Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Go to
www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Total |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 202,937,761 | 70,466,662 | 68,820,599 | 51,513,435 | 61,861,902 | 455,600,359 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 202,937,761 | 70,466,662 | 68,820,599 | 51,513,435 | 61,861,902 | 455,600,359 |
| 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).. | 0 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 455,600,359 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 202,937,761 | 70,466,662 | 68,820,599 | 51,513,435 | 61,861,902 | 455,600,359 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 57,474,376 | 56,484,929 | 60,433,663 | 62,990,553 | 54,767,579 | 292,151,100 |
| 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 VI.).. | 79,418 | 267,329 | 329,559 | 392,745 | 257,888 | 1,326,939 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 749,078,398 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (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) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (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 VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2018 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2018 |
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1
Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2018 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2018: | ||||
| a From 2013....... | ||||
| b From 2014....... | ||||
| c From 2015....... | ||||
| d From 2016....... | ||||
| e From 2017....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2013 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2018 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2018, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2018. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2019. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2014...... | ||||
| b Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 | OTHER INCOME INCLUDES GROSS INCOME FROM FUNDRAISING, GAMING EVENTS, AND SALES OF INVENTORY. |
| Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other Income | DESCRIPTION - , COLUMN A - 79418.0, COLUMN B - 267329.0, COLUMN C - 329559.0, COLUMN D - 392745.0, COLUMN E - 257888.0, COLUMN F - 1326939.0; |
| Software ID: | 18007697 |
| Software Version: | 2018v3.1 |
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Schedule E, Part I, Line 3 RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY | The policy is published on the university's website and is printed in all major undergraduate and graduate recruitment materials, including undergraduate and graduate bulletins and course catalogs, student handbooks, financial aid sourcebooks, guide to student rights and responsibilities, and employment recruitment materials. The university continues in its efforts to ensure all supplementary written communications also include a reference to the policy. |
| Schedule E, Part I, Line 6(a) FINANCIAL AID OR ASSISTANCE FROM A GOVERNMENT | THE UNIVERSITY RECEIVES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM VARIOUS GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, WITHIN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND WITHIN LOCAL JURISDICTIONS. THE GOVERNMENTAL GRANTS AND CONTRACTS SUPPORT CERTAIN RESEARCH PROJECTS AND STUDENT FINANCIAL AID. |
| Schedule E, Part I, Line 6(b) REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF GOVERNMENTAL AID OR ASSISTANCE | THE UNIVERSITY DETECTED AND SELF REPORTED A THEFT THAT HAD BEEN PERPETRATED BY AN INDIVIDUAL WITH CRIMINAL INTENT IN COLLUSION WITH OTHERS ON A FEDERAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT. ACTIVITY ON THAT AGREEMENT WAS PARTIALLY SUSPENDED ON JUNE 29, 2004 DURING THE INVESTIGATION AND THE INDIVIDUAL WAS TERMINATED AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPRISONED. ALL ACTIVITY ON THE AGREEMENT WAS FULLY REINSTATED ON OCTOBER 31, 2005. |
| Software ID: | 18007697 |
| Software Version: | 2018v3.1 |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part III, Line 1 Mission Statement Change | The Board of Trustees approved adopting a section of the university's existing Charter as the university's mission statement on February 8, 2019. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a Delegate broad authority to a committee | The Executive Committee, during the intervals between meetings of the Board of Trustees, shall, to the extent not otherwise specified by the Board, possess and exercise all of the powers and duties of the Board of Trustees, except the Committee shall have no power to elect or remove Trustees or the President, to amend these Bylaws or a Faculty Code, or to approve the merger of the University with any other corporation. The Executive Committee shall convene periodically as the Compensation Committee to establish compensation policies and practices as well as to approve the compensation and employment arrangements of the President and other designated officials of the University. It shall also address conflicts of interest for those individuals whose compensation it reviews. The Executive Committee shall be considered a standing committee. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 2 Family/business relationships amongst interested persons | NELSON A. CARBONELL, JR AND TODD KLEIN - Business relationship |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 4 Significant changes to organizational documents | Significant Bylaws Changes (approved February 8, 2019) Board Size and Membership * Change Board minimum to 12 members and maximum to 25 members (including the president) * Remove the Charter and Alumni Trustee categories (except for Recent Alumni) * Change the minimum number of Recent Alumni Trustees from two to a minimum of one (included in the 12-25 range) Trustee Removal Process * Change the automatic removal for not meeting attendance requirements to require a vote of the Committee on Governance and Nominations and the Board Procedure Provisions * Change the number of trustee signatures needed to call a special meeting from at least twelve to a majority of the trustees * Change the required quorum from a "quorum of 1/3 of the Board or ten" to "a majority of the Board" * Formalize the ability of the committees to approve items electronically by a majority vote Executive Committee * Change the Executive Committee membership to a range of six to nine from requiring nine members * Formalize the existence of the Compensation Committee as a subset of the Executive Committee * Expand the Compensation Committee's responsibilities to include review of conflicts of interest disclosures for designated officials Committee Structure * Change the committees identified in the bylaws to the Executive Committee and four standing committees: Academic Affairs; Audit and Compliance; Finance and Investments; and Governance and Nominations * Change the number of minimum committee members from seven to five * Formalize the Committee on Academic Affairs' oversight of research and admissions * Expand the oversight of the Committee on Governance and Nominations to include trustee conflicts of interest reporting Board Officers * Change the Vice Chair and Secretary terms to "up to 3 years" (at the discretion of the Committee on Governance and Nominations and the Chair) and allow extension of their trustee terms * Expand the term limit provisions so that when a trustee's service as Board Chair is complete, the individual is no longer eligible to serve as a trustee University Officers * Change the treasurer description to clarify that the Chief Financial Officer may be the Treasurer and is able to establish and maintain banking relationships with financial institutions Indemnification * Change scope of indemnification provision to authorize indemnification permitted by law |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body | FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE UNIVERSITY'S TAX DEPARTMENT AND THEN REVIEWED INTERNALLY BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EXTERNALLY BY PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP. IT WAS THEN submitted TO THE COMMITTEE ON AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE OF THE UNIVERSITY'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW AND DISCUSSION. THE FINAL FORM 990 WAS made available TO BOARD Members BEFORE FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy | CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES ARE MONITORED BY THE UNIVERSITY'S Office of Ethics, Compliance, and Privacy, WHICH DISTRIBUTES AN ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE. THE QUESTIONNAIRES ARE COLLECTED, AND THE DISCLOSURES ARE SUMMARIZED AND SHARED WITH THE OFFICE OF THE SENIOR VP AND GENERAL COUNSEL AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES' COMMITTEE ON AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE. ANY DISCLOSURE WHICH REVEALS FACTS THAT INDICATE AN ACTUAL OR APPARENT CONFLICT IS REVIEWED AND, WHEN APPROPRIATE, A PLAN IS DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED TO REMEDY, MANAGE, OR MINIMIZE SUCH CONFLICT. THESE PLANS ARE MONITORED AND ENFORCED THROUGH ONGOING OVERSIGHT, COORDINATED BY THE Office of Ethics, Compliance, and Privacy, INCLUDING A THOROUGH REVIEW OF UNIVERSITY PAYMENT REQUESTS THAT MAY CREATE A CONFLICT. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official | THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (THE "COMMITTEE") OF THE UNIVERSITY'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES (EXCLUDING THE PRESIDENT) WAS DELEGATED THE AUTHORITY BY THE BOARD TO SET EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. THE UNIVERSITY REVIEWS THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE FOR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND CONFIRMS THAT MEMBERS DO NOT HAVE A CONFLICT WITH RESPECT TO A COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT OR PROPERTY TRANSFER UNDER CONSIDERATION. THE COMMITTEE, SERVING AS THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, ANNUALLY REVIEWS AND DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT; REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION RECOMMENDED BY THE PRESIDENT FOR THE OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES, AND other TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. IN MAKING ITS ASSESSMENTS, THE COMMITTEE OBTAINS COMPENSATION INFORMATION PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM THAT INCLUDES MARKET DATA FROM COMPARABLE UNIVERSITIES FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS. IN DETERMINING THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION, THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS THE CONSULTANT'S REPORT AND MARKET DATA IN ADDITION TO THE TERMS OF HIS EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. THE COMMITTEE ALSO TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR AS WELL AS GOALS FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR. WHEN REVIEWING THE REASONABLENESS OF THE OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES, AND Other TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS' COMPENSATION, IN ADDITION TO CONSIDERING THE CONSULTANT'S REPORT AND MARKET DATA, THE COMMITTEE ALSO REVIEWS THEIR PERFORMANCE, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE PRESIDENT'S RECOMMENDATIONS AND OTHER INFORMATION AS IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE FROM TIME TO TIME, SUCH AS GOALS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS, LENGTH OF SERVICE, AND PRIOR SALARY HISTORY. IF THE COMPENSATION IS ABOVE MARKET DATA, THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS ALL RELEVANT FACTORS AND, IF IT APPROVES THE COMPENSATION, EXPLAINS ITS RATIONALE AND INCLUDES ITS EXPLANATION IN THE MINUTES. THE COMMITTEE KEEPS MINUTES OF ALL FINAL ACTIONS AT EACH MEETING. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public | THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS (BYLAWS, CHARTER AND MISSION STATEMENT) ARE AVAILABLE ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE'S WEBSITE AT: HTTP://TRUSTEES.GWU.EDU/GOVERNING-DOCUMENTS. THE FACULTY AND NON-FACULTY CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE UNIVERSITY'S Office of Ethics, Compliance and Privacy WEBSITE AT: https://compliance.gwu.edu/policies. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE ANNUAL REPORT, WHICH IS POSTED ON THE FINANCE DIVISION WEBSITE AT: HTTP://FINANCE.GWU.EDU/REPORTS. |
| Form 990, Part VII, Section A Additional trustee information | ALL TRUSTEES SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION FOR THEIR ROLE AS TRUSTEE. NO TRUSTEE DEVOTES FULL TIME TO THIS POSITION. THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF HOURS EACH TRUSTEE DEVOTES TO HIS/HER POSITION ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DEPENDS UPON THE TRUSTEE'S LEADERSHIP ON THE BOARD AND COMMITTEES. THREE BOARD MEETINGS AND ONE RETREAT WERE HELD DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. EACH TRUSTEE SERVES ON AT LEAST TWO COMMITTEES. |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 14 Information Technology Expenses | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EXPENSE INCLUDES HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, AND MAINTENANCE COSTS, AS WELL AS PAYMENTS TO CONTRACTORS FOR IT SERVICES. |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24d Intercompany assessments | THE UNIVERSITY REPORTS INDIRECT EXPENSES RECORDED IN VARIOUS COST CENTERS AS A SEPARATE LINE ITEM (LINE 24d). INDIRECT EXPENSES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, FACILITIES OVERHEAD, POSTAGE, TELEPHONE, PRINT, AND ADVERTISING SERVICES PERFORMED BY INTERNAL DEPARTMENTS. THE RECLASSIFICATION OF INDIRECT EXPENSES TO A SEPARATE LINE PRESERVES THE OBJECT CLASSIFICATION OF EACH INDIVIDUAL EXPENSE SO THAT ONLY COSTS PAID TO THIRD PARTIES FOR GOODS AND SERVICES ARE REPORTED. |
| Form 990, Part XI, Line 8 Prior period adjustments | Retrospective adjustment of an accounting standard change (ASU 2014-09) to the beginning net assets from the financial statements - (25,482,667) |
| Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances | Change in value of charitable trusts - 578893; Adjustment for subsidiary activity - -111575; Post retirement related charges FAS 158 - -4209000; Recoveries (losses) on pledge contributions - -2524116; |
| Software ID: | 18007697 |
| Software Version: | 2018v3.1 |