Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
See separate instructions.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization in col. (i) listed in your governing document? | (v) Did you notify the organization in col. (i) of your support? | (vi) Is the organization in col. (i) organized in the U.S.? | (vii) Amount of monetary support | |||
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(a) 2009 | (b) 2010 | (c) 2011 | (d) 2012 | (e) 2013 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
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(a) 2009 | (b) 2010 | (c) 2011 | (d) 2012 | (e) 2013 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support (Add lines 7 through 10). | ||||||






Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2009 | (b) 2010 | (c) 2011 | (d) 2012 | (e) 2013 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2009 | (b) 2010 | (c) 2011 | (d) 2012 | (e) 2013 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||




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| Schedule E, Line 3 | BIU'S NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY IS PUBLISHED IN MOST OF THE UNIVERSITY's COMMUNICATIONS TO THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING IN BROCHURES, IN NEWSPAPER ARTICLES, ON ITS WEBSITE, AND IN ITS ADMISSION APPLICATION. |
| Schedule E, Line 6a | THE UNIVERSITY RECEIVES THE overwhelming BULK OF ITS PUBLIC SUPPORT FROM THE COUNCIL ON HIGHER EDUCATION. THE COUNCIL ON HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDS VARIOUS UNIVERSITIES AND PROVIDES SPECIFIC FUNDING FOR BASIC RESEARCH. |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, General Statement | Bar-Ilan University in Israel, Inc. is a complex entity for U.S. tax reporting purposes. It consists of two separate Divisions, BIU, which operates in Israel, and AFBIU, which conducts fundraising and related activities in the United States. The activities of the two divisions roll into the Form 990 on a combined basis. All program service activities are conducted by BIU and substantially all fixed assets are held by BIU in Israel. BIU receives its own stand-alone financial statements and its financial data is reported in Shekels. For 990 purposes, those financial statements are converted to U.S. dollars using a representative conversion rate. AFBIU is the American fundraising arm of the University, which is located in the United States. AFBIU conducts its affairs, for all intents and purposes, akin to a "Friends of" organization that provides a fundraising mechanism for the benefit of Bar-Ilan University of Israel, Inc. AFBIU applied for recognition of tax exempt status separate and distinct from that of BIU in 2013; that exemption was granted by the Internal Revenue Service in September of 2014. The process of separating BIU and AFBIU has not been concluded prior to the conclusion of the organization's tax year; accordingly, BIU and AFBIU continue to aggregate their financial data and operational activity into one 990. AFBIU files its own independent form 990-N. The Form 990 has several Schedule O footnotes throughout the return to explain certain unusual aspects of BIU's operations. |
| Form 990, Part I, Line 5 & Part V, Line 2a | BIU has 6,661 employees. Since these employees are not U.S. residents, they do not receive a Form W-2. Part V, Line 2a and Part I, Line 5 require the organization to report its U.S. employees (as reported on Form W-3). none of the salaries paid to BIU employees are reported on a U.S. w-2. The 26 employees reported on Part V, Line 2a and Part 1, Line 5 represent employees of AFBIU, the U.S. entity that actually files a Form W-3. |
| Form 990, Part IV, Line 4 & Schedule C | BIU does conduct lobbying, but it does so outside the United States. BIU undertakes no lobbying activities in the United States and, as such, the organization is taking the position that it does not lobby for U.S. purposes (and can, thus, answer Part IV, Line 4 NO and dispense with filing Schedule C). AFBIU does not undertake any lobbying activities. |
| Form 990, Part IV, Lines 28(a)-(c) | BIU does not believe that it has any conflicts of interest that need to be reported on Schedule L of the Form 990; however, in the interests of clarity, the organization wishes to disclose that several Board Members have relationships with entities upon which the individual may also sit as a Board Member. BIU maintains that these relationships are incidental and the amounts remit between the organizations do not rise to the reporting thresholds required by Schedule L. Alternatively, to the extent that there are any contractual relationships with organizations that Board Members may be involved with, all such contracts are negotiated at arm's length and at market rates (and done in the ordinary course of business). The American Division, AFBIU, has no conflicting relationships to report in any capacity. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a & 1b & Part VII | BIU and AFBIU are governed by separate Boards. The BIU Board of Trustees is reported on the Form 990, Part VII. The BIU Board is comprised of approximately 96 individuals. AFBIU has a separate Board of Overseers that oversees U.S. activities (comprised of 36 individuals). twelve of the BIU Board members sit on the AFBIU board of overseers. S. Daniel Abraham* Harris Bak Steven J. Berger Daisy Berman Jonathan L. Blinken Jack D. Burstein Nissim Dahan Charles Frankel Daniel Gildin Cheryl Halpern Eleazer Hirmes Laurie M. Hirsch Stephen Hoffman Michael G. Jesselson* Mordecai D. Katz* Daniel Krasner Jane Stern Lebell* Frank Lee Michael Maling Jack M. Nagel* Fred Ohebshalom Drew Parker Gail Propp* Ira L. Rennert* Steven P. Rosenberg Peter Rzepka* David Sable Lawrence M. Schantz Jay L. Schottenstein* Gary A. Shiffman Rena Slomovic Ronnie Stern Moshael J. Straus* Ronald S. Tauber Mitchell Wohlberg* Alan Zekelman* * - Denotes individual sits on the BIU Board, as well. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 2 | The BIU board contains approximately 96 individuals, most of whom reside outside the United States. Some of these Board Members sit in an ex-officio or honorary capacity and have not been disclosed on the Form 990 since these individuals do not have voting powers. These board members may have family or business relationships. Additional information is available upon request. The AFBIU Board is comprised of 36 individuals the following family relationships have been identified: Jane Stern Lebell & Ronnie Stern have a family relationship. Jack Nagel & Drew Parker have a family relationship. Michael Jesselson & Steven Rosenberg have a family relationship. The AFIBU Board has not identified any business relationships between its board members. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 9 | Bar-Ilan University in Israel, Inc. has a United States mailing address; however, the majority of BIU's Board members are not U.S. citizens and reside outside the United States (either in Israel or in other foreign countries). Nevertheless, any officer, director, trustee or key employee listed on the Form 990 can be reached at Bar-Ilan University in Israel, Inc.'s United States mailing address. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11 | Form 990 was prepared by an independent accounting firm in the United States, in conjunction with members of AFBIU management in the United States, with information provided by the BIU Finance Department in Ramat-Gan, Israel. The rules governing tax-exempt organizations in Israel are different than those used in the United States; accordingly, the BIU Finance department used its best efforts to comply with the requirements instituted by the Internal Revenue Service. The financial information pertaining to AFBIU is derived from U.S. audited financial statements issued in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles; the financial information pertaining to BIU is derived from audited financial statements prepared by the accounting firm of Kesselman and Kesselman in Tel Aviv, Israel in a format that is not customary for United States tax-exempt organizations. Accordingly, this Form 990 is prepared with combined financial information in a manner that best replicates the format in which data is intended to be captured on the Form 990. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12 | BIU and AFBIU operate under different conflicts of interest procedures. BIU and its attendant personnel, Board Members and officers perform their job functions in Israel, where they are governed by procedures that are monitored in Israel. BIU's Comptroller will review any potential conflicts. In the U.S., AFBIU is supervised by a separate Board of Overseers. Each officer, board member and key employee of AFBIU is required to annually disclose any conflicts of interest that arise by virtue of their employment, board service, or position. AFBIU monitors compliance with its conflict of interest policy through an annual questionnaire/disclosure statement that is distributed to these individuals. Potential conflicts are reviewed immediately. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 13 | BIU does not have a whistleblower policy in place in Israel; however, it does have a document retention policy. AFBIU, located in the United States, has instituted both a whistleblower policy and a document retention policy. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15 | Bar-Ilan University in Israel, Inc. has two classes of officers that are reported on Part VII and Schedule J of the Form 990. according to strict ISRAELI government guidelines, One officer class serves BIU. None of these officers are U.S. residents and, therefore, are not subject to United States employment tax rules. The compensation for these individuals is established according to strict government guidelines and regulations. These individuals do not have any input into the compensation granted to those persons running BIU. Since compensation is established pursuant to government regulations, the U.S. concept of rebuttable presumption of reasonableness is not an abiding concern. The second officer class serves AFBIU in the United States and is comprised of U.S. Citizens. For these individuals, AFBIU undertakes a thorough process to ensure that the executive compensation it pays to its officers and key employees is reasonable. In relevant part, the AFBIU Board has established a Compensation Committee of independent persons that have no personal interest in the proposed compensation agreement. The Compensation Committee utilizes comparability and benchmarking surveys to ensure that AFBIU compensates its executives commensurate with the market. In the interests of clarity, please note that the following individuals listed on the Form 990 are BIU officers: Daniel Hershkowitz, President Chaim Teitlebaum, Rector Benjamin Ehrenberg, Vice President for Research Judith Haimoff, Associate Vice President Yaffa Zilbershats Vice President/Deputy President Relly Shavit, CFO Menachem Greenbloom, CRO The following individuals are operating officers of AFBIU: Matthew Maryles (thru 12/14), CEO Susan Solomon, CAO Daniel Engel, Controller |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 | The taxpayer makes its Form 990 available to the public by retaining a copy at its place of business in the United States. The Form 990 is likewise published on the internet at www.guidestar.org. The organization's financial statements, governing documents and conflict of interest policy are not ordinarily made available to the public, but, if requested, will be provided at management's discretion. |
| Form 990, Part VIII, Line 3 | Since BIU's investment portfolio is held outside the United States, a detailed schedule of investment gains is unavailable. The University's audited financial statements report the following mix of investment gains and losses: Appreciation of Securities 14,940,661 Interest Income 1,376,173 Currency Exchange (3,623,827) Bank Expenses (23,461) Fund Revaluation 787,938 Stabilizing Gains (2,643,626) --------------------------------------- Total Inv. Gains (Israel) $11,237,984 To the extent any of this investment gain represents a capital gain, it has been reported on Line 3 instead of Line 7. Form 990, Part VIII, Line 11(a) The audited financial statements of BIU are not presented according to US GAAP; accordingly, the classifications of revenue streams are not consistent with U.S. presentation. Miscellaneous income reported on Line 11 represents revenues from a diverse variety of activities undertaken by BIU (e.g. real property rental income); additional detail is available upon request. All of these activities are either related to the University's exempt mission or otherwise excludible as activities that are provided for the convenience of the University's students, faculty and/or visitors. These revenue streams include real property rental income (as well as income from the leasing of roof space for the installation of cell antennae). |
| Form 990, Part IX | The functional expense classification on Part IX of the Form 990 is broadly representative of the allocation of program service expenses as reported in the Israel financial statements. Unlike most U.S. financial statements, the Israeli financial statements do not allocate expenses between administrative (overhead) expenses and those expenses used in day-to-day programs. BIU has allocated the expenses consistent with the presentation in previous Forms 990. BIU broadly identifies fundraising expenditures in its annual audited financial statements; however, the organization does not specifically track or identify those expenses in its audited financial statements. These amounts have been classified in the aggregate on Line 24(e). AFBIU's audited financial statements do include a very precise classification of its fundraising expenditures; accordingly, those expenses have been identified in Part IX, column (d) in their appropriate classification. |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 5 | BIU is reporting its calendar year wages on Form 990, Part IX, Line 5 since a more accurate breakout on a fiscal basis is not available due to the unusual manner in which the Form 990 data for the organization are compiled. |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24(a) | BIU lists an expenditure for University Projects - totaling - $15,034,641. This expense represents amounts granted by AFBIU to the University to fund projects, scholarships, and educational programs. Essentially, this transaction is an expenditure on AFBIU's financial statements, but represents revenue received by BIU in the Israeli financial statements. Since BIU does not specifically identify the revenue in the financial statements as coming from AFBIU, and the amount is allocated to various different revenue accounts, in the interests of clarity, Bar-Ilan University in Israel is reporting both sides of the transaction. |
| Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 | Net Assets Released from Restriction: BIU - $4,915,885 Currency Exchange Valuation and Other Adjustments PER the BIU Financial Statements: - $6,085,590 Unrealized gains and change in value of split interest agreement: - $305,149 ----------------------------------------------------------- Total Changes in Net Assets: $11,306,624 |
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