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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MACALESTER COLLEGE.

Totals

Total revenue
$224,715,359
Total expenses
$216,451,523
Contributions and grants received
$18,552,870
Grants paid
$75,480,546
Program service revenue
$152,785,364
Investment income
$50,743,310
Other revenue
$2,633,815
Total assets, end of year
$1,183,342,955
Total liabilities, end of year
$95,007,620
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,088,335,335
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$185,768,275
Management and general expenses
$24,763,221
Fundraising expenses
$5,920,027
Program service expenses (Part III)
$185,768,275

Program services were 85.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,782,267

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $16,770,603

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $486,653

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION & FEES

    total $134,081,697 · related or exempt $134,081,697

  • 2b · Program service revenue: SALES & SERVICE OF AUX

    total $18,703,667 · related or exempt $18,703,667

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $21,181,350 · unrelated business $836,500 · excluded $20,344,850

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $1,930,647

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $1,078,687

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $851,960

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $851,960 · excluded $851,960

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $281,583,439

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $252,021,479

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $29,561,960

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $29,561,960 · excluded $29,561,960

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $1,781,855 · related or exempt $1,353,379 · excluded $428,476

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,781,855

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $277,315 · program services $277,315

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $75,203,231 · program services $75,203,231

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $3,442,142 · program services $1,513,980 · management and general $1,514,735 · fundraising $413,427

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $64,326,919 · program services $52,161,072 · management and general $8,899,590 · fundraising $3,266,257

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $4,468,739 · program services $3,530,988 · management and general $751,466 · fundraising $186,285

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $10,574,089 · program services $8,405,107 · management and general $1,801,124 · fundraising $367,858

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $3,945,889 · program services $3,119,986 · management and general $655,281 · fundraising $170,622

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $660,403 · program services $253,146 · management and general $399,747 · fundraising $7,510

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $120,317 · program services $26 · management and general $120,233 · fundraising $58

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $908,969 · management and general $908,969

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $11,288,036 · program services $8,188,932 · management and general $2,573,564 · fundraising $525,540

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $218,950 · program services $153,617 · management and general $57,761 · fundraising $7,572

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $6,275,714 · program services $4,503,928 · management and general $1,196,495 · fundraising $575,291

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $3,297,948 · program services $458,361 · management and general $2,830,471 · fundraising $9,116

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $4,193,457 · program services $3,905,518 · management and general $274,527 · fundraising $13,412

  • 17 · Travel

    total $445,783 · program services $293,403 · management and general $115,814 · fundraising $36,566

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,963,206 · program services $2,326,278 · management and general $360,171 · fundraising $276,757

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,601,652 · program services $2,588,327 · management and general $13,325

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $10,392,726 · program services $9,406,235 · management and general $986,491

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $114,884 · management and general $114,875 · fundraising $9

  • 24a · Other expenses: STUDY ABROAD

    total $4,800,918 · program services $4,800,896 · management and general $22

  • 24b · Other expenses: BOOKS, PERIODICALS, ART

    total $1,587,560 · program services $1,545,391 · management and general $30,544 · fundraising $11,625

  • 24c · Other expenses: MINOR EQUIPMENT

    total $1,167,789 · program services $896,523 · management and general $243,112 · fundraising $28,154

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $3,174,887 · program services $2,236,015 · management and general $914,904 · fundraising $23,968

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $16,720,442 · end of year $11,091,446

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,490,447 · end of year $3,977,467

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,279,106 · end of year $1,317,284

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,364,652 · end of year $1,865,521

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $398,832,779

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $189,657,176

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $209,172,087 · end of year $209,175,603

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $314,909,424 · end of year $362,618,733

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $542,604,314 · end of year $544,348,629

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $7,974,323 · end of year $7,954,903

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $37,101,623 · end of year $40,993,369

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $13,777,130 · end of year $14,453,310

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $1,183,377 · end of year $937,347

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,662,630 · end of year $1,926,577

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $74,865,456 · end of year $65,106,505

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $820,472 · end of year $299,023

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $12,340,169 · end of year $12,284,858

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $218,332,769 · end of year $222,458,839

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $813,634,415 · end of year $865,876,496

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

MACALESTER IS COMMITTED TO BEING A PREEMINENT LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE WITH AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM KNOWN FOR ITS HIGH STANDARDS FOR SCHOLARSHIP AND ITS SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON INTERNATIONALISM, MULTICULTURALISM, AND SERVICE TO SOCIETY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

MACALESTER IS A FOUR-YEAR HIGHLY-SELECTIVE LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE.

  • INSTRUCTION OF STUDENTS AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT OF INSTRUCTION: STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND 108 COUNTRIES EXPERIENCE AN ACADEMIC PROGRAM THAT PREPARES THEM FOR WORLD CITIZENSHIP. THE STUDENT FACULTY RATIO IS 10:1, WITH AN AVERAGE CLASS SIZE OF 17. STUDENTS CAN CHOOSE FROM 41 MAJORS AND 42 MINORS. MACALESTER IS COMMITTED TO ADMITTING AN ECONOMICALLY DIVERSE STUDENT BODY AND MEETS THE FULL FINANCIAL NEED OF EVERY STUDENT. ENROLLMENT FOR FALL 2024 WAS 2,138, AND 513 STUDENTS GRADUATED DURING THE 2023-24 FISCAL YEAR.

    Expenses $145,294,808 · Grants $75,203,231 · Revenue $120,463,072

  • STUDENT SERVICES: THE CO-CURRICULAR STUDENT EXPERIENCE IS CRITICAL TO EVERY STUDENT. TO SUPPORT A VIBRANT STUDENT EXPERIENCE, MACALESTER PROVIDES A RANGE OF STUDENT SERVICES AND SUPPORT. WITH MORE THAN 100 STUDENT-RUN CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS, MACALESTER STUDENTS HAVE SIGNIFICANT LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. THE CAREER EXPLORATION DEPARTMENT HELPS STUDENTS GAIN VALUABLE WORK EXPERIENCE AND PLAN THEIR CAREERS AFTER GRADUATION. THE LEONARD CENTER ATHLETIC AND WELLNESS COMPLEX HOUSES TRAINING AND COMPETITION AREAS AND PROVIDES FITNESS AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS. MACALESTER COMPETES IN NCAA DIVISION III AND SUPPORTS 21 MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SPORTS TEAMS.

    Expenses $27,593,911 · Revenue $22,959,324

  • RESIDENCE AND DINING HALLS: MACALESTER IS A RESIDENTIAL CAMPUS, LOCATED ON 53 ACRES IN THE CENTER OF A MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREA. TWO-THIRDS OF STUDENTS LIVE ON CAMPUS. MACALESTER HAS 10 RESIDENCE HALLS, 8 LANGUAGE HOUSES, AND 8 THEME RESIDENCES (ECOHOUSE, CULTURAL HOUSE, ALL GENDER COMMUNITY, INTERFAITH HOUSE, VEGGIE CO-OP, STUDY ABROAD HOUSE, SUBSTANCE-FREE AFFIRMING COMMUNITY, AND DIETARY AFFIRMING INTENTIONAL COMMUNITY). THE DINING HALL IS LOCATED IN THE CAMPUS CENTER TO FOSTER A VIBRANT LIVING-LEARNING COMMUNITY. LOCALLY-SOURCED ORGANIC FOODS ARE MAXIMIZED IN DINING OPERATIONS. FOOD SCRAPS ARE SENT TO A LOCAL FARM. SUSTAINABILITY IS AN IMPORTANT PRIORITY; IN RESIDENCE HALLS AND DINING HALLS, STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REDUCE ENERGY USE.

    Expenses $10,523,263 · Revenue $8,755,809

  • OTHER SERVICES - RESEARCH, PUBLIC SERVICES, POST OFFICE, ETC.

    Expenses $2,356,293 · Grants $277,315 · Revenue $1,960,538

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Suzanne M Rivera

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $687,187
    From this org
    $550,511
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $136,676
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $549,269
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,242
    Deferred
    $33,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $103,676
    Filer's total
    $687,187
  • Gary Martin

    CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $453,799
    From this org
    $396,796
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,003
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $393,992
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,804
    Deferred
    $33,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,003
    Filer's total
    $453,799
  • Lisa Anderson-Levy

    EXECUTIVE VP & PROVOST

    Total calculated
    $277,036
    From this org
    $251,349
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,687
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $250,315
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,034
    Deferred
    $24,972
    Nontaxable benefits
    $715
    Filer's total
    $277,036
  • Patricia Langer

    VP OF ADMIN &FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $282,360
    From this org
    $244,457
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,903
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $243,284
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,173
    Deferred
    $24,766
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,137
    Filer's total
    $282,360
  • Derrick Griffin

    DIR OF ALT INVESTMENTS

    Total calculated
    $298,490
    From this org
    $241,201
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,289
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $240,955
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $246
    Deferred
    $25,452
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,837
    Filer's total
    $298,490
  • Jeff Allen

    VP FOR ADMISS. & FIN. AID

    Total calculated
    $258,355
    From this org
    $216,765
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,590
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $216,259
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $506
    Deferred
    $22,185
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,405
    Filer's total
    $258,355
  • Alina Wong

    VP FOR INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY

    Total calculated
    $235,904
    From this org
    $205,315
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,589
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $205,033
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $282
    Deferred
    $20,652
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,937
    Filer's total
    $235,904
  • Julie Hurbanis

    AVP OF MKTG. & COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $222,162
    From this org
    $201,446
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,716
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,647
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $799
    Deferred
    $20,065
    Nontaxable benefits
    $651
    Filer's total
    $222,162
  • Jennifer Haas

    VP FOR IT SERVICES & CIO

    Total calculated
    $249,532
    From this org
    $196,670
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,862
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $195,938
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $732
    Deferred
    $20,644
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,218
    Filer's total
    $249,532
  • Thomas Halverson

    DEAN OF THE FACULTY

    Total calculated
    $233,018
    From this org
    $185,410
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,608
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $184,743
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $667
    Deferred
    $17,845
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,763
    Filer's total
    $233,018
  • Paul Overvoorde

    VICE PROVOST & ASSOC. DEAN OF THE FACULTY

    Total calculated
    $229,895
    From this org
    $184,454
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,441
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $183,766
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $688
    Deferred
    $18,277
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,164
    Filer's total
    $229,895
  • Carley Stuber

    AVP OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $232,758
    From this org
    $179,612
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $53,146
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $178,917
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $695
    Deferred
    $18,903
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,243
    Filer's total
    $232,758
  • Thomas Varberg

    PROFESSOR

    Total calculated
    $217,384
    From this org
    $178,382
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,002
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $177,258
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,124
    Deferred
    $15,359
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,643
    Filer's total
    $217,384
  • Jeff Doherty

    DIRECTOR, INVESTMENT ANALYSIS

    Total calculated
    $207,096
    From this org
    $167,509
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,587
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $167,373
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $136
    Deferred
    $17,574
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,013
    Filer's total
    $207,096
  • Kathryn Kay Coquemont

    VP STUDENT AFFAIRS & DEAN OF STUDENTS

    Total calculated
    $242,814
    From this org
    $162,536
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $80,278
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,084
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $452
    Deferred
    $17,584
    Nontaxable benefits
    $62,694
    Filer's total
    $242,814
  • Carrie Norbin Killoran

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rebecca Van Dyck

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robin Jackson Colman

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gloria Perez

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amy Pahl

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kofi Amoo-Gottfried

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • S Decker Anstrom

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Brahm

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen Brasel

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Theodore Clement

    TRUSTEE (DECEASED JAN 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jerry Crawford

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Davis

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mihir Desai

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Edward Deutschlander

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Thomas Dohrmann

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Edward Donkor

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Matthew Entenza

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Broderick Grubb

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patricia Hume

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Aukse Jurkute

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • D Christian Koch

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Seth Levine

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sonny Lulla

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dana Mortenson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tyler Robinson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Paul Strand

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gregory Thompson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Annette Mortinson Whaley

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Zia Yusuf

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Travel for companions
  • 1a · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1a · Personal services (maid, chauffeur, chef)
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
TRAVEL FOR COMPANIONS: THE COLLEGE ONLY PAYS THE TRAVEL EXPENSES OF THE PRESIDENT'S SPOUSE IF THE PURPOSE OF THEIR TRIP IS RELATED TO COLLEGE BUSINESS. THIS ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION IS NOT REPORTED ON THE EMPLOYEE'S W-2. HOUSING ALLOWANCE OR RESIDENCE FOR PERSONAL USE: THE COLLEGE'S PRESIDENT IS PROVIDED WITH HOUSING AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT. THE HOUSE IS USED FOR BOTH BUSINESS AND PERSONAL PURPOSES. HOUSEKEEPING SERVICES ARE ALSO PROVIDED. THIS ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION IS NOT REPORTED ON THE EMPLOYEE'S W-2. TAX INDEMNIFICATION AND GROSS-UP PAYMENTS: ELIGIBLE COLLEGE EMPLOYEES RECEIVE AN ANNUAL RETIREMENT PLAN CONTRIBUTION FROM THE COLLEGE EQUAL TO 10% OF ELIGIBLE SALARY, SUBJECT TO IRS ANNUAL LIMITS. BECAUSE THE RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTION FOR THE PRESIDENT HITS THE IRS LIMIT, THE COLLEGE SUPPLEMENTS THE PRESIDENT'S ANNUAL COMPENSATION WITH AN AMOUNT THAT BRINGS THE RETIREMENT PLAN CONTRIBUTION TO THE LEVEL OF OTHER PARTICIPANTS IN THE PLAN. THE COLLEGE OFFSETS THE INCOME TAX BURDEN OF THIS ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION BY GROSSING UP THE WAGES FOR THE YEAR. THIS ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION IS REPORTED ON THE EMPLOYEE'S W-2.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS (16)

    T · INVESTMENTS · MN · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by MACALESTER COLLEGE

  • CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS (1)

    T · INVESTMENTS · MA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by MACALESTER COLLEGE

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
31 January 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202540929349300944

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