Americans for Ben-Gurion University Inc
1001 Avenue of the Americas 19th F, New York, NY · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $75,468,257 | $73,616,491 | $898,391,677 |
| FY2024 | $73,964,169 | $69,046,454 | $839,779,165 |
| FY2023 | $21,147,894 | $58,948,250 | $730,643,851 |
| FY2022 | $56,387,922 | $62,869,914 | $695,688,741 |
| FY2021 | $105,090,161 | $54,353,607 | $836,190,181 |
| FY2020 | $36,311,970 | $55,611,993 | $715,763,892 |
| FY2019 | $46,830,161 | $51,466,792 | $708,268,935 |
| FY2018 | $52,345,990 | $57,047,494 | $718,676,505 |
| FY2017 | $310,529,608 | $47,792,268 | $700,871,596 |
| FY2016 | $255,879,410 | $49,120,731 | $421,628,042 |
| FY2015 | $45,835,064 | $32,226,448 | $212,384,253 |
| FY2014 | $49,582,727 | $35,459,955 | $212,817,503 |
| FY2013 | $34,906,199 | $35,400,319 | $198,526,235 |
| FY2012 | $31,916,180 | $24,350,531 | $198,706,363 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Americans for Ben-Gurion University Inc (EIN 23-7270753), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $41,995,631 | 56% |
| Program service revenue | $0 | 0% |
| Other revenue | $33,472,626 | 44% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $63,144,377 | 86% |
| Management & general | $6,594,929 | 9% |
| Fundraising | $3,877,185 | 5% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 56% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 86% of functional expenses, management & general 9%, and fundraising 5%.
- 86% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 49.5% of 412 Education organizations in NY.
- Net assets covered about 146.4 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 90th percentile among 4118 Education organizations in NY.
- Total revenue was higher than 97.5% of 4244 Education organizations in NY.
- Total revenue rose from $31,916,180 in FY2012 to $75,468,257 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 7 and decreased in 6 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 6 of 14 reported years (FY2013, FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2022, FY2023).
- The highest revenue on record here is $310,529,608 in FY2017.
- Net assets grew from $198,706,363 to $898,391,677 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Contributions and grants made up 79% of revenue in FY2012 and 56% in FY2025.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
AMERICANS FOR BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY OR "A4BGU" PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN CREATING A WORLD CLASS UNIVERSITY IN THE ISRAELI DESERT.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1973 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | B110 — Education (in NY) |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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