BOSTON UNIVERSITY Independent Auditors’ Reports as Required by Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards and Government Auditing Standards and Related Information Year ended June 30, 2020 BOSTON UNIVERSITY Independent Auditors’ Reports as Required by Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards and Government Auditing Standards and Related Information Year ended June 30, 2020 Table of Contents Page Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards: Independent Auditors’ Report 1 Consolidated Financial Statements and Related Notes 3 Supplementary Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards and Related Notes 32 Reports on Compliance and Internal Control: Independent Auditors’ Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and on Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial Statements Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards 50 Independent Auditor’s Report on Compliance for Each Major Federal Program; Report on Internal Control Over Compliance; and Report on Supplementary Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards Required by the Uniform Guidance 52 Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs 55 KPMG LLP Two Financial Center 60 South Street Boston, MA 02111 Independent Auditors’ Report The Board of Trustees Boston University: Report on the Consolidated Financial Statements We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Boston University and its subsidiaries (the University), which comprise the consolidated statements of financial position as of June 30, 2020 and 2019, the related consolidated statements of activities and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements. Management’s Responsibility for the Consolidated Financial Statements Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. Auditors’ Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors’ judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion. Opinion In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Boston University and its subsidiaries as of June 30, 2020 and 2019, and the changes in their net assets and their cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. KPMG LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership and a member firm of the KPMG global organization of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International Limited, a private English company limited by guarantee. Emphasis of Matter As discussed in note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, in 2020, the University adopted Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash. Our opinion is not modified with respect to this matter. Other Reporting Required by Government Auditing Standards In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated September 17, 2020 on our consideration of the University’s internal control over financial reporting and on our tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements and other matters. The purpose of that report is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control over financial reporting and compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the effectiveness of the University’s internal control over financial reporting or on compliance. That report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards in considering the University’s internal control over financial reporting and compliance. Boston, Massachusetts September 17, 2020 2 DRAFT, September 17, 2020 5:25 PM BOSTON UNIVERSITY • CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION June 30, 2020 and 2019 ($000) 2020 2019 ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents ..................................... $ 440,879 $ 187,190 Cash and cash equivalents-restricted ............................. 285,966 181,455 Short-term investments ....................................... 464,657 899,426 Accounts and loans receivable, net ............................... 224,318 233,526 Pledges receivable, net ........................................ 218,845 226,307 Prepaid expenses and other assets ............................... 83,721 36,579 Investment in residual asset note ................................ 52,711 62,366 Right-of-use assets-operating leases .............................. 100,533 103,817 Long-term investments ........................................ 2,572,754 2,369,215 Property, plant, and equipment, net .............................. 2,766,178 2,724,857 Total assets ............................................. $ 7,210,562 $ 7,024,738 LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Liabilities: Accrued payroll and related expenses .......................... $ 136,546 $ 117,831 Accounts payable and accrued expenses ........................ 107,886 123,799 Deferred revenue .......................................... 69,909 73,812 Student deposits ........................................... 111,594 120,783 Residual asset note obligation ................................ 16,014 26,665 Operating lease obligations .................................. 103,748 106,643 Finance lease obligations. 81,066 132,528 Other long-term obligations ................................. 56,154 62,736 Deferred ground lease revenue ................................ 96,392 97,554 Fair value of interest rate exchange agreements. 460,830 343,162 Bonds and notes payable, net ................................ 1,770,879 1,684,078 Total liabilities .......................................... 3,011,018 2,889,591 Net assets: Without donor restrictions .................................. 2,423,654 2,415,508 With donor restrictions ..................................... 1,775,890 1,719,639 Total net assets .......................................... 4,199,544 4,135,147 Total liabilities and net assets .................................. $ 7,210,562 $ 7,024,738 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 3 DRAFT, September 17, 2020 5:25 PM BOSTON UNIVERSITY • CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES For the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 ($000) 2020 Without Donor With Donor Restrictions Restrictions Total OPERATING REVENUES Student tuition and fees, net of student aid ....... ) of $456.6 million in 2020 .................. $ 1,168,192) $ $ 1,168,192) Sponsored programs-direct .................... 333,773) 333,773) Sponsored programs-indirect .................. 105,695) 105,695) External fringe benefit recoveries ............... 44,457) 44,457) Contributions .............................. 47,106) 47,106) Sales and services ........................... 89,399) 89,399) Spending formula amount and other investment income ......................... 92,044) 92,044) Sponsored program income for student aid ....... 31,038) 31,038) Auxiliary enterprises, net of student aid .......... ) ) of $18.0 million in 2020. 224,480) 224,480) Contributions used for operations .............. 12,661) ) 12,661) Total operating revenues ..................... 2,148,845) ) 2,148,845) OPERATING EXPENSES Salaries and wages .......................... 967,193) 967,193) Employee benefits ........................... 271,852) 271,852) Supplies and services ........................ 530,351) 530,351) Utilities, rent, and repairs ....................