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RIPON COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
RIPON COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES (EIN 39-0826049)
Tax period
2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed
2018-05-14
IRS object ID
201831349349302713
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-05-14T09:52:09-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1777 E Wisconsin Avenue 32nd FloorAddressLine1Txt
CityMilwaukeeCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53202ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN390826049EIN

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Business Name ControlRIPOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9207488108PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 248AddressLine1Txt
CityRiponCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP54971ZIPCd

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PersonKarl SolibakkePersonNm
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Phone9207488108PhoneNum
Signature2018-05-02SignatureDt
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Preparer PersonTroy E Marine CPAPreparerPersonNm
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Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerZachariah P MessittePrincipalOfficerNm

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityRiponCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP54971ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$65,033,733GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.ripon.eduWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateWILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionRipon College's rigorous liberal arts & sciences curriculum & active residential campus prepares students of diverse interest for lives as productive socially responsible citizens.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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PersonKarl SolibakkePersonNm
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Thomas Broman
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Doreen Conforti Chemerow
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James R Clark
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Scott L Dicks
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Mark Franzen
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Penelope Greene
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Stephanie Greene
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David G Hartman
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Marcus D Hoffman
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Robb Kahl
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Samantha Kay
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert J Kirkland
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Martin Lindsay
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William C MacLeod
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Philip K McCullough MD
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Susan Meier
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Zachariah Messitte
Trustee/President1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$250,344$0$69,497
Connie Moser
Trustee/Treasurer1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert Murray
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ronald R Peterson
Trustee/Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Perry H Robinson
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Matthew T Schultz
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Joann Selleck
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David E Shogren
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Scott Spiller
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Peter Tuz
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Robert Welch
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John H Wolfe
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Kimberly Wooley
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Mark J Wright
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George Zornada
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Karl Solibakke
VP for Finance and Asst Treasurer1.00$84,373$0$8,830Yes (X)
Ed Wingenbach
Dean of Faculty40.00$141,250$0$30,441Yes (X)
Melissa Anderson
VP for Marketing40.00$126,758$0$15,656Yes (X)
Jennifer L Machacek
VP for Enrollment40.00$142,150$0$30,486Yes (X)
Chris Ogle
VP & Dean of Students40.00$131,596$0$25,603Yes (X)
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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Sodexo
PO Box 536922AtlantaWI30353Food & Housekeeping$3,850,502
The Boldt Company
Bin 88285MilwaukeeWI53288Construction of Wilmore Center$133,265
Lamers Bus Lines
2407 S Point RoadGreen BayWI543135498Bus Services$122,493
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren SC
PO Box 2965MilwaukeeWI532012965Legal Services$111,134
Ripon Medical Center
845 Parkside StRiponWI54971Athletic Trainer/Nurse$106,877
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$1,267,131ExclusionAmt

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Exclusion$4,604ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$0RealAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$22,353,454SecuritiesAmt
Other$5,472OtherAmt

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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$3,782,038ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Summer Camp/Conferences721000$107,455$7,469$99,986
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$300,843OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$5,170,051ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,006,928TotalAmt
Program Services$16,006,928ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Management And General$281,628ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Management And General$956,765ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$731,113FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$391,868ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$56,692ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$37,238FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$636,136ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$594,085ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$79,024ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$62,027FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$55,294TotalAmt
Program Services$8,820ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$46,474ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$94,060TotalAmt
Management And General$94,060ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$86,250TotalAmt
Management And General$86,250ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,941,283TotalAmt
Program Services$2,442,196ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$421,061ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$78,026FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$160,984TotalAmt
Program Services$11,810ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$149,174ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,118,578TotalAmt
Program Services$860,908ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$185,361ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$72,309FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$380,669ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,968ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,207FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,426,742TotalAmt
Program Services$1,337,856ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$88,886ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$511,457ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$65,103ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$91,281FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Program Services$97,732ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$113,598ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,273FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$694,357TotalAmt
Program Services$683,006ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,981ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,370FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,553,256TotalAmt
Program Services$1,228,720ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$324,536ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$209,070TotalAmt
Program Services$186,486ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,584ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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All other Expenses$1,426,609$1,032,155$306,110$88,344
Repairs & Maintenance$766,724$736,079$30,645
Promotions & Awards$703,412$642,293$60,869$250

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$287,471TotalAmt
Program Services$241,471ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$46,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,880,482TotalAmt
Program Services$39,381,311ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,063,905ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,435,266FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$234,524BOYAmt
EOY$818,006EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,992,105BOYAmt
EOY$3,850,832EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,520,889BOYAmt
EOY$6,049,614EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$843,859BOYAmt
EOY$1,583,836EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,777,151BOYAmt
EOY$2,764,106EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$140,419BOYAmt
EOY$133,533EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$85,700,615LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$33,471,188LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,150,470BOYAmt
EOY$52,229,427EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74,202,412BOYAmt
EOY$41,013,131EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$38,136,459EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,023,949BOYAmt
EOY$11,813,830EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$136,885,778BOYAmt
EOY$158,392,774EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,727,951BOYAmt
EOY$3,227,040EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,686,057BOYAmt
EOY$2,721,786EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$142,810BOYAmt
EOY$157,886EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,060,535BOYAmt
EOY$36,298,471EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,102,783BOYAmt
EOY$3,029,275EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,720,136BOYAmt
EOY$45,434,458EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,285,120BOYAmt
EOY$13,981,742EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,304,722BOYAmt
EOY$22,404,632EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$75,575,800BOYAmt
EOY$76,571,942EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$106,165,642BOYAmt
EOY$112,958,316EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$136,885,778BOYAmt
EOY$158,392,774EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,776,168ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$4,123,457NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$893,049OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Assets Included$1,072,685AssetsIncludedAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$84,742,107BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$285,747ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$9,902,644InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$4,335,326GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$90,595,172EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$82,265,555BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,900,476ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$1,978,861InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$4,445,063GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$81,742,107EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$84,583,810BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$4,725,430ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$247,257InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$4,290,942GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$85,265,555EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$73,286,802BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,923,694ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$12,489,695InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$4,116,381GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$84,583,810EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$65,493,748BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,296,488ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$7,989,793InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$2,493,227GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$73,286,802EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.02380BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.84500PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.13120TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$560,766OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$560,766BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$58,351,701OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$27,911,296DepreciationAmt
Book Value$30,440,405BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,861,482OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,559,892DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,301,590BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$19,926,666OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$19,926,666BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$52,229,427TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescAlternative InvestmentsDesc
Book Value$38,136,459BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$38,136,459TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Cash Surrender Value - Life Insurance$1,554,474
Unamortized debt issuance costs net of accumulated amortization$427,708
Beneficial Interests in trusts$8,758,963
Works of art$1,072,685
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$11,813,830TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Annuities Payable$333,705
accrued postretirement benefit$1,894,440
Conditional asset retirement obligation$801,130
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$3,029,275TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$35,744,943TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$4,123,457NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$971,764OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$5,095,221RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$30,649,722RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$16,006,928OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$16,006,928RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$46,656,650TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$28,952,269TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$78,715OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$78,715ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$28,873,554ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$16,006,928OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$16,006,928ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$44,880,482TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part III, Line 4:To enable students and community members to learn about and experience different art forms.
Part V, Line 4:The organization's endowment funds are used for scholarships, academic programs and facilities to assist in furthering the mission of the college.
Part X, Line 2:The College is exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, the College is not subject to federal income taxes except to the extent it derives income from certain activities not substantially related to its tax-exempt purposes (unrelated trade or business activities). The College had no material unrelated business income during the year. The College follows the accounting standards for contingencies in evaluating uncertain tax positions. This guidance prescribes recognition threshold principles for the financial statement recognition of tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return that are not certain to be realized. No liability has been recognized by the College for uncertain tax positions as of June 30, 2017 and 2016. The College's tax returns are subject to review and examination by federal authorities.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Changes in cash surrender value of life insurance policies 47,764. Changes in split-interest agreements 92,484. Changes in value of beneficial interest in perpetual trusts held by others 752,801. Fundraising Expenses 26,176. Interdepartmental charges for vehicles and photocopying 52,539.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Scholarships and grants 16,006,928.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Fundraising Expenses 26,176. Interdepartmental charges for vehicles and photocopying 52,539.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Scholarships and grants 16,006,928.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (1)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (1)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule E, Part I, Line 3Ripon College draws students nationwide. Materials used in promotional activities and recruiting efforts include a statements that Ripon College admits students of any race, color, and national or ethnic origin.
Schedule E, Part I, Line 6Ripon College received federal funds including all Title IV aid programs. Ripon College receives Wisconsin funds including WTG, TIP WI Minority Grants, Academic Excellence, Robert Byrd, and WI Handicap, Indian and WI Covenant Grants.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCentral America and the CaribbeanRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedinvestmentTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$4,141,214RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$4,141,214SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$4,141,214TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CoYes (1)PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipYes (1)ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceForm 990, Schedule F, Part IV:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationRipon College invests in domestic and foreign limited partnerships that may own an interest in a foreign corporation, passive foreign investment company, or foreign partnership. Nevertheless, the organization's investment activities activities may not reach the thresholds required for filing the forms 926, 8621, or 8865. To the extent that the organization is required to complete one of these foreign forms, it has been filed with the organization's annual form 990-T.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Golf ScrambleEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$43,893GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$15,620CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$28,273GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$18,680RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$7,496OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$43,893GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$15,620CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$28,273GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$18,680RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$7,496OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$26,176DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$2,097NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
Various752$13,450,127
Endowed Scholarships450$2,556,801

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationRipon College tracks all grants issued by grant, dollar amount, student, and term. Financial Aid awards grants based on the grantees eligibility for any grant. Eligibility may be based on need, grades, majors, etc. If need based, the FAFSA will be utilized. Each grant may have unique selection criteria which is documented by the Financial Aid Department.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Zachariah Messitte
Trustee/President$246,507$0$0$0$3,837$0$12,840$0$56,657$0$319,841$0$0$0
Ed Wingenbach
Dean of Faculty$141,250$0$0$0$0$0$7,467$0$22,974$0$171,691$0$0$0
Jennifer L Machacek
VP for Enrollment$142,150$0$0$0$0$0$7,512$0$22,974$0$172,636$0$0$0
Chris Ogle
VP & Dean of Students$131,596$0$0$0$0$0$6,896$0$18,707$0$157,199$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 1aFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIRS instructions to Form 990 require that the fair market value of housing provided to employees by their employer be reported on form 990, part VII, section A and Schedule J, Part II (whether or not the value is deemed taxable). As a condition of employment, the President of Ripon College is required to reside in the residence on the campus premises. The residence serves both as a personal residence as well as a venue for the regular carrying on of college business. The college has determined that the value of the use of this personal-residence is not considered taxable income to the president as provided for in Internal Revenue Code 119. For fiscal year 2017, the value of the president's use of the residence is conservatively estimated to be $31,500. This estimate value is based on an estimated monthly rental value of the residence of $2,625/month including utilities totaling $31,500 annually.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution45ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,024,020NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFair Market ValueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)Plumbing Fixtures for renovation1$101,063fair market value
Yes (X)Student Events3$7,511Cost/Selling Price
Yes (X)Fundraising Events7$4,567Cost/Selling Price
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 32b:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationRipon College uses BMO Harris Financial Advisors to receive stock sent to DTC and to sell that stock. BMO Harris Financial Advisors holds the stock until Ripon authorizes the sale. BMO Harris Financial Advisors then sells the stock and provides a confirmation of the transaction electronically. The proceeds are sent by check to the college.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aThe Board of trustees shall elect to membership on the board successors to those members whose terms expire on that date, with the exception of the alumni trustee and the special graduate trustee. One of the aforesaid successors shall be recommended by the alumni and one by the student body, as hereinafter provided. Trustees shall be elected by the affirmative vote of a majority of the trustees present at the meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Form 990 is sent to each member of the Audit Committee for their review. Any necessary changes or corrections are made and a final Form 990 is sent to all members prior to filing of the return with the Internal Revenue Service.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cAll employees and trustees are required to complete a conflict of interest form yearly. A summary of all forms distributed, returned, and the number with disclosures is completed. All forms with disclosures are reviewed by the President and Vice President for Finance. Those with disclosures are categorized as not a conflict", a potential conflict but immaterial to the college, and those that require further action. If any are deemed to required further action, then those are reviewed by the Chair of the Audit Committee. If action is necessary, proper actions are taken by the college to ensure that any detrimental impact to the college is minimized or negated.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The Executive Committee shall be responsible, subject to the approval of the Baord, for the appointment, compensation, and evaluation of the office of President, and shall be responsible for appointment and compensation, upon the recommendation of the President for the offices of Vice President and Dean of Faculty, Vice President and Dean of Students, Vice President for Finance, Vice president for Advancement, and Vice President and Dean of Admission and Financial Aid. The executive committee shall consider adjustment in the compensation of such officers on an annual basis. Salaries will be reviewed on an annual basis and any special increase/decrease differing from the annual across the board increase/decrease will be done by separate letter and sent to the Vice President for Finance no later than December 15th of each year to take effect January 1 of the next calendar year. The compensation of other officers or key employees is reviewed for reasonableness through review of comparable positions at peer institutions.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Change in Value of Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance Policies 47,764. Change in value of split-interest agreement 92,484. Change in Value of beneficial interest in perpetual trusts held by others 752,801.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (4 entries)

Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
Pooled Income Funds (1)
SupportWIRipon CollegeYes (1)
Perpetual Trusts (3)
SupportWIRipon CollegeYes (1)
Charitable Gift Annuities (12)
SupportWIRipon CollegeYes (1)
Charitable Remainder Trust (1)
SupportWIRipon CollegeYes (1)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd