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| (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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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 1,044,889,535 | 1,125,243,260 | 1,238,136,656 | 1,287,796,390 | 1,205,644,208 | 5,901,710,049 |
| 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 | 1,044,889,535 | 1,125,243,260 | 1,238,136,656 | 1,287,796,390 | 1,205,644,208 | 5,901,710,049 |
| 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. | 5,901,710,049 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 1,044,889,535 | 1,125,243,260 | 1,238,136,656 | 1,287,796,390 | 1,205,644,208 | 5,901,710,049 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 107,958,668 | 128,510,326 | 134,756,741 | 148,802,852 | 163,497,780 | 683,526,367 |
| 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.).. | 188,804,244 | 294,821,089 | 160,328,151 | 46,461,249 | 57,345,035 | 747,759,768 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 7,348,531,920 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (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) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (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 2019 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-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, 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 2019. 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 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
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| SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 | ALL ADVERTISEMENTS AND MARKETING MATERIALS, INCLUDING ADVERTISEMENTS IN NEWSPAPERS, CONTAIN THE NYU NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY STATEMENT. ADDITIONALLY, THE UNIVERSITY'S WEB-SITE (WWW.NYU.EDU) PROMINENTLY FEATURES INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES ON NONDISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY. |
| SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6 | THE UNIVERSITY RECEIVES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM VARIOUS FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL AGENCIES. |
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | 1) LARRY SILVERSTEIN (TRUSTEE) AND LISA SILVERSTEIN (TRUSTEE) HAD A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP DURING THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2020. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE VOTING TRUSTEES ARE MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY WHO HAVE THE POWER TO APPOINT ONE OR MORE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY AND CERTAIN OTHER POWERS PURSUANT TO NY LAW. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE VOTING TRUSTEES ARE MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY WHO HAVE THE POWER TO APPOINT ONE OR MORE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY AND CERTAIN OTHER POWERS PURSUANT TO NY LAW. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | THE VOTING TRUSTEES ARE MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY WHO HAVE THE POWER TO APPOINT ONE OR MORE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY AND CERTAIN OTHER POWERS PURSUANT TO NY LAW. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FOLLOWING STEPS WERE TAKEN TO REVIEW THIS IRS FORM 990: 1. THE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE SENIOR ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT & CONTROLLER. 2. THE FORM 990 WAS THEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE UNIVERSITY'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, THE UNIVERSITY'S EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL. 3. THE FORM 990 WAS THEN PRESENTED TO THE UNIVERSITY'S AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. 4. THE FORM 990 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW. 5. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWED THE COMPENSATION SECTIONS OF THE FORM 990. 6. FOLLOWING THE REVIEW PERIOD, THE FORM 990 WAS ELECTRONICALLY FILED WITH THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL ANNUALLY SENDS OUT CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRES TO OFFICERS, TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES, REVIEWS COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES AND CONSULTS WITH THOSE COMPLETING FORMS AS APPROPRIATE. IN ADDITION, QUESTIONS ARISE PERIODICALLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND ARE HANDLED BY THE OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL AS APPROPRIATE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE PROPOSED COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS, TRUSTEES, KEY EMPLOYEES, DISQUALIFIED PERSONS AND CERTAIN OTHERS (EXCEPT THE PRESIDENT) IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY AN OUTSIDE CONSULTING FIRM AND THAT FIRM'S ANALYSIS IS PRESENTED TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD FOR ITS REVIEW AND APPROVAL. WHEN IT IS PROPOSED TO CHANGE THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT, THE BOARD CHAIRMAN ENGAGES A COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO PREPARE A CUSTOM SURVEY FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, WHICH THEN SETS HIS COMPENSATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE (WWW.NYU.EDU). |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C | THE AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF NYU'S FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT AND SELECTION OF ITS INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN PROCESS SINCE PRIOR YEAR. |
| FORM 990 PART III, LINE 1 - (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2) | NYU IS RECOGNIZED BOTH NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY AS A LEADER IN SCHOLARSHIP AND IS A MEMBER OF THE DISTINGUISHED ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES. THE UNIVERSITY'S SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTES, EACH WITH ITS OWN TRADITIONS, PROGRAMS AND FACULTY, ARE (IN ORDER OF FOUNDING DATE): COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE, SCHOOL OF LAW, NYU GROSSMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCE, STEINHARDT SCHOOL OF CULTURE EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, LEONARD N. STERN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, COURANT INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES, INSTITUTE OF FINE ARTS, ROBERT F.WAGNER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE, SILVER SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, GALLATIN SCHOOL OF INDIVIDUALIZED STUDY, RORY MEYERS COLLEGE OF NURSING, THE INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD, NYU ABU DHABI, NYU SHANGHAI (NYU SHANGHAI GRANTS NYU DEGREES AS A JOINT VENTURE WITH EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY), THE TANDON SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, AND THE COLLEGE OF GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH. THE UNIVERSITY ALSO OPERATES ACADEMIC PROGRAM SITES AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD. |
| SCHEDULE M-PART I COLUMN (D) | THE VALUATION RECORDED IN THE UNIVERSITY'S FUNDRAISING SYSTEM IS USUALLY BASED UPON THE PROFESSIONAL APPRAISAL SUBMITTED WITH THE GIFT. IN THE EVENT THERE IS NO APPRAISAL AND VALUATION CANNOT BE DETERMINED, A NOMINAL VALUE OF $2 IS RECORDED. |
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