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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by TRUSTEES OF ROBERT COLLEGE OF ISTANBUL.

Totals

Total revenue
$20,786,730
Total expenses
$22,640,557
Contributions and grants received
$7,052,038
Grants paid
$3,128,239
Program service revenue
$13,091,445
Investment income
$643,247
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$12,613,766
Total liabilities, end of year
$11,493,702
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,120,064
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$19,885,984
Management and general expenses
$2,212,870
Fundraising expenses
$541,703
Program service expenses (Part III)
$19,885,984

Program services were 87.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $5,538,407

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,513,631

  • 2a · Program service revenue: AUXILIARY ACTIVITIES

    total $1,002,418 · related or exempt $1,002,418

  • 2b · Program service revenue: OTHER STUDENT ACTIVITIES

    total $865,069 · related or exempt $865,069

  • 2c · Program service revenue: STUDENT TUITION & FEES

    total $11,223,958 · related or exempt $11,223,958

  • 2d · Program service revenue: UNIVERSITY PREP COURSE

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $643,247 · excluded $643,247

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $3,128,239 · program services $3,128,239

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $999,618 · management and general $999,618

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $7,498,569 · program services $7,171,284 · management and general $129,534 · fundraising $197,751

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,457,156 · program services $1,245,725 · management and general $202,165 · fundraising $9,266

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,846,608 · program services $1,684,832 · management and general $116,493 · fundraising $45,283

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,924,710 · program services $2,439,914 · management and general $447,318 · fundraising $37,478

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $22,768 · management and general $22,768

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,285,614 · program services $1,017,965 · management and general $143,928 · fundraising $123,721

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $854,692 · program services $726,488 · fundraising $128,204

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $320,205 · program services $320,205

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $418,349 · program services $418,349

  • 17 · Travel

    total $128,301 · program services $128,301

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $93,862 · program services $93,862

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $72,862 · program services $72,862

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $151,046 · management and general $151,046

  • 24a · Other expenses: RESIDENCE HALLS

    total $623,995 · program services $623,995

  • 24b · Other expenses: MAINTENANCE AND RENOVATIONS

    total $287,732 · program services $287,732

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUMMER PROGRAMS

    total $202,514 · program services $202,514

  • 24d · Other expenses: REAL ESTATE AND OTHER TAXES

    total $138,570 · program services $138,570

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $185,147 · program services $185,147

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $228,141 · end of year $226,095

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,785,278 · end of year $7,364,628

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $6,484 · end of year $12,716

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $2,834 · end of year $1,998

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $174,738 · end of year $232,533

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $9,380,508

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $4,604,712

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,258,941 · end of year $4,775,796

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $932,196 · end of year $1,336,304

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $8,614,020 · end of year $9,236,473

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $514,911 · end of year $920,925

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $395,289 · end of year $1,120,064

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE IN TURKEY. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE OPERATION OF ROBERT COLLEGE, A SECONDARY SCHOOL IN ISTANBUL, TURKEY, WHICH EDUCATES YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WITH THE SKILLS, INSIGHTS, AND DETERMINATION TO FUNCTION AS LEADERS AND CONTRIBUTING CITIZENS IN A WIDE RANGE OF SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ROLES, BOTH LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. ROBERT COLLEGE HAS AN ACADEMIC PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ENABLE HIGHLY TALENTED AND MOTIVATED STUDENTS TO PURSUE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND ACQUIRE FLUENCY AND LITERACY IN ENGLISH AND IN TURKISH.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROVIDE TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS AND FACILITES FOR A SECONDARY SCHOOL IN ISTANBUL, TURKEY.

  • OPERATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL IN ISTANBUL TURKEY WITH ENROLLMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 1,040 STUDENTS, 855 DAY STUDENTS AND 185 BOARDING STUDENTS. THE SCHOOL PROVIDES CLASSROOM AND OTHER FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, DORMS, FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FOR THESE STUDENTS.

    Expenses $19,885,984 · Grants $3,128,239 · Revenue $13,091,445

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Adam Oliver

    HEAD OF SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $472,746
    From this org
    $403,293
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $69,453
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $403,293
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $51,923
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,530
    Filer's total
    $472,746
  • Maura Kelly

    DEAN OF FACULTY

    Total calculated
    $248,674
    From this org
    $153,825
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $94,849
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,825
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $38,663
    Nontaxable benefits
    $56,186
    Filer's total
    $248,674
  • Umran Ungun

    ASSOCIATE HEAD OF SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $229,382
    From this org
    $204,011
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,371
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $204,011
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $22,303
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,068
    Filer's total
    $229,382
  • Margaret Halicioglu

    DEAN STUDENT AFRS

    Total calculated
    $174,170
    From this org
    $133,218
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,952
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $133,218
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $26,053
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,899
    Filer's total
    $174,170
  • Joseph Welch

    DEAN STUDENT ACTIV

    Total calculated
    $154,510
    From this org
    $105,271
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,239
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $105,271
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $30,323
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,916
    Filer's total
    $154,510
  • Akarlilar Ersin

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Steve Murray

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Ayse Yuksel Mahfoud

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Artunkal Gonca Gursoy

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Biykem Bozkurt

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Edward Widmer

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Neyzi Mehmet Ali

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Ipek Cem Taha

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Hakan Cevik

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Patricia Hayot

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Hakan Binbasgil

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Mark Horne Butler

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Erol Hakanoglu

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15
  • Kemal Askar

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Goksu Nebol Perlman

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Benjamin Wagner

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Ayse Demirel

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Nalbantoglu Osman

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Nedim Olcer

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Cemal Kafadar

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Koraltrk Basak

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Coskun Esra Eczacibasi

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Sekercioglu agan

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Travel for companions
  • 1a · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
  • 1a · Discretionary spending account
  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1a · Personal services (maid, chauffeur, chef)
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 1a: Relevant information in regards to selections on 1a.
TRAVEL FOR HEADMASTER'S SPOUSE IS PAID BY THE ORGANIZATION UNDER THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATION AND THE HEADMASTER. THE COST IS INCLUDED IN REPORTABLE COMPENSATION OF THE HEADMASTER. SALARIES OF US EMPLOYEES ARE GROSSED UP FOR LOCAL WITHHOLDING TAX PURPOSES. THE GROSS UP AMOUNT IS INCLUDED IN REPORTABLE COMPENSATION OF THE AFFECTED EMPLOYEES. THE HEADMASTER HAS A DISCRETIONARY SPENDING ACCOUNT OF $3,000 FOR WHICH DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION. IT IS USED TO MEET UNBUDGETED NEEDS OF THE SCHOOL, AND IS NOT FOR THE HEADMASTER'S PERSONAL USE. HOUSING IS PROVIDED FOR THE HEADMASTER AND KEY ADMINISTRATORS. THE VALUE OF THE HOUSING IS INCLUDED IN THE REPORTABLE COMPENSATION OF THESE INDIVIDUALS.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • ROBERT COLLEGE FOUNDATION

    501(C)(3) · SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION TO THIS ORG · DE · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by TRUSTEES OF ROBERT COLLEGE OF ISTANBUL

  • HISAR EGITIM VAKFI

    PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL & FINANCIAL SUPPORT · TU

    Directly controlled by TRUSTEES OF ROBERT COLLEGE OF ISTANBUL

  • ROBERT COLLEGE OF UNITED KINGDOM

    SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION TO THIS ORG · UK

    Directly controlled by TRUSTEES OF ROBERT COLLEGE OF ISTANBUL

  • ILERI EGITIM VAKFI

    SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION TO THIS ORG · TU

    Directly controlled by TRUSTEES OF ROBERT COLLEGE OF ISTANBUL

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
5 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511259349302201

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