Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Total |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 59,651,639 | 133,207,640 | 68,769,484 | 119,314,764 | 70,532,953 | 451,476,480 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 59,651,639 | 133,207,640 | 68,769,484 | 119,314,764 | 70,532,953 | 451,476,480 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 99,232,887 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 352,243,593 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 59,651,639 | 133,207,640 | 68,769,484 | 119,314,764 | 70,532,953 | 451,476,480 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 2,089,574 | 4,604,771 | 5,852,743 | 6,143,438 | 6,501,238 | 25,191,764 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 0 | |||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 476,668,244 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, SCHEDULE E, LINE 3 | WILLIAMS COLLEGE COURSE CATALOG/BULLETIN AND ON THE COLLEGE'S WEBSITE AT WWW.WILLIAMS.EDU. |
| FORM 990, SCHEDULE E, LINE 6A | STUDENTS AT WILLIAMS COLLEGE RECEIVE TITLE IV FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID. STUDENTS APPLY FOR AND RECEIVE FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID & PROFESSORS APPLY FOR AND RECEIVE GOVERNMENT GRANTS. |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| MISSION STATEMENT | FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 AND PART III, LINE 1 WILLIAMS SEEKS TO PROVIDE THE FINEST POSSIBLE LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION BY NURTURING IN ITS STUDENTS THE ACADEMIC AND CIVIC VIRTUES AND THEIR RELATED TRAITS OF CHARACTER. AS BOTH AN EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL IMPERATIVE, WILLIAMS WELCOMES TALENTED STUDENTS IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR FINANCIAL RESOURCES. ONCE ENROLLED, THEY LEARN - BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM - THAT THE PRIVILEGE OF A WILLIAMS EDUCATION IMPLIES BOTH THE OPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY TO SERVE SOCIETY AT LARGE. THE COLLEGE STRIVES TO ACHIEVE SUCH EXCELLENCE BY FOSTERING A COMMUNITY OF LEARNING THAT COMPRISES STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NETWORKS OF DEEPLY DEVOTED ALUMNI AND PARENTS. |
| PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A WILLIAMS IS AN INDEPENDENT LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE FOR APPROXIMATELY 2,000 FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE AND 50 GRADUATE STUDENTS WHO COME FROM ALL OF THE 50 STATES AND MANY FOREIGN COUNTRIES. THE WILLIAMS CURRICULUM OFFERS STUDY IN THE HUMANITIES, THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND THE NATURAL SCIENCES AND COMBINES A BROAD EDUCATION WITH KNOWLEDGE OF ONE FIELD IN DEPTH. THE COLLEGE OFFERS THE BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE AT THE UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL. IN ADDITION, MASTER OF ARTS PROGRAMS IN POLICY ECONOMICS AND HISTORY OF ART ARE OFFERED. |
| GOVERNING BODY AUTHORITY | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A WILLIAMS COLLEGE'S GOVERNING BODY AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DELEGATE AUTHORITY ON A LIMITED SCOPE TO AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF THE BOARD CHAIR, THE PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE, AND 5-7 OTHER BOARD MEMBERS SELECTED ANNUALLY BY THE CHAIR AND PRESIDENT ACTING JOINTLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 WILLIAMS COLLEGE AMENDED ITS BYLAWS IN APRIL OF 2018. THE AMENDED BYLAWS EXPANDED THE STATED RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO INCLUDE REVIEWING AND EVALUATING THE ADEQUACY OF THE COLLEGE'S INTERNAL CONTROLS, AS WELL AS ITS POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS. THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE NOW ALSO INCLUDE PROVIDING FEEDBACK TO THE COLLEGE ON AREAS OF INTEREST AND CONCERN WITH REGARD TO ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT. |
| REVIEW PROCESS FOR FORM 990 | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11A WORKING WITH PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, LLP ("PWC"), THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED FOR REVIEW BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. PWC SIGNS THE RETURN AS PAID PREPARER. A FINAL FORM 990 EXCLUDING THE NAMES OF ANONYMOUS DONORS AND THE AMOUNTS FOR CERTAIN ANONYMOUS DONORS WAS THEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| CONFLICT OF INTEREST | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C TRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE ANNUALLY. THE DISCLOSURE FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY THE CHAIR OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. TRUSTEES HAVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON ANY MATTER THAT COMES BEFORE THE BOARD, OR ANY COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, FOR ACTION RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE DECISION. EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM ANNUALLY. DISCLOSURES ARE REVIEWED BY DEPARTMENT HEADS AND SENIOR STAFF. ANY EMPLOYEE WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WOULD BE PRECLUDED FROM INVOLVEMENT IN DECISION MAKING OR FINANCIAL DEALINGS WITH THE ENTITY OR RELATIONSHIP GIVING RISE TO THE CONFLICT. TRUSTEES AND EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT ANY MID-YEAR CHANGES TO THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE AND THEIR SUPERVISOR RESPECTIVELY. |
| PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 WILLIAMS COLLEGE ASSIGNS THE DUTY OF SETTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SELECTS A SUBSET OF THE COMMITTEE TO SERVE AS AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THAT ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT. THIS COMMITTEE CONSIDERS COMPENSATION SURVEYS, MARKET DATA AND ANALYSES. THE COMMITTEE'S DELIBERATIONS ARE NOTED. THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT. THE PRESIDENT CONSIDERS COMPENSATION SURVEYS, MARKET DATA AND ANALYSES. The President's deliberations and decisions are also documented. |
| PUBLIC INSPECTION | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, ON THE COLLEGE WEBSITE, AND ON GUIDESTAR.ORG. |
| GOVERNING DOCUMENTS | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 Williams College's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are posted on the College website. FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A PROTIK MAJUMDER BECAME INTERIM PRESIDENT (AN OFFICER) EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2018. THEREFORE, AS REQUIRED HE IS LISTED ON PART VII AND SCHEDULE J, PART II, WITH CALENDAR YEAR 2017 COMPENSATION REPORTED. |
| INVESTMENT EXPENSES | FORM 990, PART IX, LINES 5 AND 11F INVESTMENT EXPENSES ARE REPORTED NET WITH INVESTMENT INCOME, CONSISTENT WITH FINANCIAL STATEMENT REPORTING. |
| OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS | FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 LIFE INCOME PAYMENTS AND CHANGE IN PRESENT VALUE $ (1,371,090) GAIN AND NET SETTLEMENT ON INTEREST RATE SWAPS $ 2,100,268 INVESTMENT INCOME ON SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS $ 1,731,168 CHANGE IN NET ASSETS NOT OWNED BY COLLEGE $ 1,359,137 _________ TOTAL $ 3,819,483 |
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