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l efile GRAPHIC p rint - DO NOT PROCESS I As Filed Data - I DLN: 93493132036717 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 may be made public Department of the ► it Treasury ► Information about Form 990 and its instructions is at www IRS gov/form990 Internal Revenue Service A For the 2015 calendar year, or tax y ear beg innin g 07-01 - 2015 , and ending 06- 30-2016 C Name of organization B Check if applicable D Employer identification number THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND F Address change 72-0423889 F Name change Doing business as Initial return TULANE UNIVERSITY 1 Final E Telephone number return/terminated Number and street (or P 0 box if mail is not delivered to street address) Room/suite 6823 St Charles Avenue Amended return (504) 862-8000 [Application pending City or town, state or province, country, and ZIP or foreign postal code New Orlaanc IA 7n11R G Gross receipts $ 1,254,722,000 F Name and address of principal officer H(a) Is this a group return for President Michael Fitts subordinates? [ Yes 6823 St Charles Avenue No NewOrleans ,LA 70118 H(b) Are all subordinates I Tax - exempt status EYes [ 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 tulane edu ► H(c) GrouD exemotlon number ► L Year of formation 1951 1 M State of legal domicile LA K Form of organization [ Corporation [ Trust F Association 1 Other ► © Summary 1Briefly describe the organization's mission or most significant activities Higher Education, Research, Public Service 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 41 4 Number of Independent voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1b) . 4 38 S! 5 Total number of Individuals employed in calendar year 2015 (Part V, line 2a) . 5 10,985 Q 6 Total number of volunteers (estimate if necessary) . 6 41 7a Total unrelated business revenue from Part VIII, column (C), line 12 . 7a 2,040,000 b Net unrelated business taxable income from Form 990-T, line 34 . 7b -2,865,000 Prior Year Current Year 8 Contributions and grants (Part VIII, line Ih) . 220,631,000 207,608,000 9 Program service revenue (Part VIII, line 2g) . 756,427,000 789,023,000 10 Investment Income (Part VIII, column (A), lines 3, 4, and 7d ) . 74,395,000 75,602,000 11 Other revenue (Part VIII, column (A), lines 5, 6d, 8c, 9c, 10c, and l le) 3,493,000 3,286,000 12 Total revenue-add l i n e s 8 through 1 1 (must equal Part V I I I , column ( A ) , l i n e 1,054,946,000 1,075,519,000 12) 13 Grants and similar amounts paid (Part IX, column (A), lines 1-3 . 183,936,000 192,480,000 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 15 484 , 582 , 000 506 , 597 , 000 5-10) V7 16a Professional fundraising fees (Part IX, column (A), line 11e) . 366,000 541,000 b Total fundraising expenses (Part IX, column (D), line 25) 17 Other expenses (Part IX, column (A), lines 11a-11d, 11f-24e) . 345,119,000 358,670,000 18 Total expenses Add l i n e s 1 3 - 1 7 (must equal Part I X , column ( A ) , l i n e 2 5 ) 1,014,003,000 1,058,288,000 19 Revenue less expenses Subtract line 18 from line 12 . 40,943,000 17,231,000 8 T Beginning of Current Year End of Year 20 Total assets (Part X , l i n e 1 6 ) . 2,387,521,000 2,337,930,000 Q m 21 Total liabilities (Part X, line 26) . 903,480,000 917,830,000 Z1 22 Net assets or fund balances Subtract l i n e 2 1 from l i n e 2 0 . 1,484,041,000 1,420,100,000 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 Doug Harrell VP for Finance and Controller 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 E 1 Briefly describe the organization's mission Higher Education, Research and Public Service 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 $ 673,317,000 including grants of $ 0 ) (Revenue $ 869,499,000 Higher Education Operation of a Private University This category includes expenditures for all activities that are part of the institutions instruction program Expenditures for credit and non-credit courses, for academic, occupational, and vocational instruction and for regular, special and extended sessions are included The instruction program encompasses 13,580 students participating in undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs in the fields of liberal arts, science and engineering, architecture, business, law, social work, medicine and public health and tropical medicine Also included in this category are all forms of student aid and expenditures for the education and support of students 4b (Code ) (Expenses $ 23,125,000 including grants of $ 0 ) (Revenue $ 4,373,000 Higher Education Public Service This category includes all expenditures for the public service component of the academic mission of the university Public service is a core requirement of the undergraduate curriculum Note that some of the sponsored activities included in the Organized Research achievement could also be described as Public Service These include the operation of medical and law clinics that serve the underprivileged, and certain development work overseas (13,580 students) 4c (Code ) (Expenses $ 107,389,000 including grants of $ 0 ) (Revenue $ 120,531,000 Higher Education Organized Research This category includes all expenditures for all activities that are part of the university's research program, which includes activities specifically organized to produce research outcomes, whether commissioned by an agency external to the institution or separately budgeted by an organizational unit within the institution Subject to those conditions, it includes expenditures for individual and/or project research as well as those of institutes and research centers (over 1,000 Federal and State awards) See Additional Data 4d Other program services (Describe in Schedule 0 (Expenses $ 122,208,000 including grants of $ 0 ) (Revenue $ 81,116,000 4e Total program service expenses 00, 926,039,000 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 3 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 98-19? N o If "Yes," complete Schedule C, Part III . 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? N o If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part I . 6 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? Yes If "Yes, " complete Schedule D, Part III Ij . F s 9 Did the organization report an amount in Part X, line 21 for escrow or custodial account liability, serve as a custodian for amounts not listed in Part X, or provide credit counseling, debt management, credit repair, or debt No negotiation services?If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part IV .