THE CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY

EIN 13-3956444 · International, Foreign Affairs & National Security (Q300)

What they do

CEU is COMMITTED to PROMOTING THE VALUES of OPEN SOCIETY and SELF-REFLECTIVE CRITICAL THINKING. IT AIMS AT EXCELLENCE IN THE MASTERY of ESTABLISHED KNOWLEDGE, COURAGE to PURSUE THE CREATION of NEW KNOWLEDGE IN THE HUMANITIES, THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, LAW and MANAGEMENT, and ENGAGEMENT IN PROMOTING APPLICATIONS for EACH, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THEIR POLICY IMPLICATIONS. CEU is A NEW MODEL for INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, A CENTER for THE STUDY of CONTEMPORARY ECONOMIC, SOCIAL and POLITICAL CHALLENGES, and A SOURCE of SUPPORT for BUILDING OPEN and DEMOCRATIC SOCIETIES THAT RESPECT HUMAN RIGHTS and HUMAN DIGNITY.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $99.70 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders16 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

132.41%of revenue went to mission work99.7% of expenses · Program services

0.07%of revenue went to fundraising0.1% of expenses

$132.77spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

0.30%of revenue went to management and office costs0.2% of expenses

$3.98in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

96.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$82,160,747

Mission workProgram services$108,788,764132.41% of revenue99.7% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$242,4650.30% of revenue0.2% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$56,7210.07% of revenue0.1% of expenses

Total expenses$109,087,950132.77% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 99.7% mission · 0.2% management · 0.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 132.77% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 99.5% mission · 0.4% management · 0.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 107.68% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 99.0% mission · 1.0% management · 0.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 422.81% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 99.2% mission · 0.7% management · 0.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 158.04% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 94.6% mission · 5.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 138.55% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 90.6% mission · 9.2% management · 0.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 11.82% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 98.1% mission · 1.7% management · 0.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 66.25% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 99.0% mission · 0.7% management · 0.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 150.33% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$82,160,747

Expenses$109,087,950

Annual shortfall $26,927,203 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$108,788,764 · 99.7% of expenses

Management and office costs$242,465 · 0.2% of expenses

Fundraising$56,721 · 0.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$82,160,747

Expenses$109,087,950

Assets$434,149,809

Income$82,160,747

Contributions$78,876,397

Mission work (program services)$108,788,764

Fundraising$56,721

Management and general$242,465

Accounting fees$121,476

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (16)

ALEXANDER SOROSTRUSTEE

ANDREAS TREICHLTRUSTEE

ANTONIO FOGLIATRUSTEE

ATTILA CHIKANTRUSTEE

BINAIFER NOWROJEETRUSTEE

CAROL CHRISTCHAIR, TRUSTEE

CORNELIA WOLL DESPRESTRUSTEE

ELISE VAN OSSASST. SECRETARY (OUTGOING)

GEOFFREY W SMITHCHAIRMAN, TRUSTEE

GEORGE SOROSHONORARY CHAIR, TRUSTEE

GORDON RAUSSERTRUSTEE

LEONARD BENARDOTRUSTEE

MARIA CATTAUI-LIVANOSTRUSTEE

PETER BALDWINTRUSTEE

PETER NADOSYTRUSTEE

SHALINI RANDERIAPRESIDENT AND RECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1997
Location: 224 WEST 57TH STREET 4TH FL, NEW YORK, NY 10019-3212
County: New York
In care of: % MICHAEL IGNATIEFF
Primary officer: CARSTEN Q SCHNEIDER, INTERIM RECTOR AND PRESIDENT

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(212) 548-0600

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: August 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CBIZ ADVISORS LLC
NTEE classification: International, Foreign Affairs & National Security (Q300)
IRS tax category: Educational Support Services