2018-05-15T09:16:18-05:00 2017-06-30 812950760 Sax LLP 855 Valley Road Clifton NJ 07013 990 2016-07-01 320105791 Bard College Berlin A Liberal Arts University GGMBH BARD 2125346620 Campus Road PO Box 5000 Annandale on the Hudso NY 125045000 Taun Toay Chief of Staff & VP 2125346620 2018-05-14 1 Marqus White P00053187 9734726250 2018-05-14 2016 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Taun Toay Campus Road PO Box 5000 Annandale on the Hudso NY 125045000 8019483 0 X www.Berlin.Bard.edu X GGMBH 2002 GM BARD COLLEGE BERLIN (BCB) WAS FORMED TO BE A MODEL FOR CHANGE IN EUROPEAN EDUCATION BY PROVIDING A LIBERAL ARTS ALTERNATIVE. IT IS ALSO INSPIRED BY THE IDEAL OF PROVIDING AN IN-DEPTH INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AS A WAY OF ENCOURAGING INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING. THE TEACHING MODEL IS THE ANGLO-AMERICAN LIBERAL ARTS. 30 29 126 2 0 0 1783615 3350801 3768775 4627352 8 0 11729 41330 5564127 8019483 1505720 1815836 0 0 2356422 2482372 31409 0 38620 1745544 1801512 5639095 6099720 -74968 1919763 2336157 3780726 1493307 1018113 842850 2762613 X Bard College Berlin (BCB) was formed to be a model for change in European education by providing a liberal arts alternative. It is also inspired by the ideal of providing an in-depth international education experience for students from all over the world as a way of encouraging international understanding. The teaching model is the Anglo-American liberal arts. 0 0 5139198 1815836 4627352 BCB's teaching model is the Anglo-American liberal arts experience, with close interaction between students and faculty. It provides an interdisciplinary curriculum based upon the European tradition and encourages personal thought and expression through an emphasis on writing. The dean oversees BCB's academic functions in collaboration with an international faculty. 5139198 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 126 0 0 1 GM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 30 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X Sabine Beelitz 4930437330 Platanenstr 24 13156 Berlin GM Andrew S Gundlach Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Asher B Edelman Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Barbara S Grossman Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Brandon Weber Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Charles P Stevenson Jr Chair/Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Charles S Johnson III Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Craig Cogut Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 David E Schwab II Chair Emeritus/Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Ely Secretary/Life Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Emily H Fisher Vice Chair/Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Fiona Angelini Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Fredric S Maxik Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 George A Kellner Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 George F Hamel Jr Vice Chair/Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 James C Chambers Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 James H Ottaway Jr Life Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 James Von Klemperer Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jonathan Slone Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Leon Botstein President/Trustee 5.00 60.00 X 0 434526 97215 Maja Hoffmann Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Marcelle Clements Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Marieluise Hessel Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mark E Brossman Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mark N Kaplan Life Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Martin Peretz Life Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Matina S Horner Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Patricia Ross Weis Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Paul S Efron Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Paul S Levy Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Robert S Epstein Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Roger N Scotland Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Roland J Augustine Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Andrew M L Dietsche Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Sally Hambrecht Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Stanley A Reichel Treasurer/Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Stewart Resnick Life Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Stuart Breslow Trustee, Ex-officio 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Susan Weber Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Thomas M Burger Trustee, Ex-officio 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Taun Toay VP Strategig Initiatives-Bard Berlin 40.00 0.00 X X 0 145000 21490 0 579526 118705 0 0 1 0 0 1169525 2181276 3350801 Tuition 611710 4627352 4627352 4627352 Other Income 900099 36227 36227 Foreign Exchange 900099 5103 5103 41330 8019483 4668682 0 0 1815836 1815836 2054496 1618905 435591 427876 328057 99819 32712 32712 29215 29215 313969 304519 9450 52102 52102 130590 49254 81336 9903 9903 652253 587236 65017 80382 22125 58257 27285 27285 20472 20472 41874 41874 16674 16674 Student Services 283428 283428 0 Misc expenses 45282 32229 13053 fundraising expenses 38620 38620 Accreditation Costs 13633 13633 0 13118 4589 8529 6099720 5139198 921902 38620 51656 104635 92837 188053 1644892 2419704 18935 10497 2393094 1335257 527837 1057837 2336157 3780726 1345215 932921 148092 85192 1493307 1018113 X 0 0 0 0 842850 2762613 842850 2762613 2336157 3780726 1919763 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 486229 486229 616548 125724 490824 425163 408111 17052 865154 801422 63732 1057837 X 6203647 -1815836 -1815836 8019483 0 8019483 4283884 -1815836 -1815836 6099720 0 6099720 Part X, Line 2: Bard College Berlin, gGmbH files Forms 990 annually with the Internal Revenue Service. When annual returns are filed, some tax positions taken are highly certain to be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities, while other tax positions are subject to uncertainty about the technical merits of the position or amount of the position's tax benefit that would ultimately be sustained. Management evaluated Bard College's tax positions, including interest and penalties attributable thereto, and concluded that there are no tax positions that required adjustment in its financial statements as of June 30, 2017 and 2016. Forms 990 filed by the College are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service up to three years from the extended due date of each return. Forms 990 filed by the College are no longer subject to examination for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2012, and prior. Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Scholarships and Financial Aid -1,815,836. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Scholarships and Financial Aid -1,815,836. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Schedule E, Part I, Line 3 Bard College Berlin makes its Racially Nondiscriminatory Policy known through all forms of media employed to solicit students and serve its general constituency. 0 Europe 1 44 Program Services School 6099720 1 44 0 0 1 44 6099720 0 6099720 Scholarships Europe 1 1815836 Applied-Tuition 0 0 0 0 0 0 Part I, Line 2: All scholarship funds are applied against the student tuition bill. No monitoring is required since no funds are physically disbursed. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leon Botstein President/Trustee 0 434526 0 0 0 0 0 83125 0 14090 0 531741 0 0 Taun Toay VP Strategig Initiatives-Bard Berlin 0 145000 0 0 0 0 0 14500 0 6990 0 166490 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b Prior to Filing, A draft of the 990 is reviewed and approved by the audit committee. The Audit committee then reports to the full board that they have approved the 990 for filing. A copy of the final 990 is provided to the board. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The Board of Trustees, Officers and Key Employees are required to review, annualy, an updated conflict of interest policy and disclosure, with a signature page that is required to be signed and returned to the organization and kept on file. Appropriate actions are taken as necessary. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 One of the general managers receives no compensation from BCB. He is the Executive VP of Bard College. His salary from Bard is determined by the President of Bard on the basis of performance evaluation, seniority, and compensation comparisons of other colleges. The compensation of the co-deans is determined by the board, which is based upon comparative data. Compensation for the college's officers and key employees is determined based on comparison data from other colleges when necessary. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Bard College Berlin's Form 1023, Form 990, governing documents, conflict of interest policy and audited financial statements are available upon request. Bard College 30 Campus Road AnnandaleOnHudson NY 12504 141713034 School NY 501(c)(3) Public Charity N/A 0 Bard Real Estate GMBH Kurfurstendamn 48-49 Berlin GM 10707 Real Estate GM Bard College C 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bard Real Estate GMBH J 410870 Cash Transfer Bard College C 1169525 Cash Transfer