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l efile GRAPHIC p rint - DO NOT PROCESS I As Filed Data - I DLN: 93493132005127 Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax OMB No 1545-0047 Form 990 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 ► Open Treasury Information about Form 990 and its instructions is at www IRS gov/form990 ► Inspection Internal Revenue Service A For the 2015 calendar year, or tax year beginning 07-01-2015 , and ending 06-30-2016 C Name of organization B Check if applicable D Employer identification number President and Fellows of Harvard College Address change 04-2103580 F Name change Doing business as Initial return Final E Telephone number return / terminated Number and street ( or P 0 box if mail is not delivered to street address ) Room/suite 1033 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE 3RD FL Amended return (617)496-7131 F-Application Pending City or town, state or province , country, and ZIP or foreign postal code CAMBRIDGE , MA 02138 I I G Gross receipts $ 85,336,627,703 F Name and address of principal officer H(a) Is this a group return for DREW G FAUST subordinates? [ Yes 1033 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE 3RD FL No CAMBRIDGE,MA 02138 H(b) Are all subordinates I Tax - exempt status IYes [ 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 HARVARD EDU H(c) GrouD exemption number ► L Year of formation 1650 1 M State of legal domicile MA K Form of organization F Corporation [ Trust F Association F Other ► © Summary 1Briefly describe the organization 's mission or most significant activities UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE, AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ACROSS A BROAD ARRAY OF ACADEMIC DOMAINS V ti 7 2 Check this box ► F- if the organization discontinued its operations or disposed of more than 25% of its net assets L5 3 Number of voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1a) . 3 13 4 Number of independent voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1b) . 4 9 5 Total number of individuals employed in calendar year 2015 (Part V, line 2a) . 5 37,684 V Q 6 Total number of volunteers (estimate if necessary) . 6 23,000 7a Total unrelated business revenue from Part VIII, column (C), line 12 . 7a 31,507,754 b Net unrelated business taxable income from Form 990-T, line 34 . 7b 0 Prior Year Current Year 8 Contributions and grants (Part VIII, line Ih) . 2,242,963,264 1,631,689,043 9 Program service revenue (Part V I I I , l i n e 2g) . 1,675,362,549 1,703,349,679 10 Investment income (Part VIII, column (A), lines 3, 4, and 7d ) . 2,619,718,966 1,033,092,868 11 Other revenue (Part VIII, column (A), lines 5, 6d, 8c, 9c, 10c, and l le) 71,191,764 90,774,333 12 Total revenue-add lines 8 through 11 (must equal Part VIII, column (A), line 6,609,236,543 4,458,905,923 12) 13 Grants and similar amounts paid (Part IX, column (A), lines 1-3 . 664,243,938 690,374,628 14 Benefits paid to or for members (Part IX, column (A ), line 4) . 0 Salaries, other compensation, employee benefits (Part IX, column (A ), lines 15 2,083,952,935 2,194,066,871 5-10) 16a Professional fundraising fees (Part IX, column (A), line 11e) . 1,220,765 940,216 aC b Total fundraising expenses (Part IX, column (D), line 25) LIJ 17 Other expenses (Part IX, column (A), lines I1a-11d, lif-24e) . 2,026,041,116 2,045,524,136 18 Total expenses Add lines 13-17 (must equal Part IX, column (A), line 25) 4,775,458,754 4,930,905,851 19 Revenue less expenses Subtract line 18 from line 12 . 1,833,777,789 -471,999,928 8 T Beginning of Current Year End of Year 20 Total assets (Part X, line 16) . 73,518,242,000 75,287,515,000 Q m 21 Total liabilities (Part X, line 26) . 29,734,176,000 33,402,594,000 Z1 22 Net assets or fund balances Subtract line 21 from line 20 43,784,066,000 41,884,921,000 0TWO 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 Maureen H Forrester Controller, Harvard University 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 it 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 UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE, AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ACROSS A BROAD ARRAY OF ACADEMIC DOMAINS 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 [7No 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 $ 3,454,635,467 including grants of $ 510,913,260 ) (Revenue $ 1,592,421,978 EDUCATION AND OTHER INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITIES HARVARD UNIVERSITY (THE "UNIVERSITY") IS A PRIVATE, NOT-FOR-PROFIT INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION WITH APPROXIMATELY 7,330 UNDERGRADUATE AND 14,460 GRADUATE STUDENTS ESTABLISHED IN 1636, THE UNIVERSITY INCLUDES THE FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (HARVARD COLLEGE), THE JOHN A PAULSON SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCES, THE DIVISION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION, TEN GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS, THE RADCLIFFE INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY, A VARIETY OF RESEARCH MUSEUMS AND INSTITUTES, AND AN EXTENSIVE LIBRARY SYSTEM TO SUPPORT THE TEACHING AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES OF THE HARVARD COMMUNITY 4b (Code ) (Expenses $ 806,228,926 including grants of $ 179,461,368 ) (Revenue $ 110,927,701 SPONSORED ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING SPONSORED RESEARCH THE UNIVERSITY INCURRED $806,228,926 IN EXPENSES FUNDED BY SPONSORED AWARDS THE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS REVENUE ON FORM 990, PART VIII, ON LINES 1E (FEDERAL GRANTS), 1F (NON-FEDERAL SPONSORED GRANTS), AND 2B (NON-FEDERAL SPONSORED CONTRACTS) ONLY THE NON-FEDERAL SPONSORED CONTRACTS ON LINE 2B ARE CLASSIFIED AS PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE AND REPORTED ABOVE THE UNIVERSITY'S PRINCIPAL SOURCE OF FEDERAL SPONSORED FUNDS IS THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES THE UNIVERSITY ALSO HAS MANY NON-FEDERAL SOURCES OF SPONSORED AWARDS, GRANTS, AND CONTRACTS, INCLUDING RESEARCH INSTITUTES, FOUNDATIONS, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS, AND CORPORATIONS SPONSORED GRANTS AND CONTRACTS NORMALLY PROVIDE FOR THE RECOVERY OF DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS 4c (Code ) (Expenses $ including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ 4d Other program services (Describe in Schedule 0 (Expenses $ including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ 4e Total program service expenses 00, 4,260,864,393 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)? . 2 No 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 Ij . 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? Yes If "Yes, " complete Schedule D, Part I Ij . 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? g Yes If"Yes," complete Schedule D, Part III Ij . 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 Yes negotiation services?If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part IV °^ . g 10 Did the organization , directly or through a related organization , hold assets in temporarily restricted endowments, 10 permanent endowments , or quasi - endowments ' If "Yes ," complete Schedule D, Part V Ij .