Tel Aviv University

Analysis

Tel Aviv University is a registered charity in United States, based in Israel. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3).

In the financial year ending September 2023, Tel Aviv University reported income of $800.0m and spending of $765.3m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $655.6m to $800.0m (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Tel Aviv University sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Johns University New York ($780.7m), University of Denver ($807.3m) and Savannah College of Art and Design Inc ($776.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $279.8m. It paid $6.6m in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $2.28bn against liabilities of $1.16bn, net assets of $1.12bn. It reported 9,305 employees.