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l efile GRAPHIC p rint - DO NOT PROCESS I As Filed Data - I DLN: 93493135034547 Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax OMB No 1545-0047 Form 990 ij Under section 501 ( c), 527, or 4947 ( a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code ( except private foundations) 2 p 1 5 Do not enter social security numbers on this form as it may be made public _ Department of the ► Treasury Information about Form 990 and its instructions is at www IRS gov/form990 ► Inspection Internal Revenue Service A For the 2015 calendar ear, or tax e inning 07-01-2015 , and ending 06-30-2016 C Name of organization B Check if applicable D Employer identification number YALE UNIVERSITY Address change 06-0646973 F Name change Doing business as Initial return F_ Final E Telephone number return / terminated Number and street ( or P 0 box if mail is not delivered to street addre5 PO BOX 208239 [Amended return (203)432-5530 [Application Pending City or town, state or province , country, and ZIP or foreign postal code NEW HAVEN , CT 065208239 I I G Gross receipts $ 9,643,695,507 F Name and address of principal officer H(a) Is this a group return for PETER SALOVEY subordinates? [ Yes PO BOX 208229 No NEW HAVEN,CT 065208229 H(b) Are all subordinates I Tax - exempt status F-Yes [ No 1 501(c)(3) F_ 501 (c) ( ) 1 (insert no ) F_ 4947(a)(1) or F 527 included? If"No," attach a list (see instructions) 3 Website WWW YALE EDU H(c) GrouD exemption number ► L Year of formation 1701 1 M State of legal domicile CT K Form of organization [ Corporation [ Trust [ Association [ Other ► © Summary 1Briefly describe the organization 's mission or most significant activities TO IMPROVE THE WORLD THROUGH RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP, EDUCATION, PRESERVATION, AND PRACTICE w 2 Check this box ► [ if the organization discontinued its operations or disposed of more than 25% of its net assets ,6 3 Number of voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1a) . 3 19 4 Number of independent voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1b) . 4 17 S! 5 Total number of individuals employed in calendar year 2015 (Part V, line 2a) . 5 28,739 Q 6 Total number of volunteers (estimate if necessary) . 6 8,300 7a Total unrelated business revenue from Part VIII, column (C), line 12 . 7a -50,314,296 b Net unrelated business taxable income from Form 990-T, line 34 . 7b -33,135,839 Prior Year Current Year 8 Contributions and grants (Part VIII, line Ih) . 910,761,374 963,188,552 9 Program service revenue (Part V I I I , l i n e 2g) . 1,614,941,369 1,713,524,959 10 Investment income (Part VIII, column (A), lines 3, 4, and 7d ) . 2,862,573,168 2,066,923,157 11 Other revenue (Part VIII, column (A), lines 5, 6d, 8c, 9c, 10c, and l le) 73,396,614 64,361,062 12 Total revenue-add lines 8 through 11 (must equal Part VIII, column (A), line 5,461,672,525 4,807,997,730 12) 13 Grants and similar amounts paid (Part IX, column (A), lines 1-3 . 414,401,358 436,769,273 14 Benefits paid to or for members (Part IX, column (A ), line 4) . 0 0 Salaries, other compensation, employee benefits (Part IX, column (A ), lines 15 2,043,522,950 2,150,120,155 5-10) 16a Professional fundraising fees (Part IX, column (A), line 11e) 0 0 b Total fundraising expenses (Part IX, column (D), line 25) 17 Other expenses (Part IX, column (A), lines 11a-11d, 1if-24e) . 1,055,874,554 1,094,719,066 18 Total expenses Add lines 13-17 (must equal Part IX, column (A), line 25) 3,513,798,862 3,681,608,494 19 Revenue less expenses Subtract line 18 from line 12 . 1,947,873,663 1,126,389,236 8 T Beginning of Current Year End of Year 20 Total assets (Part X, line 16) . 34,133,509,535 34,103,002,387 Q m 21 Total l i a b i l i t i e s (Part X , l i n e 2 6 ) . 7,451,141,173 8,312,039,229 Z1 22 Net assets or fund balances Subtract line 21 from line 20 . 26,682,368,362 25,790,963,158 VftfW Si g nature Block Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this return, 1 my knowledge and belief, it is true, correct, and complete Declaration preparer has any knowledge Signature of officer Sign Here STEPHEN C MURPHY VP FOR FINANCE AND CFO Type or print name and title Print/Type preparer's name Preparer's signature Paid Preparer Firm's name ► Firm's address Use Only ► May the IRS discuss this return with the preparer shown above? (see i For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the separate instructions. Form 990 (2015) Page 2 Statement of Program Service Accomplishments Check if Schedule 0 contains a response or note to any line in this Part III 1 Briefly describe the organization's mission SEE SCHEDULE 0 2 Did the organization undertake any significant program services during the year which were not listed on the prior Form 990 or 990-EZ? . EYes [No If "Yes," describe these new services on Schedule 0 3 Did the organization cease conducting, or make significant changes in how it conducts, any program services? . Eyes [No If "Yes," describe these changes on Schedule 0 4 Describe the organization's program service accomplishments for each of its three largest program services, as measured by expenses Section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations are required to report the amount of grants and allocations to others, the total expenses, and revenue, if any, for each program service reported 4a (Code ) (Expenses $ 1,685,111,478 including grants of $ 3,571,701 ) (Revenue $ 1,451,465,541 INSTRUCTION THE PROGRAM SERVICE COSTS INCLUDE SALARIES, FRINGE BENEFITS AND SUPPLIES OF TEACHING APPROXIMATELY 12,400 STUDENTS INCLUDING 5,505 UNDERGRADUATES, 2,858 GRADUATE STUDENTS AND 3,995 PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL STUDENTS A FACULTY OF MORE THAN 4,400 TEACH AND ADMINISTER PROGRAMS ACROSS A RANGE OF DISCIPLINES IN THE SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING, THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, THE HUMANITIES, AND THE VARIOUS LEARNED PROFESSIONS MORE THAN 80 MAJORS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE AND MORE THAN 35 DIFFERENT DEGREE PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED BY THE UNIVERSITY - CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE 0 4b (Code ) (Expenses $ 528,106,000 including grants of $ 56,031,994 ) (Revenue $ 85,764,223 RESEARCH THE UNIVERSITY ENGAGES IN EXTENSIVE RESEARCH IN MEDICINE, THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES, THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES THE UNIVERSITY'S RESEARCH ACTIVITIES ARE AIMED AT THE ADVANCEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AS WELL AS TRAINING STUDENTS IN THE RESEARCH PROCESS YALE'S RESEARCHERS' INNOVATIONS AND GROUNDBREAKING MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES ARE EXPANDING HUMAN KNOWLEDGE AND HELPING TO IMPROVE THE HUMAN CONDITION INCLUDED AMONG THE UNIVERSITY'S OUTSTANDING RESEARCH FACILITIES ARE LABORATORIES AND OTHER FACILITIES DEVOTED TO RESEARCH IN GEOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE, ANTHROPOLOGY, PALEONTOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY, MOLECULAR AND STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY, NUCLEAR STRUCTURE, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL POLICY, BIOSPHERIC STUDIES AND NUMEROUS BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, TO NAME BUT A FEW 4c (Code ) (Expenses $ 696,599,949 including grants of $ 373,711,245 ) (Revenue $ 79,560,210 ) STUDENT FINANCIAL AID AND SERVICES YALE COLLEGE ADMITS STUDENTS FOR THEIR ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL PROMISE WITHOUT REGARD TO THEIR ABILITY TO PAY YALE IS COMMITTED TO A NEED-BLIND ADMISSIONS POLICY AND MEETS 100% OF DEMONSTRATED NEED FOR ALL STUDENTS REGARDLESS OF CITIZENSHIP BY COMMITTING TO AN ADMISSIONS POLICY THAT DOES NOT CONSIDER A STUDENT'S ABILITY TO PAY, AND BY MEETING THE FULL FINANCIAL NEED OF ALL ADMITTED STUDENTS (WITH NO LOANS REQUIRED), YALE ENSURES THAT IT IS ACCESSIBLE TO THE MOST TALENTED STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, REGARDLESS OF THEIR FAMILY'S INCOME WITH THIS POLICY, YALE STRIVES TO CREATE A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT INCORPORATES THE WIDEST POSSIBLE RANGE OF STUDENT BACKGROUNDS - CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE 0 See Additional Data 4d Other program services (Describe in Schedule 0 ) (Expenses $ 401,180,737 including grants of $ 3,454,333 ) (Revenue $ 117,420,269 4e Total program service expenses 00, 3,310,998,164 Form 990 (2015) Form 990 (2015) Page 3 Checklist of Re q uired Schedules Yes No 1 Is the organization described in section 501(c)(3) or4947(a)(1) (other than a private foundation)? If "Yes," Yes complete Schedule A . 1 2 Is the organization required to complete Schedule B, Schedule of Contributors (see instructions)? IJ . 2 Yes 3 Did the organization engage in direct or indirect political campaign activities on behalf of or in opposition to No candidates for public office? If "Yes," complete Schedule C, Part I . 4 Section 501(c )( 3) organizations. Did the organization engage in lobbying activities, or have a section 501(h) election in effect during the tax year? If "Yes, " complete Schedule C, Part II 1i . 4 Yes 5 Is the organization a section 501(c)(4), 501 (c)(5), or 501(c)(6) organization that receives membership dues, assessments, or similar amounts as defined in Revenue Procedure 98-197 N o If "Yes," complete Schedule C, Part III ij . 5 6 Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds or any similar funds or accounts for which donors have the right to provide advice on the distribution or investment of amounts in such funds or accounts? 6 Yes If "Yes, " complete Schedule D, Part I ij . 7 Did the organization receive or hold a conservation easement, including easements to preserve open space, No the environment, historic land areas, or historic structures? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part II °^ 7 8 Did the organization maintain collections of works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets? 8 Yes If "Yes, " complete Schedule D, Part III ^^ .