Bar Ilan University in Israel
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $603.1 million
- Spending
- $438.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 72%
- Reserves
- 7.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 40%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $401,014, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 83 out of 100.
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.5 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 44% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 27% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 26% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1572% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 82 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 25105 of 105 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $204.8 million spent. TEACHING EXCELLENCE IS ONE OF THE PILLARS OF BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY'S STRATEGY. THE UNIVERSITY INVESTS CONSIDERABLE RESOURCES IN THE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OF TEACHING QUALITY, AND A SPECIAL DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THIS PURPOSE: THE DIVISION OF LEARNING AND TEACHING. EVERY YEAR, ALL LECTURERS PARTICIPATE IN WORKSHOPS AND RECEIVE TOOLS FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE, INCLUDING TOOLS FOR CONVEYING INFORMATION IN AN INTERESTING AND CURIOSITY-AROUSING MANNER, INCREASING MOTIVATION, GROUP FACILITATION, ACTIVE TEACHING, AND THE USE OF ILLUSTRATIVE TOOLS. SMART CLASSROOMS AND INNOVATIVE ACTIVE LEARNING SPACES HAVE BEEN SET UP THROUGHOUT THE CAMPUS, SERVING AS A PLATFORM FOR ADVANCED AND EXPERIENTIAL TEACHING. THE UNIVERSITY MAKES SURE TO STAY UP-TO-DATE WITH ALL THE INNOVATIONS IN THE FIELD OF TEACHING, COLLABORATES WITH DEDICATED CENTERS IN ISRAEL AND AROUND THE WORLD, AND TAKES PART IN CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT EFFECTIVE AND HIGH-QUALITY TEACHING. AS PART OF ITS GOAL TO PROMOTE TEACHING EXCELLENCE, THE UNIVERSITY PLACES SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON STUDENT SATISFACTION. EVERY SEMESTER, THE UNIVERSITY CONDUCTS A SURVEY TO EXAMINE THE LEVEL OF SATISFACTION WITH THE COURSES BEING TAUGHT. OUTSTANDING LECTURERS ARE RECOGNIZED AND APPRECIATED. LECTURERS WHO RECEIVE LOW SCORES RECEIVE PERSONAL COUNSELING AND PEDAGOGICAL TOOLS TO HELP THEM IMPROVE AND CONVEY KNOWLEDGE OPTIMALLY. THE UNIVERSITY STAFF, BOTH ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE, IS ALSO AVAILABLE OUTSIDE THE LECTURE HALL OR RESEARCH LABORATORIES, AND UNDERTAKES TO PROVIDE EVERY STUDENT WITH PERSONAL ATTENTION, THROUGH GRADUATION AND EVEN BEYOND. OUR INVESTMENT IN STUDENTS IS EVIDENT: BAR-ILAN CONSISTENTLY RECEIVES AMONG THE HIGHEST RATINGS IN THE TEACHING QUALITY INDEX OF THE NATIONAL UNION OF ISRAELI STUDENTS' SATISFACTION SURVEY, COMPARED TO OTHER RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES. BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY IN NUMBERS: - APPROXIMATELY 21,200 STUDENTS ARE STUDYING FOR AN ACADEMIC DEGREE AT BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY - APPROXIMATELY 6,200 STUDENTS TAKE PART IN ENRICHMENT COURSES, CERTIFICATE STUDIES AND OTHER STUDY PROGRAMS AT BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY - BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY HAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000 ALUMNI - BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY HAS 834 SENIOR FACULTY MEMBERS - BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY HAS 10 FACULTIES: LIFE SCIENCES, SOCIAL SCIENCES, EDUCATION, JEWISH STUDIES, HUMANITIES, EXACT SCIENCES, LAW, ENGINEERING, MEDICINE AND THE INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES UNIT - BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY HAS 47 DEPARTMENTS AND SCHOOLS IN A WIDE RANGE OF FIELDS - BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY HAS 119 RESEARCH INSTITUTES, 24 RESEARCH CENTERS AND 61 CHAIRS - BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY HAS 101 INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS - BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY HAS 706 ACTIVE GRANTS - BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY HAS 26 LIBRARIES, WITH OVER ONE MILLION TITLES AND ACCESS TO DOZENS OF ELECTRONIC DATABASES
- $110.3 million spent. BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY CURRENTLY EMPLOYS SOME 700 RESEARCHERS, WHO ARE AMONG THE BEST IN THEIR FIELDS WORLDWIDE. THEY WORK IN OVER 70 RESEARCH INSTITUTES AND CENTERS, MENTORING THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS. THE UNIVERSITY'S RESEARCHERS ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF ACADEMIA AND RESEARCH IN ISRAEL AND AROUND THE WORLD, AND ARE ENGAGED IN THE HOTTEST RESEARCH TOPICS OCCUPYING THE ACADEMIC WORLD AT THE DAWN OF THE 21ST CENTURY. IN THE UNIVERSITY'S LABORATORIES, OUR RESEARCHERS ARE WORKING ON DEVELOPING BRAIN CANCER DRUGS USING GOLD NANOPARTICLES, ON ARCHAEOLOGICAL-BOTANICAL RESEARCH THAT WILL IMPROVE AGRICULTURE IN THE FUTURE, ON PRODUCING FUEL THAT DOES NOT POLLUTE THE AIR, ON DEVELOPING PEST-RESISTANT PLANTS, ON DEVELOPING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR A ROBOTIC GUIDE DOG, ON USING VIRTUAL REALITY TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE EMPATHY BETWEEN PEOPLE, AND SO MUCH MORE. A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF THE RESEARCH PROJECTS AT BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY HAVE BECOME SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS THAT ARE ALREADY IMPROVING OUR QUALITY OF LIFE. AMONG THE UNIVERSITY'S RESEARCH INSTITUTES ARE SOME OF THE MOST ADVANCED CENTERS IN THEIR FIELDS. THESE INCLUDE THE LESLIE AND SUSAN GONDA MULTIDISCIPLINARY BRAIN RESEARCH CENTER, WHICH COMBINES EXPERTISE AND TOOLS FROM THE FIELDS OF PHYSICS, BIOLOGY, COMPUTER SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, PHARMACOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY, LINGUISTICS, AND MATHEMATICS; THE INSTITUTE OF NANOTECHNOLOGY AND ADVANCED MATERIALS, THE LARGEST NANO CENTER IN ISRAEL; THE BEGIN-SADAT CENTER FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES, WHICH DEALS WITH ISSUES RELATED TO THE MIDDLE EAST, ISRAEL'S NATIONAL SECURITY, AND ITS FOREIGN POLICY; AND THE INSTITUTE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF INTEGRATION, WHICH PROMOTES SOCIAL INTEGRATION IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM AND WHOSE RESEARCH FINDINGS ARE APPLIED IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION. IN ADDITION, THE UNIVERSITY OPERATES SEVERAL IMPACT-DRIVEN MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH CENTERS, INCLUDING THE BAR-ILAN CENTER FOR SMART CITIES, WHICH WORKS TO IMPROVE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF URBAN LIFE USING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS COMMUNICATIONS, IT, AND THE INTERNET OF THINGS, AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION AS AN INCUBATOR FOR DIGITAL INNOVATION; AND THE DANGOOR CENTER FOR PERSONALIZED MEDICINE, WHICH FOCUSES ON AREAS THAT ADVANCE THE FIELD OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE SUCH AS IMMUNOTHERAPY, MICROBIOME, CRISPR, RNA RESEARCH, AND COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY. BAR-ILAN RESEARCHERS PARTNER IN HUNDREDS OF RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS AND INITIATIVES WITH RESEARCH BODIES IN ISRAEL AND AROUND THE GLOBE, WITH INDUSTRY, AND WITH PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS, AND HAVE WON SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS, APPOINTMENTS, AND RECOGNITION FROM DOZENS OF FOUNDATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WORLDWIDE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1965.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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