AMERICAN UNIVERSITY: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: AMERICAN UNIVERSITY (EIN 53-0196549)
Tax period: 2012-05-01 to 2013-04-30
Filed: 2014-03-14
IRS object ID: 201400739349300020
Schema version: 2012v2.3
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule F
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule K
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2014-03-14T12:14:34-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2013-04-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GRANT THORNTON LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2001 MARKET STREET SUITE 700	AddressLine1
City	PHILADELPHIA	City
State	PA	State
ZIP Code	19103	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-05-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	530196549	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	American University	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of Name	% JOHN SMIELL CONTROLLER	InCareOfName
Name Control	AMER	NameControl
Phone	2028852841	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	c/o Controllers Office	AddressLine1
Address Line2	Suite 200	AddressLine2
City	Washington	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	200168020	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	DOUGLAS KUDRAVETZ	Name
Title	Interim CFO/VP/Treas	Title
Phone	2028852841	Phone
Date Signed	2014-03-07	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2155614200	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2015-11-30 17:44:51Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	DOUGLAS KUDRAVETZ	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	c/o Controllers Office	AddressLine1
City	Washington	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	200168020	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	785138465	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	www.american.edu	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1893	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	DC	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IS AN INDEPENDENT, COEDUCATIONAL UNIVERSITY LOCATED ON AN 85-ACRE CAMPUS IN WASHINGTON, DC.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	26	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	26	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	8987	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	450	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	149192	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	-654701	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	32204484	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	31666868	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	543528761	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	558488961	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	29517998	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	30036164	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	0	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	0	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	605251243	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	620191993	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	96767363	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	103638989	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	259608972	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	279952885	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	16945851	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	193771380	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	182720166	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	550147715	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	566312040	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	55103528	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	53879953	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	1273274511	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	1419399768	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	487752771	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	543346947	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	785521740	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	876052821	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	See Schedule O	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	147810539	Expense
Revenue	457662009	Revenue
Description	INSTRUCTION: THE UNIVERSITY'S MISSION IS CARRIED OUT BY ALMOST 800 FULL-TIME TEACHING AND RESEARCH FACULTY IN SIX ACADEMIC DIVISIONS OFFERING 61 BACHELOR'S PROGRAMS, 54 MASTER'S PROGRAMS, 11 DOCTORAL PROGRAMS, AND J.D., S.J.D., AND LL.M PROGRAMS. CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS AND AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAM ARE OFFERED AS WELL. STUDENT-FACULTY RATIO= 12:1. AVERAGE CLASS SIZE= 22.4 STUDENTS.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	102326953	Expense
Grants	102326953	Grants
Description	SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS: AMERICAN UNIVERSITY AWARDS FINANCIAL AID TO STUDENTS BASED ON A COMBINATION OF DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, AND THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. ONCE A STUDENT IS ADMIITED, THE FINANCIAL AID OFFICE WILL DETERMINE NEED AND DEVELOP A FINANCIAL AID AWARD THAT INCLUDES FUNDS FROM THE PROGRAMS FOR WHICH THE STUDENT QUALIFIES. TO RECEIVE CONSIDERATION FOR FINANCIAL AID, A STUDENT MUST BE A UNITED STATES CITIZEN OR ELIGIBLE NON-CITIZEN IN A DEGREE PROGRAM.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	62150405	Expense
Revenue	68237436	Revenue
Description	AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES: UNIVERSITY DORMITORIES, CONSISTING OF TEN RESIDENCE HALLS,PROVIDE LIVING QUARTERS FOR ALMOST 4,000 STUDENTS. ALSO PROVIDED ARE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, DINING SERVICES, PARKING, AND OTHER SELF-SUPPORING FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENT SERVICES.	Description

Activity Other ActivityOther (4 entries)

ExpenseExpense	DescriptionDescription	RevenueRevenue
60202520	Academic Support
40440714	Student Services
43587043	Institutional Support
70097942	Research & Public Service	32589516

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Other Program Service Exp	214328219	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceExp
Total Of Other Program Service Rev	32589516	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceRev
Total Program Service Expense	526616116	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	true	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	true	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	true	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	true	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	true	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	true	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	true	School
Foreign Office	true	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	true	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	true	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	true	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	true	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	true	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	true	TaxExemptBonds
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBonds
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccount
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuer
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	true	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	true	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	true	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	true	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	true	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	true	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	1222	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	8987	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	true	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Form990-T Filed	true	Form990-TFiled
Foreign Financial Account	true	ForeignFinancialAccount
Name Of Foreign Country	BE	NameOfForeignCountry
Name Of Foreign Country	SP	NameOfForeignCountry
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	true	QuidProQuoContributions
Quid Pro Quo Disclosure	true	QuidProQuoDisclosure
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	26	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	26	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	DC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	JOHN SMIELL CONTROLLER	NamePerson
Telephone Number	2028852841	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4400 MASSACHUESETTS AVENUE NW	AddressLine1
City	Washington	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	200168020	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (39 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	OfficerOfficer	Key EmployeeKeyEmployee	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee
Jeffrey A Sine
Chair	2.0	X	0	0
Patrick Butler
Vice-Chair	2.0	X	0	0	0
Gary M Abramson
Chair Emeritus	2.0	X	0	0
Gina F Adams
Trustee	2.0	X	0	0
Stephanie M Bennett-Smith
Trustee	2.0	X	0	0
Kim Cape
Trustee	2.0	X	0	0
Jack C Cassell
Trustee	2.0	X	0	0
Gary D Cohn
Trustee	2.0	X	0	0
Pamela M Deese
Trustee	2.0	X	0	0
David R Drobis
Trustee	2.0	X	0	0
Marc N Duber
Trustee	2.0	X	0	0
Hani M S Farsi
Trustee	2.0	X	0	0
CA Daniel Gasby
Trustee	2.0	X	0	0
Thomas A Gottschalk
Trustee	2.0	X	0	0
Gisela B Huberman
Trustee	2.0	X	0	0
C Nicholas Keating Jr
Trustee	2.0	X	0	0
Margery Kraus
Trustee	2.0	X	0	0
Gerald Bruce Lee
Trustee	2.0	X	0	0
Charles H Lydecker
Trustee	2.0	X	0	0
Robyn Rafferty Mathias
Trustee	2.0	X	0	0
Marcus Matthews
Trustee	2.0	X	0	0
Alan L Meltzer
Trustee	2.0	X	0	0
Regina L Muehlhauser
Trustee	2.0	X	0	0
Arthur J Rothkopf
Trustee	2.0	X	0	0
Peter L Scher
Trustee	2.0	X	0	0
Mark L Schneider
Trustee	2.0	X
Cornelius M Kerwin
President	50.0		0	42143	902363	X
Scott A Bass
Provost	50.0		0	48534	528097	X
Donald L Myers
VP Finance/Treasurer	50.0		0	42728	718577	X
Mary E Kennard
VP & University Counsel	50.0		0	35016	446967	X
Gail S Hanson
VP Campus Life	50.0		0	27716	339559	X
Thomas J Minar
VP Development & Alumni Rel	50.0		0	58049	339611	X
Teresa Flannery
VP of Communication	50.0		0	41974	208319	X
Claudio M Grossman
Dean & Professor	50.0		0	35335	465678		X
Andrew F Popper
Professor	50.0		0	43837	322260			X
Jeffrey A Jones
Coach	50.0		0	35164	321671			X
David G Swartz
Assistant VP & CIO	50.0		0	39297	299180			X
Douglas Kudravetz
Assoc VP Finance & Asst Treas	50.0		0	45913	279408			X
Michael J Ginzberg
Dean & Professor	50.0			52241	407211			X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	5578901	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	547947	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	469	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	true	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City	StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode	Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation
Grunley Construction Company Inc
15020 Shady Grove 500	ROCKVILLE	MD	20850	Construction	23060865
Bon Appetit Management Co
100 Hamilton Ave 400	PALO ALTO	CA	94301	Food	13044749
Coakley Williams Construction Inc
7474 Wisconsin Ave 900	BETHESDA	MD	20814	Construction	9455814
Aramark Corporation
1101 Market Street	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19107	Cleaning	5552821
Sigal Construction Corporation
2231 Crystal Drive 200	ARLINGTON	VA	22200	Construction	4140425

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	35	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Membership Dues	2446300	MembershipDues
Government Grants	8159087	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	21061481	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	2295544	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	31666868	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenue
STUDENT TUITION & FEES	611710	457662009	457662009
AUXILIARY SERVICES	713940	68237436	68089633	147803
PUBLIC RADIO STATION	611710	9838560	9838560
RESEARCH/TRAINING CONTRACTS	611430	21663582	21663582
OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE	611710	1087374	1087374

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	558488961	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	19453966	TotalRevenueColumn
Unrelated Business Revenue	1389	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$19,452,577	ExclusionAmount

Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	0	Real
Personal	0	Personal

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	175528670	Securities

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	164946472	Securities

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	10582198	Securities

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	10582198	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$10,582,198	ExclusionAmount

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	0	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	620191993	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	558341158	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	149192	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$30,034,775	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1279505	Total
Program Services	1279505	ProgramServices

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	102326953	Total
Program Services	102326953	ProgramServices

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	32531	Total
Program Services	32531	ProgramServices

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6083259	Total
Program Services	5474006	ProgramServices
Management And General	395854	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	213399	Fundraising

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	221473460	Total
Program Services	200287640	ProgramServices
Management And General	13777714	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	7408106	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	15046352	Total
Program Services	13565389	ProgramServices
Management And General	1123160	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	357803	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	21891534	Total
Program Services	19736823	ProgramServices
Management And General	1634129	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	520582	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	15458280	Total
Program Services	13936772	ProgramServices
Management And General	1153909	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	367599	Fundraising

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	745382	Total
Management And General	745382	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1087767	Total
Management And General	1087767	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1344554	Total
Program Services	1344554	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	358312	Total
Program Services	293623	ProgramServices
Fundraising	64689	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3139330	Total
Program Services	3112570	ProgramServices
Management And General	20821	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	5939	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	29124392	Total
Program Services	26343361	ProgramServices
Management And General	1235248	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1545783	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	8643372	Total
Program Services	8475840	ProgramServices
Management And General	85736	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	81796	Fundraising

Royalties Royalties

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	19591752	Total
Program Services	16592120	ProgramServices
Management And General	46465	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2953167	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	10412736	Total
Program Services	9769070	ProgramServices
Management And General	117849	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	525817	Fundraising

Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	11754470	Total
Program Services	11754470	ProgramServices

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	26128599	Total
Program Services	26128599	ProgramServices

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7058255	Total
Program Services	7058255	ProgramServices

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
CONSULANT/PROFESSIONAL SERVICE	4353115	3779986	442576	130553
CONTRACTUAL EXPENSES	44568672	42195442	387031	1986199
FOOD SERVICES	5740420	4641741	338366	760313
BAD DEBT EXPENSE	1802896	1802896

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6866142	Total
Program Services	6683970	ProgramServices
Management And General	158066	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	24106	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	566312040	Total
Program Services	526616116	ProgramServices
Management And General	22750073	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	16945851	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	30181	BOY
EOY	42711	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	57713073	BOY
EOY	57131394	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	10130091	BOY
EOY	10848651	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	15108223	BOY
EOY	14766753	EOY

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Receivables From Disqual Persons ReceivablesFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	40776	BOY
EOY	40776	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2544126	BOY
EOY	1783323	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	907348592	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	387968583	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	437075913	BOY
EOY	519380009	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	675905200	BOY
EOY	735564357	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	14228254	BOY
EOY	14492201	EOY

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	12134086	BOY
EOY	12949734	EOY

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	48364588	BOY
EOY	52399859	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1273274511	BOY
EOY	1419399768	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	46996695	BOY
EOY	58993599	EOY

Grants Payable GrantsPayable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	18566354	BOY
EOY	16112510	EOY

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	303875000	BOY
EOY	323875000	EOY

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiability

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	37000000	BOY
EOY	60055359	EOY

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	81314722	BOY
EOY	84310479	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	487752771	BOY
EOY	543346947	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	614400697	BOY
EOY	688894038	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	80124205	BOY
EOY	91903240	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	90996838	BOY
EOY	95255543	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	785521740	BOY
EOY	876052821	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1273274511	BOY
EOY	1419399768	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	53879953	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconciliation Unrealized Invest	36651128	ReconciliationUnrealizedInvest
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Consolidated	X	FinancialStatementConsolidated

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	true	FederalGrantAuditRequired
Federal Grant Audit Performed	true	FederalGrantAuditPerformed

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School170b1 Aii	X	School170b1Aii

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots Lobbying		TotalGrassrootsLobbying
Total Direct Lobbying		TotalDirectLobbying
Total Lobbying Expenditures		TotalLobbyingExpenditures
Other Exempt Purpose Expenditures		OtherExemptPurposeExpenditures
Total Exempt Purpose Expenditures		TotalExemptPurposeExpenditures
Lobbying Nontaxable		LobbyingNontaxableAmount
Grassroots Nontaxable		GrassrootsNontaxableAmount
Tot Lobbying Grassroot Minus Non Tx		TotLobbyingGrassrootMinusNonTx
Tot Lobby Expend Mns Lobbying Nontx		TotLobbyExpendMnsLobbyingNontx
Volunteers	false	Volunteers
Paid Staff Or Management	true	PaidStaffOrManagement
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisements
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembers
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcast
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizations
Direct Contact Legislators	true	DirectContactLegislators
Direct Contact Legislators	$40	DirectContactLegislatorsAmount
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrations
Other Activities	false	OtherActivities
Total Lobbying Expenditures IIB	40	TotalLobbyingExpendituresIIB
Not Described In501c3	false	NotDescribedIn501c3

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amts ArtPublicExhibitionAmts

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Revenues Included	1997656	RevenuesIncluded
Assets In Part X	7674126	AssetsInPartX

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Held Works Of Art Amts		HeldWorksOfArtAmts
Collect Used For Public Exhibition	X	CollectUsedForPublicExhibition
Collect Used For Scholar Research	X	CollectUsedForScholarResearch
Collect Used For Preservation	X	CollectUsedForPreservation
Solicited Assets For Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsForSale

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	466234000	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	18708000	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	63626000	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships	5884457	GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures	5697833	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	1595710	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	535390000	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	455002000	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	22333000	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	1777000	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships	4262417	GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures	7002343	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	1613240	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	466234000	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	384851000	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	15749000	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	67839000	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships	1130538	GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures	10807692	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	1498770	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	455002000	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	296569000	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	6759000	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	95197000	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships	4530909	GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures	7597257	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	1545834	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	384851000	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus4 Years CurrentYearMinus4Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	386486000	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	15707000	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-91561000	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships	3885989	GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures	8525922	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	1651089	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	296569000	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance	0.70000	BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	0.17000	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance	0.13000	TermEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	45461846	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	45461846	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	581484062	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	224830960	Depreciation
Book Value	356653102	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Leasehold Improvements		LeaseholdImprovements

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	203559742	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	148916693	Depreciation
Book Value	54643049	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	76842942	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	14220930	Depreciation
Book Value	62622012	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	519380009	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Federal Income Tax Liability	0	FederalIncomeTaxLiability

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
DERIVITIVE INSTRUMENTS	$70,875,506
REFUNDABLE ADVANCE FROM US GOVERNMENT	$8,687,823
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION	$4,747,150

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	84310479	TotalOfAmounts
Footnote In Part XIII	X	FootnoteInPartXIII
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	554516168	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	36651128	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Revenue Not Rptd F990	36651128	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	517865040	RevenueSubtotal
Other Revenues Not Included	102326953	OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	102326953	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	620191993	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	463985087	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal	463985087	ExpensesSubtotal
Other Expenses Not Included	102326953	OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	102326953	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	566312040	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
Description of Organization's Collections	Schedule D, Part III, Line 4	THE TWO MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY'S ART COLLECTION ARE THE WATKINS COLLECTION BEGUN IN 1945, AND THE KATZEN COLLECTION BEGUN IN 2005. THE COLLECTIONS SERVE AS A TEACHING RESOURCE FOR THE ART DEPARTMENT AT AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, AS WELL AS TELLING THE STORY OF MODERN ART AND ITS OFFSHOOTS IN WASHINGTON DC, WITH SIDE STORIES RELATED TO WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN THE LARGER CONTEMPORARY WORLD. THE MUSEUM FEATURES OVER 30,000 SQUARE FEET OF EXHIBITION SPACE FOR THESE TWO COLLECTIONS. THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO VISIT THE MUSEUM AND EXHIBITIONS FREE OF CHARGE. INDEED, THE KATZEN ARTS CENTER IS NOW A DESTINATION FOR CERTAIN TOUR GROUPS IN WASHINGTON DC.
Intended Uses of Endowment Funds	Schedule D, Part V, Line 4	THE UNIVERSITY'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 450 INDIVIDUAL FUNDS ESTABLISHED FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND RELATED ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES. ITS ENDOWMENT INCLUDES BOTH DONOR RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS AND FUNDS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO FUNCTION AS ENDOWMENTS. AS REQUIRED BY GAAP, NET ASSETS ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOWMENT FUNDS, INCLUDING FUNDS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO FUNCTION AS ENDOWMENTS, ARE CLASSIFIED AND REPORTED BASED ON THE EXISTENCE OR ABSCENCE OF DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS. FIN 48 (ASC 740) Footnote Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 The University has been recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, except for taxes on income from activities unrelated to its exempt purpose. Such activities resulted in no net taxable income in fiscal year 2013 and 2012.
Other amounts included on Form 990	Schedule D, Part XII, Line 4B and Part XIII, Line 4B	Scholarships allowance reported for financial statement purposes.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	true	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmt
Policy Statement In Brochures Etc	true	PolicyStatementInBrochuresEtc
Policy Publ Via Broadcast Media	true	PolicyPublViaBroadcastMedia
Maint Racial Composition Records	true	MaintRacialCompositionRecords
Maint Scholarships Records	true	MaintScholarshipsRecords
Maint Copies Of Brochures Etc	true	MaintCopiesOfBrochuresEtc
Maint Copies Of All Solicitations	true	MaintCopiesOfAllSolicitations
Discriminate Race Students Rights	false	DiscriminateRaceStudentsRights
Discriminate Race Admiss Policies	false	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPolicies
Discriminate Race Emplmn Faculty	false	DiscriminateRaceEmplmnFaculty
Discriminate Race Scholarships	false	DiscriminateRaceScholarships
Discriminate Race Educ Policies	false	DiscriminateRaceEducPolicies
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	false	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFclts
Discriminate Race Athletic Prog	false	DiscriminateRaceAthleticProg
Discriminate Race Other Acty	false	DiscriminateRaceOtherActy
Government Financial Aid Received	true	GovernmentFinancialAidReceived
Government Financial Aid Revoked	false	GovernmentFinancialAidRevoked
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	true	ComplianceWithRevProc7550

Form990 Schedule E Part II Form990ScheduleEPartII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
Publication of Racially Nondiscriminatory Policy	Schedule E, Part I, Line 3	UNIVERSITY'S NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY TOWARDS RACE, CREED, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE, HANDICAP, OR SEX IS NOTED IN ALL ADMISSION PUBLICATIONS, APPLICATION FORMS, TRANSFER GUIDES, MEDIA SOLICITATIONS FOR STUDENTS AND ALL OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION INSTITUTION THAT OPERATES IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS. MORE IMPORTANTLY, SUCH COMPLIANCE STEMS FROM THE HISTORY AND TRADITION OF THE UNIVERSITY THAT EMBRACES AND EXPRESSES THE DEEPEST VALUES OF THE HUMAN COMMUNITY- EQUALITY, OPENNESS, AND THE DIGNITY OF EVERY INDIVIDUAL. THE FACT THAT THE UNIVERSITY DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY AND EXPRESSION, AGE, OR DISABILITY IS, IN FACT, CONSISTENT WITH AND A REFLECTION OF ITS SPECIAL TRADITION OF SOCIAL JUSTICE. EXTENDING THAT TRADITION INTO THE PRESENT, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, AND NONDISCRIMINATION APPLY TO EVERY ASPECT OF THE UNIVERSITY'S OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING ADMISSION, EMPLOYMENT, AND ACCESS TO UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.
Government Assistance	Schedule E, Part I, Line 6a	THE UNIVERSITY RECEIVES US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION STUDENT AID FUNDS- USE OF SUCH FUNDS IS AUDITED BY INDEPENDENT AUDITORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES ISSUED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	false	GrantRecordsMaintained

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable (18 entries)

RegionRegion	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConducted	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvided	Total ExpendituresTotalExpenditures	Number Of OfficesNumberOfOffices	Number Of EmployeesNumberOfEmployees
Central America and the Caribbean	Program Services	Study Abroad	266435
East Asia and the Pacific	Program Services	Study Abroad	818435
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Program Services	Study Abroad	7201425	1	1
Middle East and North Africa	Program Services	Study Abroad	1052609
North America	Program Services	Study Abroad	12134
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Program Services	Study Abroad	140346
South America	Program Services	Study Abroad	427514
South Asia	Program Services	Study Abroad	268810
Sub-Saharan Africa	Program Services	Study Abroad	715751
South America	Program Services	Research & Training	573308
Sub-Saharan Africa	Program Services	Research & Training	146435
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Program Services	Research & Training	7000
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Program Services	Research & Training	99763
East Asia and the Pacific	Program Services	Research & Training	493751
Middle East and North Africa	Program Services	Research & Training	368579
South Asia	Program Services	Research & Training	15672
Central America and the Caribbean	Investments	Research & Training	90452434
East Asia and the Pacific	Investments		4100916

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Number Of Offices	1	SubtotalNumberOfOffices
Subtotal Number Of Employees	1	SubtotalNumberOfEmployees
Total Number Of Offices	1	TotalNumberOfOffices
Total Number Of Employees	1	TotalNumberOfEmployees
Subtotal Amount Spent	103060401	SubtotalAmountSpent
Cont Amount Spent	4100916	ContAmountSpent
Total Amount Spent	107161317	TotalAmountSpent

Grants To Orgs Outside US GrantsToOrgsOutsideUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	North America	Region
Purpose Of Grant	SUBAWARD	PurposeOfGrant
Amount Of Cash Grant	32531	AmountOfCashGrant
Manner Of Cash Disbursement	EFT or Wire	MannerOfCashDisbursement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	false	TransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign Corp	false	OwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest Co	false	PassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign Partnership	true	ForeignPartnership
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountries

Form990 Schedule F Part V Form990ScheduleFPartV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	SCHEDULE F, PART I	Identifier
Explanation	Annually, more than 850 students participate in the abroad program. Undergraduates selected from more than 100 programs which span diverse cultures and languages on all continents. The University is the recipient of several contracts to conduct research for the US Department of State and other agencies as well as to provide educational management support to foreign institutions of higher education.	Explanation

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained	true	RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable (19 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EIN Of RecipientEINOfRecipient	IRC SectionIRCSection	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant
Howard University
8701 Washington Ave Ste 300	Washington	DC	20016	530204707	501(c)(3)	20154	SUBAWARD
Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology
1100 E Woodfield Rd Ste 520	Schaumburg	IL	60173	541789457	501(c)(3)	47541	Subaward
National Space Grant Foundation
1645 9th Ave SE Ste 149	Albany	OR	97322	522288711	501(c)(3)	18300	SUBAWARD
The INSPIRE Project Inc
107 S W St PMB 425	Alexandria	VA	22314	954418628	501(c)(3)	34314	SUBAWARD
The Tides Center
PO Box 29907	San Francisco	CA	941290907	943213100	501(c)(3)	13564	SUBAWARD
Gallaudet University
800 Florida Ave NE	Washington	DC	20002	530199507	501(c)(3)	37063	SUBAWARD
George Washington University
2121 I St NW Ste 601	Washington	DC	20052	530196584	501(c)(3)	57378	SUBAWARD
The Catholic University
620 Michigan Avenue NE	Washington	DC	20003	530196583	501(c)(3)	24463	SUBAWARD
Yale University
47 College St Ste 203	New Haven	CT	065208047	060646973	501(c)(3)	447017	SUBAWARD
University of Maryland
3112 Lee Bldg	College Park	MD	207425141	526002033	501(c)(3)	46523	SUBAWARD
Purdue University
155 S Grant St	West Lafayette	IN	47907	356002041	501(c)(3)	106043	SUBAWARD
National Development & Research Institute
71 West 23rd St 8th Flr	New York	NY	10010	237009089	501(c)(3)	65117	SUBAWARD
Police Foundation
1201 Connecticut Ave NW	Washington	DC	200362636	520906599	501(c)(3)	7457	SUBAWARD
Carnegie Institute of Washington
1530 P St NW	Washington	DC	200051933	530196523	501(c)(3)	191554	SUBAWARD
Syracuse University
900 South Crouse Ave	Syracuse	NY	13244	150532081	501(c)(3)	74732	SUBAWARD
Columbia University
116th St and Broadway	New York	NY	10027	135598093	501(c)(3)	45330	SUBAWARD
UC Berkeley
110 Sproul Hall	Berkeley	CA	94720	946002123	501(c)(3)	15007	SUBAWARD
Rutgers The State Univ of New Jersey
57 US Hwy 1	New Brunswick	NJ	089018554	226001086	501(c)(3)	22449	SUBAWARD
Texas Riogrande Legal Aid Inc
300 S Texas Blvd	Weslaco	TX	78596	741675230	501(c)(3)	5500	SUBAWARD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants	19	TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Type Of Grant	Student Scholarships	TypeOfGrant
Number Of Recipients	9425	NumberOfRecipients
Amount Of Cash Grant	102326953	AmountOfCashGrant

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	Procedure for Monitoring Use of Grant Funds In the U.S.	Identifier
Return Reference	Schedule I, Part I, Line 2	ReturnReference
Explanation	Grants to Organizations in the U.S. AU partners with other Universities as necessary to perform the scope of the work outlined in the grants agreements. Prior to engaging with these sub-awardees, AU performs a risk assessment including a review of the most recent financial statements as well as ensuring they are not listed as a debarred entity with any federal agency. Grants to Individuals in the U.S. ALL STUDENTS RECEIVING SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS ARE JUDGED WORTHY BY THE UNIVERSITY'S ASSESSMENT ON THE BASIS OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVMENT, FINANCIAL NEED AND SIMILAR STANDARDS. APPROXIMATELY 75% OF FULL TIME FRESHMEN APPLIED FOR NEED BASED FINANCIAL AID.	Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Travel For Companions	X	TravelForCompanions
Housing Allowance Or Residence	X	HousingAllowanceOrResidence
Club Dues Or Fees	X	ClubDuesOrFees
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses	true	WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required	true	SubstantiationRequired
Compensation Committee	X	CompensationCommittee
Independent Consultant	X	IndependentConsultant
Form990 Of Other Organizations	X	Form990OfOtherOrganizations
Written Employment Contract	X	WrittenEmploymentContract
Compensation Survey	X	CompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	true	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	false	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	false	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	false	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	false	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	true	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (13 entries)

TitleTitle	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Comp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgs	Bonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrg	Bonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgs	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg	Other Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgs	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgs	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg	Total Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgs	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrg	Comp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
Cornelius M Kerwin
President	598448	0	145700	0	158215	0	25000	0	17143	0	944506	0	0	0
Scott A Bass
Provost	363071		87700	0	77326	0	26127	0	22407	0	576631	0	0	0
Donald L Myers
VP Finance/Treasurer	495883		121300	0	101394	0	25000	0	17728	0	761305	0	0	0
Mary E Kennard
VP & University Counsel	334639		65300	0	47028	0	25589	0	9427	0	481983	0	0	0
Gail S Hanson
VP Campus Life	280633		27700	0	31226	0	25053	0	2663	0	367275	0	0	0
Thomas J Minar
VP Development & Alumni Rel	280961		55200	0	3450	0	53020	0	5029	0	397660	0	0	0
Teresa Flannery
VP of Communication	208071	0		0	248	0	22300	0	19674	0	250293	0	0	0
Claudio M Grossman
Dean & Professor	446474			0	19204	0	25000	0	10335	0	501013	0	0	0
Andrew F Popper
Professor	277898		4000	0	40362	0	25193	0	18644	0	366097	0	0	0
Jeffrey A Jones
Coach	311222			0	10449	0	27030	0	8134	0	356835	0	0	0
David G Swartz
Assistant VP & CIO	293954			0	5226	0	25167	0	14130	0	338477	0	0	0
Douglas Kudravetz
Assoc VP Finance & Asst Treas	275671		0	0	3737	0	25133	0	20780	0	325321	0	0	0
Michael J Ginzberg
Dean & Professor	396256				10955		33315		18926		459452

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	ExplanationExplanation	Return ReferenceReturnReference
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a	Housing allowance or residence for personal use THE PRESIDENT RESIDES IN UNIVERSITY OWNED ON-CAMPUS HOUSING AS A CONDITION OF HIS EMPLOYMENT AND FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE UNIVERSITY. THE RESIDENCE IS USED FOR UNIVERSITY-RELATED BUSINESS AND ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ON A CONTINUAL BASIS. Spousal Travel THE UNIVERSITY REIMBURSES REASONABLE AND NECESSARY BUSINESS TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR THE SPOUSE OF THE PRESIDENT WHEN ACCOMPANYING THE PRESIDENT ON OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BUSINESS. SPOUSAL TRAVEL IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. Health Club American University provides memberships to various business clubs in Washington D.C. for the president and other officers. The use of the clubs is limited to American University business purposes and the expenses are reviewed according to the expense reimbursement policies of the University.
Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan	OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY PARTICIPATE IN A BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDES PROVISIONS that fall under section 457(f) of the internal revenue code. The following officer received contributions to such supplemental noqualified plan: Thomas Minar, $ 27,600 which is reported on Schedule J, Part II.	Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b
Non-fixed payments	Officers of the University participate in a board of trustees approved executive compensation program which includes an incentive compensation plan. The annual amount is capped at a percentage of their salary. The plan is based on the achievement of certain programmatic goals and objectives for the officers' units and the university. The goals are non-revenue related goals. The plan is approved by the compensation committee and the committee reviews and approves the annual awards based on the performance achieved on the agreed-upon goals.	Schedule J, Part I, Line 7

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Form990 Schedule K Part I Form990ScheduleKPartI (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Issuer EINIssuerEIN	CUSIP NumberCUSIPNumber	Date IssuedDateIssued	Issue PriceIssuePrice	Description Of PurposeDescriptionOfPurpose	DefeasedDefeased	On Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuer	Pool FinancingPoolFinancing
District of Columbia
A	536001131	2548394P5	2008-10-15	60900000	Construction	false	false	false
District of Columbia
B	536001131	25484JAH3	2006-08-16	99975000	Construction	false	false	false
District of Columbia
C	536001131	25484JAG5	2003-04-03	37000000	Construction	false	false	false

Form990 Schedule K Part II Form990ScheduleKPartII (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Amount RetiredAmountRetired	Total ProceedsTotalProceeds	Capitalized InterestCapitalizedInterest	Issuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceeds	Credit EnhancementCreditEnhancement	Capital ExpendituresCapitalExpenditures	Current RefundingCurrentRefunding	Advance RefundingAdvanceRefunding	Final Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMade	Adequate Books And Recds MaintaindAdequateBooksAndRecdsMaintaind	Year Of Subst CompletionYearOfSubstCompletion
A	60900000	0	0	0	0	0	true	false	true	true
B	61447009	40969227	0	530463	1452653	38986111	true	false	true	true	2010
C	0	37378342	2593738	573460	692665	33518479	false	false	true	true	2005

Form990 Schedule K Part III Form990ScheduleKPartIII (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Owning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedProperty	Any Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangements	Mngment Cntrct Bond Financd PrprtyMngmentCntrctBondFinancdPrprty	Any Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreements	Bond Iss Meet Prvt Security Pay TestBondIssMeetPrvtSecurityPayTest	Change In Use Bond Financed PropChangeInUseBondFinancedProp	Remedial Action TakenRemedialActionTaken	Non Qualified Bond Remed ProcdrsNonQualifiedBondRemedProcdrs
A
B	false	false	false	false	false	false	false	true
C	false	true	false	false	false	false	false	true

Form990 Schedule K Part IV Form990ScheduleKPartIV (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Form8038 T FiledForm8038TFiled	Rebate Not Due YetRebateNotDueYet	Variable Rate IssueVariableRateIssue	Hedge Identified In Books And RecdsHedgeIdentifiedInBooksAndRecds	Gross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGIC	Business Name Line1NameOfGICProvider/BusinessNameLine1	Written Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqs	No Rebate DueNoRebateDue
0
A	false	true	true	false	false	0	true
0
B	false		true	false	false	0	true	true
0
C	false		true	false	false	0	true	true

Form990 Schedule K Part V Form990ScheduleKPartV (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Proc To Undertk Corrective ActionProcToUndertkCorrectiveAction
A	true
B	true
C	true

Form990 Schedule K Part VI Form990ScheduleKPartVI (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
Total Proceeds	Schedule K, Part II, Line 3	Interest earned and included in total proceeds for Bond Issue (B) = $2,441,236. Interest earned and included in total proceeds for Bond Issue (C) = $378,342. *Additional Supplemental information for Schedule K is included on Schedule O.
Rebate Calculation	Schedule K, Part IV, Line 2c	Bond issue (B) rebate calculation performed 11/01/09 Bond issue (C) rebate calculation performed 03/31/13

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due	0	TotalBalanceDue

Form990 Schedule L Part III Form990ScheduleLPartIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amount Of Grant	64000	AmountOfGrant
Type Of Assistance	Merit Scholarship	TypeOfAssistance
Purpose Of Assistance	Education	PurposeOfAssistance

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV

Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	JP Morgan Chase	NamePerson

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship	Peter Scher Key Employee	Relationship
Amount Of Transaction	3142500	AmountOfTransaction
Description Of Transaction	Interest on Bank Loan	DescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of Revenues	false	SharingOfRevenues

Form990 Schedule L Part V Form990ScheduleLPartV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	Business Transactions with Interested Persons	Identifier
Return Reference	Schedule L, Part IV	ReturnReference
Explanation	Transaction with JP Morgan Chase - Peter Scher is a trustee of American University and a key employee of JP Morgan Chase. The Bank loan from JP Morgan Chase was awarded based on a competitive bid process resulting in the most favorable rate and terms. Trustee Scher rescused himself from the board of trustees' decision to accept the JP Morgan chase loan.	Explanation

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	147	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	1055656	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	Opinion of Expert	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Historical Treasures		ArtHistoricalTreasures
Art Fractional Interest		ArtFractionalInterest

Books And Publications BooksAndPublications

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	17013	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	Opinion of Expert	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Clothing And Household Goods		ClothingAndHouseholdGoods
Cars And Other Vehicles		CarsAndOtherVehicles
Boats And Planes		BoatsAndPlanes
Intellectual Property		IntellectualProperty

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	73	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	595585	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	Valuation Date Price	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities Closely Held Stock		SecuritiesCloselyHeldStock
Securities Prtnrshp Trust Intrsts		SecuritiesPrtnrshpTrustIntrsts
Securities Miscellaneous		SecuritiesMiscellaneous
Qualified Contrib Hist Struct		QualifiedContribHistStruct
Qualified Contrib Other		QualifiedContribOther
Real Estate Residential		RealEstateResidential
Real Estate Commercial		RealEstateCommercial
Real Estate Other		RealEstateOther
Collectibles		Collectibles
Food Inventory		FoodInventory
Drugs And Medical Supplies		DrugsAndMedicalSupplies
Taxidermy		Taxidermy
Historical Artifacts		HistoricalArtifacts
Scientific Specimens		ScientificSpecimens
Archaeological Artifacts		ArchaeologicalArtifacts

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckbox	DescriptionDescription	Number Of ContributionsNumberOfContributions	Noncash Contribs Rptd F990NoncashContribsRptdF990	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
X	Software & Licenses	4	621001	Market Value
X	Meals and Gift Cards	5	6289	Market Value

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of8283 Received	7	NumberOf8283Received
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	true	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (8 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
Organization's Mission	Form 990, Part III, Line 1	CHARTERED BY AN ACT OF CONGRESS IN 1893, AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IS AN INDEPEDENT, COEDUCATIONAL UNIVERSITY LOCATED ON AN 85-ACRE CAMPUS IN WASHINGTON, DC. A GLOBAL OUTLOOK, PRACTICAL IDEALISM, AND A PASSION FOR PUBLIC SERVICE DEFINE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY. OUR ACADEMIC STRENGTHS ARE GROUNDED IN SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND A COMMITMENT TO CULTURAL AND INTELLECTUAL DIVERSITY. Other Program Services Form 990, Part III, Line 4d ACADEMIC SUPPORT - THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES, ACADEMIC COMPUTER SERVICES, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES AND SUPPORT FOR THE SIX ACADEMIC DIVISIONS. STUDENT SERVICES - HEALTH AND COUNSELING, CAREER CENTER, UNIVERSITY REGISTRAR, FINANCIAL AID AND ENROLLMENT SERVICES, SPORTS AND RECREATION. INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, SPACE MANAGEMENT, SECURITY, MAIL AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. RESEARCH- RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECTS FUNDED BY FEDERAL AND PRIVATE AGENCIES. PUBLIC SERVICE - THE OPERATION OF WAMU 88.5 FM, A 24-HOUR, 50,000 WATT PUBLIC RADIO STATION LICENSED TO THE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1961.
American University: Partner in Our Community	COMMUNITY SERVICE	Many of AU's partnerships with local governments, businesses, and individuals exemplify the university's commitment to public service. AU views itself as a private university with a public responsibility. During the 2013 calendar year, 2,223 AU students contributed more than 180,000 hours of community service in the District of Columbia. The university worked with numerous local organizations and participated in myriad community service activities including: Campus Kitchen Project, Community-Based Learning and Research, DC Reads, DC Reads "Kids to Campus Day", Dr. Seuss Day, Freshman Service Experience and One-Day Service Events WORKING WITH DC SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS AU's School of Education, Teaching & Health prepares education students to become elementary and secondary school teachers. AU places student teachers in DC classrooms full time for 15 weeks to assist in teaching all aspects of the school curriculum. The DC Public Schools Chancellor has praised AU's partnerships and projects with public schools, ranging from professional training to volunteer tutoring to workshops and programs across academic disciplines. Some of the programs include: 1) Institute for Innovation in Education, an interdisciplinary organization committed to conducting, administering, and disseminating educational research and research-informed professional development initiatives. 2) Math for America DC (MfA DC) and From the Laboratory to the Classroom: Building Capacity for Math and Science Teaching in the Classroom (Lab2Class) programs. The goal of both programs is to ensure excellence in science and/or mathematics teaching in DC public and public charter middle and high schools by recruiting, training, and retaining talented science and mathematics teachers who commit to teaching in DC schools for a four-year period. 3) The Team Nutrition program where AU works with the Office of the State Superintendent of Education to expand nutrition education and wellness activities in 12 high-need middle schools in DC. 4) Jumpstart, a program that offers language and literacy development in preschools serving low-income children. Seventy AU students from across campus, known as Corps members, volunteer with this AmeriCorps program, partnering with three public charter schools in Ward 7 and 8. 5) Imagination Quest (IQ) involves collaboration between AU and Imagination Stage. Through an AU grant, more than 60 teachers in the DC public schools, grades K-12, have taken a three-credit graduate course in arts-based teaching and learning. 6) The Eagle Endowment for Public and Community Service is a student-initiated endowment fund that provides service grants to students three times a year. In recent years, grants ranging from $500 to $1,000 have been awarded for projects in DC public schools and elsewhere. 7) WAMU 88.5 FM's Youth Voices program teaches selected high school students how to create a radio feature story about an issue that affects their lives and community. WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW The Washington College of Law's highly-ranked clinical programs provide free legal services to poor and otherwise underrepresented area residents. About 230 law students per year participate in these clinics, which serve a variety of clients. In addition, eight WCL students each year represent low-income clients facing eviction in DC Landlord and Tenant Court as participants in the DC Law Students in Court program, an independent legal service provider in the District. The law school's Equal Justice Foundation (EJF), established in 1989, provides grants to law students who have obtained unpaid summer positions with public interest organizations, which provide critical services to underrepresented members of the local community. One-hundred nine WCL students from the class of 2013 completed the Pro Bono Honors Pledge by contributing more than 26,500 hours of pro bono work. AN OPEN DOOR POLICY AU maintains a good neighbor policy by working with neighbors, local community organizations, and the Advisory Neighborhood Commissions in the campus area. Led by the director of community relations, the university's outreach efforts also include maintaining ongoing contact with several District of Columbia offices and agencies. On a more informal level, representatives of American University also meet and interact with members of the neighboring communities on a regular basis. An integral part of its good neighbor policy includes making the campus a valuable asset and resource for the local community, as AU welcomes the public use of many of its facilities, resources, and community-centric programs. Continued Education DC residents are welcome at AU's Bender Library to study and access print materials, library catalog, and databases. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) offers classes in the fall and spring for intellectually curious "seasoned learners" with a genuine interest in continuing their learning with like-minded people. The Community Audit Program is open to individuals ages 60 and older who live in the 20016 zip code surrounding the university. Residents may audit one course each fall, spring, and summer semester for the nominal fee of $100 (plus course fees). The Community Audit Program, alongside the Alumni Audit Program, supports the Alumni Association Scholarship. The Arts The Katzen Arts Center and American University Museum serves as an important venue for the DC arts community. It hosts a variety of programs ranging from student performances to lectures on environmentally sound business practices and film screenings. DC residents are invited to attend open rehearsals or take tours of the galleries. Many of the exhibits shown at the museum have earned regional, national, and international accolades. District children are the focus of Kids at the Katzen, which presents creative activities and summer sports camps. AU welcomes neighbors to exciting campus sports events. Patriot League championships, NCAA Tournament appearances, and winning programs in basketball, soccer, wrestling, and other sports give area residents a chance to share in AU's school spirit. The Eagles strive to be the home team for the entire city. Additionally, residents may use the university's athletic facilities by becoming members of the William I Jacobs Fitness Center in our sports center. A GREEN LEADER IN DC AU's Strategic Plan names "an active pursuit of sustainability" as one of its ten visionary goals. Since the plan was published in 2009, the university's sustainability leadership has been recognized in national rankings and ratings: STARS Gold Rating, Sierra Club Cool Schools and the Princeton Review Green Honor Roll. The university's Sustainability Plan outlines a path for continuing this leadership by enhancing sustainability in curriculum, research, and co-curricular activities, while achieving ambitious operational sustainability goals, and expanding outreach programs that integrate sustainability into our administrative planning and campus culture. Since 2010, all new buildings have been designed to earn at least LEED Gold ratings. Moreover, AU is one of only three universities in the world to incorporate LEED-compliant practices as standard facilities operations and maintenance procedures, tracking 25 existing buildings to earn LEED certifications. The pressing need to address climate change has motivated AU to set its sights on becoming carbon-neutral by 2020. Since AU president Neil Kerwin signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, the university has pursued its climate plan rigorously, including: reducing total energy consumption even as our physical footprint has expanded; installing the largest combined solar electric and hot water systems in any city on the East Coast; purchasing 100 percent green power; and mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from air travel by protecting rainforests in Costa Rica. Additionally, the university has set a goal of sending zero waste to landfill by 2020. These efforts were rewarded in 2011 when AU won first place in Recyclemania, a highly competitive national contest among colleges and universities. The entire AU campus officially has been designated a public garden and arboretum by the National Arboretum and Botanic Garden Association, and Certified Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. The campus now has more than 2,500 trees comprising more than 150 species. AU has an expanding suite of sustainable transportation solutions, including: free biodiesel-fueled shuttles to the nearest Metro station; a free student-run free bike-lending program, as well as a Capitol Bikeshare station; all-electric service vehicles; a private ridesharing system; and Live Near Your Work grants to encourage employees to live near campus or close to transit.
Board of Trustees	Form 990, Part VI, Line 1A	THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONSISTS OF 30 MEMBERS, 26 OF WHOM HAVE VOTING RIGHTS.
Form 990 Review Process	Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b	FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE FINANCE OFFICE AND REVIEWED BY INDEPENDENT TAX ADVISORS. FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND SIGNED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE PRIOR TO FILING. ACCESS TO THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
Conflict of Interest Policy Monitoring & Enforcement	Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c	BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT AND SUBMIT SUCH STATEMENT TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD WHO IS ALSO THE GENERAL COUNSEL FOR THE UNIVERSTY. THE SECRETARY REVIEWS THOSE STATEMENTS FOR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AND REPORTS SUCH CONFLICTS TO THE BOARD CHAIR. THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ALSO REQUIRES ALL MEMBERS TO NOTIFY THE BOARD PROMPTLY OF AN ACTUAL, APPARENT, OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AS IT ARISES, SO THAT IT CAN BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATLY AND NOT JUST ONCE PER YEAR.
Process for Determining Compensation	Form 990, Part VI, Lines 15a & 15b	THE COMPENSATION OF ALL OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND IS SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD. THE COMMITTEE ENGAGES THIRD PARTY EXPERTS TO BENCHMARK COMPENSATION FOR THESE POSITIONS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE COMPENSATION OF KEY EMPLOYEES IS SET BY THEIR SUPERVISING OFFICER WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES' APPROVED UNIVERSITY OPERATING BUDGET.
Document Disclosure	FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AS PUBLIC INFORMATION ON THE UNIVERSITY'S WEBSITE.
Supplemental Information for Schedule K: Tax-Exempt Bonds	Part 1, Section F, Description of Purpose:	Disrict of Columbia, EIN 53-6001131, CUSIP #2548394P5, Issue Date: 10/15/2008, Issue Price: $60,900,000, Description of Purpose: The bonds were issued to refund on a current basis the Series 1985 bonds, originally issued on 10/2/85 and the 1985 Series A bonds, originally issued on 02/13/86. Disrict of Columbia, EIN 53-6001131, CUSIP #25484JAH3 and #25484JAJ9, Issue Date: 08/16/2006, Issue Price: $99,975,000, Description of Purpose: The proceeds of the bonds were used to finance a portion of the costs of (a) captial improvements located on the University's main campus, consisting primarily of the construction, furnishing and equipping of the School of International Service building and the rennovation, furnishing and equipping of Nebraska Hall residence Hall, including related infrastructure, landscaping, parking and other real property improvements, (b) to refund on a current basis the Series 1996 Bonds, originally issued on 10/16/1996, (c) to pay the cost of credit enhancement for the Bonds, and (d) to pay certain costs of issuance of the bonds. Disrict of Columbia, EIN 53-6001131, CUSIP #25484JAG5, Issue Date: 04/04/2003, Issue Price: $37,000,000, Description of Purpose: Project to be located on the University's main campus at 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., consisting primarily of the construction, renovation, furnishing and equipping of a new comprehensive arts facility named the Katzen Arts Center and (b) capital improvements to an existing facility located at 4200 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., including the renovation, furnishing and equipping of the facility to accommodate a new performing arts theatre named the Greenberg Theatre. Part II, Col. A, Line 1 Proceeds of the current refunding issue were $60,900,000. However, the form definition of proceeds excludes those proceeds to retire bonds, and therefore, this line item is zero.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part I Form990ScheduleRPartI

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	American Univ at Connecticut Ave LLC	BusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	C/O Controllers office	AddressLine1
City	Washington	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	200168020	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	455294959	EIN
Primary Activities	Real Estate	PrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileState
Total Income	0	TotalIncome
EOY Assets	0	EOYAssets

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AU	BusinessNameLine1

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Washington Research Library Consortium	BusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	901 Commerce Drive	AddressLine1
City	Upper Marlboro	City
State	MD	State
ZIP Code	20774	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	521559828	EIN
Primary Activities	Library Svcs	PrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile State	MD	LegalDomicileState
Exempt Code Section	501(c)(3)	ExemptCodeSection
Public Charity Status	11	PublicCharityStatus

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NA	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Org	false	ControlledOrg

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties	false	ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org	false	GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org	false	GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Dividends Related Organization	false	DividendsRelatedOrganization
Sale Of Assets To Other Org	false	SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org	false	PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets	false	ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs	false	RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs	false	PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities	true	SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees	false	SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org	false	OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org	false	OtherTransferFromOtherOrg