TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE (EIN 04-2103542)
Tax period: 2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed: 2025-05-15
IRS object ID: 202521359349303002
Schema version: 2023v6.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule K
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-05-15T08:02:05-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	135565207	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KPMG LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	60 SOUTH STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02111	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	042103542	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMHERST COLLEGE TRUSTEES	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	AMHE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4135422101	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 5000 CONTROLLERS OFFICE	AddressLine1Txt
City	AMHERST	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01002	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MICHAEL THOMAS	PersonNm
Person Title	CHIEF FIN & ADMIN OFFICER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4135422101	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-05-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	KRISTIN ANDERSON	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01231300	PTIN
Phone	6179881000	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	MICHAEL A ELLIOTT	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 5000 CONTROLLERS OFFICE	AddressLine1Txt
City	AMHERST	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01002	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$664,769,541	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.AMHERST.EDU	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1821	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE SCHEDULE O	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	25	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	23	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	3443	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	2228	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$12,168,699	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$60,572,966	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$65,319,167	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$155,553,603	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$165,880,847	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$161,133,221	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$198,099,738	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$2,015,289	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$3,711,279	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$379,275,079	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$433,011,031	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$78,628,929	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$85,136,120	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$160,765,898	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$174,598,124	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$12,120,889	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$161,790,603	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$159,689,913	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$401,185,430	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$419,424,157	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$21,910,351	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$13,586,874	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$5,302,371,715	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$5,575,113,189	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$773,657,627	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$756,798,426	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$4,528,714,088	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$4,818,314,763	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	SEE SCHEDULE O	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$304,895,999	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$84,564,690	GrantAmt
Revenue	$166,749,172	RevenueAmt
Desc	HIGHER EDUCATION: UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATIONAMHERST COLLEGE IS AN UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTION WITH AN APPROXIMATE STUDENT ENROLLMENT OF 2,000.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$19,741,289	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$571,430	GrantAmt
Revenue	$1,945,853	RevenueAmt
Desc	HOME TO THE WORLD'S LARGEST SHAKESPEARE COLLECTION, THE FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY IS A MAJOR CENTER FOR SCHOLARLY RESEARCH; A LIVELY VENUE FOR PERFORMANCES, READINGS, EXHIBITIONS; AND A NATIONAL LEADER IN HUMANITIES EDUCATION.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$324,637,288	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (1)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	Yes (1)	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (1)	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	0	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	0	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	0	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	Yes (1)	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	Yes (1)	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (1)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	3179	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	3443	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	Yes (1)	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	Yes (1)	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	25	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	23	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	STEPHEN NIGRO	PersonNm
Phone	4135422101	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 5000 CONTROLLERS OFFICE	AddressLine1Txt
City	AMHERST	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01002	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (43 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
MICHAEL ELLIOTT
PRESIDENT	40.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$673,206	$0	$194,059
THEODORE BENESKI
TRUSTEE	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARY ELIZABETH CISNEROS
TRUSTEE	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BONNIE BARSAMIAN DUNN
TRUSTEE	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NAANA FRIMPONG
TRUSTEE	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DOUGLAS GRISSOM
TRUSTEE	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
REJJI HAYES
TRUSTEE	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW HULSIZER
TRUSTEE	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PHILLIP JACKSON
TRUSTEE	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHANTAL KORDULA
TRUSTEE	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SIMON KRINSKY
TRUSTEE	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EUNEI LEE
TRUSTEE	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JI-YEUN LEE
TRUSTEE	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID MACLENNAN
TRUSTEE	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID NOVAK
TRUSTEE	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANDREW NUSSBAUM
TRUSTEE	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM O'MALLEY
TRUSTEE	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DWIGHT POLER
TRUSTEE	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRISTINE NOYER SEAVER
TRUSTEE	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH SHELBURNE
TRUSTEE	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GRETCHEN SISSON
TRUSTEE	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAUL SMITH
TRUSTEE	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHIRLEY TILGHMAN
TRUSTEE	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KIMBERLEE WYCHE-ETHERIDGE
TRUSTEE	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NICOLAS ZERBIB
TRUSTEE	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LETITIA JOHNSON
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER	40.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$1,508,991	$0	$36,873
MICHAEL WITMORE
DIR - FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY	40.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$766,576	$0	$78,763
MICHAEL THOMAS
CHIEF FIN & ADMIN OFFICER EFF 3/23	40.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$382,768	$0	$52,067
STEPHEN NIGRO
CONTROLLER	40.00	2.00		Yes (X)	$172,876	$0	$35,757
CATHERINE EPSTEIN
PROVOST AND DEAN OF FACULTY	40.00	0.00			$422,430	$0	$78,851	Yes (X)
LISA RUTHERFORD
GEN COUNSEL & SR ADV TO PR	40.00	2.00			$445,483	$0	$71,372	Yes (X)
ELIZABETH CANNON-SMITH
CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER	40.00	2.00			$406,921	$0	$71,764	Yes (X)
LIZ AGOSTO
DEAN OF STUDENTS THRU 1/23	40.00	0.00			$413,649	$0	$10,658	Yes (X)
MATTHEW MCGANN
DEAN OF ADMISSION & FIN AID	40.00	0.00			$357,723	$0	$38,036	Yes (X)
ANGIE TISSI-GASSOWAY
CHF STUD AFF/DEAN STU EFF 3/23	40.00	0.00			$270,785	$0	$42,405	Yes (X)
RUTH TAYLOR-KIDD
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER - FOLGER	40.00	0.00			$277,051	$0	$31,301	Yes (X)
DAWN BATES
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS	40.00	0.00			$444,299	$0	$22,987		Yes (X)
AUSTIN SARAT
PROF OF POLI SCI & LAW	40.00	0.00			$387,047	$0	$44,371		Yes (X)
THOMAS DWYER
ASSOCIATE CFO	40.00	0.00			$360,938	$0	$46,220		Yes (X)
SHANE LEVY
INVESTMENT OFFICER	40.00	0.00			$376,632	$0	$30,203		Yes (X)
SANDRA GENELIUS
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER	40.00	0.00			$347,683	$0	$55,069		Yes (X)
CAROLYN BIDDY MARTIN
PRESIDENT EMERITIUS	40.00	0.00			$818,539	$0	$18,672			Yes (X)
JAMES BRASSORD
FORMER CHIEF OF CAMPUS OPS	40.00	2.00			$121,705	$0	$21,134			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$8,955,302	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$980,562	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	377	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (1)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
DANIEL O'CONNELL'S SONS INC
480 HAMPDEN STREET PO BOX 267	HOLYOKE	MA	01041	CONSTRUCTION SERVICES	$33,318,173
GILBANE BUILDING COMPANY
7 JACKSON WALKWAY	PROVIDENCE	RI	02903	CONSTRUCTION SERVICES	$18,733,930
SHAWMUT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
560 HARRISON AVENUE	BOSTON	MA	02118	CONSTRUCTION SERVICES	$18,378,970
SASAKI ASSOCIATES INC
110 CHAUNCY ST SUITE 200	BOSTON	MA	02111	ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES	$7,181,947
SCAPES BUILDERS & EXCAVATION LLC
110 NORTH HILLSIDE ROAD	SOUTH DEERFIELD	MA	01373	CONSTRUCTION SERVICES	$2,628,271

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	172	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$404,038	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$4,928,517	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$59,986,612	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$3,978,491	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$65,319,167	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TUITION AND OTHER STUDENT FEES	611310	$129,930,025	$129,930,025
HOUSING & MEALS	721000	$32,364,629	$32,364,629
BOX OFFICE/EVENTS	711130	$1,240,465	$1,240,465
DINING SERVICES	721000	$942,918	$942,918
CONSORTIUM FEES	711130	$316,414	$316,414

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,086,396	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,086,396	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$165,880,847	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$21,390,621	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$11,090,901	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$10,299,720	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$444,940	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$444,940	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$1,338,535	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$1,208,860	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$129,675	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$129,675	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$129,675	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$406,983,552	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$230,274,435	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$176,709,117	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$176,709,117	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$1,048,589	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$175,660,528	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$87,875	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$404,038	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$275,215	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$187,340	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$187,340	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
SUMMER PROGRAMS	611310	$1,055,246	$1,026,037	$29,209
SOLAR	611310	$465,734			$465,734
PARKING	611310	$14,883			$14,883

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,788,141	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,788,141	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$3,324,004	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$433,011,031	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$168,695,025	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$12,168,699	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$186,828,140	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,063,755	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,063,755	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$79,884,444	TotalAmt
Program Services	$79,884,444	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,187,921	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,187,921	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,160,640	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,709,892	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,100,579	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,350,169	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$126,517,329	TotalAmt
Program Services	$109,057,347	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,601,687	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,858,295	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,369,582	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,970,389	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$800,962	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$598,231	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,410,054	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,891,047	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,510,868	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,008,139	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,140,519	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,674,470	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$941,352	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$524,697	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$908,043	TotalAmt
Program Services	$271,314	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$636,729	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$459,130	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,505	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$438,625	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$51,146	TotalAmt
Program Services	$51,146	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,079,668	TotalAmt
Management And General	$46,079,668	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,370,934	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,421,042	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,444,222	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$505,670	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,226,460	TotalAmt
Program Services	$821,395	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$288,710	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$116,355	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,117,903	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,272,809	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$733,087	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$112,007	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,178,579	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,438,582	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,679,517	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$60,480	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$107,622	TotalAmt
Program Services	$102,812	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,678	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,132	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,342,022	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,539,941	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,707,942	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$94,139	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,559,227	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,736,012	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$510,138	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$313,077	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$652,770	TotalAmt
Program Services	$296,222	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$208,992	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$147,556	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,619,082	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,484,190	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,032,436	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$102,456	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,812,300	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,433,457	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,268,989	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$109,854	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,375,628	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,049,896	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$324,839	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$893	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
FOOD	$6,689,507	$6,266,397	$379,665	$43,445
EQUIPMENT AND FURNITURE	$5,259,167	$4,524,282	$560,591	$174,294
SPONSORED RESEARCH	$4,055,262	$4,054,902	$360
LIBRARY BOOKS/MEDIA	$2,984,127	$2,984,127

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,841,336	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,428,992	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$412,344	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$419,424,157	TotalAmt
Program Services	$324,637,288	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$82,665,980	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,120,889	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,153,497	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,744,570	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$320,875,436	BOYAmt
EOY	$301,956,859	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$49,840,066	BOYAmt
EOY	$64,691,739	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,491,141	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,954,221	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$580,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$48,611	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,812,703	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,812,703	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$131,400	BOYAmt
EOY	$281,822	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,572,574	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,878,510	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,148,820,149	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$365,337,359	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$731,066,420	BOYAmt
EOY	$783,482,790	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$346,982,529	BOYAmt
EOY	$453,358,376	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,785,280,696	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,897,217,683	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$662,219	BOYAmt
EOY	$614,129	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50,923,034	BOYAmt
EOY	$56,071,176	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,302,371,715	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,575,113,189	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$30,711,434	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,506,278	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,359,036	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,111,652	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$132,140,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$121,125,000	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$503,838,834	BOYAmt
EOY	$500,210,372	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$104,608,323	BOYAmt
EOY	$102,845,124	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$773,657,627	BOYAmt
EOY	$756,798,426	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,501,603,615	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,610,651,571	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,027,110,473	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,207,663,192	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,528,714,088	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,818,314,763	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,302,371,715	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,575,113,189	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$13,586,874	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$283,526,337	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$7,512,536	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School	Yes (X)	SchoolInd

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$64,147,553	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$65,538,958	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$85,032,185	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$60,572,966	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$65,319,167	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$340,610,829	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$64,147,553	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$65,538,958	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$85,032,185	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$60,572,966	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$65,319,167	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$340,610,829	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$51,962,559	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$288,648,270	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$32,817,083	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$30,892,538	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$32,074,674	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$29,120,739	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$12,083,195	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$136,988,229	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,127,789	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,288,595	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$11,715,844	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$14,132,228	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,889,584	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$355,028	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,460,419	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,295,049	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$480,617	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,480,697	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$498,211,983	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$728,801,266	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.57940	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.56610	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	0	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	Yes (1)	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	0	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	0	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	0	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	0	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (1)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$5,646	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	0	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	Yes (1)	OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities	$45,500	OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$51,146	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	0	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II-B, LINE 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGED GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FIRMS AND MET WITH LAWMAKERS ON BEHALF OF AMHERST COLLEGE AND FOLGER SHAKESPEARE MEMORIAL LIBRARY. IN ADDITION, AMHERST COLLEGE PAYS MEMBERSHIP FEES IN VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAY PERFORM A LIMITED AMOUNT OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS NAICU (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES), AICUM (ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN MASSACHUSETTS) AND COFHE (CONSORTIUM ON FINANCING HIGHER EDUCATION).	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly Rsrch	Yes (X)	CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch Prog	Yes (X)	CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale	0	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$3,780,301,095	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$12,995,157	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$430,808,198	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$38,152,452	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$121,112,730	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$50,461,214	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$4,014,378,054	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$3,758,812,672	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$8,486,911	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$216,326,006	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$35,396,642	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$118,693,488	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$49,234,364	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$3,780,301,095	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$4,300,531,130	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$27,637,614	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$366,559,937	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$31,438,697	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$123,858,319	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$47,499,119	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$3,758,812,672	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,920,494,006	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$22,710,434	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,558,216,605	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$29,170,697	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$107,047,350	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$64,671,868	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$4,300,531,130	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,834,560,524	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$40,108,241	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$241,101,788	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$29,175,071	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$113,544,782	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$52,556,694	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$2,920,494,006	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.25698	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.74302	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$8,507,028	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$8,507,028	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$991,941,747	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$247,984,775	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$743,956,972	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$114,588,269	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$90,902,569	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$23,685,700	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$33,783,105	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$26,450,015	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$7,333,090	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$783,482,790	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (8 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
GLOBAL EQUITIES	$336,249,756	F
FIXED INCOME	$50,333,893	F
FOREIGN EQUITIES	$409,579,370	F
PRIVATE EQUITIES	$1,907,312,716	F
ABSOLUTE RETURN	$757,805,819	F
R.ESTATE/NATURAL RES.	$140,217,447	F
DOMESTIC EQUITIES	$293,119,714	F
OTHER SECURITIES	$2,598,968	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$3,897,217,683	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
LIAB. FOR LIFE INCOME OBLIGATION	$30,949,491
POST RET. BENEFIT OBLIGATION	$59,331,935
INTEREST SWAP AGREEMENT	$1,955,294
OTHER LIABILITIES	$10,608,404

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$102,845,124	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 4:	THE TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE DOES NOT CAPITALIZE GIFTS IN KIND OF ART, HISTORICAL TREASURES OR OTHER SIMILAR ASSETS HELD FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION, ETC. THE FOLGER SHAKESPEARE MEMORIAL LIBRARY (THE LIBRARY), DOES CAPITALIZE PURCHASES TO ITS COLLECTION WHICH IS RECORDED AT COST. THE FOLGER SHAKESPEARE MEMORIAL LIBRARY HOLDS THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE COLLECTION OF SHAKESPEAREANA IN THE WORLD AND THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF ENGLISH PRINTED BOOKS FROM 1475 TO 1640 OUTSIDE OF ENGLAND, AS WELL AS EXTENSIVE CONTINENTAL RENAISSANCE HOLDINGS. THE COLLECTION INCLUDES BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, DOCUMENTS, PAINTINGS, ILLUSTRATIONS, TAPESTRIES, FURNISHINGS, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, SCORES, AND CURIOS FROM THE RENAISSANCE AND THEATER HISTORY. THE EMILY DICKINSON MUSEUM CONSISTS OF TWO HISTORIC HOUSES AND THEIR CONTENTS, IN THE CENTER OF AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS, CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE POET EMILY DICKINSON AND MEMBERS OF HER FAMILY DURING THE NINETEENTH CENTURIES. THE MEAD ART MUSEUM CREATES INNOVATIVE AND RIGOROUS EXHIBITIONS FROM ITS DIVERSE COLLECTION OF 19,500 WORKS INCLUDING AMERICAN ART, RUSSIAN MODERNIST ART, FRENCH ART, BRITISH PORTRAITURE, AFRICAN ART, JAPANESE ART, 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY PHOTOGRAPHY, AND MASTER AND MODERN PRINTS AND DRAWINGS. OVER 150 AMHERST COLLEGE CLASSES VISIT THE MEAD'S TWO STUDY ROOMS ANNUALLY TO LEARN FROM ORIGINAL WORKS OF ART. THE BENESKI MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY HOUSES RESEARCH COLLECTIONS OF VERTEBRATE AND INVERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY, MINERALS, ANTHROPOLOGY AND MODERN VERTEBRATES, AS WELL AS NUMEROUS EXHIBITS WHICH ILLUSTRATE THE EVOLUTION AND ECOLOGY OF MAJOR GROUPS OF ANIMALS. THE COLLEGE AND THE LIBRARY MAINTAIN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ADDRESSING THE COLLECTIONS' UPKEEP AS WELL AS OTHER ASPECTS OF THEIR MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING ACCESSION AND DEACCESSION POLICIES.
PART V, LINE 4:	THE MISSION OF THE TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE'S ENDOWMENT IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN ORDER THAT THE COLLEGE MAY PROVIDE A QUALITY EDUCATION TO ALL ADMITTED STUDENTS AS ARTICULATED IN THE MISSION STATEMENT OF AMHERST COLLEGE. THE ENDOWMENT IS MANAGED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENSURING THE CURRENT AND FUTURE SPENDING REQUIREMENTS ARE SUPPORTED, WHILE ALSO PRESERVING THE ENDOWMENT FUND IN PERPETUITY. THE ENDOWMENT FUNDED A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF OPERATING REVENUE IN THIS TAX YEAR. THE ENDOWMENT DISTRIBUTION IS USED FOR SUCH PURPOSES AS FINANCIAL AID, NAMED PROFESSORSHIPS, FACULTY AND STUDENT RESEARCH, ACADEMIC SUPPORT, SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT, ATHLETICS, INTERNSHIPS, AND FELLOWSHIPS/PRIZES.
PART X, LINE 2:	THE INSTITUTION IS GENERALLY EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES. MANAGEMENT PERFORMS AN ANNUAL REVIEW FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ALONG WITH ANY RELATED INTEREST AND PENALTIES. MANAGEMENT BELEIVES THAT THE INSTITUTION HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD HAVE A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT, INDIVIDUALLY OR IN THE AGGREGATE, UPON THE INSTITUTION'S BALANCE SHEET OR THE RELATED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES OR CASH FLOWS.
PART V, LINE 2	AMHERST COLLEGE HAS ADOPTED ASU 2016-14, PRESENTATION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES. AS A RESULT, THE JUNE 30, 2024 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CLASSIFY NET ASSETS AS EITHER NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS, OR NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF SCHEDULE D, LINE 2, AMHERST COLLEGE HAS REPORTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS AS BOARD DESIGNATED OR QUASI-ENDOWMENT AND ENDOWMENT FUNDS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS AS PERMANENT ENDOWMENT, RESPECTIVELY.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	Yes (1)	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures Etc	Yes (1)	PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media	Yes (1)	PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp Recs	Yes (1)	MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs	Yes (1)	MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures Etc	Yes (1)	MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All Sol	Yes (1)	MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts	0	DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy	0	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty	0	DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs	0	DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy	0	DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	0	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog	0	DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty	0	DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid Rcvd	Yes (1)	GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd	0	GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	Yes (1)	ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3	THE TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE PUBLICIZES ITS RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY IN THE (1) THE COLLEGE'S ANNUAL CATALOG, (2) ADMISSION APPLICATION, (3) YEARLY ADMISSION REPORT SENT TO ALL SECONDARY SCHOOLS, (4) THE BROCHURE "THIS IS AMHERST" DESCRIBING THE COLLEGE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES AND (5) AMHERST'S WEBSITE WWW.AMHERST.EDU.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6	THE TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE RECEIVES FEDERAL GRANTS FOR RESEARCH, ETC. AND IS A PASS THROUGH ENTITY FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL AND STATE FINANCIAL AID.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (24 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
NORTH AMERICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	RELATED EXPENSES	$185,710
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN	PROGRAM SERVICES	RELATED EXPENSES	$325,893
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	PROGRAM SERVICES	RELATED EXPENSES	$544,046
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	PROGRAM SERVICES	RELATED EXPENSES	$3,053,936
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	RELATED EXPENSES	$58,065
RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES	PROGRAM SERVICES	RELATED EXPENSES	$9,399
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	RELATED EXPENSES	$120,899
SOUTH AMERICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	RELATED EXPENSES	$42,771
SOUTH ASIA	PROGRAM SERVICES	RELATED EXPENSES	$78,832
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN	INVESTMENTS		$1,853,700,585
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	INVESTMENTS		$59,496,582
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	INVESTMENTS		$67,969,561
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN	INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES		$23,872,341
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES		$860,081
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES		$859,086
NORTH AMERICA	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION		$72,600
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION		$30,882
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION		$665,319
EUROPE	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION		$2,855,877
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION		$90,811
RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION		$79,118
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION		$132,601
SOUTH AMERICA	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION		$217,081
SOUTH ASIA	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION		$43,632

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$4,340,719	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$2,011,024,989	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$2,015,365,708	TotalSpentAmt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (9 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxt	RegionRegionTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
EDUCATIONAL AWARDS	NORTH AMERICA	$72,600	EFT
EDUCATIONAL AWARDS	CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN	$30,882	EFT
EDUCATIONAL AWARDS	EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	$665,319	EFT
EDUCATIONAL AWARDS	EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	$2,855,877	EFT
EDUCATIONAL AWARDS	MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA	$90,811	EFT
EDUCATIONAL AWARDS	RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES	$79,118	EFT
EDUCATIONAL AWARDS	SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	$132,601	EFT
EDUCATIONAL AWARDS	SOUTH AMERICA	$217,081	EFT
EDUCATIONAL AWARDS	SOUTH ASIA	$43,632	EFT

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	Yes (1)	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	Yes (1)	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	Yes (1)	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	Yes (1)	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	Yes (1)	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	DISBURSEMENTS IN FURTHERANCE OF THE INSTITUTION'S EXEMPT PROGRAMS ARE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURES OR SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS ESTABLISHED BY THE INSTITUTION'S GOVERNING BOARD DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING DISBURSEMENTS FROM THE INSTITUTION IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE ARE ADEQUATELY INVESTIGATED TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE QUALIFYING RECIPIENTS. STUDENTS RECEIVING SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS ARE CONSIDERED WORTHY BY THE INSTITUTION ON THE BASIS OF CRITERIA SUCH AS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT (FELLOWSHIPS) AND FINANCIAL NEED (SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS).	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	FOLGER GALA	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$441,913	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$362,558	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$79,355	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$147,305	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$80,359	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$27,051	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	FOOTBALL GOLF OUTING	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$50,000	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$41,480	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$8,520	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$16,000	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$4,500	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$491,913	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$404,038	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$87,875	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$163,305	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$80,359	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$31,551	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$275,215	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$187,340	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (14 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
TOWN OF AMHERST
4 BOLTWOOD AVENUE	AMHERST	MA	01002	046001068	TOWN OF AMHERST	$210,000	$0	GENERAL SUPPORT
AMHERST AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
35 S PLEASANT ST	AMHERST	MA	01002	042388764	501(C)(3)	$8,250	$0	GENERAL SUPPORT
AMHERST-PELHAM REGIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS
170 CHESTNUT STREET	AMHERST	MA	01002	046006213	TOWN OF AMHERST	$100,000	$0	GENERAL SUPPORT
AMHERST GOLF CLUB INC
PO BOX 874	AMHERST	MA	01004	041031700	501(C)(7)	$40,000	$0	GENERAL SUPPORT
AMHERST BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT INC
35 S PLEASANT ST	AMHERST	MA	01002	455423811	501(C)(6)	$27,000	$0	GENERAL SUPPORT
NEW ENGLAND PUBLIC MEDIA
44 HAMPDEN STREET	SPRINGFIELD	MA	01103	046103523	501(C)(3)	$11,543	$0	GENERAL SUPPORT
FRIENDS OF THE JONES LIBRARY SYSTEM
43 AMNITY STREET	AMHERST	MA	01002	999999999	501(C)(3)	$250,000	$0	GENERAL SUPPORT
FIVE COLLEGES INC
97 SPRING STREET	AMHERST	MA	01002	046134696	501(C)(3)	$130,785	$0	GENERAL SUPPORT
COOLEY DICKINSON HOSPITAL INC
30 LOCUST STREET	NORTHAMPTON	MA	01060	222617175	501(C)(3)	$50,000	$0	GENERAL SUPPORT
DOWNTOWN AMHERST FOUNDATION INC
35 S PLEASANT ST	AMHERST	MA	01002	843052133	501(C)(3)	$25,000	$0	GENERAL SUPPORT
ASSOCIATION FOR ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES (AAAS)
7 UNIVERSITY LANE	ST LOUIS	MA	63105	161456606	501(C)(3)	$10,000	$0	GENERAL SUPPORT
UNITED WAY OF FRANKLIN AND HAMPSHIRE REGION
71 KING ST	NORTHAMPTON	MA	01061	042104792	501(C)(3)	$9,100	$0	GENERAL SUPPORT
AMHERST COMMITTEE FOR A BETTER CHANCE INC
74 N PROSPECT ST	AMHERST	MA	01002	046193013	501(C)(3)	$6,010	$0	GENERAL SUPPORT
WOODSIDE CHILDREN'S CENTER
156 WOODSIDE AVE	AMHERST	MA	01002	042888548	501(C)(3)	$0	$179,367	GENERAL SUPPORT	FMV	OCCUPANCY AND EXPENSES

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	12	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	2	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (7 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
UNDERGRADUATE AMHERST COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS	969	$74,057,589
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AND INTERNSHIPS	841	$2,011,370
GRANT-IN AID	108	$1,570,131
GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS	167	$1,430,902
FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY FELLOWSHIPS	73	$552,974
UNDERGRADUATE PRIZES	177	$235,928
GRADUATE PRIZES	6	$25,550

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	DISBURSEMENTS IN FURTHERANCE OF THE INSTITUTION'S EXEMPT PROGRAMS ARE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURES OR SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS ESTABLISHED BY THE INSTITUTION'S GOVERNING BOARD DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING DISBURSEMENTS FROM THE INSTITUTION IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE ARE ADEQUATELY INVESTIGATED TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE QUALIFYING RECIPIENTS. STUDENTS RECEIVING SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS ARE JUDGED WORTHY BY THE INSTITUTION ON THE BASIS OF CRITERIA SUCH AS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT (FELLOWSHIPS) AND FINANCIAL NEED (SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS).	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter Travel	Yes (X)	FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Idemnification Gross Up Pmts	Yes (X)	IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Housing Allowance Or Residence	Yes (X)	HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Personal Services	Yes (X)	PersonalServicesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	Yes (1)	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (1)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
LETITIA JOHNSON
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER	$600,000	$0	$908,000	$0	$991	$0	$34,238	$0	$2,635	$0	$1,545,864	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL ELLIOTT
PRESIDENT	$662,143	$0	$0	$0	$11,063	$0	$87,122	$0	$106,937	$0	$867,265	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL WITMORE
DIR - FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY	$612,407	$0	$151,000	$0	$3,169	$0	$45,928	$0	$32,835	$0	$845,339	$0	$0	$0
CAROLYN BIDDY MARTIN
PRESIDENT EMERITIUS	$815,233	$0	$0	$0	$3,306	$0	$5,921	$0	$12,751	$0	$837,211	$0	$0	$0
LISA RUTHERFORD
GEN COUNSEL & SR ADV TO PR	$427,369	$0	$15,000	$0	$3,114	$0	$35,821	$0	$35,551	$0	$516,855	$0	$0	$0
CATHERINE EPSTEIN
PROVOST AND DEAN OF FACULTY	$417,798	$0	$0	$0	$4,632	$0	$35,846	$0	$43,005	$0	$501,281	$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH CANNON-SMITH
CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER	$402,234	$0	$0	$0	$4,687	$0	$33,122	$0	$38,642	$0	$478,685	$0	$0	$0
DAWN BATES
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS	$214,344	$0	$229,000	$0	$955	$0	$16,082	$0	$6,905	$0	$467,286	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL THOMAS
CHIEF FIN & ADMIN OFFICER EFF 3/23	$381,464	$0	$0	$0	$1,304	$0	$41,285	$0	$10,782	$0	$434,835	$0	$0	$0
AUSTIN SARAT
PROF OF POLI SCI & LAW	$381,135	$0	$0	$0	$5,912	$0	$29,828	$0	$14,543	$0	$431,418	$0	$0	$0
LIZ AGOSTO
DEAN OF STUDENTS THRU 1/23	$22,674	$0	$0	$0	$390,975	$0	$10,457	$0	$201	$0	$424,307	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS DWYER
ASSOCIATE CFO	$334,237	$0	$25,153	$0	$1,548	$0	$35,886	$0	$10,334	$0	$407,158	$0	$0	$0
SHANE LEVY
INVESTMENT OFFICER	$213,251	$0	$163,000	$0	$381	$0	$19,027	$0	$11,176	$0	$406,835	$0	$0	$0
SANDRA GENELIUS
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER	$342,929	$0	$0	$0	$4,754	$0	$36,209	$0	$18,860	$0	$402,752	$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW MCGANN
DEAN OF ADMISSION & FIN AID	$346,877	$0	$10,000	$0	$846	$0	$36,304	$0	$1,732	$0	$395,759	$0	$0	$0
ANGIE TISSI-GASSOWAY
CHF STUD AFF/DEAN STU EFF 3/23	$270,138	$0	$0	$0	$647	$0	$30,855	$0	$11,550	$0	$313,190	$0	$0	$0
RUTH TAYLOR-KIDD
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER - FOLGER	$254,128	$0	$21,000	$0	$1,923	$0	$28,873	$0	$2,428	$0	$308,352	$0	$0	$0
STEPHEN NIGRO
CONTROLLER	$171,666	$0	$0	$0	$1,210	$0	$18,801	$0	$16,956	$0	$208,633	$0	$0	$0
JAMES BRASSORD
FORMER CHIEF OF CAMPUS OPS	$71,513	$0	$0	$0	$50,192	$0	$14,704	$0	$6,430	$0	$142,839	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1A	THE PRESIDENT IS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN A PERSONAL RESIDENCE ON CAMPUS AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE EMPLOYER. CERTAIN PERSONAL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO MAINTAIN THIS RESIDENCE. OCCASIONAL PERSONAL SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE PRESIDENT ARE CONSIDERED PERSONAL EXPENSES AND ADDED TO THE PRESIDENT'S TAXABLE COMPENSATION. IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMHERST'S TRAVEL POLICY, FIRST CLASS AIR TRAVEL IS PERMITTED FOR A BONA FIDE BUSINESS PURPOSE FOR THE PRESIDENT AND STAFF. IT IS THE COLLEGE'S POLICY TO GROSS UP CERTAIN BENEFITS FOR TAX PURPOSES.
PART I, LINE 4A	LINE 4A: THE CHIEF OF STUDENT AFFAIRS AND DEAN OF STUDENTS THROUGH JANUARY 2023 RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT IN CALENDAR YEAR 2023 REPORTED IN PART II, COLUMN B(III).
PART I, LINE 7	TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN QUALIFIED TALENT, THE INSTITUTION PERIODICALLY USES INCENTIVE COMPENSATION. THESE AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(II).

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Bond Issuer EINBondIssuerEIN	CUSIPCUSIPNum	Bond IssuedBondIssuedDt	Issue PriceIssuePriceAmt	PurposePurposeDesc	DefeasedDefeasedInd	On Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerInd	Pool FinancingPoolFinancingInd
MHEFA SERIES H
A	042456011	57585K4R6	2003-06-26	$50,000,000	CONSTRUCTION	0	0	0
MHEFA SERIES I
B	042456011	57586CGZ2	2005-06-30	$29,700,000	SEE PART VI	0	0	0
MHEFA SERIES J
C	042456011	57586CHA6	2005-06-30	$50,000,000	CONSTRUCTION	0	0	0
MHEFA SERIES K-2
D	042456011	57586EDK4	2009-01-15	$50,520,000	CONSTRUCTION	0	0	0

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	RetiredRetiredAmt	Total ProceedsTotalProceedsAmt	Issuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt	Capital ExpendituresCapitalExpendituresAmt	Substantial CompletionSubstantialCompletionYr	Refunding Taxable BondsRefundingTaxableBondsInd	Final Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeInd	Adequate Books And Rec MaintAdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd	Other Spent ProceedsOtherSpentProceedsAmt
A	$25,575,000	$50,749,858	$400,000	$50,349,858	2005	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)
B	$18,125,000	$29,700,000	$281,717		2005	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	$29,418,283
C	$8,130,000	$50,442,362	$327,888	$50,114,474	2007	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)
D	$7,265,000	$50,646,531	$518,634	$50,127,897	2011	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Private Bus Concerning UBIPrivateBusConcerningUBIPct	Total Private Business UseTotalPrivateBusinessUsePct	Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd
A	0.00080	0.00080	Yes (1)
B	0.00000	0.00000	Yes (1)
C	0.00020	0.00020	Yes (1)
D	0.00480	0.00480	Yes (1)

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Form8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledInd	Rebate Not Due YetRebateNotDueYetInd	Exception To RebateExceptionToRebateInd	No Rebate DueNoRebateDueInd	Variable Rate IssueVariableRateIssueInd	Hedge Identified In Bks And RecHedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd	Gross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd	Gross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvestedInd	Written Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd	Term Of HedgeTermOfHedgePct	Superintegrated HedgeSuperintegratedHedgeInd	Hedge TerminatedHedgeTerminatedInd
(no name)
A	0	0	Yes (1)	0	0	0	0	0	Yes (1)
BOA MERRILL LYNCH
B	0	0	Yes (1)	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	0	0	Yes (1)	4.400000000000	0	Yes (1)
BOA MERRILL LYNCH
C	0	0	Yes (1)	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	0	0	Yes (1)	11.500000000000	0	Yes (1)
(no name)
D	0	0	0	Yes (1)	0	0	0	0	Yes (1)

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Procedures Corrective ActionProceduresCorrectiveActionInd
A	Yes (1)
B	Yes (1)
C	Yes (1)
D	Yes (1)

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE K, PART I, COLUMN (A):	THE ISSUER NAME IS MASSACHUSETTS HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY
SCHEDULE K, PART I BOND B COLUMN (F):	THE PURPOSE OF THE ISSUE IS TO ADVANCE REFUND THE SERIES G ISSUE DATED: 05/05/1998
SCHEDULE K, PART II, LINE 3 COLUMN A	THE TOTAL PROCEEDS OF THE ISSUE DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE PRICE DUE TO INVESTMENT EARNINGS ON BOND PROCEEDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $749,858
SCHEDULE K, PART II, LINE 3 COLUMN C:	THE TOTAL PROCEEDS OF THE ISSUE DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE PRICE DUE TO INVESTMENT EARNINGS ON BOND PROCEEDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $442,362
SCHEDULE K, PART II, LINE 3 COLUMN D:	THE TOTAL PROCEEDS OF THE ISSUE DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE PRICE DUE TO INVESTMENT EARNINGS ON BOND PROCEEDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $126,531
SCHEDULE K, PART II LINE 11 COLUMN B:	THE OTHER SPENT PROCEEDS OF THE ISSUE ARE REFUNDING PROCEEDS THAT ARE NO LONGER IN ESCROW.
SCHEDULE K, PART IV LINE 2B COLUMN A,B,C:	ALL BOND PROCEEDS WERE SPENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE IRS PRESCRIBED BENCHMARKS. THERE IS NO ARBITRAGE REBATE CALCULATION REQUIRED.
SCHEDULE K, PART IV LINE 2C COLUMN D:	THE MOST RECENT REQUIRED REBATE COMPUTATION WAS PERFORMED ON 02/21/2024 FOR REISSUANCE IN BANK PURCHASE MODE.
SCHEDULE K, PART IV, LINE 3, COLUMN B&C:	IN APRIL OF 2024 THE SERIES 2005 I, J1, AND J2 WERE REMARKETED AS FIXED RATE ISSUES.
SCHEDULE K, PART IV, LINE 4D, COLUMNS B&C:	AS PART OF THE REMARKETING OF SERIES 2005I, J1, AND J2 IN APRIL OF 2024 THE INTEREST RATE HEDGE PREVIOUSLY SECURED FOR THESE BONDS WERE TERMINATED. THE CURRENT CUSIPS FOR MHEFA SERIES I AND MHEFA SERIES J ARE 57586ES36 AND 57586ES51, RESPECTIVELY. THE NEW CUSIPS WERE SECURED FOR THE BONDS IN APRIL 2024 IN CONNECTION WITH A BOND REMARKETING THAT DID NOT CONSTITUTE A REISSUANCE FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 1003 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	M THOMAS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship With Org	OFFICER	RelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan Purpose	MORTGAGE	LoanPurposeTxt
Loan From Organization	Yes (X)	LoanFromOrganizationInd
Original Principal	$50,000	OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due	$48,611	BalanceDueAmt
Default	0	DefaultInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (1)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written Agreement	Yes (1)	WrittenAgreementInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due	$48,611	TotalBalanceDueAmt

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MFN PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	35% OWNED ENTITY OF FAMILY MEMBER OF TRUSTEE	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$787,825	TransactionAmt
Transaction	INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEE	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	0	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCH L, PART IV, LINE 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE COLLEGE'S INVESTMENT IN MFN PARTNERS, LP PRECEDES THE RELEVANT TRUSTEE'S COLLEGE BOARD SERVICE. ALL INVESTMENT DECISIONS OF THE COLLEGE ARE REVIEWED BY THE COLLEGE'S INVESTMENT COMMITTEE, AN INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE RELEVANT TRUSTEE IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	3	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$0	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	NONE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Books And Publications BooksAndPublicationsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Method Of Determining Revenues	NONE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Method Of Determining Revenues	NONE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	116	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$3,978,491	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Historical Artifacts HistoricalArtifactsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	2	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$0	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	NONE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Desc	OTHER	Desc
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$0	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	NONE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	19	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, COLUMN (B):	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE REPORTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS IN PART I, COLUMN B.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 AND PART III, LINE 1	AMHERST COLLEGE EDUCATES STUDENTS OF EXCEPTIONAL POTENTIAL FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS SO THAT THEY MAY SEEK VALUE AND ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE, ENGAGE THE WORLD AROUND THEM, AND LEAD PRINCIPLED LIVES OF CONSEQUENCE. AMHERST BRINGS TOGETHER THE MOST PROMISING STUDENTS, WHATEVER THEIR FINANCIAL NEED, IN ORDER TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY OF EXPERIENCE AND IDEAS WITHIN A PURPOSEFULLY SMALL RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY. WORKING WITH FACULTY, STAFF AND ADMINISTRATORS DEDICATED TO INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM AND THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF INSTRUCTION IN THE LIBERAL ARTS, AMHERST UNDERGRADUATES ASSUME SUBSTANTIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR UNDERTAKING INQUIRY AND FOR SHAPING THEIR EDUCATION WITHIN AND BEYOND THE CURRICULUM. AMHERST COLLEGE IS COMMITTED TO LEARNING THROUGH CLOSE COLLOQUY AND TO EXPANDING THE REALM OF KNOWLEDGE THROUGH SCHOLARLY RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC CREATION AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL. ITS GRADUATES LINK LEARNING WITH LEADERSHIP - IN SERVICE TO THE COLLEGE, TO THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND TO THE WORLD BEYOND.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	STEPHEN NIGRO, BETSY CANNON SMITH, AND LISA RUTHERFORD ARE OFFICERS AND JAMES BRASSORD IS A BOARD MEMBER OF AMHERST INN COMPANY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WERE PROVIDED A FULL COPY OF FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SCHEDULE B IN ORDER TO RESPECT THE WISHES OF THE DONORS THAT GAVE GIFTS WITH THE ASSUMPTION OF REMAINING ANONYMOUS. THE REVIEW OF SCHEDULE B WAS CONDUCTED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ALL INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE POLICY COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES (THE "SECRETARY") ANNUALLY. THE SECRETARY ACCUMULATES ALL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS AND FURNISHES A SUMMARY TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST REVIEW COMMITTEE. IN ALL INSTANCES WHERE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST REVIEW COMMITTEE DETERMINES THAT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DOES EXIST, SUCH CONFLICTS, AND THEIR REMEDY, ARE DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT THE NEXT MEETING. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST COMMITTEE REPORTS TO THE BOARD AT LEAST ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 14: THE COLLEGE HAS A WRITTEN DOCUMENT RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION POLICY THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE COLLEGE'S SENIOR MANAGEMENT. APPROVAL OF THIS POLICY IS NOT REQUIRED AT THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES LEVEL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE COLLEGE PARTICIPATED IN AN ANNUAL SURVEY OF COMPARABLE INSTITUTIONS WHICH COMPARED HISTORIC SALARIES AND DESIGNATED BENEFITS FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF. THE COLLEGE'S PRESIDENT REVIEWED WITH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE RELEVANT SURVEY INFORMATION AS WELL AS SENIOR STAFF PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS AND DISCUSSED ANNUAL SALARY ADJUSTMENTS. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DELEGATED TO AN AD HOC COMMITTEE ON COMPENSATION, CONSISTING OF INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES, AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT. AS PROVIDED IN THE COMPENSATION POLICY FOR DESIGNATED INDIVIDUALS, THE COMMITTEE ON COMPENSATION REVIEWED THE RELEVANT SURVEY INFORMATION, CONDUCTED AN ANNUAL EVALUATION OF THE PRESIDENT, DETERMINED THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION AND CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED ITS DECISION. THE COMMITTEE ON COMPENSATION SHARED ITS FINDINGS AND COMPENSATION DECISION WITH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE MAKES ITS ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE AND MAILS IT TO CERTAIN INTERESTED THIRD PARTIES. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	CHANGE IN VALUE OF LIFE INCOME FUNDS -4,003,225. CHANGE IN POST-RETIREMENT BENEFIT OBLIGATION -5,180,686. UNREALIZED GAIN ON SWAP 1,671,375.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COLLEGIATE CATALYST FUND LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1154 ROUTE 30	AddressLine1Txt
City	TOWNSHEND	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	05353	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	043793835	EIN
Primary Activities	CAPTIVE INSURANCE	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	VT	LegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income	$638,616	TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets	$2,042,292	EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMHERST	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd	Direct Controlling NADirectControllingNACd
AMHERST COLLEGE FOUNDATION TRUST
JPM SVCS INC PO BOX 6089	NEWARK	DE	19714	516522862	SUPPORT	NY	501(C)(3)	PF	AMHERST	Yes (1)
AC HARRY ELWIN HARKNESS CLASS OF 1898
PNC BANK NA 620 LIBERTY AVE	PITTSBURGH	PA	15222	222891327	SUPPORT	PA	501(C)(3)	PF	AMHERST	Yes (1)
ASSOCIATED KYOTO PROGRAM INC
POMONA COLLEGE MASON HALL 236 550 N	CLAREMONT	CA	91711	042996114	SUPPORT	MA	501(C)(3)	12 III-FI		0	N/A
WOODSIDE CHILDREN'S CENTER
155 WOODSIDE AVENUE	AMHERST	MA	01002	042888548	CHILD CARE	MA	501(C)(3)	12 III-O	AMHERST	Yes (1)

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (14 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Entity TypeEntityTypeTxt	Share Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmt	Share Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmt	OwnershipOwnershipPct	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd	Direct Controlling NADirectControllingNACd
AMHERST INN COMPANY - DE
AMHERST COLLEGE 155 SOUTH PLEASANT	AMHERST	MA	01002	272334296	HOSPITALITY	DE	TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE	C	$6,980,259	$3,861,599	1.00000	Yes (1)
CHARITABLE UNITRUSTS - CA (4)
PO BOX 5000	AMHERST	MA	01002		CHARITABLE TRUST	CA		T				Yes (1)	N/A
CHARITABLE UNITRUSTS - CT (3)
PO BOX 5000	AMHERST	MA	01002		CHARITABLE TRUST	CT		T				Yes (1)	N/A
CHARITABLE UNITRUSTS - FL (4)
PO BOX 5000	AMHERST	MA	01002		CHARITABLE TRUST	FL		T				Yes (1)	N/A
CHARITABLE UNITRUSTS - GA (1)
PO BOX 5000	AMHERST	MA	01002		CHARITABLE TRUST	GA		T				Yes (1)	N/A
CHARITABLE UNITRUSTS - MA (107)
PO BOX 5000	AMHERST	MA	01002		CHARITABLE TRUST	MA		T				Yes (1)	N/A
CHARITABLE UNITRUSTS - MI (1)
PO BOX 5000	AMHERST	MA	01002		CHARITABLE TRUST	MI		T				Yes (1)	N/A
CHARITABLE UNITRUSTS - NC (1)
PO BOX 5000	AMHERST	MA	01002		CHARITABLE TRUST	NC		T				Yes (1)	N/A
CHARITABLE UNITRUSTS - NJ (2)
PO BOX 5000	AMHERST	MA	01002		CHARITABLE TRUST	NJ		T				Yes (1)	N/A
CHARITABLE UNITRUSTS - NY (1)
PO BOX 5000	AMHERST	MA	01002		CHARITABLE TRUST	NY		T				Yes (1)	N/A
CHARITABLE UNITRUSTS - OH (2)
PO BOX 5000	AMHERST	MA	01002		CHARITABLE TRUST	OH		T				Yes (1)	N/A
CHARITABLE UNITRUSTS - PA (2)
PO BOX 5000	AMHERST	MA	01002		CHARITABLE TRUST	PA		T				Yes (1)	N/A
CHARITABLE UNITRUSTS - TX (1)
PO BOX 5000	AMHERST	MA	01002		CHARITABLE TRUST	TX		T				Yes (1)	N/A
CHARITABLE UNITRUSTS - WA (1)
PO BOX 5000	AMHERST	MA	01002		CHARITABLE TRUST	WA		T				Yes (1)	N/A

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	Yes (1)	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	Yes (1)	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	Yes (1)	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	Yes (1)	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	0	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (1)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	Yes (1)	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
AMHERST COLLEGE FOUNDATION TRUST
A	$827,500	CASH
AC HARRY ELWIN HARKNESS CLASS OF 1898
A	$72,224	CASH
AMHERST INN COMPANY - DE
A	$141,850	CASH
CHARITABLE UNITRUST (MA)
S	$2,174,128	CASH