe/Iceland/Greenland	RESEARCH	19641	CHECK
Europe/Iceland/Greenland	RESEARCH	48748	CHECK
Europe/Iceland/Greenland	RESEARCH	291840	CHECK
Europe/Iceland/Greenland	RESEARCH	7290	CHECK
Europe/Iceland/Greenland	RESEARCH	43313	CHECK
Europe/Iceland/Greenland	RESEARCH	199745	CHECK
Europe/Iceland/Greenland	RESEARCH	25000	CHECK
Europe/Iceland/Greenland	RESEARCH	78533	CHECK
Europe/Iceland/Greenland	RESEARCH	22501	CHECK
Europe/Iceland/Greenland	RESEARCH	95795	CHECK
Europe/Iceland/Greenland	RESEARCH	96961	CHECK
Europe/Iceland/Greenland	RESEARCH	6480	CHECK
Middle East/North Africa	RESEARCH	43352	CHECK
Middle East/North Africa	RESEARCH	21638	CHECK
North America	RESEARCH	173032	CHECK
North America	RESEARCH	9805	CHECK
North America	RESEARCH	122767	CHECK
North America	RESEARCH	8594	CHECK
North America	RESEARCH	21427	CHECK
South America		5154	CHECK
Sub-Saharan Africa		59300	CHECK
Sub-Saharan Africa		78330	CHECK
Sub-Saharan Africa		108754	CHECK
Sub-Saharan Africa		265502	CHECK
Sub-Saharan Africa		545075	CHECK

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Number Of501c3 Orgs	31	TotalNumberOf501c3Orgs
Total Number Of Other Orgs	1	TotalNumberOfOtherOrgs
Transfer To Foreign Corp	true	TransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign Corp	true	OwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest Co	true	PassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign Partnership	true	ForeignPartnership
Boycott Countries	true	BoycottCountries

Form990 Schedule F Part V Form990ScheduleFPartV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	Schedule F, Part I, Line 1	Identifier
Return Reference	SCHEDULE F, PART I, COLUMN (F)	ReturnReference
Explanation	THE UNIVERSITY DOES NOT CURRENTLY TRACK FOREIGN EXPENDITURES FOR EACH PROGRAM SEPARATELY. THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO IRS GUIDANCE, DISCLOSURE IN THIS COLUMN IS NOT REQUIRED IN THE CURRENT YEAR. SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 2 THE UNIVERSITY ASSIGNS RESPONSIBILITY FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE OFFICE OF POST AWARD FINANCIAL OPERATIONS. THIS OFFICE MONITORS ALL GRANT MAKING ACTIVITY INCLUDING COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE REGULATIONS. EXPENSES ARE ACCOUNTED FOR ON AN ACCRUAL BASIS.	Explanation

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	X	MailSolicitations
Email Solicitations	X	EmailSolicitations
Phone Solicitations	X	PhoneSolicitations
In Person Solicitations	X	InPersonSolicitations
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	X	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrants
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	X	SolicitationOfGovtGrants
Special Fundraising Events	X	SpecialFundraisingEvents
Agreement Ref Fundraising	true	AgreementRefFundraising

Fundraiser Activity Information FundraiserActivityInformation (4 entries)

Name Of IndividualNameOfIndividual	Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	ActivityActivity	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFunds	Amount Retained By ContractorAmountRetainedByContractor	Address Line2AddressUS/AddressLine2
Marts Lundy Inc	1200 WALL STREET WEST	LYNDHURST	NJ	07071	Fundraising Consultant	false	60539
PLUS DELTA PARTNERS	6965 EL CAMINO REAL	CARLSBAD	CA	92009	FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT	false	124599	SUIT 105-488
T HANDLER CONSULTING	4551 CHES MAR DRIVE	EAGAN	MN	55123	FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT	false	13320
CAREER DIRECTIONS	117 NORTH FIRST STREET	ANN ARBOR	MI	48104	FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT	false	5825	SUITE 106

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors	204283	TotalRetainedByContractors
Licensed States	AK	LicensedStates
Licensed States	AZ	LicensedStates
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStates
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStates
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStates
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStates
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStates
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStates
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStates
Licensed States	MS	LicensedStates
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStates
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStates
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStates
Licensed States	ND	LicensedStates
Licensed States	OH	LicensedStates
Licensed States	OK	LicensedStates
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStates
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStates
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStates
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStates

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	WBUR VALENTINE	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	1379347	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event1	724824	CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	654523	GrossRevenueEvent1
Food And Beverage Event1	5553	FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	648970	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2	WBUR MOTHER'S	NameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event2	1018670	GrossReceiptsEvent2
Charitable Contributions Event2	489530	CharitableContributionsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event2	529140	GrossRevenueEvent2
Food And Beverage Event2	2677	FoodAndBeverageEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event2	526463	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Total Number Of Other Events	12	TotalNumberOfOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Other Events	995556	GrossReceiptsOtherEvents
Charitable Contrib Other Events	376174	CharitableContribOtherEvents
Gross Revenue Other Events	619382	GrossRevenueOtherEvents
Non Cash Prizes Other Events	193954	NonCashPrizesOtherEvents
Rent Facility Costs Other Events	143794	RentFacilityCostsOtherEvents
Food And Beverage Other Events	71566	FoodAndBeverageOtherEvents
Other Direct Expenses Other Events	194310	OtherDirectExpensesOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Total	3393573	GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total	1590528	CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events	1803045	GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	193954	NonCashPrizesTotalEvents
Rent Facility Costs Total Events	143794	RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events	79796	FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	1369743	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	1787287	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	15758	NetIncomeSummary

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained	true	RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable (187 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EIN Of RecipientEINOfRecipient	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant	IRC SectionIRCSection	Address Line2AddressUS/AddressLine2
Affinergy Inc
PO Box 14650	Durham	NC	27709	550826074	254609	RESEARCH
AHS Hospital Corp
PO Box 48328	Newark	NJ	07101	521958352	9464	RESEARCH	501C3
Alabama A&M University
4900 Meridian St	Normal	AL	35762	636001097	198685	RESEARCH	501C3
ARIDIS Pharmaceuticals LLC
5941 Optical Court	San Jose	CA	95138	320074500	33987	RESEARCH		PO Box 1388
Assoc of Universities for Research
3700 San Martin Drive	Baltimore	MD	21218	860138043	50949	RESEARCH	501C3
Atlantic Offshore Lobstermans Association
221 Third Street	Newport	RI	02840	050355848	6535	RESEARCH	501C6
Auritec Pharmaceuticals Inc
15 Braeburn Road	Hyde Park	MA	02136	841629188	39835	RESEARCH		6th Floor
Baylor Research Institute
3310 Live Oak	Dallas	TX	75204	751921898	6090	RESEARCH	501C3
Baystate Medical Center Inc
759 Chestnut Street	Springfield	MA	01199	042790311	76011	RESEARCH	501C3	Suite 501
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
330 Brookline Avenue	Boston	MA	02215	042103881	50375	RESEARCH	501C3
Birmingham Southern College
900 Arkadelphia Road	Birmingham	AL	35254	630288811	19819	RESEARCH	501C3
Board of Regents of Univ of Nebraska
985100 Nebraska Med Ctr	Omaha	NE	68198	470049123	46323	RESEARCH	501C3
Board of RegentsNSHE
1664 N Virginia St	Reno	NV	89557	886000024	205190	RESEARCH	501C3
Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Ju
PO Box 44253	San Francisco	CA	94144	941156365	85338	RESEARCH	501C3	MS 0124
Board of Trustees of Univ of IL
PO Box 20787	Springfield	IL	62708	376000511	140785	RESEARCH	501C3
Boston Biomedical Research Institution
64 Grove Street	Watertown	MA	02472	042451939	257223	RESEARCH	501C3
Boston Housing Authority
52 Chauncy St	Boston	MA	02111	046001907	66695	RESEARCH	STATE OF MA
Boston Medical Center
660 Harrison Ave	Boston	MA	02118	043314093	3628915	RESEARCH	501C3
Boston Micromachines Corporation
30 Spinelli Place	Cambridge	MA	02138	043465874	57803	RESEARCH		2nd FL Grants Adm
Boston Public Health Commission
1010 Massachusetts Avenue	Boston	MA	02118	043316655	58409	RESEARCH	STATE OF MA
Boston VA Research Institute Inc
150 South Huntington Ave	Boston	MA	02130	043081524	8767	RESEARCH	501C3
Brentwood Biomedical Research Insti
PO Box 25027	Los Angeles	CA	90025	954183712	87500	RESEARCH	501C3
Brown University
PO Box 1911	Providence	RI	02912	050258809	86003	RESEARCH	501C3
California Institute of Technology
1200 E California Blvd	Pasadena	CA	91125	951643307	10130	RESEARCH	501C3
Cambridge Public Health Commission
1493 Cambridge St	Cambridge	MA	02139	043320571	90011	RESEARCH	STATE OF MA
Cardiovascular Engineering Inc
1 Edgewater Drive	Norwood	MA	02062	043428135	178797	RESEARCH
Catholic Medical Mission Board
10 West 17th Street	New York	NY	10017	135602319	30075	RESEARCH	501C3
Chelsea Collaborative Inc
318 Broadway	Chelsea	MA	02150	222906521	75000	RESEARCH	501C3
Childrens Hospital Corporation
PO Box 414413	Boston	MA	02241	042774441	696064	RESEARCH	501C3
Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical
3333 Burnet Avenue	Cincinnati	OH	45229	310833936	13214	RESEARCH	501C3
City of Lawrence
P O Box 1498	Lawrence	MA	01842	046001394	15201	RESEARCH	501C5	MLC 4900
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
PO Box 931562	Cleveland	OH	44193	340714585	184375	RESEARCH	501C3
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
250 Washington St 5th	Boston	MA	02108	046002284	229100	RESEARCH	STATE OF MA
Community AIDS Research Inc
3510 Biscayne Blvd	Miami	FL	33137	592564198	33657	RESEARCH	501C3
Coriell Institute for Medical Research Inc
403 Haddon Avenue	Camden	NJ	08103	210672684	126488	RESEARCH	501C3	Suite 300
Cornell University
PO Box 22	Ithaca	NY	14851	150532082	16422	RESEARCH	501C3
County of Riverside
26520 Cactus Ave	Moreno Valley	CA	92555	956000930	5950	RESEARCH
CREcare LLC
31 Campau Circle	Grand Rapids	MI	49503	203055639	11436	RESEARCH
Creighton University
2500 California Plz	Omaha	NE	68178	470376583	46230	RESEARCH	501C3
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc
450 Brookline Ave	Boston	MA	02215	042263040	55964	RESEARCH	501C3
DAVIS SQUARE RESEARCH ASSOC
119 College Avenue	Somerville	MA	02144	383792037	49536	RESEARCH		Mail Stop BP451
DCG Systems Inc
PO Box 54957	Santa Clara	CA	95054	261929542	14125	RESEARCH
Denver Health & Hospital Authority
PO Box 17093	Denver	CO	80217	841343242	7363	RESEARCH	STATE OF CO
Department of Veterans Affairs
200 Springs Road	Bedford	MA	01730	741612229	39412	RESEARCH	GOVERNMENT
DM-Stat NP Inc
One Salem Street	Malden	MA	02148	202981457	38445	RESEARCH		VAMC 518
Drexel University
PO Box 95000-1090	Philadelphia	PA	19195	231352630	511815	RESEARCH	501C3	Suite 300
Duke University
2200 West Main Street	Durham	NC	27705	560532129	275331	RESEARCH	501C3
Education Development Center Inc
43 Foundry Ave	Waltham	MA	02453	042241718	227275	RESEARCH	501C3	Suite 300
Emory University
1599 Clifton Rd NE	Atlanta	GA	30322	580566256	677110	RESEARCH	501C3
Engineered Care Inc
1618 Bellevue Ave	Seattle	MA	98122	264490896	41000	RESEARCH		MS 1599-001-1AH
Fenway Community Health Center Inc
1340 Boylston Street	Boston	MA	02215	042510564	12601	RESEARCH	501C3	Ste 603
FISHER BIOSERVICES INC
PO Box 418395	Boston	MA	02241	541348241	11381	RESEARCH
Forsyth Dental Infirmary for Children
245 First Street	Cambridge	MA	02142	042104230	39795	RESEARCH	501C3
George Mason University
4400 University Drive	Fairfax	VA	22030	540836354	23426	RESEARCH	501C3
Georgia Tech Research Corporation
PO Box 100117	Atlanta	GA	30384	580603146	14955	RESEARCH	501C3	MS 2E1
Greater New York Hospital Foundation
555 West 57th Street	New York	NY	10019	132954140	106619	RESEARCH	501C3
Hebrew Rehabilitation Center
1200 Centre Street	Boston	MA	02131	042104298	21077	RESEARCH	501C3
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital
One Ford Place	Detroit	MI	48202	382947657	103576	RESEARCH	501C3
Henry Heywood Memorial Hospital
242 Green Street	Gardner	MA	01440	042103581	67228	RESEARCH	501C3
Holyoke Health Center Inc
P O Box 6260	Holyoke	MA	01041	042492730	202110	RESEARCH	501C3
Honeybee Robotics Ltd
460 West 34th Street	New York	NY	10001	880193033	9188	RESEARCH
Indiana University
400 E 7th Street	Bloomington	IN	47405	356001673	110921	RESEARCH	501C3
Institute for Systems Biology
1441 North 34th Street	Seattle	WA	98103	912003593	206612	RESEARCH	501C3
International Business Machines Corp
1101 Kitchawan	Yorktown Heights	NY	10598	130871985	152292	RESEARCH	501C3
Johns Hopkins Univ Applied Physics
11100 Johns Hopkins Road	Laurel	MD	20723	520595111	138387	RESEARCH	501C3
Johns Hopkins University
12529 Collections Ctr Dr	Chicago	IL	60693	520595110	235850	RESEARCH	501C3
Justice Resource Institute Inc
545 Boylston St	Boston	MA	02116	042526357	7806	RESEARCH	501C3
Kaiser Foundation Research Institute
1800 HARRISON ST	OAKLAND	CA	94612	941105628	5493	RESEARCH	501C3	Suite 700
Kansas City Free Health Clinic
3515 Broadway	Kansas City	MO	64111	430967292	5352	RESEARCH	501C3	16TH FLOOR
Kessler Foundation
300 Executive Dr	West Orange	NJ	07052	311562134	30135	RESEARCH	501C3
Knowledge Networks & Subsidiary
2100 Geng Road	Palo Alto	CA	94303	943314617	29300	RESEARCH		Suite 70
Lehigh University
526 Brodhead Avenue	Bethlehem	PA	18015	240795445	16084	RESEARCH	501C3	Suite 210
Lesley University
29 Everett Street	Cambridge	MA	02138	042103589	132043	RESEARCH	501C3
Mapp Biopharmaceutical Inc
6160 Lusk Blvd	San Diego	CA	92121	200037593	725966	RESEARCH
Marquette University
PO Box 1881	Milwaukee	WI	53201	390806251	15893	RESEARCH	501C3	Ste C105
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Mass Ave	Cambridge	MA	02139	042103594	2432111	RESEARCH	501C3
Mattek Corporation
200 Homer Avenue	Ashland	MA	01721	042877744	44454	RESEARCH		Bldg 12-189
Mayo Clinic (MC)
200 First Street	Rochester	MN	55905	416011702	526193	RESEARCH	501C3
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
4500 San Pablo Rd	Jacksonville	FL	32224	593337028	47764	RESEARCH	501C3	South West
Medical College of Wisconsin Inc
8701 Watertown Plank	Milwaukee	WI	53226	390806261	48800	RESEARCH	501C3
Mercy Hospital Inc
1221 Main St	Holyoke	MA	01040	043398280	62690	RESEARCH	501C3
Miami University
501 E High St	Oxford	OH	45056	316402089	10371	RESEARCH	501C3
Michigan State University
301 Admin Bld	East Lansing	MI	48824	386005984	133033	RESEARCH	501C3
Miriam Hospital
593 Eddy Street	Providence	RI	02903	050258905	187276	RESEARCH	501C3
Montefiore Medical Center
111 E 210th ST	New York	NY	10087	131740114	464748	RESEARCH	501C3
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1 Gustave L Levy Place	New York	NY	10029	136171197	39147	RESEARCH	501C3
Mulberry Studio Inc
64 Church Street	Cambridge	MA	02138	043153022	5229	RESEARCH
National Assoc of State Directors
113 Oronoco Street	Alexandria	VA	22314	237013310	46445	RESEARCH	501C3
New England Aquarium Corporation
1 Central Wharf	Boston	MA	02110	042297514	10696	RESEARCH	501C3
New England Biolabs Inc
240 County Rd	Ipswich	MA	01938	042631963	71199	RESEARCH	501C3
New England Research Institutes Inc
9 Galen Street	Watertown	MA	02472	042919509	86642	RESEARCH	501C3
North Florida Foundation for Research
1601 SW Archer Rd	Gainesville	FL	32608	593432918	10536	RESEARCH	501C3
Northeastern University
360 Huntington Ave	Boston	MA	02115	041679980	284559	RESEARCH	501C3
Northern Arizona University
PO Box 4070	Flagstaff	AZ	86011	742579628	25555	RESEARCH	501C3	251 Richard Hall
NorthStar Learning Centers Inc
53 Linden Street	New Bedford	MA	02740	510200575	36346	RESEARCH	501C3
Northwestern University
633 Clark Street	Evanston	IL	60208	362167817	117663	RESEARCH	501C3
Ocean State Research Institute Inc
830 Chalkstone Avenue	Providence	RI	02908	050440574	14785	RESEARCH	501C3	Rm G-547
Ordway Research Institute Inc
150 New Scotland Avenue	Albany	NY	12208	010682614	14757	RESEARCH	501C3
OSU Oregon State University
PO Box 1086	Corvallis	OR	97339	481278540	31129	RESEARCH	501C6
PATHWAYS TO WELLNESS INC
1601 Washington Street	Boston	MA	02118	043131334	25000	RESEARCH	501C3
Predictive Science Incorporated
9990 Mesa Rim Road	San Diego	CA	92121	263200502	174028	RESEARCH
President & Fellows of Harvard College
PO Box 415649	Boston	MA	02241	042103580	663637	RESEARCH	501C3
Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery
8757 Georgia Avenue	Silver Spring	MD	20910	521847976	14023	RESEARCH	501C3
Puerto Rico Community Network
PO Box 20850	San Juan	PR	00928	660466365	100938	RESEARCH	501C3
Regents of the Univ of CA Berkeley
2195 Hearst Ave	Berkeley	CA	94720	946002123	305731	RESEARCH	501C3
Regents of the Univ of CA Davis
PO Box 989062	West Sacramento	CA	95798	946036494	445800	RESEARCH	501C3	Room 130 MC 1103
Regents of the Univ of CA San Fran
1855 Folsom Street	San Francisco	CA	94143	946035493	156642	RESEARCH	501C3
Regents of the Univ of CA Santa Barbara
SAASB Build	Santa Barbara	CA	93106	956006145	212144	RESEARCH	501C3
Regents of The Univ of CA Santa Cruz
1156 High St	Santa Cruz	CA	95064	941539563	41059	RESEARCH	501C3
Regents of the University of Colorado
PO Box 910220	Denver	CO	80291	846000555	482505	RESEARCH	501C3
Regents of the University of Michigan
Box 223131	Pittsburgh	PA	15251	386006309	491495	RESEARCH	501C3
Regents of the University of Minnesota
NW 5957	Minneapolis	MN	55485	416007513	184835	RESEARCH	501C3
Research Fdn of The City Univ of NY
230 West 41st Street	New York	NY	10036	131988190	29716	RESEARCH	501C3	PO Box 1450
Rutgers The State University of NJ
249 University Ave	Newark	NJ	07102	226001086	151450	RESEARCH	501C3	7th Floor
Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute
10901 North Torrey	La Jolla	CA	92037	510197108	19100	RESEARCH	501C3
Scientific Solutions Inc
55 Middlesex Street	Chelmsford	MA	01863	043275340	107710	RESEARCH
Seattle Childrens Hospital
4800 Sand Point Way NE	Seattle	WA	98145	910564748	263723	RESEARCH	501C3	Unit 210
Shepherd Center Inc
2020 Peachtree Road	Atlanta	GA	30309	510141601	13258	RESEARCH
SIGMA-ALDRICH INC
3050 Spruce Street	St Louis	MO	63103	431742718	559928	RESEARCH
Simmons College
300 The Fenway	Boston	MA	02115	042103629	114115	RESEARCH	501C3
Smithsonian Astrophysical ObservatoRY
24351 Network Pl	Chicago	IL	60673	530206027	5949	RESEARCH	501C3
South Shore Hospital Inc
55 Fogg Rd Box 80	South Weymouth	MA	02190	042769210	100868	RESEARCH	501C3
State of Rhode Island
70 Lower College Road	Kingston	RI	02881	056000522	15193	RESEARCH	STATE OF RI
Steward St Annes Hospital CorporatION
795 Middle Street	Fall River	MA	02721	272473637	74240	RESEARCH	501C3	Suite 1
Temple University of the CommonwealTH
PO Box 824242	Philadelphia	PA	19182	231365971	10192	RESEARCH	501C3
Texas A&M Research Foundation
P O Box 201918	Dallas	TX	75320	741238434	45192	RESEARCH	501C3
The Aerospace Corporation
PO Box 92957	Los Angeles	CA	92957	952102389	57386	RESEARCH
The American Academy of Allergy Asthma
555 East Wells St	Milwaukee	WI	53202	396061326	57200	RESEARCH	501C3	General Acct M1/365
The Brigham & Womens Hospital Inc
PO Box 3887	Boston	MA	02241	042312909	781030	RESEARCH	501C3	Ste 1100 c/o Sheil
The Broad Institute Inc
7 Cambridge Center	Cambridge	MA	02142	263428781	255725	RESEARCH	501C3
THE CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES
3031 1H 10 West	San Antonio	TX	78201	741590659	31283	RESEARCH	501C3
The Center for Health Policy Develoment
10 Free Street	Portland	ME	04101	521576801	15411	RESEARCH	501C3
The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
PO Box 8500	Philadelphia	PA	19178	231352166	122584	RESEARCH	501C3	Floor 2
The Curators of the Univ of MissouRI
PO Box 806010	Kansas City	MO	64180	436003859	29662	RESEARCH	501C3
The General Hospital Corporation
529 Main Street	Charlestown	MA	02129	042697983	3901025	RESEARCH	501C3
The Henry M Jackson Foundation for Adv
6720-A Rockledge Dr	Bethesda	MD	20817	521317896	80677	RESEARCH	501C3	2nd Floor Suite 209
The Learning Center for the Deaf Inc
848 Central Street	Framingham	MA	01701	237064431	58004	RESEARCH	501C3	Suite 100
The Population Council Inc
One Dag Hammarskjold	New York	NY	10017	131687001	40527	RESEARCH
The President & Directors of Georgetown
Box 571164	Washington	DC	20057	530196603	32160	RESEARCH	501C3
The Research Foundation of SUNY
P O Box 9	Albany	NY	12201	141368361	130026	RESEARCH	501C3	Office of Sponsored Acct
The Research Institute at Nationwide
PO Box 715245	Columbus	OH	43271	316056230	8692	RESEARCH	501C3
The Spaulding Rehabilitation Hosp Corp
PO Box 3903	Boston	MA	02241	042551124	231883	RESEARCH	501C3
The Trustees of Columbia University
PO Box 29789	New York	NY	10087	135598093	74373	RESEARCH	501C3
The Trustees of Princeton UniversitY
PO Box 5292	Princeton	NJ	08544	210634501	1067258	RESEARCH	501C3
The University of Arizona
PO Box 3520	Tucson	AZ	85722	742652689	19153	RESEARCH	STATE OF AZ
The University of Texas at Arlington
Box 19136	Arlington	TX	76019	756000121	120409	RESEARCH	501C3
The University of Texas at Austin
PO Box 7159	Austin	TX	78713	746000203	224682	RESEARCH	501C3
The Vanderbilt University
Dept AT 40303	Atlanta	GA	31192	620476822	20545	RESEARCH	501C3
Thomas Jefferson University
1020 Walnut Street	Philadelphia	PA	19107	231352651	105685	RESEARCH	501C3
Town of Framingham
31 Flagg Drive	Framingham	MA	01702	046001151	8519	RESEARCH	STATE OF MA	5th Floor
Trustees of Dartmouth College
11 Rope Ferry Rd	Hanover	NH	03755	020222111	517288	RESEARCH	501C3	Room B-46
Trustees of Tufts College
136 Harrison Ave M V 701	Boston	MA	02111	042103634	276125	RESEARCH	501C3	6210
Tufts Medical Center Inc
800 Washington Street	Boston	MA	02111	043400617	57453	RESEARCH	501C3
University Corporation for AtmospheRE
1850 Table Mesa Drive	Boulder	CO	80301	840412668	581809	RESEARCH	501C3	Box 817
University of Alabama at Birmingham
1530 3rd Avenue South	Birmingham	AL	35294	636005396	48849	RESEARCH	501C3
University of Cincinnati
PO Box 691031	Cincinnati	OH	45269	316000989	286308	RESEARCH	501C3
University of Florida
PO Box 113001	Gainesville	FL	32611	596002052	9494	RESEARCH	STATE OF FL
University of Kansas Center for ResEARCH
2385 Irving Hill Road	Lawrence	KS	66045	480680117	162533	RESEARCH	501C3
University of Kentucky Research Foundation
P O Box 931113	Cleveland	OH	44193	616033693	147979	RESEARCH	501C3
University of Maryland
4101 Chesapeake Bldg	College Park	MD	20742	526002033	965200	RESEARCH	STATE OF MD
University of Massachusetts
55 Lake Ave North	Worcester	MA	01655	043167352	1596977	RESEARCH	STATE OF MA
University of Miami
PO Box 025405	Miami	FL	33102	590624458	85879	RESEARCH	501C3
University of New England
11 Hills Beach Rd	Biddeford	ME	04005	010211810	26300	RESEARCH	501C3
University of New Mexico
1 Univ of New Mexico	Albuquerque	NM	87131	856000642	46139	RESEARCH	501C3
University of New Orleans
2000 Lakeshore Dr	New Orleans	LA	70148	720702000	29154	RESEARCH	STATE OF LA	MSC 09 5222
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
7024 Burnett Womack	Chapel Hill	NC	27599	566001393	47384	RESEARCH	501C3
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
PO Box 785541	Philadelphia	PA	19178	231352685	822057	RESEARCH	501C3	CB7155 Kidney
University of Pittsburgh
3109 Cathedral	Pittsburgh	PA	15260	250965591	115539	RESEARCH	501C3
University of South Florida
4202 East Fowler Avenue	Tampa	FL	33620	593102112	102197	RESEARCH	STATE OF FL
University of Southern California
University Park	Los Angeles	CA	90074	951642394	74345	RESEARCH	501C3	ADM147
University of Tennessee
210 Student Serv	Knoxville	TN	37996	626001636	5534	RESEARCH	501C3
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE
PO Box 203382	Houston	TX	77216	741761309	66531	RESEARCH	501C3
University of Texas Southwestern Me
PO Box 841765	Dallas	TX	75284	756002868	11378	RESEARCH	STATE OF TX
University of Utah
201 S Pres	Salt Lake City	UT	84112	876000525	80317	RESEARCH	501C3
Univ of Vt and State AgrICULTURAL COLLEGE
85 S Prospect	Burlington	VT	05405	030179440	39225	RESEARCH	501C3
University of Washington
12455 Collections Drive	Chicago	IL	60693	916001537	422948	RESEARCH	501C3
University of Wisconsin
1220 Linden Drive	Milwaukee	WI	53278	391805963	18400	RESEARCH	STATE OF WI
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
1660 S Columbian Way	Seattle	WA	98108	910565166	38693	RESEARCH
Virginia Commonwealth University
Box 843039	Richmond	VA	23284	546001758	79225	RESEARCH	501C3	RD MS 151
Washington University
700 Rosedale Avenue	Saint Louis	MO	63112	430653611	293492	RESEARCH	501C3
Wayne State University
PO Box 02788	Detroit	MI	48202	386028429	43692	RESEARCH	501C3
Westat Inc
PO Box 1004	Rockville	MD	20850	840529566	547946	RESEARCH
Whittier St Health Ctr Committee In
1290 Tremont Street	Roxbury	MA	02120	042619517	34690	RESEARCH	501C3
William Marsh Rice University
PO Box 1892	Houston	TX	77251	741109620	83346	RESEARCH	501C3
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
569 Woods Hole Road	Woods Hole	MA	02543	042105850	311107	RESEARCH	501C3	MS 74
Yale University
PO Box 1873	New Haven	CT	06508	060646973	184331	RESEARCH	501C3
Yeshiva University
1300 Morris Park Ave	Bronx	NY	10461	131624225	25543	RESEARCH	501C3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants	143	TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations	44	TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Type Of Grant	STUDENT FINANCIAL AID	TypeOfGrant
Number Of Recipients	14986	NumberOfRecipients
Amount Of Cash Grant	310770342	AmountOfCashGrant
Method Of Valuation	COST	MethodOfValuation
Description Of Non Cash Assistance	TUITION OFFSET	DescriptionOfNonCashAssistance

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2	Identifier
Return Reference	The University assigns responsibility for monitoring the use of grant	ReturnReference
Explanation	funds inside of the United States to the Office of Research Administration. This office monitors all grant making activity including COMPLIANCE WITH all applicablE regulations. Expenses are accounted for on an accrual basis. Schedule I, Part III Boston University makes every effort to assist students with calculated financial eligibility and high academic achievement, measured against the credentials of other accepted students. A student's academic record is an important factor in determining eligibility for Boston University scholarships and need-based grants. Key indicators such as high school grade point average (GPA), rank in class, and standardized test scores are considered, as well as the strength of the student's academic program and extracurricular activities.	Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter Travel	X	FirstClassOrCharterTravel
Travel For Companions	X	TravelForCompanions
Idemnification Gross Up Payments	X	IdemnificationGrossUpPayments
Housing Allowance Or Residence	X	HousingAllowanceOrResidence
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses	true	WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required	true	SubstantiationRequired
Compensation Committee	X	CompensationCommittee
Independent Consultant	X	IndependentConsultant
Compensation Survey	X	CompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	true	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	true	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	false	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	false	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	false	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	false	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (15 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrg	Comp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgs	Other Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgs	Deferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgs	Nontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs	Total Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgs
Robert A Brown
752732	93578	256064	278890	1381264
Martin J Howard
388329	19469	32540	24051	464389
Todd LC Klipp
457828	50436	32540	26609	567413
Jean Morrison
544131	79659		125733	749523
Karen H Antman
619900	53429	32540	1120	706989
GARY W NICKSA
339378	8736	32540	26692	407346
KATHERYN PFISTERER DARR
133556	343	17093	300	151292
Joseph P Mercurio
507448	2922151	32540	162285	3624424	1300053
David Campbell
489262	38189	32540	106711	666702
ARAM V CHOBANIAN
334942	32461	26241	19717	413361
James M Becker
						441273	2052813	32540	18251	2544877
Jeffrey H Spiegel
						228334	1176724	22740	30316	1458114
Timothy E Foster
						233834	908158	32540	24845	1199377
Edward King
294876	662348	32540	472	990236
Tony Tannoury
						234615	692477	22740	24845	974677

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	SCHEDULE J, PART I	Identifier
Explanation	JAMES M. BECKER, JEFFREY H. SPIEGEL, TIMOTHY E. FOSTER, AND TONY TANNOURY ARE COMPENSATED UNDER A COMMON PAYMASTER AGREEMENT FOR THEIR CLINICAL WORK IN CONNECTION WITH THE BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER. SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 1A (1) As a condition of employment and for the convenience of the University, President ROBERT Brown, PROVOST JEAN MORRISON, RETIRED EXECUTIVE VP JOSEPH Mercurio, AND FORMER Provost David Campbell were all required to live in University residences. AMOUNTS REPORTED IN COLUMN D INCLUDE, IN ADDITION TO OTHER NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS, THE ESTIMATED FAIR MARKET RENTAL VALUE OF THE UNIVERSITY-PROVIDED RESIDENCE, BASED UPON an independent opinion of value and without any allocation or reduction for University use of the premises, FOR PRESIDENT BROWN ($260,323), PROVOST MORRISON ($108,218), MR. MERCURIO ($115,055), AND DR. CAMPBELL ($81,772). BOTH MR. MERCURIO AND DR. CAMPBELL VACATED UNIVERSITY-PROVIDED HOUSING IN CALENDAR 2011; ACCORDINGLY, THE FAIR MARKET RENTAL VALUE OF THEIR HOUSING HAS BEEN PRO-RATED TO REFLECT THE PORTION OF THE YEAR THE HOUSING WAS PROVIDED. MR. MERCURIO WAS ALSO PROVIDED TUITION REMISSION BENEFITS OF $20,424. (2) First-Class Travel: In accordance with the University's Travel and Business Expense Guidelines, all employees are reimbursed for economy airfare. Exceptions for travel involving an extended period of travel time ARE PERMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE UNIVERSITY'S TRAVEL AND BUSINESS EXPENSE GUIDELINES. The President's employment agreement allows for first-class travel. Travel for business purposes is not included in taxable wages. (3) Travel for Companions: In accordance with the TERMS OF THE University's Travel and Business Expense Guidelines, Boston University allows companion travel for bona fide business purposes. All such cases require the prior written approval OF AN AUTHORIZED SENIOR EXECUTIVE. The President's employment agreement allows for spousal travel. Travel for business purposes is not included in taxable wages. (4) Tax indemnification and Gross-up Payments: From time to time, Boston University may provide certain payments that have been grossed-up for tax purposes. All such cases involving the University's senior executives require the approval of the board of trustees. Schedule J, Part I, Line 4a AS A RESULT OF A CHANGE IN ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND IN RECOGNITION OF 16 YEARS OF SERVICE, JAMES BECKER RECEIVED A PAYMENT OF $1,505,000 IN CALENDAR YEAR 2011 WHICH IS REPORTED ON SCHEDULE J, COLUMN B(III) AS OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION. SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4B (1) UNDER A NONQUALIFIED SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN, ON AUGUST 1, 2011, PRESIDENT BROWN RECEIVED A CREDIT EQUAL TO 30% OF HIS BASE SALARY FOR THE PRECEDING 12-MONTH PERIOD. SUBJECT TO THE PERFORMANCE OF FUTURE SERVICES AND OTHER CONDITIONS, PRESIDENT BROWN'S RIGHTS IN THE PLAN WILL BECOME VESTED ON AUGUST 1, 2015, AND ARE SUBJECT TO A SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF FORFEITURE UNTIL THAT DATE. ACCORDINGLY, SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN COMPENSATION OF $223,524 WAS ACCRUED FOR PRESIDENT BROWN IN CALENDAR YEAR 2011 AND IS REPORTED ON SCHEDULE J, COLUMN C AS RETIREMENT AND OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION. (2) AS A RESULT OF COMMITMENTS MADE TO JOSEPH MERCURIO WHILE HE SERVED AS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CERTAIN COMPENSATION AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS WERE EARNED AND ACCRUED OVER MORE THAN 37 YEARS OF SERVICE. THE SUM of $2,827,165 was paid to MR. Mercurio in calendar year 2011 and is REPORTED on Schedule J, COLUMN B(III) AS OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION. (3) AS A RESULT OF COMMITMENTS MADE TO EDWARD KING WHILE HE SERVED AS VICE PRESIDENT FOR GOVERNMENT & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, CERTAIN COMPENSATION AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS WERE EARNED AND ACCRUED OVER MORE THAN 24 YEARS OF SERVICE. THE SUM OF $594,331 WAS PAID TO MR. KING IN CALENDAR YEAR 2011 AND IS REPORTED ON SCHEDULE J, COLUMN B(III). (4) Amounts reported in Schedule J, Column B(III) as Other Reportable Compensation, include contributions made by the University in calendar year 2011 to a supplemental nonqualified retirement plan to provide future retirements benefits to Joseph Mercurio, Edward King, and Todd Klipp. SCHEDULE J, PART II THIS SCHEDULE includes each of the University's CURRENT AND FORMER officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and five most highly compensated employees for whom the sum of calendar year 2011 reportable compensation and other compensation from the organization and related entities was greater than $150,000. TRUSTEE ADAM SWEETING'S compensation IS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE IT WAS LESS THAN $150,000.	Explanation

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Form990 Schedule K Part I Form990ScheduleKPartI (4 entries)

Issuer EINIssuerEIN	CUSIP NumberCUSIPNumber	Date IssuedDateIssued	Issue PriceIssuePrice	Description Of PurposeDescriptionOfPurpose	DefeasedDefeased	On Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuer	Pool FinancingPoolFinancing
MASS HEALTH AND EDU FAC AUTH-SERIES 5
042456011	57586CBR5	2004-03-10	35348869	CAPITAL PROJECT, PROP ACQ	false	false	false
MASS DEV FIN AGENCY - SERIES T1
043431814	57583RBR5	2005-06-29	172664008	CAPITAL PROJECT, PROP ACQ	false	false	false
MASS DEV FIN AGENCY - SERIES U1 U2 U3 U4 U5U6
043431814	57583EWA9	2008-05-15	536365000	PARTIAL REFUND/CAP PROJ/PROP A	false	false	false
MASS DEV FIN AGENCY - SERIES V1 V2 V3
043431814	57583RQ32	2009-12-01	117370000	REFUNDING	false	false	false

Form990 Schedule K Part II Form990ScheduleKPartII (4 entries)

Total ProceedsTotalProceeds	Issuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceeds	Credit EnhancementCreditEnhancement	Capital ExpendituresCapitalExpenditures	Other Spent ProceedsOtherSpentProceeds	Year Of Subst CompletionYearOfSubstCompletion	Current RefundingCurrentRefunding	Advance RefundingAdvanceRefunding	Final Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMade	Adequate Books And Recds MaintaindAdequateBooksAndRecdsMaintaind
35497833	355425	1506076	33636332	0	2004	false	false	true	true
184106197	1008534	4981946	178115717	0	2007	false	false	true	true
539836174	863269	727358	202745547	335500000	2012	true	false	true	true
117370000	395000	0	0	116975000		true	false	true	true

Form990 Schedule K Part III Form990ScheduleKPartIII (4 entries)

Owning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedProperty	Any Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangements	Mngment Cntrct Bond Financd PrprtyMngmentCntrctBondFinancdPrprty	Engage Bond Counsel ContractsEngageBondCounselContracts	Any Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreements	Engage Bond Counsel ResearchEngageBondCounselResearch	Percentage Of Prvt Business Re UBIPercentageOfPrvtBusinessReUBI	Total Private Business UseTotalPrivateBusinessUse	Post Issuance Compliance ProcdrsPostIssuanceComplianceProcdrs
false	true	true	false	true	true	0.00000	0.00000	true
false	true	true	true	true		0.01340	0.01340	true
false	true	true	true	true		0.00000	0.00000	true
						0.00000	0.00000

Form990 Schedule K Part IV Form990ScheduleKPartIV (4 entries)

Form8038 T FiledForm8038TFiled	Variable Rate IssueVariableRateIssue	Hedge Identified In Books And RecdsHedgeIdentifiedInBooksAndRecds	Gross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGIC	Business Name Line1NameOfGICProvider/BusinessNameLine1	Gross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvested	Exception To RebateExceptionToRebate	Superintegrated HedgeSuperintegratedHedge	Hedge TerminatedHedgeTerminated
0
false	false	false	false	0	false	true
0
false	false	false	false	0	true	true
SEE SCHEDULE O
false	true	true	false	0	true	false	false	false
0
false	false	false	false	0	false	false

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fed Tax Requirements Compliance	X	FedTaxRequirementsCompliance

Form990 Schedule K Part VI Form990ScheduleKPartVI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	SEE SCHEDULE O.	Identifier
Return Reference	0	ReturnReference

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV (7 entries)

RelationshipRelationship	Amount Of TransactionAmountOfTransaction	Description Of TransactionDescriptionOfTransaction	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenues
BARNES NOBLE COLLEGE BOOKSTORES
SEE PART V	1956236	SEE PART V	false
IRON MOUNTAIN INC
SEE PART V	185633	SEE PART V	false
J LAWFORD ANDERSON
SEE PART V	191103	EMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION	false
JOHN BATTAGLINO JR
SEE PART V	192830	EMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION	false
JENNIFER BATTAGLINO
SEE PART V	37348	EMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION	false
ANDREA MERCURIO
SEE PART V	92910	EMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION	false
ANTONIO MERCURIO
SEE PART V	99068	EMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION	false

Form990 Schedule L Part V Form990ScheduleLPartV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	SCHEDULE L, PART IV, LINE 1	Identifier
Explanation	(B) FORMER TRUSTEE JOHN BATTAGLINO SERVES AS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF BARNES & NOBLE COLLEGE BOOKSTORES. THE UNIVERSITY'S RELATIONSHIP WITH BARNES & NOBLE PREDATED MR. BATTAGLINO'S BECOMING A TRUSTEE. (D) UNDER A 1994 AGREEMENT BETWEEN BARNES & NOBLE AND THE UNIVERSITY, BARNES & NOBLE MAKES RENTAL AND OTHER PAYMENTS TO THE UNIVERSITY IN EXCHANGE FOR THE RIGHT TO OPERATE THE BOSTON UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE. UNIVERSITY STUDENTS MAY PURCHASE THEIR BOOKS AND SUPPLIES THROUGH THE USE OF A DEBIT CARD, USING "CONVENIENCE POINTS" THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY. IN ADDITION, AS REFLECTED IN COLUMN C, THE UNIVERSITY PURCHASES BOOKS AND SUPPLIES FOR ITS OWN USE ON A DISCOUNTED BASIS. SCHEDULE L, PART IV, COLUMN C COMPENSATION OF FAMILY MEMBERS INCLUDES TUITION REMISSION, IF APPLICABLE. SCHEDULE L, PART IV, LINE 2 (B) A FAMILY MEMBER OF TRUSTEE CARLA E. MEYER SERVES ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF IRON MOUNTAIN, INC. THE UNIVERSITY'S RELATIONSHIP WITH IRON MOUNTAIN PREDATES MS. MEYER'S BECOMING A TRUSTEE. (D) THE TRANSACTION AMOUNT IN COLUMN (C) REPRESENTS THE COST OF ARCHIVING AND DIGITAL IMAGING SERVICES PURCHASED BY THE UNIVERSITY FOR RECORDS STORAGE. SCHEDULE L, PART IV, LINE 3 (B) FAMILY MEMBER OF UNIVERSITY PROVOST JEAN MORRISON. SCHEDULE L, PART IV, LINE 4 (B) FAMILY MEMBER OF FORMER TRUSTEE JOHN BATTAGLINO. SCHEDULE L, PART IV, LINE 5 (B) FAMILY MEMBER OF FORMER TRUSTEE JOHN BATTAGLINO. SCHEDULE L, PART IV, LINE 6 (B) FAMILY MEMBER OF RETIRED EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT JOSEPH P. MERCURIO. SCHEDULE L, PART IV, LINE 7 (B) FAMILY MEMBER (NOW DECEASED) OF RETIRED EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT JOSEPH P. MERCURIO.	Explanation

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Works Of Art		WorksOfArt
Art Historical Treasures		ArtHistoricalTreasures
Art Fractional Interest		ArtFractionalInterest

Books And Publications BooksAndPublications

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	39213	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	INDEP. APPRAISAL	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoods

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	42250	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	INDEP. APPRAISAL	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Cars And Other Vehicles CarsAndOtherVehicles

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	960	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	603224	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	NET PROCEEDS	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Boats And Planes		BoatsAndPlanes
Intellectual Property		IntellectualProperty

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	118	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	5497712	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	MEAN PRICE ON DATE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities Closely Held Stock		SecuritiesCloselyHeldStock
Securities Prtnrshp Trust Intrsts		SecuritiesPrtnrshpTrustIntrsts
Securities Miscellaneous		SecuritiesMiscellaneous
Qualified Contrib Hist Struct		QualifiedContribHistStruct
Qualified Contrib Other		QualifiedContribOther
Real Estate Residential		RealEstateResidential
Real Estate Commercial		RealEstateCommercial
Real Estate Other		RealEstateOther
Collectibles		Collectibles
Food Inventory		FoodInventory
Drugs And Medical Supplies		DrugsAndMedicalSupplies
Taxidermy		Taxidermy
Historical Artifacts		HistoricalArtifacts
Scientific Specimens		ScientificSpecimens
Archaeological Artifacts		ArchaeologicalArtifacts

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable (4 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckbox	DescriptionDescription	Number Of ContributionsNumberOfContributions	Noncash Contribs Rptd F990NoncashContribsRptdF990	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
X	ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	5	1596280	INDEP. APPRAISAL
X	EVENT SUPPORT	18	58986	EVENT SUPPORT COST
X	EQUIPMENT - MEDICAL, RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL, ETC.	11	418301	INDEP. APPRAISAL
X	DONATED AUCTION ITEMS	74	296003	INDEP. APPRAISAL

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of8283 Received	5	NumberOf8283Received
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	true	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used	true	ThirdPartiesUsed

Form990 Schedule M Part II Form990ScheduleMPartII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	SCHEDULE M, PART I	Identifier
Return Reference	THE AMOUNTS LISTED IN COLUMN (B) OF SCHEDULE M PART I REPRESENT	ReturnReference
Explanation	CONTRIBUTION TOTALS, NOT INDIVIDUAL TOTALS. SCHEDULE M, PART I, LINE 32B The UNIVERSITY uses a trading brokerage account at NORTHERN TRUST to receive and sell gifts of marketable securities. The bank charges the University a commission when each security is sold. The UNIVERSITY uses TWO AUCTION HOUSES, INDEPENDENT CHARITIES OF AMERICA AND ARC THRIFT STORE, TO RECEIVE AND SELL VEHICLE GIFTS.	Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (14 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
organization's mission	FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 & PART III, LINE 1	BOSTON UNIVERSITY IS AN INTERNATIONAL, COMPREHENSIVE, PRIVATE RESEARCH UNIVERSITY, COMMITTED TO EDUCATING STUDENTS TO BE REFLECTIVE, RESOURCEFUL INDIVIDUALS READY TO LIVE, ADAPT, AND LEAD IN AN INTERCONNECTED WORLD. BOSTON UNIVERSITY IS COMMITTED TO GENERATING NEW KNOWLEDGE TO BENEFIT SOCIETY. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A INSTRUCTION - BOSTON UNIVERSITY TODAY IS ONE OF THE MOST DYNAMIC, FORWARD-LOOKING PRIVATE RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES IN THE WORLD, WITH STUDENTS AND FACULTY WHO ARE IMMERSED IN INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT THE FRONTIERS OF SCHOLARSHIP AND RESEARCH AND IN PUBLIC SERVICE, ALL IN A 21ST CENTURY ATMOSPHERE OF URBAN AND GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT. WITH 16 SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES ON OUR TWO CAMPUSES, WE OFFER OUR STUDENTS MORE THAN 250 PROGRAMS OF STUDY IN THE LIBERAL ARTS, SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, HEALTH SCIENCE, THE ARTS, AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINES. OUR STUDENTS COME FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE AND STUDY AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH STUDY-ABROAD PROGRAMS OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES IN MORE THAN 75 PROGRAMS AND 23 FOREIGN COUNTRIES. OUR FACULTY ARE COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AND IN PATH-BREAKING RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP. THROUGH THEIR RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP, AND CREATIVE ENDEAVORS, THEY ARE EXPANDING THE BOUNDARIES OF KNOWLEDGE ACROSS DISCIPLINES, FROM MOLECULAR MEDICINE, BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION AND HIGH-ENERGY PHYSICS TO MANAGEMENT, POETRY AND THE PERFORMING ARTS. WE PLACE A STRONG EMPHASIS ON THE INTERDISCIPLINARY AND COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS OF BOTH FACULTY AND STUDENTS, WITH MAJOR INITIATIVES IN EMERGING AREAS SUCH AS NEUROSCIENCE, SYSTEMS BIOLOGY, PHOTONICS, AND GLOBAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS RESEARCH AND TREATMENTS FOR EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES CONSIST OF LIBRARIES, ACADEMIC SERVICES, STUDENT SERVICES, EXTERNAL PROGRAMS, & OTHER DEDUCTIONS. FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 12 & PART XI, LINE 2 THE TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE AUDITED ON A CONSOLIDATED BASIS.
FOREIGN ACCOUNTS	FORM 990, PART V, LINE 4B	THE TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY HAS BANK ACCOUNTS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. THESE ACCOUNTS FUND THE OPERATIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY'S UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE OVERSEAS PROGRAMS. FOREIGN COUNTRIES INCLUDE (ATTACHMENT 1 CONTINUED): SWITZERLAND UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND, NORTHERN IRELAND, SCOTLAND, AND WALES) ZAMBIA
FORM 990, PART V, LINE 5A		IN 1998, BOSTON UNIVERSITY ENTERED INTO A TRANSACTION NOW DESCRIBED IN SECTION 4965(E). THE OTHER PARTIES TO THE TRANSACTION ARE JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, AIG-FP FUNDING (CAYMAN) LIMITED, AIG-FP SPECIAL FINANCE (CAYMAN) LIMITED, AND WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE. ALL INCOME EARNED BY THE UNIVERSITY FROM THIS TRANSACTION WAS ALLOCATED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNIVERSITY'S ESTABLISHED ACCOUNTING METHODS, TO ITS FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1998. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS SPECIFIED IN THE UNIVERSITY'S BY-LAWS OR OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY LAW, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EXERCISES THE POWERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BETWEEN FULL BOARD MEETINGS. THE COMMITTEE HOLDS MEETINGS DURING MOST MONTHS WHEN THE FULL BOARD DOES NOT MEET AND OTHERWISE AS NECESSARY. THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE OFFICERS OF THE BOARD, THE CHAIRS OF THE 10 OTHER STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD, THE PRESIDENT, AND UP TO THREE AT-LARGE MEMBERS ELECTED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD. ALL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ARE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 TRUSTEES ALICIA C. MULLEN AND STEPHEN KARP ARE BOTH BOARD MEMBERS OF THE NANTUCKET PROJECT LLC, WHICH ACQUIRED BUSINESS SERVICES WORTH MORE THAN $10,000 FROM TRUSTEE KARP'S HOTEL, THE WHITE ELEPHANT. SUCH SERVICES WERE PROVIDED AT FAIR MARKET VALUE OR LESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B UPON COMPLETION, A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE UNIVERSITY'S COMPTROLLER AND BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (AS WELL AS OTHER FINANCE/ACCOUNTING STAFF), AND BY THE UNIVERSITY'S GENERAL COUNSEL. THE UNIVERSITY'S PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM, PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, IS INVOLVED THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS OF PREPARATION AND REVIEW OF THE RETURN. THE FORM IS THEN SENT TO THE UNIVERSITY'S AUDIT COMMITTEE TO BE REVIEWED DURING ITS ANNUAL SPRING MEETING. AFTER AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEW, THE FINAL RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES VIA A SECURE INTRANET SITE BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL TRUSTEES, OFFICERS , KEY EMPLOYEES, AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVES (INCLUDING VICE PRESIDENTS AND OTHER MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL) ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ON THE UNIVERSITY'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM ANY BUSINESS OR FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIP THEY OR MEMBERS OF THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILIES HAVE OR PROPOSE TO HAVE WITH THE UNIVERSITY, EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH ANOTHER ENTITY IN WHICH THEY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT INTEREST. THE DISCLOSURE FORM IS REQUIRED TO BE FILED ANNUALLY; AN AMENDED FORM MUST BE FILED PROMPTLY IN THE EVENT OF A MATERIAL CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES. A TRUSTEE OR OFFICER IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ADVANCE WRITTEN DISCLOSURE OF ANY PROPOSED BUSINESS OR FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIP COVERED BY THIS POLICY TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. AN EMPLOYEE OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVE MUST PROVIDE ADVANCE WRITTEN DISCLOSURE OF ANY SUCH RELATIONSHIP TO THE UNIVERSITY'S COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE. TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES, AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVES WHO HAVE DISCLOSED A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST SHALL REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE UNIVERSITY'S CONSIDERATION OF ANY PROPOSED BUSINESS OR FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIP IN WHICH HE OR SHE IS INTERESTED, EXCEPT TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS OR TO PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. IF A TRANSACTION OR RELATIONSHIP REQUIRES A VOTE, THE INTERESTED PARTY SHOULD NOT BE PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE VOTE. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WILL DETERMINE WHETHER A BUSINESS OR FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIP INVOLVING A TRUSTEE OR OFFICER SHOULD BE ENTERED INTO OR CONTINUED. IN THE CASE OF ANY SUCH RELATIONSHIP INVOLVING A TRUSTEE, SUCH A DETERMINATION SHALL BE SET FORTH IN A WRITTEN REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE SIGNED BY THE CHAIRMAN AND A MAJORITY OF THE COMMITTEE. THE COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE WILL DETERMINE WHETHER A BUSINESS OR FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIP INVOLVING AN EMPLOYEE OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD BE ENTERED INTO OR CONTINUED. THE COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE SHALL PROVIDE SUCH REPORTS AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND MAY REQUEST ADVICE OR DIRECTION FROM THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B EACH YEAR, INCLUDING THE YEAR COVERED BY THIS RETURN, THE FOLLOWING PROCESS IS USED TO ESTABLISH THE COMPENSATION OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS: THE PRESIDENT; UNIVERSITY PROVOST; MEDICAL CAMPUS PROVOST; EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT; SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR OPERATIONS; SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, AND TREASURER; AND THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL, AND SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES (WHICH CONSISTS ENTIRELY OF INDEPENDENT PERSONS HAVING NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS DEFINED IN THE APPLICABLE REGULATIONS) ENGAGES THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTING FIRM TO OBTAIN DATA AS TO COMPARABLE COMPENSATION FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THIS DATA AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE INDIVIDUALS HOLDING THE POSITIONS IN QUESTION, AND IT DEVELOPS A RECOMMENDATION REGARDING THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION AND CONSIDERS THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EACH OF THE OTHER COVERED PERSONS. THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THEN PRESENTS THE DATA AND ITS COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE DELIBERATIONS AND ACTIONS OF BOTH THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE DOCUMENTED CONTEMPORANEOUSLY. Form 990, Part VI, SECTION C, Line 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC VIA ITS OWN WEBSITE.
Form 990, Part VII, Section A		ROBERT A. BROWN, PRESIDENT OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY, DEVOTES LESS THAN ONE HOUR PER WEEK TO MASSACHUSETTS GREEN HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING CENTER, A RELATED ORGANIZATION. MARTIN J. HOWARD, OFFICER OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY, DEVOTES LESS THAN ONE HOUR EACH PER WEEK TO 660 CORPORATION AND 520 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE REAL ESTATE CORPORATION, BOTH RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. GARY W. NICKSA, KEY EMPLOYEE OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY, DEVOTES THREE HOURS EACH OR LESS PER WEEK TO BIOSQUARE REALTY TRUST, FACULTY PRACTICE FOUNDATION, INC., AND EAST CONCORD MEDICAL FOUNDATION, INC., ALL RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. BOTH KAREN H. ANTMAN MD, KEY EMPLOYEE OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY, AND ARAM V. CHOBANIAN MD, FORMER OFFICER OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY, EACH DEVOTE FOUR HOURS OR LESS EACH PER WEEK TO FACULTY PRACTICE FOUNDATION, INC., AND EAST CONCORD MEDICAL FOUNDATION, INC. JAMES M. BECKER MD, JEFFREY H. SPIEGEL MD, TIMOTHY E. FOSTER MD, AND TONY TANNOURY MD, FOUR OF THE HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY, EACH DEVOTE 50 HOURS OR LESS PER WEEK TO FACULTY PRACTICE FOUNDATION, INC. TRUSTEES ADAM SWEETING AND KATHERYN PFISTERER DARR WERE COMPENSATED AS FACULTY MEMBERS, NOT AS TRUSTEES. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5 AMOUNTS SHOWN IN LINE 5 AS OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES CONSIST OF UNREALIZED GAINS/(LOSSES) ON UNIVERSITY INVESTMENTS AND SWAP TRANSACTIONS.
SCHEDULE K, PART I, LINE C		MASSACHUSETTS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AGENCY (MDFA) - SERIES U-1, U-2, U-3, U-4, U-5, AND U-6 BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $536,365,000 WERE ISSUED TO CURRENTLY REFUND MDFA SERIES R AND MASSACHUSETTS HEFA SERIES Q BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $336,365,000. THE BALANCE OF SERIES U PROCEEDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $200,000,000 WERE NEW MONEY BONDS. SCHEDULE K, PART I, LINE D MDFA SERIES V1, V2 AND V3 BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $117,370,000 WERE ISSUED TO CURRENTLY REFUND MDFA SERIES U-6B AND U-6D BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $73,370,000 AND MASSACHUSETTS HEFA SERIES H BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $44,000,000. SCHEDULE K, PART II, LINES 5-7, COLUMNS A-D COST OF ISSUANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $355,425 IS COMPRISED OF ISSUANCE COSTS TOTALING $197,925 AND UNDERWRITERS DISCOUNT IN THE AMOUNT OF $157,500. COLUMN B: COST OF ISSUANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,008,534 IS COMPRISED OF ISSUANCE COSTS TOTALING $276,204 AND UNDERWRITERS DISCOUNT IN THE AMOUNT OF $732,330. COLUMN C: COST OF ISSUANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $863,269 IS COMPRISED OF ISSUANCE COSTS TOTALING $364,667 AND UNDERWRITERS DISCOUNT IN THE AMOUNT OF $498,602. COLUMN D: COST OF ISSUANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $395,000 IS COMPRISED OF ISSUANCE COSTS TOTALING $150,179 AND UNDERWRITERS DISCOUNT IN THE AMOUNT OF $244,821. SCHEDULE K, PART III, LINES 4 & 5, COLUMNS A-C The University finances capital projects with both equity and debt and made a timely election to allocate equity proceeds to any private business use for the referenced debt issues. If private business use for the referenced debt issues does not exceed the equity allocation, the private business use is reported as 0.00%. SCHEDULE K, PART IV, LINES 3A & 3B, COLUMN C THE HEDGES THAT ARE ALL OR IN PART IDENTIFIED WITH MDFA - SERIES U-1, U-2, U-3, U-4, U-5 AND U-6 BONDS ARE AS FOLLOWS: WELLS FARGO: 30 YEARS, GOLDMAN SACHS: 20-33 YEARS, MERRILL LYNCH: 33-34 YEARS, AND DEUTSCHE BANK: 34 YEARS. SCHEDULE K, PART IV, LINE 5, COLUMNS B-C UNSPENT PROCEEDS THAT WERE NOT DRAWN FOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURES DURING THE PRESCRIBED AVAILABLE TEMPORARY PERIOD WERE NOT INVESTED ABOVE THE BOND YIELD.
HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION	FORM 990 PART VII	NAME:Robert A. Brown TITLE:PRESIDENT HOURS:1
HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION	FORM 990 PART VII	NAME:Martin J. Howard TITLE:SR VP, CFO & TREASURER HOURS:2
HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION	FORM 990 PART VII	NAME:Karen H. Antman TITLE:MEDICAL CAMPUS PROVOST HOURS:4
HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION	FORM 990 PART VII	NAME:GARY W. NICKSA TITLE:SR VP FOR OPERATIONS HOURS:5
HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION	FORM 990 PART VII	NAME:James M. Becker TITLE:PROFESSOR & PHYSICIAN(RETIRED) HOURS:49
HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION	FORM 990 PART VII	NAME:Jeffrey H. Spiegel TITLE:PROFESSOR & PHYSICIAN HOURS:50
HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION	FORM 990 PART VII	NAME:Timothy E. Foster TITLE:PROFESSOR & PHYSICIAN HOURS:50
HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION	FORM 990 PART VII	NAME:Tony Tannoury TITLE:PROFESSOR & PHYSICIAN HOURS:50
HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION	FORM 990 PART VII	NAME:ARAM V. CHOBANIAN TITLE:PRESIDENT (RETIRED) HOURS:5

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part I Form990ScheduleRPartI (4 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivities	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileState	Total IncomeTotalIncome	EOY AssetsEOYAssets	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1
Lure Restaurant Group LLC
650 Beacon Street S 501	Boston	MA	02215	800032198	Restaurant	MA	4844707	2415235	BU TRUSTEES
University Inn LLC
650 Beacon Street S 501	Boston	MA	02215	043493329	Hotel	MA	1527367	57343484	BU TRUSTEES
HAWTHORNE LOUNGE LLC
500A COMMONWEALTH AVENUE	BOSTON	MA	02215	451859454	LOUNGE	MA	-31319	1311880	BU TRUSTEES
BU FUNDING LLC
108 BAY STATE ROAD	BOSTON	MA	02215	870773653	LLC	MA		47622000	BU TRUSTEES

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII (30 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivities	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileState	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSection	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatus	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1	Controlled OrgControlledOrg	Address Line1AddressForeign/AddressLine1	CityAddressForeign/City	CountryAddressForeign/Country	Postal CodeAddressForeign/PostalCode	Legal Domicile Foreign CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountry
Boston Emergency Physician Foundation
860 Harrison Avenue	Boston	MA	02118	043286156	Medicine	MA	501C3	11c III-FI	na	false
Boston Rehabilitation Med Assoc Inc
732 Harrison Avenue	Boston	MA	02118	043286641	Medicine	MA	501C3	11c III-FI	na	false
BU Cardiac & Thoracic Surgical Fdn Inc
88 E Newton Street	Boston	MA	02118	042966416	Medicine	MA	501C3	11c III-FI	na	false
Boston University Dermatology Inc
49 Pearl Street	Brockton	MA	02301	043335166	Medicine	MA	501C3	11c III-FI	na	false
BU Dermatology Support Services I Inc
49 Pearl Street	Brockton	MA	02301	043452877	Medicine	MA	501C3	11c III-FI	na	false
BU Dermatology Support Services II Inc
49 Pearl Street	Brockton	MA	02301	043452874	Medicine	MA	501C3	11c III-FI	na	false
Boston University Eye Associates Inc
720 Harrison Avenue 10th Fl	Boston	MA	02118	043137333	Medicine	MA	501C3	11c III-FI	na	false
Boston University Family Medicine Inc
1 Boston Medical Ctr Pl Suite 2	Boston	MA	02118	043354353	Medicine	MA	501C3	11c III-FI	na	false
BU General Surgical Associates Inc
720 Harrison Avenue Suite 700	Boston	MA	02118	043265008	Medicine	MA	501C3	11c III-FI	na	false
BU Mallory Pathology Associates Inc
784 Massachusetts Avenue	Boston	MA	02118	042794543	Medicine	MA	501C3	11c III-FI	na	false
BU Medical Center Anesthesiologists Inc
88 East Newton Street	Boston	MA	02118	043276227	Medicine	MA	501C3	11c III-FI	na	false
BU Medical Center Urologists Inc
720 Harrison Avenue	Boston	MA	02118	043286643	Medicine	MA	501C3	11c III-FI	na	false
BU Neurology Associates Inc
720 Harrison Avenue 707	Boston	MA	02118	043428462	Medicine	MA	501C3	11c III-FI	na	false
BU Neurosurgical Associates Inc
88 East Newton Street	Boston	MA	02118	043296068	Medicine	MA	501C3	11c III-FI	na	false
BU Obstetrics & Gynecology Fdn Inc
750 Harrison Avenue Suite 1105	Boston	MA	02118	043067465	Medicine	MA	501C3	11c III-FI	na	false
BU Orthopaedic Surgical Associates Inc
720 Harrison Avenue 808	Boston	MA	02118	043354360	Medicine	MA	501C3	11c III-FI	na	false
BU Plastic Surgery Association Inc
720 Harrison Avenue Suite 906	Boston	MA	02118	043555478	Medicine	MA	501C3	11c III-FI	na	false
BU Psychiatry Associates Inc
720 Harrison Avenue Suite 906	Boston	MA	02118	043355267	Medicine	MA	501C3	11c III-FI	na	false
BU Medical Center Radiologists Inc
88 East Newton Street	Boston	MA	02118	043283573	Medicine	MA	501C3	11c III-FI	na	false
BU Surgical Associates Inc
660 Harrison Avenue 3rd Floor	Boston	MA	02118	043291148	Medicine	MA	501C3	11c III-FI	na	false
Child Health Foundation of Boston Inc
1 Boston Medical Center Place	Boston	MA	02118	042472758	Medicine	MA	501C3	11c III-FI	na	false
Evans Medical Foundation Inc
88 East Newton Street 107	Boston	MA	02118	510172171	Medicine	MA	501C3	11c III-FI	na	false
Faculty Practice Foundation Inc
660 Harrison Avenue 3rd Floor	Boston	MA	02118	043289381	Medicine	MA	501C3	11b II	na	false
Mercond Inc
881 Commonwealth Avenue	Boston	MA	02215	043099628	Holding Co.	MA	501C2	n/a	BU TRUSTEES	true
BU MEDICAL CENTER OTOLARYNGOLOGIC FDN
88 NEWTON STREET	BOSTON	MA	02118	043156471	MEDICINE	MA	501C3	11C III-FI	NA	false
THE MASS GREEN HIGH PERF COMPUTING CTR
77 MASS AVE	CAMBRIDGE	MA	02139	273014805	RESEARCH CTR	MA	501C3	11A-I	NA	false
MGHPCC HOLYOKE INC
77 MASS AVE	CAMBRIDGE	MA	02139	452257442	RESEARCH CTR	MA	501C3	11A-I	NA	false
BOSTON UNIVERSITY (USA) LONDON CHARITY
					EDU. SUPPORT			N/A	BU TRUSTEES	true	5-10 ST PAULS CHURCHYARD	LONDON	UK	EC4M 8AL	UK
EAST CONCORD MEDICAL FOUNDATION INC
88 E NEWTON STREET	BOSTON	MA	02118	046048207	EDU. SUPPORT	MA	11C III-FI	501C3	NA	false
BOSTON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION - INDIA
					EDU. SUPPORT			N/A	BU TRUSTEES	true	S-405 LGF GREATER KAILASH-11	NEW DELHI	IN	110048	IN

Form990 Schedule R Part III Form990ScheduleRPartIII (2 entries)

Address Line1AddressForeign/AddressLine1	CityAddressForeign/City	CountryAddressForeign/Country	Postal CodeAddressForeign/PostalCode	Primary ActivityPrimaryActivity	Legal Domicile Foreign CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountry	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1	Share Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncome	Share Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssets	Disproportionate AllocationsDisproportionateAllocations	General Or Managing PartnerGeneralOrManagingPartner	Percentage OwnershipPercentageOwnership	Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EINEIN	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileState
EUSA LLP
1A QUEENSBERRY PLACE	LONDON	UK	SW7 2DL	EDUCATION	UK	BU EUREUSA LLP	482303	380806	false	false	1.00000
SMALLPHARMA LLC
				R&D MFG		520 CORP		21385	false	true	0.99000	881 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE 4TH FLOOR	BOSTON	MA	02215	043398901	MA

Form990 Schedule R Part IV Form990ScheduleRPartIV (9 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EINEIN	Primary ActivityPrimaryActivity	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileState	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1	Type Of EntityTypeOfEntity	Share Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncome	Share Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssets	Percentage OwnershipPercentageOwnership	Address Line1AddressForeign/AddressLine1	CityAddressForeign/City	CountryAddressForeign/Country	Postal CodeAddressForeign/PostalCode	Legal Domicile Foreign CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountry
520 Commonwealth Avenue Real Estate Corp
881 Commonwealth Avenue	Boston	MA	02215	042272027	Real Estate	MA	BU TRUSTEES	c Corp	18859596	10462540	1.00000
LURE RESTAURANT GROUPEastern Standard
650 Beacon Street Suite 501	Boston	MA	02215	202680347	Restaurant	MA	BU TRUSTEES	S Corp	6793021	3493195	0.95000
CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS (16)
					SUPPORT	MA	BU TRUSTEES	TRUST
BOSTON UNIVERSITY (USA) EUROPE LIMITED
					EDU. SUPPORT		BU(USA)LONDON	CORP	583216	12209	1.00000	1A QUEENSBERRY PLACE	LONDON	UK	SW7 2DL	UK
EUSA (UK) LIMITED
					EDU. SUPPORT		BU(USA)EUROPE	CORP	-783	1	1.00000	1A QUEENSBERRY PLACE	LONDON	UK	SW7 2DL	UK
660 CORPORATION
881 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE	BOSTON	MA	02215	042787737	CONVENIENT STORES	MA	520 CORP	CORP.	7624043	9913953	1.00000
AKEAH INC
881 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE	BOSTON	MA	02215	043003380	LESSOR OF RE	MA	520 CORP	CORP.	222363	483211	1.00000
COSIF
					EDU. SUPPORT		BU(USA)EUROPE	CORP.	8822	40113	1.00000	VIRIATO 73 BAJO DERECHA	MADRID	SP	28010	SP
EUSA SARL
					EDU. SUPPORT		EUSA LLP	CORP.	-51117	8215	1.00000	RUE DES PIERRES-DUE-NITON 17-19	GENEVE	SZ	1207	SZ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties	false	ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org	false	GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org	false	GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Sale Of Assets To Other Org	false	SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org	false	PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets	false	ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs	true	RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs	false	RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs	false	PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities	false	SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees	true	SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org	false	OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org	false	OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionType	Amount InvolvedAmountInvolved	Method Of Amt DeterminationMethodOfAmtDetermination
520 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE REAL ESTATE CORP
I	621333	ACTUAL PAYMENT
520 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE REAL ESTATE CORP
N	200000	ACTUAL PAYMENT