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GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (EIN 41-0695524)
Tax period
2024-06-01 to 2025-05-31
Filed
2026-04-13
IRS object ID
202641039349301639
Schema version
2024v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2026-04-13T12:29:45-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-05-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-06-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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EIN410695524EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGEBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlGUSTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5079338000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1800 West College AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CitySaint PeterCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP56082ZIPCd

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PersonJohn C VolinPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone5079337499PhoneNum
Signature2026-04-13SignatureDt
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IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

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Principal OfficerJohn C VolinPrincipalOfficerNm

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Address Line1800 West College AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CitySaint PeterCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP56082ZIPCd
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Gross Receipts$259,418,513GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.gustavus.eduWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1862FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionGustavus Adolphus College prepares its students for fulfilling lives of leadership and service and is committed to the core values of excellence, community, justice, service, and faith. It is especially known for strong science, writing, music, athletics, and study abroad programs. The College hosts a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa and is internationally recognized for its annual Nobel Conference sanctioned by The Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden. The students, faculty, administration, staff and Board of Directors believe in a strong, open community where all citizens play a vital role. Gustavus has consistently produced graduates who lead lives of uncommon purpose and passion, and demonstrate that they make their lives count.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent30VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee2548TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers697TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$1,379,651TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$64,099NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$127,004,372CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$7,612,733PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$8,439,665CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$81,884PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$110,188CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$145,945,868PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$151,267,734CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$61,584,658PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$63,168,652CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$3,902,814CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$38,953,059PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$41,028,285CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$154,076,541PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$157,681,375CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$8,130,673PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$6,413,641CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$565,537,437TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$88,243,141TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$86,356,689TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$479,180,748NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionGustavus Adolphus College is a church-related, residential liberal arts college firmly rooted in its Swedish and Lutheran heritage. The College offers students of high aspiration and promise a liberal arts education of recognized excellence provided by faculty who embody the highest standards of teaching and scholarship. The College aspires to be a community of persons from diverse backgrounds who respect and affirm the dignity of all people. It is a community where a mature understanding of the Christian faith and lives of service are nurtured and students are encouraged to work toward a just and peaceful world. The purpose of a Gustavus education is to help students attain their full potential as persons, to develop in them a capacity and passion for lifelong learning, and to prepare them for fulfilling lives of leadership and service in society.MissionDesc
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Expense$107,228,328ExpenseAmt
Grant$63,128,652GrantAmt
Revenue$104,780,744RevenueAmt
DescInstruction and Academic Support: Gustavus offers 78 majors in 24 academic departments and 12 interdisciplinary programs, with a student-faculty ratio of 12:1. Total FTE enrollment for academic year 2024-2025 was 1,852, with 523 students graduating in fiscal year 2025.Desc

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DescStudent Services: Gustavus sponsors 23 varsity athletics teams and 27 intramural activities and club sports, along with more than 102 student organizations. Other student services include admission, community engaged learning, career development, peer mentoring, Office of the Chaplains, center for inclusive excellence, financial assistance, health services, registrar, campus activities and residential life programs.Desc

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Expense$15,282,370ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
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DescAuxiliary Services: As a residential college, Gustavus is committed to residence hall living as a vital complement to its academic program. Approximately 93% of students live in College-owned residences and eat in the College's Dining Service. During Fall 2024, 1,733 students lived in College-owned residences. The College bookstore provides textbooks and other educational supplies for students. Other items for sale include: clothing embossed with the College's insignia, books and miscellaneous novelty items.Desc

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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingYes (1)CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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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
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesYes (1)GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds0InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account0EscrowAccountInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee2548EmployeeCnt
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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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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PersonCurtis J KowaleskiPersonNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (42 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Rebecca M Bergman
President500.5Yes (X)Yes (X)$357,904$0$80,554
Brenda S Kelly
Provost and Dean of the College500Yes (X)$204,557$0$67,712
Curtis J Kowaleski
CFO Vice President of Finance and Treasurer500.5Yes (X)$195,392$0$37,095
Thomas W Young
Vice President for Institutional Advancement500$176,558$0$48,077Yes (X)
Stanley J Shetka
Faculty500$205,568$0$13,895Yes (X)
Mark J Braun
Faculty500$164,427$0$36,792Yes (X)
Kim Frisch
Vice President for Enrollment Management500$178,077$0$16,001Yes (X)
Timothy R Kennedy
Vice President for Marketing500$154,097$0$14,616Yes (X)
Nicole M LaVoi
Director20Yes (X)$2,500$0$0
Tane T Danger
Director20Yes (X)$2,000$0$0
Kelsey K Ackmann
Director20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeffrey C Anderson
Director20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nathan P Annis
Director20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Catherine L Asta
Director20Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark W Bergman
Director20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Suzanne F Boda
Director20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert D Brown Jr
Director20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kara K Buckner
Director20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael D Bussey
Director20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Janette F Concepcion
Director20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Daniel G Currell
Director20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sarah E Cuthill
Director20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Edward J Drenttel
Director20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chris Enstad
Director20Yes (X)$0$0$0
John M Harris
Director20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Eric H Hedlund
Director20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mary Dee J Hicks
Director20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Alicia A Hilding
Director20Yes (X)$0$0$0
John S Himle
Director20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Keith N Jackson
Director/Vice Chair20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Peter C Johnson
Director20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charles M Kelley
Director20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Goren Lithell
Director20Yes (X)$0$0$0
David J Lose
Director20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bradley S Nuss
Director/Vice Chair20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Marcia L Page
Director/Chair20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dee Pederson
Director20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert C Schnell
Director20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Amanda J Simons
Director20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Karl D Self
Director/Vice Chair20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kent V Stone
Director20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Heather T Wigdahl
Director20Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,641,080TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K37IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Slingshot LP
1500 S Western AveMarionIN46953Textbook Leasing Services$874,356
Barton Denmarsh Esteban Inc
681 Anderson DrivePittsburghPA15220Ad Campaign$789,512
Solar Connection
6254 34th St NWRochesterMN55901Construction Services$775,710STE A
Tecta America Corporation
330 Poplar StreetMankatoMN56001Construction Services$658,112
Primary LLC a Division of Digital United
1577 New Britain AveFarmingtonCT06032Digital Transformation Consultant$559,000
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Tuition and Fees611310$99,793,385$99,793,385$0$0
Residence Halls611310$13,034,324$12,829,999$204,325$0
Dining Service611310$8,223,209$7,915,298$307,911$0
Book Mark611310$1,617,223$1,617,223$0$0
Athletic Facilities611310$763,583$737,369$26,214$0

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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$127,004,372TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Exclusion$2,524,301ExclusionAmt

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Exclusion$5,913ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Real$0RealAmt
Personal$0PersonalAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

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Securities$113,066,729SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt

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Securities$107,802,493SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$5,264,236SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$183,549ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income$76,460GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses$9,012GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$0OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Unrelated Business Revenue$1,379,651UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$7,678,349ExclusionAmt

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Total$40,000TotalAmt
Program Services$40,000ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,128,652TotalAmt
Program Services$63,128,652ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,467,488TotalAmt
Program Services$35,038,733ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,772,096ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,656,659FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Management And General$124,684ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$80,168FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Management And General$498,522ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$455,382FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$2,314,199ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$128,958ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$124,109FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Management And General$417,712ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,373FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$119,354TotalAmt
Management And General$119,354ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$123,823ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising$309,960FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Management And General$67,554ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$165,908FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,201,001TotalAmt
Program Services$1,201,001ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$468,759ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$159,890ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$207,503FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,419,726ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$408,899ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,490FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,613,037TotalAmt
Program Services$5,447,529ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$136,774ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,734FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,582,720TotalAmt
Program Services$1,421,735ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$81,571ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$79,414FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$114,637TotalAmt
Program Services$103,446ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,449ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,742FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,303,891TotalAmt
Program Services$2,303,037ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$854ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,942,528TotalAmt
Program Services$9,655,225ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$237,424ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$49,879FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,163,545TotalAmt
Program Services$1,129,923ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,785ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,837FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Dining Service Expenses$3,783,457$3,783,457$0$0
Academic Expenses$1,713,045$1,713,045$0$0
Book Mark Expenses$1,300,163$1,300,163$0$0
Study Abroad$765,440$765,440$0$0

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,754,082TotalAmt
Program Services$4,245,382ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$785,044ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$723,656FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$157,681,375TotalAmt
Program Services$147,437,815ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,340,746ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,902,814FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$53,721BOYAmt
EOY$58,413EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,647,795BOYAmt
EOY$39,036,533EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,165,622BOYAmt
EOY$7,475,445EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$808,865BOYAmt
EOY$1,248,608EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,216BOYAmt
EOY$9,138EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$530,424BOYAmt
EOY$568,353EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,457,335BOYAmt
EOY$1,538,301EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$331,808,286LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$156,511,883LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$180,953,807BOYAmt
EOY$175,296,403EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$117,067,605BOYAmt
EOY$122,895,279EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$216,098,739BOYAmt
EOY$215,981,768EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$256,112BOYAmt
EOY$152,298EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$443,692BOYAmt
EOY$1,276,898EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$557,494,933BOYAmt
EOY$565,537,437EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,222,208BOYAmt
EOY$13,856,626EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,535,185BOYAmt
EOY$3,766,794EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$60,338,446BOYAmt
EOY$58,819,856EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,678,052BOYAmt
EOY$3,056,663EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,469,250BOYAmt
EOY$6,856,750EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$88,243,141BOYAmt
EOY$86,356,689EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$177,336,561BOYAmt
EOY$174,861,665EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$291,915,231BOYAmt
EOY$304,319,083EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$469,251,792BOYAmt
EOY$479,180,748EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$557,494,933BOYAmt
EOY$565,537,437EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$6,413,641ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$15,520,024NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$822,573OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$27,288,203CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$23,026,094CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,968,305CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,021,134CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$15,933,885CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$94,237,621TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$27,288,203CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$23,026,094CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,968,305CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,021,134CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$15,933,885CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$94,237,621TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$6,098,625SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$88,138,996PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,104,534CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,332,837CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,770,556CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,612,860CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,181,342CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,002,129TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$68,771CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$692,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,390,057CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$772,034CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$462,660CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,385,522TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$107,625,272TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$638,855,716GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.81894PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.85605PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests PY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsPY170Ind

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators0DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$123,823OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$123,823TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule C, Part II-B, Line 1FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGustavus Adolphus College (the College) is a member of Minnesota Private College Council (MPCC), an organization described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code. MPCC is an association of private nonprofit institutions of higher education that serves a variety of its members' shared needs, including, but not only, nonpartisan and non-electoral advocacy for public policy that meets students' needs and advances the interests of private higher education. The College paid membership dues to MPCC in the amount of $133,564 during the taxable year. MPCC has divided its expenses for its taxable year ending June 30, 2025, into two groups. Group 1 consists of those expenses that did not in any way support attempts to influence legislation within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code ("lobbying"), and Group 2 consists of all other expenses. Group 2 includes many expenses, such as personnel costs, that supported both lobbying and nonlobbying activities. MPCC did not attempt to allocate the Group 2 expenses between lobbying and nonlobbying activities. MPCC has determined that the amount of the Group 2 expenses represents 92.17% of the amount of the dues that MPCC collected in the same taxable year. Assuming that all Group 2 expenses were paid from member dues, and allocating those expenses pro rata based on the dues paid by each member, $123,106 of the College's dues were used to pay Group 2 expenses. The amount of lobbying expenses paid from the College's dues was significantly less than that amount. In addition, the College paid membership dues of $10,241 during the taxable year to the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of which 7%, or $717 was estimated to be used for lobbying expenses.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Revenues Included$0RevenuesIncludedAmt
Assets Included$879,331AssetsIncludedAmt

Held Works Art HeldWorksArtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Revenues Included$0RevenuesIncludedAmt
Assets Included$0AssetsIncludedAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch ProgYes (X)CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (1)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$313,227,276BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$6,506,392ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$22,871,174InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$5,079,246GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$10,417,773OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$692,158AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$326,415,665EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$290,444,612BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$6,631,515ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$31,666,312InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$4,585,917GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$10,194,155OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$735,091AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$313,227,276EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$291,244,740BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,059,883ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$9,599,381InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$4,165,529GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$8,452,924OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$840,939AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$290,444,612EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$275,288,267BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$10,126,866ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$15,897,031InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$3,750,884GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$5,520,478OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$796,062AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$291,244,740EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$201,183,650BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$14,198,701ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$68,585,124InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$3,318,567GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$4,750,440OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$610,201AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$275,288,267EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.15BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.53PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.32TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$403,340InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,324,468OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,727,808BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$61,730InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$274,368,104OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$119,827,774DepreciationAmt
Book Value$154,602,060BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$31,731,573OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$21,062,482DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,669,091BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$23,919,071OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$15,621,627DepreciationAmt
Book Value$8,297,444BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$175,296,403TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (6 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Fund of Funds$8,174,946F
Funds Held by Others$7,760,742F
Other$407,365F
Direct Private Equity Funds$161,895,276F
Direct Real Asset Funds$16,902,373F
Open-End Commingled Funds$20,841,066F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$215,981,768TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Annuities Payable$6,588,573
U.S. Government Grants Refundable$207,274
Future Interest Discount on Pooled Life Income Funds$60,903
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$6,856,750TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$105,014,757TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$15,520,024NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Recoveries Prior Year Grants$0RecoveriesPriorYearGrantsAmt
Other Revenue-$61,773,001OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$46,252,977RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$151,267,734RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$0InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$0OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$151,267,734TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$95,085,801TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Prior Year Adjustments$0PriorYearAdjustmentsAmt
Losses Reported$0LossesReportedAmt
Other Expenses Included$533,078OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$533,078ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$94,552,723ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$0InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$63,128,652OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$63,128,652ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$157,681,375TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part III, Line 4The Hillstrom Museum of Art exists as an integral part of the education of Gustavus Adolphus College students. As an important educational and cultural component of the College, the Museum supplements the education of students through its exhibitions, encourages the interdisciplinary study of the arts, and provides a context for understanding the arts in a liberal arts program.
Schedule D, Part IV, Line 2bThis includes the actuarial liability of deferred gift funds held for third parties and funds held for various student organizations.
Schedule D, Part V, Line 4Endowment funds are used for designated and undesignated scholarships, endowed chairs, library acquisitions, faculty development, student research, Nobel Conference and other endowed programs.
Schedule D, Part X, Line 2The Internal Revenue Service has determined that 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 is also exempt from state income tax. The most significant areas that potentially subject the College to unrelated business income tax include endowment investments, hosting conferences and events and various services provided by the dining service to the public. At May 31, 2025 and 2024, the College has no significant current obligation for unrelated business income tax. 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 May 31, 2025 or 2024. The College's tax returns are subject to review and examination by federal and state authorities.
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2dAdjustment of Actuarial Liability, Scholarships and Grants to Students, Miscellaneous Interdepartmental Adjustments and Fundraising Reclassifications.
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2dMiscellaneous Interdepartmental Adjustments and Fundraising reclassifications.
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 4bScholarships and Grants to Students

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 3Gustavus Adolphus College uses paper and broadcast media in solicitation of students. The nondiscriminatory policy is included in all printed brochures, magazines, application materials and website information.
Schedule E, Part I, Line 6Gustavus received student financial aid assistance from the State of Minnesota and U.S. Department of Education. The College also received other grants from the U.S. Government through programs from National Science Foundation and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (13 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
East Asia and the Pacific00Program ServicesMay Term-12 Students$72,456
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)00Program ServicesMay Term-102 Students$640,841
South America00Program ServicesMay Term-18 Students$80,661
Central America and the Caribbean00Program ServicesStudy Abroad$45,716
East Asia and the Pacific00Program ServicesStudy Abroad$10,080
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)00Program ServicesStudy Abroad$236,308
Middle East and North Africa00Program ServicesStudy Abroad$15,952
South America00Program ServicesStudy Abroad$29,980
Russia and Neighboring States00Program ServicesStudy Abroad$29,949
Sub-Saharan Africa00Program ServicesStudy Abroad$40,600
Central America and the Caribbean00Investments$49,143,031
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)00Investments$18,441,183
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)00Investments$10,197,858
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Spent$78,984,615TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CoYes (1)PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipYes (1)ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule F, Part I, Line 1Part I, Line 1 has been checked yes and a narrative for Part I, Line 2 provided (below) even though Core Form Part IV, Line 16 is checked "no". Those disclosures reflect that the College's students who study outside of the U.S. continue to receive financial aid that they are eligible for were they on-campus students. When a student takes a May-Term or one or more semesters abroad, financial aid funds are typically disbursed when the student is still in the U.S. and thus such funds technically are not the subject of Part I, Lines 1 and 2 (and, accordingly, are not reportable on Schedule F, Part III). The disclosures at Lines 1 and 2 are made in favor of transparency and reflect that the College employs a different monitoring mechanism in such instances than that reported on Schedule I.
Schedule F, Part I, Line 2The College offers grants in the form of need or merit based scholarships to students who are studying outside of the United States. Before the grant or award is available and disbursed, the Center for International and Cultural Education must approve any program that a student is participating in. Once the grant has been disbursed to the student's account for the study away program, the Center for International and Cultural Education maintains contact with the host institution to monitor the student's attendance and notifies the Financial Assistance office and Student Accounts office if a student withdraws from the study away program.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
Donald A Campbell and Company Inc
190 South Lasalle St Ste 2875ChicagoIL60603Campaign Consultant0$0$142,737-$142,737
Blackbaud Inc
2000 Daniel Island DriveCharlestonSC29492Advancement Consultant0$0$72,166-$72,166
GiveCampus Inc
99 M Street Ste 233WashingtonDC20003Social Giving Days Software0$0$45,834-$45,834
Pentera
8650 Commerce Park Place Ste GIndianapolisIN46268Planned Gift Marketing0$0$26,078-$26,078
Bentz Whaley Flessner and Associates Inc
7900 Xerxes Ave S Ste 980MinneapolisMN55439Advancement Consultant0$0$23,145-$23,145
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$0TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$309,960TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$309,960TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAZLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesLALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Royal AffairEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$890,508GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$795,751CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$94,757GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1$0CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$17,886NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$75,933RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$109,562FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$4,500EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$49,258OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Football GolfEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$56,550GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$39,478CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$17,072GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Cash Prizes Event2$0CashPrizesEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$1,346NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$10,532RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$3,993FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$0EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$305OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total6OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$112,690GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$68,784CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$43,906GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Other Events$0CashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events$10,907NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$35,253RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$16,339FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$0EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$3,470OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$1,059,748GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$904,013CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$155,735GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events$0CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$30,139NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$121,718RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$129,894FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$4,500EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$53,033OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$339,284DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$183,549NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Gaming Information GamingInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Revenue Other Gaming$76,460GrossRevenueOtherGamingAmt
Cash Prizes Other Gaming$8,227CashPrizesOtherGamingAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Gaming$0NonCashPrizesOtherGamingAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Gaming$0RentFcltyCostsOtherGamingAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Gaming$785OthDirectExpnssOtherGamingAmt
Volunteer Labor Other GamingYes (1)VolunteerLaborOtherGamingInd
Volunteer Labor Other Gaming0.95VolunteerLaborOtherGamingPct
Gross Revenue Total Gaming$76,460GrossRevenueTotalGamingAmt
Cash Prizes Total Gaming$8,227CashPrizesTotalGamingAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Gaming$0NonCashPrizesTotalGamingAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Gaming$0RentFcltyCostsTotalGamingAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Gaming$785OthDirectExpnssTotalGamingAmt
Direct Expense Summary Gaming$9,012DirectExpenseSummaryGamingAmt
Net Gaming Income Summary$67,448NetGamingIncomeSummaryAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
States Where Gaming ConductedMNStatesWhereGamingConductedCd
Licensed0LicensedInd
Explanation If NoThe Minnesota Gambling Control Board allows non-profit organizations to conduct permitted gambling activities without a license when it is limited to five days of gambling activity per calendar year and the total value of all prizes donated and purchased is less than $50,000. The College received a lawful gambling exempt permit for the year.ExplanationIfNoTxt
License Suspended Etc0LicenseSuspendedEtcInd
Gaming With NonmembersYes (1)GamingWithNonmembersInd
Member Of Other Entity0MemberOfOtherEntityInd
Gaming Own Facility1GamingOwnFacilityPct
Gaming Other Facility0GamingOtherFacilityPct
Individual With BooksRebecca M BergmanIndividualWithBooksNm

Persons With Books US Address PersonsWithBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1800 West College AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CitySaint PeterCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP56082ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct With3rd Prty For Game Rev0CntrctWith3rdPrtyForGameRevInd
Gaming Manager PersonLaura T KellyGamingManagerPersonNm
Gaming Manager Compensation$250GamingManagerCompensationAmt
Gaming Manager Is EmployeeYes (X)GamingManagerIsEmployeeInd
Charitable Distribution Rqr0CharitableDistributionRqrInd
Distributed$0DistributedAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule G, Part III, Line 16FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe gaming manager's responsibilities include supervising, recordkeeping, money counting, making bank deposits for the raffle and ordering raffle tickets.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1City of Saint PeterBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1227 South Front StreetAddressLine1Txt
CitySaint PeterCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP56082ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN416005526RecipientEIN
IRC SectionGovt EntityIRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$40,000CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedN/AValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceN/ANonCashAssistanceDesc
Purpose Of GrantCommunity SupportPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (4 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
Merit-Based Student Financial Assistance621$18,360,230
Need-Based Student Financial Assistance1210$40,866,319
International Student Financial Assistance94$3,902,103
Tuition Benefit Student Financial Assistance78$3,773,162

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule I, Part I, Line 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGustavus offers both merit-based and need-based scholarship assistance. Merit-based scholarships do not require a student to demonstrate financial eligibility and must be awarded during the Admission process. They also may be awarded as part of a need-based financial aid package. To be renewed, the student needs to maintain the established minimum standards. Need-based scholarships are offered to students who demonstrate financial eligibility by filing the FAFSA. The offered amounts can vary from year to year as determined by the family's Estimated Family Contribution (EFC) on the FAFSA and availability of funds. The Registrar's office monitors any changes to a student's enrollment status. Any changes are communicated to the Student Accounts office and the Financial Assistance office to ensure funds are being properly disbursed. Also see Schedule F, Part V with respect to monitoring of students taking May-term or semester studies outside of the United States.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Personal ServicesYes (X)PersonalServicesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
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 (8 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
Rebecca M Bergman
President$339,783$0$0$0$18,121$0$55,841$0$24,713$0$438,458$0$0$0
Mark J Braun
Faculty$135,788$0$0$0$28,639$0$6,405$0$30,387$0$201,219$0$0$0
Kim Frisch
Vice President for Enrollment Management$176,582$0$0$0$1,495$0$4,568$0$11,433$0$194,078$0$0$0
Brenda S Kelly
Provost and Dean of the College$203,455$0$0$0$1,102$0$9,242$0$58,470$0$272,269$0$0$0
Timothy R Kennedy
$117,043$0$0$0$37,054$0$5,281$0$9,335$0$168,713$0$0$0
Curtis J Kowaleski
CFO Vice President of Finance and Treasurer$194,061$0$0$0$1,331$0$8,785$0$28,310$0$232,487$0$0$0
Stanley J Shetka
Faculty$74,144$0$0$0$131,424$0$2,756$0$11,139$0$219,463$0$0$0
Thomas W Young
Vice President for Institutional Advancement$174,986$0$0$0$1,572$0$8,143$0$39,934$0$224,635$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1aAs a condition of the President's employment contract, she is required to reside in the College-owned residence located on the College's campus at the College's expense. The College pays for all maintenance and operating expenses of the house, including, but not limited to, housekeeping, grounds keeping, general maintenance and all utilities. The President's residence is available for College-related business and entertainment on a regular and continuing basis. This benefit is excluded from taxable income pursuant to IRC Section 119(a). The College paid for spousal travel expenses which totaled approximately $1,500 and was included in taxable income.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4Kennedy received severance payments of $34,827. Shetka received severance payments of $131,251. The President has a supplemental nonqualified retirement plan that has been approved by the Board of Directors. The terms of this plan are set forth in the written contract of the President that has been signed by the Chair of the Board of Directors and amounted to $41,381 for 2024.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdBond Issuer EINBondIssuerEINCUSIPCUSIPNumBond IssuedBondIssuedDtIssue PriceIssuePriceAmtPurposePurposeDescDefeasedDefeasedIndOn Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerIndPool FinancingPoolFinancingInd
Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority
A41098852560416HD272013-07-30$11,610,060See Part VI000
Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority
B41098852560416H4Y72017-09-07$58,087,076See Part VI000

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdRetiredRetiredAmtBond DefeasedBondDefeasedAmtTotal ProceedsTotalProceedsAmtIn Reserve FundInReserveFundAmtCapitalized InterestCapitalizedInterestAmtRefunding EscrowRefundingEscrowAmtIssuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmtCredit EnhancementCreditEnhancementAmtWorking Capital ExpendituresWorkingCapitalExpendituresAmtCapital ExpendituresCapitalExpendituresAmtOther Spent ProceedsOtherSpentProceedsAmtUnspentUnspentAmtSubstantial CompletionSubstantialCompletionYrRefunding Tax Exempt BondsRefundingTaxExemptBondsIndRefunding Taxable BondsRefundingTaxableBondsIndFinal Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeIndAdequate Books And Rec MaintAdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd
A$4,745,000$0$11,610,060$0$0$0$160,060$0$0$0$11,450,000$02013Yes (1)0Yes (1)Yes (1)
B$4,105,000$0$58,087,076$0$0$0$534,253$0$0$20,000,000$37,552,823$02019Yes (1)Yes (1)Yes (1)Yes (1)

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdOwning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedPropertyIndAny Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsIndMgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropMgmtContractBondFincdPropIndAny Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsIndPrivate Bus Use By OthersPrivateBusUseByOthersPctPrivate Bus Concerning UBIPrivateBusConcerningUBIPctTotal Private Business UseTotalPrivateBusinessUsePctBond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt TestBondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestIndChange In Use Bond Financed PropChangeInUseBondFinancedPropIndProcs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd
A000000000Yes (1)
B000000000Yes (1)

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdForm8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledIndRebate Not Due YetRebateNotDueYetIndException To RebateExceptionToRebateIndNo Rebate DueNoRebateDueIndVariable Rate IssueVariableRateIssueIndHedge Identified In Bks And RecHedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecIndGross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICIndGross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvestedIndWritten Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqsIndTerm Of GICTermOfGICPctRegulatory Safe Harbor StsfdRegulatorySafeHarborStsfdInd
(no name)
A000Yes (1)0000Yes (1)
Bayern LB New York
B000Yes (1)00Yes (1)0Yes (1)1.4Yes (1)

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdProcedures Corrective ActionProceduresCorrectiveActionInd
AYes (1)
BYes (1)

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule K, Part I, Column e-07/30/2013 11,610,060 Minnesota Higher Education Facilities AuthorityFinance refunding of 5-X bonds issued October 7, 2004 to construct and furnish a new apartment complex, complete the installation of fire sprinkler systems in existing residence halls and renovate Old Main.
Schedule K, Part I, Column e-09/07/2017 58,087,076 Minnesota Higher Education Facilities AuthorityFinance refunding of 7-B bonds (issued August 5, 2010 for construction, furnishing and equipping of Beck Academic Hall and development of new west mall) and to construct, expand and renovate Nobel Hall of Science and Schaefer Fine Arts Center.
Schedule K, Part IV, Line 2c-07/30/2013 11,610,060 Minnesota Higher Education Facilities AuthorityThe rebate calculation was performed in November 2022.
Schedule K, Part IV, Line 2c-09/07/2017 58,087,076 Minnesota Higher Education Facilities AuthorityThe rebate calculation was performed in October 2021.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Grnt Asst Bnft Interested Prsn GrntAsstBnftInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Relationship With OrgRelationshipWithOrgTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtType Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtAssistance PurposeAssistancePurposeTxt
1
-$35,400Merit ScholarshipStudent Financial Assistance
2
-$2,500Merit ScholarshipStudent Financial Assistance
3
-$23,400Tuition ExchangeStudent Financial Assistance

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonChapel View LLCPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionDirector Asta and Director Asta SpouseRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$37,303TransactionAmt
TransactionApartment Rental Fiscal AgentTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule L, Part IVFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe College has a property management agreement with an LLC in which a current member of the Board of Directors and her husband own. Under this agreement, the College rents apartment units to current students. The College serves as fiscal agent on the property and is responsible for all maintenance, repairs and capital improvements. The remaining balance at the end of each fiscal year is paid to the College as a management fee. During the year ended May 31, 2025, the College billed students $444,960 and paid expenses of $407,657, resulting in a management fee of $37,303. The agreement is in full force until May 31, 2028, and shall continue thereafter on successive five year terms, through May 31, 2032 unless sooner terminated by the College or the owner.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution33ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$561,149NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesAverage High/LowMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule M, Part IIt is the College's policy to aggregate multiple gifts occuring on the same day as one contribution.
Schedule M, Part I, Line 32bThe College uses several brokers to sell publicly traded securities that are gifted to the College as well as other industry experts for unique and complex gifts as required.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4aWith the exception of auxiliary services revenue reported on Line 4c, all grants expense and program revenue receipts have been included on 4a since students are billed a comprehensive fee and an allocation by program service achievement area is not practical.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 1aThe executive committee shall consist of the Chair; each Vice Chair; the President; the Secretary, if the Secretary is a director; the immediate past Chair for one year after leaving office, if the immediate past Chair continues to be a director; the President of the Association of Congregations; any Chair Elect; and up to four and not fewer than two additional directors elected at the annual meeting for one-year terms. The Secretary, even if not a member, shall attend executive committee meetings in order to take the minutes, unless the committee determines that the matters under consideration would render such attendance inappropriate. The executive committee shall undertake any duties assigned to it by the Board; assist the Chair and the President with their shared responsibility for effective Board operations by, among other things, participating in the preparation of Board meeting agendas; and take any action for the Board that the executive committee determines must be taken before the Board meets again, endeavoring always to preserve for the Board the fullest possible flexibility for addressing the matter at its next meeting. The executive committee shall have the authority to act for the Board on all matters except for the following, which shall be reserved for the Board; presidential selection and termination; director and Board officer elections, changes in institutional mission and purpose, and changes to the Articles of Incorporation or the Bylaws. The executive committee shall provide to all directors prior to each Board meeting minutes of all executive committee meetings that have taken place since the previous Board meeting, and such minutes shall disclose all action as taken by the executive committee.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2Directors Marcia Page and Edward Drenttel - Business Relationships
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7aThe executive committee shall consist of the Chair; each Vice Chair; the President; the Secretary, if the Secretary is a director; the immediate past Chair for one year after leaving office, if the immediate past Chair continues to be a director; the President of the Association of Congregations; any Chair Elect; and up to four and not fewer than two additional directors elected at the annual meeting for one-year terms. The Secretary, even if not a member, shall attend executive committee meetings in order to take the minutes, unless the committee determines that the matters under consideration would render such attendance inappropriate. The executive committee shall undertake any duties assigned to it by the Board; assist the Chair and the President with their shared responsibility for effective Board operations by, among other things, participating in the preparation of Board meeting agendas; and take any action for the Board that the executive committee determines must be taken before the Board meets again, endeavoring always to preserve for the Board the fullest possible flexibility for addressing the matter at its next meeting. The executive committee shall have the authority to act for the Board on all matters except for the following, which shall be reserved for the Board; presidential selection and termination; director and Board officer elections, changes in institutional mission and purpose, and changes to the Articles of Incorporation or the Bylaws. The executive committee shall provide to all directors prior to each Board meeting minutes of all executive committee meetings that have taken place since the previous Board meeting, and such minutes shall disclose all action as taken by the executive committee.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bFederal Form 990 (the 990) was prepared by the CFO, Vice President for Finance and Treasurer and the Controller. On April 2, 2026, a draft of the 990, excluding Schedule B, was distributed to the Board of Directors. Inquiries from the Directors were communicated to the Audit Committee chair and discussed at the Audit Committee meeting. On April 8, 2026, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors reviewed and accepted the draft 990 in its entirety for filing with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cThe College has a written conflict of interest policy that pertains to its employees. This policy is one of several "All College Policies" that are published on the College's website. The conflict of interest policy is designed to help officers and employees of the College identify situations that present potential conflicts of interest, along with following written procedures in the event that there is a conflict of interest. The policy is intended to comply with the procedure prescribed in Minnesota Statutes, Section 317A.255, and governing conflicts of interest to nonprofit corporations. The President and the CFO, Vice President of Finance and Treasurer monitor and enforce the College's conflict of interest policy relating to its employees. In addition, a questionnaire is completed by all officers and other interested persons on an annual basis that documents any activity that could give rise to conflicts of interest. These questionnaires are reviewed by the President and the CFO, Vice President of Finance and Treasurer. The College has a separate written conflict of interest policy that pertains to all members of the Board of Directors. The policy discloses the importance of exercising integrity and objectivity in making decisions. It further provides disclosure requirements and procedures for abstaining and documentation of meeting minutes when there is a conflict of interest. On May 24, 2024, the Chair of the Audit Committee requested that the President's Office distribute this policy to all Directors, along with an annual disclosure statement, indicating that the director has read, understands and discloses whether or not there are any circumstances leading to a potential conflict of interest. At the May 2024 Board of Directors meeting, the Chair of the Audit Committee requested that all Directors read the conflict of interest policy, determine if they had any questions, complete the annual disclosure statement on a timely basis and return to the CFO, Vice President of Finance and Treasurer. In addition, a summary of all disclosures relating to the Conflict of Interest policy from the annual disclosure statements (Directors) and questionnaires (officers and other interested persons) was presented to the Audit Committee for their review. From a governance perspective, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors is specifically charged with overseeing compliance with this policy. Chairs of individual committees are charged with following the procedures for voting when there is a conflict of interest, along with documentation of those procedures in the meeting minutes. Completed annual disclosure statements were received from all Directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15The President's compensation is reviewed annually by the executive committee of the Board of Directors in accordance with College's Bylaws using compensation data from comparable institutions. The results of this review, including deliberation and the final decision and approval, are documented in the executive committee minutes and was last reviewed in FY2025 . The President reviews compensation surveys and the compensation of all vice presidents on an annual basis in accordance with the College's Bylaws. The President approves and signs all vice president contracts. The compensation of all interested persons on Schedule L, Part IV is reviewed by independent persons.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19The audited financial statements of the College for the year ended May 31, 2025 are found on the College's website. The following documents are available for public inspection in the President's Office, located in the Carlson Administration Building on the campus in St. Peter, MN: Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and Conflict of Interest Policy.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9Adjustment of Actuarial Liability

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