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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Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 44,136,006 | 17,989,360 | 27,288,203 | 23,026,094 | 13,968,305 | 126,407,968 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 44,136,006 | 17,989,360 | 27,288,203 | 23,026,094 | 13,968,305 | 126,407,968 |
| 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) .. | 17,615,845 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 108,792,123 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 44,136,006 | 17,989,360 | 27,288,203 | 23,026,094 | 13,968,305 | 126,407,968 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 2,557,232 | 2,355,116 | 1,104,534 | 1,332,837 | 1,770,556 | 9,120,275 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 137,935,887 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (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) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (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 on 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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2022 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2022 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2022 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2022: | ||||
| a From 2017....... | ||||
| b From 2018....... | ||||
| c From 2019....... | ||||
| d From 2020....... | ||||
| e From 2021....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2017 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2022 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2022, 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 2022. 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 2023. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2022..... | ||||
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| Schedule E, Part I, Line 3 | Gustavus 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 6 | Gustavus 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, Department of Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency, National Endowment for the Humanities and Department of Health and Human Services. |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
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| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a | With 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 1a | The 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 1b | One director has a dependent at the College who receives financial aid. One director is employed by the College and two directors have reportable business transactions with the College. See Schedule L for disclosures. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 | Directors Marcia Page and Edward Drenttel - Business Relationships |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a | The Board of Directors membership is established as follows: Board Composition - The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than twenty-eight and no more than thirty-six directors. All directors shall have equal voting rights. Ex Officio Directors - So long as they hold office, the President of the College, the Bishop of the Southwestern Minnesota Synod of the ELCA, and the President of the Association of Congregations shall be directors. Alumni Association Directors - The Board of Directors of the Gustavus Adolphus College Alumni Association, acting in consultation with the Board, shall be entitled to appoint two Alumni Association directors, each of whom may serve as an Alumni Association director for up to four consecutive years. ELCA Director - The ELCA may designate as a director a member of the churchwide staff with responsibility for higher education. Young Alumni Director - The Board may elect Young Alumni Directors, up to two of whom may serve simultaneously. Each Young Alumni Director will serve a four-year term, unless the Board sets a shorter term. The Board may not extend or renew any Young Alumni Director's term, regardless of that term's length. A Young Alumni Director's term must begin within 15 years of earning a degree from the College. Elected Directors - Elected directors of the Board shall be elected by the Association of Congregations at its annual meeting. The Board shall serve as the nominating committee to the Association of Congregations for the selection of candidates to serve as elected directors of the Board. The composition of the elected directors of the Board shall be no fewer than twenty-four (24) and no more than twenty-eight (28) directors. At least twelve (12) elected directors, the exact number to be determined by the Board, shall be at-large directors nominated by the Board and elected by the Association of Congregations without contest. At least twelve (12) but no fewer than half of the elected directors must be members of congregations that are members of the Association of Congregations, and at least four of these must be rostered ELCA clergy. Term - Elected directors shall serve three-year terms, beginning with the call to order of the Board's annual meeting and ending with the call to order of the Board's annual meeting three years later. To the extent possible, the Board should stagger elections so that the terms of approximately one-third of elected directors expire each year. Nomination - Before the Association of Congregation's annual meeting each year, the Board of Directors shall nominate a slate of candidates for election. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | Federal Form 990 (the 990) was prepared by the Director of Tax and reviewed by the Controller and CFO, Vice President for Finance and Treasurer. On December 19, 2023, 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 4, 2024, 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 12c | The 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. In May 2023, 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 12, 2023 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 15 | The 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 on May 18, 2023. 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 19 | The audited financial statements of the College for the year ended May 31, 2023 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 9 | Adjustment of Actuarial Liability |
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