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← OBERLIN COLLEGE

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by OBERLIN COLLEGE.

Totals

Total revenue
$343,982,974
Total expenses
$309,146,279
Contributions and grants received
$22,149,581
Grants paid
$97,538,186
Program service revenue
$239,363,260
Investment income
$82,463,763
Other revenue
$6,370
Total assets, end of year
$1,896,950,617
Total liabilities, end of year
$447,683,177
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,449,267,440
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$287,734,350
Management and general expenses
$15,725,332
Fundraising expenses
$5,686,597
Program service expenses (Part III)
$287,734,350

Program services were 93.1% 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)

    $3,685,097

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $18,464,484

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $3,545,045

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Tuition and Fees

    total $188,854,973 · related or exempt $188,854,973

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Residential & Dining Services

    total $47,142,515 · related or exempt $47,142,515

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Educational Activities

    total $2,285,114 · related or exempt $2,285,114

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Summer Conference Program

    total $678,656 · related or exempt $678,656

  • 2e · Program service revenue: Auxiliary Services

    total $301,260 · related or exempt $301,260

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $100,742 · related or exempt $100,742

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $6,681,092 · unrelated business $530,846 · excluded $6,150,246

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $56,575

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $50,205

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $6,370

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $6,370 · excluded $6,370

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $147,232,060 · other assets $1,438,500

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

    securities $72,887,889 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $74,344,171 · other assets $1,438,500

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $75,782,671 · excluded $75,782,671

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $233,440 · program services $233,440

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $86,349,730 · program services $86,349,730

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $10,955,016 · program services $10,955,016

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $5,909,237 · program services $2,735,855 · management and general $2,846,049 · fundraising $327,333

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $73,693,164 · program services $67,114,126 · management and general $3,502,230 · fundraising $3,076,808

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $5,969,541 · program services $5,264,277 · management and general $452,049 · fundraising $253,215

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $14,549,956 · program services $13,222,200 · management and general $698,266 · fundraising $629,490

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $5,539,619 · program services $4,885,147 · management and general $419,493 · fundraising $234,979

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $953,676 · management and general $953,676

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $260,188 · program services $14,600 · management and general $245,588

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $2,429,616 · management and general $2,429,616

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $285,752 · program services $273,994 · management and general $3,970 · fundraising $7,788

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $15,197,808 · program services $14,959,310 · management and general $137,810 · fundraising $100,688

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,811,701 · program services $1,810,761 · management and general $940

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $9,563,904 · program services $9,474,424 · management and general $89,480

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,355,112 · program services $2,628,731 · management and general $433,009 · fundraising $293,372

  • 20 · Interest

    total $9,038,131 · program services $9,038,131

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $22,184,473 · program services $22,184,473

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,418,852 · program services $2,418,852

  • 24a · Other expenses: Facilities Expense

    total $9,445,314 · program services $9,263,414 · management and general $181,900

  • 24b · Other expenses: Study Away Programs

    total $3,757,221 · program services $3,757,221

  • 24c · Other expenses: Instruction Expense

    total $3,718,552 · program services $3,718,552

  • 24d · Other expenses: Annuity & RLIF Payments

    total $1,809,631 · program services $1,809,631

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $19,716,645 · program services $15,622,465 · management and general $3,331,256 · fundraising $762,924

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $66,790,160 · end of year $142,986,537

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $91,077,445 · end of year $78,989,001

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $26,865,830 · end of year $18,252,459

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,774,293 · end of year $7,504,146

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $12,535,100 · end of year $13,147,366

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $117,604 · end of year $138,410

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,808,647 · end of year $2,277,728

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

    $959,939,860

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

    $500,511,532

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $428,871,747 · end of year $459,428,328

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $636,106,591 · end of year $693,127,253

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $547,916,483 · end of year $475,641,953

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $6,456,592 · end of year $5,457,436

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $48,165,610 · end of year $37,651,737

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $40,331 · end of year $86,550

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $79,370,000 · end of year $188,592,681

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $12,869,789 · end of year $16,547,651

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $235,595,958 · end of year $191,618,654

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $16,216,399 · end of year $13,185,904

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $275,391,975 · end of year $273,649,218

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,152,670,430 · end of year $1,175,618,222

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

See Schedule O

Activities or mission (Part I)

Oberlin College and Conservatory educate students for lives of intellectual, musical and artistic rigor and breadth, sustained inquiry, creativity and innovation, and leadership. Oberlin aims to prepare graduates with the knowledge, skills, and perspectives essential to confront complex issues and to create change and value in the world.

  • Oberlin College is a liberal arts institution made up of the College of Arts & Sciences and the Conservatory of Music. The College served 3,076 full-time equivalent undergraduate students, awarding scholarships to 2,956 of them. The average student received $32,672 in financial aid. The College is essentially residential. The balance of the student body is housed in private off-campus housing within the City of Oberlin, Ohio.

    Expenses $287,734,350 · Grants $97,538,186 · Revenue $239,363,260

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Carmen Twillie Ambar

    President

    Total calculated
    $733,548
    From this org
    $546,865
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $186,683
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $541,483
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $5,382
    Deferred
    $154,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,883
    Filer's total
    $733,548
  • Kofi Asare

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Charles S Birenbaum

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Robin Black

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Richard T Brandt

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • T Christopher Canavan

    Trustee/Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Motoko T Deane

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Menna Demessie

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Steve J Dolcemaschio

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Francisco X Dominguez

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lillie Johnson Edwards

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Ify Ezimora

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sean P Gavin

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Jacob A Gayle

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Frederick Haas

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Edward P Helms

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Cynthia Hogan

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Charlene Drew Jarvis

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael E Kamarck

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Eric R Katzman

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Maghan Keita

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lee Koonce

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Krischer

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Hozefa Lokhandwala

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Chesley Maddox-Dorsey

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Naeisha McClain

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Minsok Pak

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Molly Raphael

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Patricia Shanks

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Shipley

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Julia Steyn

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Isabel Tadmiri

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Leanne Wagner

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Lisa Y Waller

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Georgia Yuan

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Matthew Lahey

    VP, General Counsel & Secretary

    Total calculated
    $331,547
    From this org
    $286,119
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,428
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $285,740
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $379
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $45,428
    Filer's total
    $331,547
  • Michael Grzesiak

    VP, Development & Alumni Affairs

    Total calculated
    $316,869
    From this org
    $256,604
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $60,265
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $256,190
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $414
    Deferred
    $23,379
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,886
    Filer's total
    $316,869
  • Rebecca D Vazquez-Skillings

    VP, Finance & Administration

    Total calculated
    $308,784
    From this org
    $244,260
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $64,524
    Hours/week
    40 + 6 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $243,846
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $414
    Deferred
    $22,598
    Nontaxable benefits
    $41,926
    Filer's total
    $308,784
  • David Kamitsuka

    Dean of Arts & Sciences

    Total calculated
    $356,901
    From this org
    $249,243
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $107,658
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $248,055
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,188
    Deferred
    $74,931
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,727
    Filer's total
    $356,901
  • William Quillen

    Dean of Conservatory

    Total calculated
    $306,481
    From this org
    $242,864
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $63,617
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $242,684
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $180
    Deferred
    $20,503
    Nontaxable benefits
    $43,114
    Filer's total
    $306,481
  • David Hertz

    Chief of Staff

    Total calculated
    $266,604
    From this org
    $214,604
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,000
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $213,416
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,188
    Deferred
    $22,025
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,975
    Filer's total
    $266,604
  • Karen Goff

    VP, Dean of Students

    Total calculated
    $257,535
    From this org
    $252,662
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,873
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $252,392
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $270
    Deferred
    $4,034
    Nontaxable benefits
    $839
    Filer's total
    $257,535
  • Manuel Carballo

    VP, Dean of Admissions & Fin. Aid

    Total calculated
    $253,308
    From this org
    $185,354
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $67,954
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $185,084
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $270
    Deferred
    $18,248
    Nontaxable benefits
    $49,706
    Filer's total
    $253,308
  • Julienne Melvin

    Associate VP of Finance

    Total calculated
    $220,797
    From this org
    $183,268
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,529
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $182,516
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $752
    Deferred
    $5,562
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,967
    Filer's total
    $220,797
  • Joshua Jensen

    VP Director of Communications

    Total calculated
    $213,677
    From this org
    $192,736
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,941
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $192,472
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $264
    Deferred
    $5,021
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,920
    Filer's total
    $213,677
  • Natalie Winkelfoos

    Associate VP for Athletics

    Total calculated
    $204,387
    From this org
    $165,133
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,254
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,988
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $145
    Deferred
    $13,683
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,571
    Filer's total
    $204,387
  • Jun Yang

    Chief Investment Officer

    Total calculated
    $843,042
    From this org
    $766,519
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $76,523
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $441,430
    Bonus
    $324,315
    Other
    $774
    Deferred
    $26,400
    Nontaxable benefits
    $50,123
    Filer's total
    $843,042
  • Benjamin R Hockenhull

    Chief IT Officer (Until Jan 2023)

    Total calculated
    $249,321
    From this org
    $213,961
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,360
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $213,691
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $270
    Deferred
    $19,539
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,821
    Filer's total
    $249,321
  • Joe Vitale

    Chief Human Resources Officer

    Total calculated
    $219,558
    From this org
    $186,768
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,790
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $186,046
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $722
    Deferred
    $17,266
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,524
    Filer's total
    $219,558
  • Kevin Brown

    Chief Facilities Officer

    Total calculated
    $219,160
    From this org
    $198,512
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,648
    Hours/week
    40 + 6 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $197,782
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $730
    Deferred
    $19,820
    Nontaxable benefits
    $828
    Filer's total
    $219,160
  • Jeffrey Witmer

    Professor

    Total calculated
    $240,671
    From this org
    $192,255
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $48,416
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $191,107
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,148
    Deferred
    $19,994
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,422
    Filer's total
    $240,671
  • John V Duca

    Professor

    Total calculated
    $239,619
    From this org
    $217,477
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,142
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $216,289
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,188
    Deferred
    $21,303
    Nontaxable benefits
    $839
    Filer's total
    $239,619
  • Katarzyna Karapuda

    Associate Director of Investments

    Total calculated
    $223,930
    From this org
    $206,697
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,233
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $206,555
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $142
    Deferred
    $16,524
    Nontaxable benefits
    $709
    Filer's total
    $223,930
  • Valerie Hotchkiss

    Director of Libraries

    Total calculated
    $208,933
    From this org
    $187,748
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,185
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $186,782
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $966
    Deferred
    $5,253
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,932
    Filer's total
    $208,933
  • Maria Miller

    Associate VP for Leadership & PG

    Total calculated
    $193,819
    From this org
    $190,016
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,803
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $189,625
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $391
    Deferred
    $3,004
    Nontaxable benefits
    $799
    Filer's total
    $193,819
  • Meredith L Raimondo VP

    Dean of Students (Until Feb 2022)

    Total calculated
    $119,957
    From this org
    $109,028
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,929
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $108,937
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $91
    Deferred
    $10,775
    Nontaxable benefits
    $154
    Filer's total
    $119,957

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 · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 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
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 1a
The College requires its President to live on-campus and has provided suitable housing. The President's home is used substantially for College business including meetings with staff and students, meetings with alumni and donors, and other College-related matters. The College does not treat the value of the housing provided as taxable compensation to the president.
Part I, Line 4b
The following individuals participate in a 457(f) plan that is considered a supplemental non-qualified retirement plan. For year ended June 30, 2023 the following employer contributions were made: - Carmen Twillie Ambar - $100,000 - David Kamitsuka - $49,980
Part I, Line 7
The Chief Investment Officer (CIO) receives a non-fixed payment recorded on Schedule J, Part II, Column B(ii) based on the performance of the endowment.

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

  • City of Oberlin

    $91,708

    Green EDGE Fund Grant Green Yarding & Lawn Care / Hydro Energy Grant

  • OECC School Greenhouse

  • Shagbark Haven LLC

    $36,775

    Green EDGE Fund Grant - Sugarbush Ecosystem LandLab

  • Green EDGE Fund Grant - Tree Fencing Project and Fund trail improvements and extension of the Oberlin Great South Woods

  • Sustainable Community Associates L

    $15,800

    Green EDGE Fund Grant - Electric vehicle charging station

  • Oberlin City Schools

    $10,000

    Payment 5 of 7 towards fire truck

  • AVI Contribution (Latest Products Corp)

    $6,500

    Dorm transport cards

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 (1)

    T · Charitable Trust · NY

  • Charitable Remainder Trusts (7)

    T · Charitable Trust · OH

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202441369349312414

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