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Schedule K
(Form 990)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Supplemental Information on Tax-Exempt Bonds
SchKMediumBullet Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part , line 24a. Provide descriptions,
explanations, and any additional information in Part .
SchKMediumBullet Attach to Form 990.

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OMB No. 1545-0047
2020
Open to Public
Inspection
Name of the organization
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
Employer identification number
13-5598093
Part
Bond Issues
(a) Issuer name (b) Issuer EIN (c) CUSIP # (d) Date issued (e) Issue price (f) Description of purpose (g) Defeased (h) On
behalf of
issuer
(i) Pool
financing
Yes No Yes No Yes No
A DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF STATE OF NEW YORK 2003A&B
 
14-6000293 649901R49 03-05-2003 122,696,491 FUND NEW QUALIFIED PROJECTS   X   X   X
B DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF STATE OF NEW YORK 2009A
 
14-6000293 649905DF0 05-14-2009 117,000,000 FUND NEW QUALIFIED PROJECTS   X   X   X
C DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF STATE OF NEW YORK 2011A
 
14-6000293 649906AV6 02-16-2011 312,102,192 FUND NEW QUALIFIED PROJECTS   X   X   X
D DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF STATE OF NEW YORK 2012A
 
14-6000293 649906F33 06-07-2012 174,118,498 REFUND 2008A & FUND NEW PROJECTS   X   X   X
DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF STATE OF NEW YORK 2015A
 
14-6000293 6499077D8 04-23-2015 125,006,199 FUND NEW QUALIFIED PROJECTS   X   X   X
DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF STATE OF NEW YORK 2015B
 
14-6000293 64990BGH0 04-23-2015 56,240,112 REFUND DASNY 2004B BONDS   X   X   X
DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF STATE OF NEW YORK 2016A&B
 
14-6000293 64990BZK2 04-27-2016 491,547,535 REFUND 2006AB AND FUND NEW PROJECT   X   X   X
DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF STATE OF NEW YORK 2017A&B
 
14-6000293 64990CQE4 03-01-2017 240,921,142 REFUND 2004C AND FUND NEW PROJECTS   X   X   X
DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF STATE OF NEW YORK 2018A&B
 
14-6000293 64990C6P1 05-16-2018 396,803,509 REFUND 2008A AND FUND NEW PROJECTS   X   X   X
Dormitory Authority of State of NEW YORK 2020A
 
14-6000293 64990GA85 03-19-2020 247,210,500 Fund New Projects   X   X   X
Part
Proceeds
A B C D
1 Amount of bonds retired .................. 87,775,000 0 285,000,000 48,870,000
2 Amount of bonds legally defeased .............. 0 0 0 0
3 Total proceeds of issue .................. 123,718,793 117,067,254 312,258,392 174,157,898
4 Gross proceeds in reserve funds ............. 0 0 0 0
5 Capitalized interest from proceeds ............. 0 0 0 0
6 Proceeds in refunding escrows ............... 0 0 0 0
7 Issuance costs from proceeds ............... 802,880 823,388 1,678,394 738,570
8 Credit enhancement from proceeds ............. 0 0 0 0
9 Working capital expenditures from proceeds ............. 0 0 0 0
10 Capital expenditures from proceeds ............. 122,097,219 115,269,253 308,005,990 173,344,328
11 Other spent proceeds ............. 818,694 974,613 2,574,008 75,000
12 Other unspent proceeds ............. 0 0 0 0
13 Year of substantial completion ............. 2004 2009
Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
14 Were the bonds issued as part of a current refunding issue of tax-exempt
bonds (or, if issued prior to 2019, a current refunding issue)? ........
  X   X   X   X
15 Were the bonds issued as part of an advance refunding issue of taxable
bonds (or, if issued prior to 2019, an advance refunding issue)? ........
  X   X   X X  
16 Has the final allocation of proceeds been made? .......... X   X   X   X  
17 Does the organization maintain adequate books and records to support the final allocation of proceeds? .................. X   X   X   X  
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.
Cat. No. 50193E
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Schedule K (Form 990) 2020
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Part
Private Business Use
A B C D
Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
1 Was the organization a partner in a partnership, or a member of an LLC, which owned property financed by tax-exempt bonds? .............   X   X   X   X
2 Are there any lease arrangements that may result in private business use of bond-financed property? ............... X   X   X   X  
3a Are there any management or service contracts that may result in private business use of bond-financed property? ............. X   X   X   X  
b If "Yes" to line 3a, does the organization routinely engage bond counsel or other outside counsel to review any management or service contracts relating to the financed property? X   X   X   X  
c Are there any research agreements that may result in private business use of bond-financed property? ............. X   X   X   X  
d If "Yes" to line 3c, does the organization routinely engage bond counsel or other outside counsel to review any research agreements relating to the financed property? X   X   X   X  
4 Enter the percentage of financed property used in a private business use by entities other than a section 501(c)(3) organization or a state or local government ....SchKMediumBullet 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 %
5 Enter the percentage of financed property used in a private business use as a result of unrelated trade or business activity carried on by your organization, another section 501(c)(3) organization, or a state or local government ......... SchKMediumBullet        
6 Total of lines 4 and 5 .............        
7 Does the bond issue meet the private security or payment test? ...   X   X   X   X
8a Has there been a sale or disposition of any of the bond-financed property to a nongovernmental person other than a 501(c)(3) organization since the bonds were issued?.............   X   X   X   X
b If "Yes" to line 8a, enter the percentage of bond-financed property sold or disposed of. ..        
c If "Yes" to line 8a, was any remedial action taken pursuant to Regulations sections 1.141-12 and 1.145-2? .............   X   X   X   X
9 Has the organization established written procedures to ensure that all nonqualified bonds of the issue are remediated in accordance with the requirements under
Regulations sections 1.141-12 and 1.145-2? ........
X   X   X   X  
Part
Arbitrage
A B C D
Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
1 Has the issuer filed Form 8038-T, Arbitrage Rebate, Yield Reduction and Penalty in Lieu of Arbitrage Rebate? ...   X   X   X   X
2 If "No" to line 1, did the following apply? ....
a Rebate not due yet? .......   X   X   X   X
b Exception to rebate? ........   X   X   X   X
c No rebate due? ......... X   X   X   X  
If "Yes" to line 2c, provide in Part the date the rebate
computation was performed ......
3 Is the bond issue a variable rate issue? ..... X   X     X   X
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Part
Arbitrage (Continued)
A B C D
Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
4a Has the organization or the governmental issuer entered into a qualified hedge with respect to the bond issue?   X   X   X   X
b Name of provider .......... 0
 
0
 
0
 
0
 
c Term of hedge .........        
d Was the hedge superintegrated? ......                
e Was the hedge terminated? ........                
5a Were gross proceeds invested in a guaranteed investment contract (GIC)?   X   X   X   X
b Name of provider .......... 0
 
0
 
0
 
0
 
c Term of GIC .........        
d Was the regulatory safe harbor for establishing the fair market value of the GIC satisfied? ........                
6 Were any gross proceeds invested beyond an available temporary period?   X   X   X   X
7 Has the organization established written procedures to monitor the requirements of section 148? ... X   X   X   X  
Part
Procedures To Undertake Corrective Action
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A B C D
Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
Has the organization established written procedures to ensure that violations of federal tax requirements are timely identified and corrected through the voluntary closing agreement program if self-remediation is not available under applicable regulations? X   X   X   X  
Part
Supplemental Information. Provide additional information for responses to questions on Schedule K. (See instructions).
Return Reference Explanation
SCHEDULE K, PART II, LINE 3 DIFFERENCES IN AMOUNTS ENTERED IN PART I, COLUMN (E) AND PART II, LINE 3 REPRESENT INVESTMENT EARNINGS. -------------------------------------------------------------- SCHEDULE K, PART II, LINE 11 OTHER SPENT PROCEEDS AMOUNTS REPORTED ON SCHEDULE K, PART II, LINE 11 REPRESENT THE NEW YORK STATE BOND TAX ASSOCIATED WITH EACH ISSUE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE 2012A, 2015A, 2015B, AND 2020A BOND ISSUES. -------------------------------------------------------------
SCHEDULE K, PART III, LINES 4-5 FOR ALL ISSUES, THE UNIVERSITY HAS ALLOCATED EQUITY INVESTED IN THE FINANCED PROPERTIES TO SOURCES OF PRIVATE BUSINESS USE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ISSUANCE COSTS, WITHIN THE REQUIRED TIME FRAME AND HAS CAREFULLY MANAGED THE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED IN BOND-FINANCED FACILITIES. AS SUCH, THE UNIVERSITY HAS REPORTED 0% PRIVATE BUSINESS USE FOR THE SERIES 2003A&B, SERIES 2009A, SERIES 2011A, SERIES 2012A, SERIES 2015A, SERIES 2015B, SERIES 2016A&B, SERIES 2017A&B, 2018A&B AND 2020A ISSUES ON SCHEDULE K. --------------------------------------------------------------
SCHEDULE K, PART IV, LINE 2 FOR ALL SERIES EXCEPT THE 2015A AND 2015B, THE BOND PROCEEDS ARE SLIGHTLY EXCEEDED BY THE TOTAL USES DUE TO EARNINGS IN THE CONSTRUCTION FUND HELD AT THE TRUSTEE. THE LATEST ARBITRAGE COMPUTATION FOR DASNY 2003A&B, 2009A, 2011A, 2012A, 2015A, 2015B, 2016A&B, 2017A&B, 2018A&B AND 2020A WAS DECEMBER 31, 2020.
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