ST OLAF COLLEGE: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: ST OLAF COLLEGE (EIN 41-0693979)
Tax period: 2015-06-01 to 2016-05-31
Filed: 2017-03-28
IRS object ID: 201700879349300920
Schema version: 2015v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule K
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-03-28T15:02:44-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-05-31	TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-06-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	410693979	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	St Olaf College	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	STOL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5077862222	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1520 St Olaf Avenue	AddressLine1Txt
City	Northfield	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55057	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Janet Hanson	PersonNm
Person Title	Vice President & CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2017-03-28	SignatureDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	David Anderson	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1520 St Olaf Avenue	AddressLine1Txt
City	Northfield	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55057	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$234,925,997	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
All Affiliates Included	false	AllAffiliatesIncludedInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.stolaf.edu	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1874	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MN	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	See Schedule O.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	27	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	26	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	3535	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	700	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	-$842,159	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	-$1,233,217	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$21,937,435	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$26,137,294	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$157,223,999	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$163,015,257	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$26,318,539	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$8,966,773	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$279,333	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$410,918	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$205,759,306	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$198,530,242	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$60,031,521	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$65,408,640	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$64,322,521	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$67,617,157	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$24,414	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$73,242	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$4,698,205	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$51,387,377	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$53,519,497	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$175,765,833	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$186,618,536	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$29,993,473	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$11,911,706	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$757,230,334	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$764,920,265	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$123,040,146	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$142,167,324	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$634,190,188	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$622,752,941	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	St. Olaf College challenges students to excel in the liberal arts, examine faith and values, and explore meaningful vocation in an inclusive, globally engaged community nourished by Lutheran tradition.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$171,151,643	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$65,408,640	GrantAmt
Revenue	$163,015,257	RevenueAmt
Desc	Postsecondary Education - 4 Year, Residential, Liberal Arts Education: In the 2015-2016 academic year, St. Olaf College enrolled 3,019 full time students and 41 part time students. The graduating class of 2016 had 775 graduates. A student to faculty ratio of 11.93:1 supports St. Olaf students with classroom, laboratory, and off-campus experiences. St. Olaf College is accredited as a degree-granting institution by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The Colleges academic programs are also accredited by the American Chemical Society, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Council on Social Work Education, National Association of Schools of Dance, National Association of Schools of Music, National Association of Schools of Theatre, and National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$171,151,643	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	Yes (true)	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (true)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	Yes (true)	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (true)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (true)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (true)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	Yes (true)	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (true)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	Yes (true)	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (true)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (true)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (true)	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	Yes (true)	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	Yes (true)	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	Yes (true)	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	Yes (true)	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	Yes (true)	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	3860	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	3535	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Form8282 Filed	0	Form8282FiledCnt
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	false	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiledInd
DAF Excess Business Holdings	false	DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonorInd
Org Filed In Lieu Of Form1041	false	OrgFiledInLieuOfForm1041Ind
Licensed More Than One State	false	LicensedMoreThanOneStateInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	27	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	26	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (true)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (true)	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (true)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Janet Hanson	PersonNm
Phone	5077862222	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1520 St Olaf Avenue	AddressLine1Txt
City	Northfield	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55057	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (44 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
Kristine Johnson
Chair	1.70	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Lawrence Stranghoener
Vice Chair	1.70	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Nancy Anderson
Regent	1.70	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Kevin Bethke
Regent	1.70	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Kari Bjorhus
Regent	1.70	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Gregory Buck
Regent	1.70	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Leon Clark Jr
Regent	1.70	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Sam Dotzler
Regent	1.70	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
William Gafkjen
Regent	1.70	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Peter Gotsch
Regent	1.70	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
John Grotting
Regent	1.70	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Susan Gunderson
Regent	1.70	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Eric Hanson
Regent	1.70	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
David Hill
Regent	1.70	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Jody Kleppe Horner
Regent	1.70	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Ronald Hunter
Regent	1.70	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Jordahl
Regent	1.70	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Ward Klein
Regent	1.70	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Jay Lund
Regent	1.70	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Timothy Maudlin
Regent	1.70	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Philip Milne
Regent	1.70	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Gretchen Morgenson
Regent	1.70	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Jon Salveson
Regent	1.70	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Glenn Taylor
Regent	1.70	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Al Tindall
Regent	1.70	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Theresa Hull Wise
Regent	1.70	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
David Anderson
President	40.00	0.00		$402,449	$0	$62,061	Yes (X)
Jo Beld
VP of Mission	40.00	0.00		$103,892	$0	$29,967	Yes (X)
Enoch Blazis
VP Advancement	40.00	0.00		$190,221	$0	$33,865	Yes (X)
Dan Dressen
Assoc Provost	40.00	0.00		$120,882	$0	$20,559	Yes (X)
Nathan Engle
Controller	40.00	0.00		$88,285	$0	$33,165	Yes (X)
Mark Gelle
CIO	40.00	0.00		$120,486	$0	$14,205	Yes (X)
Michael Goodson
VP Human Resour	40.00	0.00		$148,951	$0	$38,876	Yes (X)
Janet Hanson
VP and CFO	40.00	0.00		$193,568	$0	$36,737	Yes (X)
Gregory Kneser
VP & Dean of St	40.00	0.00		$149,232	$0	$26,615	Yes (X)
Michael Kyle
VP of Admission	40.00	0.00		$183,204	$0	$45,709	Yes (X)
Marci Sorter
Provost Dean Co	40.00	0.00		$213,938	$0	$48,180	Yes (X)
Christopher George
Dean of Admission	40.00	0.00		$128,234	$0	$40,249		Yes (X)
Roberta Lembke
Dir of IT & Librar	40.00	0.00		$124,158	$0	$23,676		Yes (X)
Rebecca Otten
Dir of Development	40.00	0.00		$136,227	$0	$16,145		Yes (X)
Lavern Rippley
Professor	40.00	0.00		$133,487	$0	$23,699		Yes (X)
Peter Sandberg
Asst VP Facilities	40.00	0.00		$128,847	$0	$28,925		Yes (X)
Angie Mathews
Former Controller	40.00	0.00		$110,048	$0	$16,620			Yes (X)
James May
Former Provost	40.00	0.00		$93,787	$0	$28,799			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,769,896	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$568,052	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	139	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (true)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
Bon Appetit Management Co
100 Hamilton Avenue Suite 300	Palo Alto	CA	94301	Food Service	$8,120,245
Educational & Institutional Insurance Adm
200 S Wacker Dr Ste 1000	Chicago	IL	60606	Insurance Advisor	$1,164,005
Muska Electric Company
1985 Oakcrest Avenue	Roseville	MN	55113	Electric Contractor	$981,192
The Boldt Company
2525 N Roemer Road	Appleton	WI	54911	Cnstruction Contract	$6,582,683
Thyssenkrupp Elevator Corporation
2801 Network Boulevard Suite 700	Frisco	TX	75034	Services and Goods	$924,487

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	55	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$152,278	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$3,175,443	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$22,809,573	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$5,634,609	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$26,137,294	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Other	900099	$3,405,548	$3,214,330	$191,218
Sales & Services from Aux	611710	$27,107,419	$655,083	$26,041,829	$410,507
Tuition and Fees	900099	$132,502,290	$132,502,290

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$163,015,257	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7,698,979	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	-$1,301,619	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$9,000,598	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$271,586	RealAmt
Personal	$54,169	PersonalAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$122,903	RealAmt
Personal	$5,216	PersonalAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$148,683	RealAmt
Personal	$48,953	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$197,636	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$48,953	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$148,683	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$32,615,335	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$2,986,848	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$32,823,201	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$1,511,188	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$207,866	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$1,475,660	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,267,794	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,267,794	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$75,451	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$152,278	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$178,384	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$102,933	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$2,071,078	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$1,754,863	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$316,215	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$316,215	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$198,530,242	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$136,371,703	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	-$842,159	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$36,966,337	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$63,062,640	TotalAmt
Program Services	$63,062,640	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,346,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,346,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,446,449	TotalAmt
Program Services	$870,175	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,116,234	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$460,040	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$48,324,403	TotalAmt
Program Services	$43,166,452	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,190,450	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,967,501	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,288,794	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,863,027	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$240,666	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$185,101	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,178,116	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,099,313	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$683,766	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$395,037	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,379,395	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,958,759	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$268,132	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$152,504	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$672,315	TotalAmt
Program Services	$912	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$671,213	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$190	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$96,457	TotalAmt
Management And General	$96,457	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$73,242	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$73,242	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$367,399	TotalAmt
Management And General	$367,399	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,180,788	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,400,066	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$519,583	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$261,139	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$537,106	TotalAmt
Program Services	$497,943	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$38,664	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$499	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,224,356	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,565,188	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$414,148	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$245,020	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,334,725	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,815,069	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$348,458	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$171,198	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,055	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,180	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$875	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,051,148	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,809,741	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$178,709	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$62,698	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,172,663	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,618,909	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$297,999	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$255,755	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$242,058	TotalAmt
Program Services	$206,919	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,664	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,475	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,253,504	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,118,447	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$133,796	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,261	FundraisingAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,446,403	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,464,444	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$737,367	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$244,592	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$762,298	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,109	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$759,189	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
Food Service	$8,292,958	$7,903,867	$256,437	$132,654
Tuition paid to other Institut	$2,050,095	$2,047,989	$1,717	$389
Other Expenses	$1,949,213	$1,889,156		$60,057
Membership dues paid to others	$605,643	$340,553	$250,835	$14,255

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$275,313	TotalAmt
Program Services	$98,785	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$175,930	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$598	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$186,618,536	TotalAmt
Program Services	$171,151,643	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,768,688	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,698,205	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$243,915	BOYAmt
EOY	$291,057	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,408,966	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,738,412	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,254,166	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,898,491	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$218,924	BOYAmt
EOY	$261,775	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$603,903	BOYAmt
EOY	$593,109	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$880,387	BOYAmt
EOY	$658,799	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$390,989,795	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$153,918,356	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$227,303,423	BOYAmt
EOY	$237,071,439	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$174,228,641	BOYAmt
EOY	$172,580,530	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$269,773,502	BOYAmt
EOY	$265,271,871	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,550,927	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,451,808	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$44,763,580	BOYAmt
EOY	$57,102,974	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$757,230,334	BOYAmt
EOY	$764,920,265	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,326,604	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,047,300	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,190,067	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,437,487	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,049,447	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,797,048	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$75,009,550	BOYAmt
EOY	$97,084,701	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,599,546	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,826,475	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,864,932	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,974,313	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$123,040,146	BOYAmt
EOY	$142,167,324	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$270,065,026	BOYAmt
EOY	$264,095,592	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$174,839,933	BOYAmt
EOY	$156,381,653	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$189,285,229	BOYAmt
EOY	$202,275,696	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$634,190,188	BOYAmt
EOY	$622,752,941	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$757,230,334	BOYAmt
EOY	$764,920,265	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$11,911,706	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$20,856,793	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$2,492,160	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (true)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (true)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School	Yes (X)	SchoolInd

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I: Additional Information	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	St. Olaf College in the past has always checked box 7 along with box 2 because the college has always received a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or from the general public.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form4720 Filed Section4955 Tax	false	Form4720FiledSection4955TaxInd
Correction Made	false	CorrectionMadeInd
Volunteers	Yes (true)	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	Yes (true)	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	Yes (true)	MailingsMembersInd
Mailings Members	$386	MailingsMembersAmt
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (true)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$142	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	Yes (true)	OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities	$115,381	OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$115,909	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	false	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind
Form4720 Filed4912 Tax	false	Form4720Filed4912TaxInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part II-B, Line 1i - Other Activities Description	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	In Tax Year 2015 St. Olaf College provided financial support in the form of transportation to students and staff who attended various lobbying and seminars with legislators. In addition, St. Olaf College provided support in the form of compensation to staff involved in these activities and postage for mailings sent to legislators. The primary focus of efforts was to communicate to representatives their continued interest in receiving grants for educational activities.St. Olaf 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. St. Olaf College paid membership dues to MPCC in the amount of $158,273 during the taxable year. MPCC has divided its expenses for its taxable year ending June 30, 2016, 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 72.90% 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, $115,381 of St. Olaf Colleges dues were used to pay Group 2 expenses. The amount of lobbying expenses paid from St. Olaf Colleges dues was significantly less than that amount.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Protection Natural Habitat	Yes (X)	ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Total Easements	2	TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage	15	TotalAcreageCnt
States Easements Held	1	StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy Monitoring	false	WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement	20	StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement	$21,741	ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Section170h Rqr Stsfd	false	Section170hRqrStsfdInd

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Revenues Included	$146,279	RevenuesIncludedAmt
Assets Included	$1,756,767	AssetsIncludedAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly Rsrch	Yes (X)	CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Solicited Assets Sale	Yes (true)	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd
Agent Trustee Etc	Yes (true)	AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Beginning Balance	$875,253	BeginningBalanceAmt
Additions During Year	$600,094	AdditionsDuringYearAmt
Distributions During Year	$686,016	DistributionsDuringYearAmt
Ending Balance	$789,331	EndingBalanceAmt
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	Yes (true)	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation Provided	Yes (X)	ExplanationProvidedInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$455,506,474	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$15,066,886	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$12,507,726	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$4,998,039	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$4,910,837	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$455,620	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$447,701,139	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$435,935,124	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$10,077,735	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$16,623,144	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$4,471,680	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$2,205,166	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$452,684	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$455,506,473	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$379,501,188	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$13,924,729	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$49,433,253	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$4,013,894	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$2,483,586	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$426,566	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$435,935,124	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$328,985,882	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$8,953,711	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$47,567,892	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$3,793,720	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,887,570	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$325,007	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$379,501,188	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$345,295,632	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$9,680,894	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$13,871,104	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$3,762,023	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$7,963,892	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$393,625	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$328,985,882	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.37410	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.41420	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.21170	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (true)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch R	false	RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,232,890	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$1,232,890	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$1,487,270	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$285,245,011	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$102,011,572	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$184,720,709	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$51,582,157	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$34,986,432	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$16,595,725	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$182,500	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$51,259,967	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$16,920,352	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$34,522,115	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$237,071,439	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Book Value Securities	$265,271,871	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
Assets Held in Charitable Trust	$30,088,537
Deferred Debt Acquisition Cost
Deposits Held by Trustee	$23,041,178
Funds Held in Trust by Others	$2,073,820
Other Receivables	$1,899,439

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$57,102,974	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Asset Retirement Obligation	Desc
Amt	$1,974,313	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$1,974,313	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$111,263,046	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$20,856,792	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	-$68,268,200	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$89,124,992	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$200,388,038	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$1,857,796	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$1,857,796	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$198,530,242	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$122,700,293	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$1,857,796	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$1,857,796	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$120,842,497	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$65,776,039	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$65,776,039	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$186,618,536	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Part II, Line 9: Organization Reporting of conservation easements.	Money received initially was recorded as unrestricted revenue and placed into a board designated quasi-endowment. Expenses that are incurred pertaining to the easements are recorded as operating expenses. The land related to the easements is included in as Property, Plant, and Equipment on the College's balance sheet.
Part III, Line 4: Description of organization's collections and how it furthers its purpose.	The College's collections are composed primarily of artwork donated and displayed on the premises of the College. The collection furthers the exempt purpose by providing subjects for students to observe and interpret.
Part IV, Line 1b: Why is organization an agent, trustee, custodian or other intermediary for contrib	The College serves as an agent for several student and other organizations.
Part IV, Line 2b: Explanation of escrow account liability	Included in Line 21 of Part X are two separate types of liabilities. First are "Liabilities Payable" [$13,073,837] resulting from Charitable Annuities and Trusts where the College serves as the trustee of the assets and records a liability for the present value of future cash flows estimated to be paid out to the income beneficiaries. In addition, the College also records "Funds Held in Trust for Others" [$1,752,628] that primarily result from trusts under control of the College that will benefit other organizations at the termination of the Trust.
Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund.	The intended uses of the Endowment Fund include scholarships, endowed faculty chairs, and general support to subsidize various operations.
Part X : FIN48 Footnote	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, 2016.
Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S	Loss from Fundraising Events $102933 Cost of Goods Sold on Inventory $1754863
Part XII, Line 4b: Other revenue amounts included on 990 but not included in F/S	Endowment Fund Investment Mngt Fees $367399 Scholarships and Grants $65408640

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	Yes (true)	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures Etc	Yes (true)	PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media	Yes (true)	PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp Recs	Yes (true)	MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs	Yes (true)	MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures Etc	Yes (true)	MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All Sol	Yes (true)	MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts	false	DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy	false	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty	false	DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs	false	DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy	false	DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	false	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog	false	DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty	false	DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid Rcvd	Yes (true)	GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd	false	GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	Yes (true)	ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule E, Line 6 - Explanation of Aid or Assistance from Governmental Agency	St. Olaf College participates in the Federal Student Financial Aid Program administered through the U.S. Department of Education. St. Olaf students receive funding from campus based programs (Perkins, SEOG and Federal Work Study) as well as Federal Pell Grants and Federal Student Loans. In addition, St. Olaf students receive funding via the Minnesota State Grant, Work Study and SELF loan programs administered through the Minneosta Office of Higher Education. The College also received other grants through federal and state programs, such as the Department of Education and National Science Foundation.
Schedule E, Line 3 - Racially Nondiscriminatory Policy Publicized	The College does not engage in signficant advertising activities via newspapers or broadcast media. However, when the College posts job openings in newspapers the applicable discrimination policies are included.
Schedule E, Line 4 - Explanation of Records and Materials Not Maintained
Schedule E, Line 5 - Explanation of Organization Discrimination by Race

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (15 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
C. America & Caribbean	Investments	$73,582,000
East Asia & the Pacific	Program Service	$1,342,000	Intl Studies
Europe	Program Service	$2,425,000	Intl Studies
Middle East & N. Africa	Program Service	$127,000	Intl Studies
North America	Program Service	$75,000	Intl Studies
Russia & New States	Program Service	$94,000	Intl Studies
South America	Program Service	$81,000	Music Tours
South Asia	Program Service	$290,000	Intl Studies
Sub-Saharan Africa	Program Service	$322,000	Intl Studies
Europe	Program Service	$338,000	Alumni Study Travel
Europe	Investments	$10,000,000
Middle East & N. Africa	Program Service	$64,000	Alumni Study Travel
South America	Program Services	$183,000	Alumni Study Travel
Central America and Carribean	Program Services	$530,000	Intl Studies
South America	Program Services	$246,000	Intl Studies

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent	$89,699,000	SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent	$89,699,000	TotalSpentAmt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (17 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxt	RegionRegionTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Merit-Based Aid	C America & Carrib	34	$67,000	Credit on Acct
Merit-Based Aid	East Asia & the Pacific	39	$177,000	Credit on Acct
Merit-Based Aid	Europe	55	$385,000	Credit on Acct
Merit-Based Aid	Russia & New States	4	$19,000	Credit on Acct
Merit-Based Aid	South America	4	$19,000	Credit on Acct
Merit-Based Aid	South Asia	8	$64,000	Credit on Acct
Merit-Based Aid	Sub-Saharan Africa	4	$69,000	Credit on Acct
Need-Based Aid	C America & Carrib	81	$125,000	Credit on Acct
Need-Based Aid	East Asia & the Pacific	76	$242,000	Credit on Acct
Need-Based Aid	Europe	155	$780,000	Credit on Acct
Need-Based Aid	Russia & New States	5	$11,000	Credit on Acct
Need-Based Aid	South America	11	$31,000	Credit on Acct
Need-Based Aid	South Asia	39	$142,000	Credit on Acct
Need-Based Aid	Sub-Saharan Africa	25	$166,000	Credit on Acct
Tuition Waiver	East Asia and the Pa	2	$18,000	Credit on accou
Tuition Waiver	Russia & New States	1	$17,000	Credit on accou
Tuition Waviers	Europe	1	$14,000	Credit on Acct

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	Yes (true)	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	Yes (true)	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	Yes (true)	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	Yes (true)	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 2 - Grantmakers Explanation For Monitoring Use of Funds Outside US	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The 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 International and Off-Campus Studies Office must approve any program that a student is participating in. Once the grant has been disbursed to the student's account to cover tuition for the study abroad progam, the International and Off-Campus Studies Office maintains contact with the host institutions to monitor the student's attendance and notifies the Financial Aid Office and Student Accounts Office if a student withdraws from an off-campus program.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone Solicitations	Yes (X)	PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (true)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	ActivityActivityTxt	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsInd	Retained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmt
Langley Innovat
3719 Sprigg Street N	Frederick	MD	21704	Consulting	false	$20,650
(no name)
					false
(no name)
					false

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors	$20,650	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Licensed States	AL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	DE	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	DC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	HI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ME	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	UT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	Gala	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$222,504	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$152,028	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$70,476	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$59,633	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$56,008	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$62,743	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	St. Olaf Golf classic	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$5,225	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$250	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$4,975	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$227,729	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$152,278	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$75,451	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$59,633	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$56,008	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$62,743	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$178,384	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$102,933	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd
Total501c3 Org	0	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (11 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
Tuition Waiver	71	$1,764,347
Merit Based Scholarships	1793	$25,015,237
Need Based Financial Aid	1787	$35,868,628
Cleven Scholarship	1	$10,000
Glesne Scholarship	6	$13,750
DOE-McNair	8	$24,700
Independent Educational Activity	53	$92,388
Center for Vocation & Career Assist	100	$253,891
CURI Assistance	10	$10,200
HHMI: Undergrad Science Education	1	$6,000
Cargill Environmental Studies Grant	5	$3,500

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Grant funds disbursed by the College are predominantly available as merit or need based scholarships. These scholarships are disbursed by the Financial Aid office and are credited directly to the student's account to pay for tuition, room and board. They are then monitored by the Financial Aid Office and the Student Accounts Office, both of whom are notified if the student's enrollment status changes during the semester. These offices monitor whether the grantee is taking the necessary classes and is therefore utilizing the grant as it was intended. If a student's enrollment changes, award adjustments are made. Other grant funds are disbursed by the College through Accounts Payable. Qualification and use of these payments are monitored by the respective departments responsible for the disbursement.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Travel For Companions	Yes (X)	TravelForCompanionsInd
Housing Allowance Or Residence	Yes (X)	HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (true)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd
Rebuttable Presumption Proc	false	RebuttablePresumptionProcInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Angie Mathews
Former Controller	$105,951	$4,097	$10,046	$6,574	$126,668
Christopher George
Dean of Admission	$126,314	$1,920	$13,499	$26,750	$168,483
David Anderson
President	$397,859	$4,590	$25,098	$36,963	$464,510
Enoch Blazis
VP Advancement	$188,517	$1,704	$18,588	$15,277	$224,086
Gregory Kneser
VP & Dean of St	$148,992	$240	$15,018	$11,597	$175,847
James May
Former Provost	$92,599	$1,188	$10,061	$18,738	$122,586
Janet Hanson
VP and CFO	$190,476	$3,092	$18,951	$17,786	$230,305
Lavern Rippley
Professor	$131,361	$2,126	$13,415	$10,284	$157,186
Marci Sorter
Provost Dean Co	$211,620	$2,318	$21,177	$27,003	$262,118
Michael Goodson
VP Human Resour	$146,337	$2,614	$12,919	$25,957	$187,827
Michael Kyle
VP of Admission	$181,087	$2,117	$18,429	$27,280	$228,913
Peter Sandberg
Asst VP Facilities	$124,132	$4,715	$12,836	$16,089	$157,772
Rebecca Otten
Dir of Development	$134,788	$1,439	$13,499	$2,646	$152,372

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 1a: Relevant information in regards to selections on 1a.	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Travel for companions - David Anderson - $3,100Housing allowance/residence for personal use - David Anderson - $18,000	ExplanationTxt

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Bond Issuer EINBondIssuerEIN	CUSIPCUSIPNum	Bond IssuedBondIssuedDt	Issue PriceIssuePriceAmt	PurposePurposeDesc	DefeasedDefeasedInd	On Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerInd	Pool FinancingPoolFinancingInd
MNHEFA - Series 6-O
A	410988525	60416HKK9	2007-03-29	$46,207,404	Construction & Refunding	Yes (true)	false	false
MNHEFA - Series 7-F
B	410988525	60416HTL8	2010-08-31	$34,045,664	Refi variable rate debt	false	false	false
MNHEFA - Series 8-G
C	410988525	60416HL51	2015-07-01	$61,107,599	finance construction and advan	Yes (true)	false	false

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	RetiredRetiredAmt	Total ProceedsTotalProceedsAmt	In Reserve FundInReserveFundAmt	Capitalized InterestCapitalizedInterestAmt	Issuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt	Capital ExpendituresCapitalExpendituresAmt	Other Spent ProceedsOtherSpentProceedsAmt	Substantial CompletionSubstantialCompletionYr	Current RefundingCurrentRefundingInd	Advance RefundingAdvanceRefundingInd	Final Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeInd	Adequate Books And Rec MaintAdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd
A	$36,255,000	$46,207,404	$989,291	$2,235,562	$310,982	$28,341,082	$12,119,736	2008	false	Yes (true)	Yes (true)	Yes (true)
B	$5,860,000	$34,045,664	$2,446,575		$293,295		$31,350,000		Yes (true)	false	Yes (true)	Yes (true)
C		$61,107,599			$441,171	$25,000,000	$35,666,428	2017	Yes (true)	Yes (true)	false	Yes (true)

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Owning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedPropertyInd	Any Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsInd	Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropMgmtContractBondFincdPropInd	Engage Bond Counsel ContractsEngageBondCounselContractsInd	Any Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsInd	Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt TestBondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd	Change In Use Bond Financed PropChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd	Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd
A	false	false	Yes (true)	Yes (true)	false	false	false	Yes (true)
B	false	false	false		false	false	false	Yes (true)
C	false	false	false		false	false	false	Yes (true)

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Form8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledInd	Hedge Identified In Bks And RecHedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd	Gross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd	Regulatory Safe Harbor StsfdRegulatorySafeHarborStsfdInd	Gross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvestedInd	Written Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd	Rebate Not Due YetRebateNotDueYetInd	Exception To RebateExceptionToRebateInd	No Rebate DueNoRebateDueInd
See Part VI
A	Yes (true)	false	Yes (true)	Yes (true)	false	Yes (true)
(no name)
B	false	false	false		false	Yes (true)	false	false	Yes (true)
(no name)
C	false	false	false		false	Yes (true)	Yes (true)	Yes (true)

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Procedures Corrective ActionProceduresCorrectiveActionInd
A	Yes (true)
B	Yes (true)
C	Yes (true)

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part VI	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Part 1 line C column f refund of prior issue bond with issue date of 3/29/2007Part III Line 7 - These are qualified 501(c)3 bond issues.Part IV Line 2c Column B Arbitrage was done by Springsted and a opinion given by Faegre Baker & Daniels done on October 31, 2014. Part IV Line 5b & 5c - There are two GIC providers to disclose for the Series 6-O bond issuance. The information is as follows:MBIA, Inc. with an original GIC term of 6 yearsDEPFA Bank with an original GIC term of 1 year	ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Grnt Asst Bnft Interested Prsn GrntAsstBnftInterestedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	7 Individuals	PersonNm
Relationship With Org	Relative	RelationshipWithOrgTxt
Cash Grant	$156,556	CashGrantAmt
Type Of Assistance	Discounted tuition	TypeOfAssistanceTxt
Assistance Purpose	aide in education	AssistancePurposeTxt

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (5 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionAmt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
North Sky
See Part V	$319,533	Asset Management Fees	false
Substantial Contributor
Regent	$100,426	Gift to College	false
Substantial Contributor
Key Employee	$701,205	Gift to College	false
Substantial Contributor
Former Regent	$150,000	Gift to College	false
Substantial Contributor
Former Regent	$525,000	Gift to College	false

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule L, Part V Supplemental Information	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	North Sky -- Former Regent Piper is Advisor	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	11	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$146,249	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Replmnt cost	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Books And Publications BooksAndPublicationsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$747,558	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Replmnt cost	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	105	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$4,366,457	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Ave Market Val	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Real Estate Residential RealEstateResidentialGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$348,000	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Appraisal	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Collectibles CollectiblesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$4,035	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Replmnt cost	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	Event Passes	6	$540	Replmnt cost
Yes (X)	Equipment	7	$17,846	Replmnt cost
Yes (X)	Gift Certificat	78	$3,923	Replmnt cost

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	131	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (true)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	Yes (true)	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 32, Hire and Use of Third Parties	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	In tax year 2015, the College used several brokers to sell publicly traded securities that were transferred to the College. In addition, in several tax years, the College has used an auction house to sell collectible items that were donated to the College several years ago.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (15 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et	Business Relationship: Former Regent Piper and Regent Johnson and Regent SalvesonBusiness Relationship: Regent Johnson and Regent GrottingBusiness Relationship: Regent Maudlin and Former Regent TomsonBusiness Relationship: Officer King and Regent GundersonBusiness Relationship: Regent Johnson and Regent Buck
Form 990, Part VI, Line 4: Description of Significant Changes to Organizational Documents	In May 2015, the St. Olaf Board of Regents approved bylaw changes to 1) allow member participation in meetings by means of remote communication, 2) increase meeting quorum requirements to 20% from 10% of all members, including 50% of the voting members of the Board of Regents, 3) increase the percentage of membership required to call a special meeting of the Board to 10% from 2%, 4) maintain a board composition in which a majority of Regents are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) or another denomination with which the ELCA or its successors has established full communion, 5)reduce the membership number of ELCA bishops from two to include membership of at least one bishop of the ELCA or a person who is widely recognized as a thought or practice leader in the ELCA, 6) eliminate the ability of a regent to give advance written consent or objection to a proposal to be acted upon at a meeting, and 7) change the term of the Board Chair to three years including a one-year additional term from a four year term. In May 2015 the St. Olaf Board of Regents also approved a revised mission statement reading St. Olaf College challenges students to excel in the liberal arts, examine faith and values, and explore meaningful vocation in an inclusive, globally-engaged community nourished by Lutheran tradition.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder	The Articles of Incorporation of St. Olaf College describe its members as being:(a) The members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Churchwide assemblies entitled to vote at such meetings chosen in accordance with the discipline and usage of such Church, or its successor. Such members shall remain members of the Corporation until the convening of the succeeding Churchwide assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America at which time such members shall give place to the members entitled to vote at such succeeding Churchwide assembly, in accordance with the discipline and usage of said Church, or its successor.(b) The officers of the Church(c) The President of the Corporation, and(d) The members of the Board of Regents of the Corporation.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body	The primary decision-making members of the Corporation are the Board of Regents. However, the members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Churchwide assemblies as well as the Officers of the Church are involved whenever changes are made to the Board of Regents or when the Articles of Incorporation are amended.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders	Certain decisions made by the Board of Regents, such as election of Regents and changes to by-laws, must be approved by all members of the Corporation.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process	To review the 990, the Board of Regents delegated the detail review process to the Audit Committee. On February 22, 2017 the Committee reviewed and approved the Form in its entirety. In addition, the form (not including Schedule B) was circulated to all members of the Board of Regents prior to the filing date.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts	On an annual basis, a Conflict of Interest Questionnaire is circulated to the Board of Regents and Officers. The Questionnaire requires the individual to disclose any relationships or transactions that would result or appear to result in a Conflict of Interest. The College collects and reviews the forms and discusses whether the appropriate actions have been taken in voting, discussions, and other meetings to properly recognize the conflict. Restrictions, such as being unable to participate in voting or discussions, may be imposed on any individual who has a conflict. These conflicts are additionally reviewed by the Conflict of Interest Committee, as well as the Board of Regents Audit Committee, on an annual basis in order to ensure the appropriate measures are being followed. In general, any identified conflict of interest is monitored by the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer(for financial statement reporting purposes) and the President's Office (to ensure compliance, proper considerations are made at meetings).
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management	Comparative data for the President and his direct reports, which includes all Vice Presidents, is gathered from CUPA survey data from the 26 members of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM) and the Great Lakes Colleges Association (GLCA) and for the 24 St. Olaf "Peer Group" liberal arts colleges. The executive committee of the Board of Regents reviews this data and sets the salary for the President. The executive committee considers the recommendation the President makes regarding the other key officers and when the recommendations are approved, sets their salary. The Chair of the Board reviews the decision of the executive committee with the full Board of Regents during an executive session of the Board. The Chair of the Board sends a letter to the VP of Human Resources indicating the new salary for the President and documentation of the process followed to establish it. That letter is filed with Human Resources. The President reports the new salary for his direct reports, including all Vice Presidents, to Human Resources.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees	Comparative data for all Vice Presidents is gathered from CUPA survey data from the 26 members of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM) and the Great Lakes Colleges Association (GLCA) and for the 24 St. Olaf "Peer Group" liberal arts colleges. The executive committee of the Board of Regents reviews this data and sets the salary for the President. The executive committee considers the recommendation the President makes regarding the other key officers and when the recommendations are approved, sets their salary. The Chair of the Board reviews the decision of the executive committee with the full Board of Regents during an executive session of the Board. The Chair of the Board sends a letter to the VP of Human Resources indicating the new salary for the President and documentation of the process followed to establish it. That letter is filed with Human Resources. The President reports the new salary for his direct reports, including all Vice Presidents, to Human Resources.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	The College's governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available upon request of the CFO's Office. The annual form 990, 990T, and financial statements are available on the College's website as well as upon the request of the CFO's Office.
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases	Adj. to Actuarial Liab. for Annuities payable = -$1175761
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases	Adjustment to actuarial libility for annuities payable = $87671
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases	Loss due to refinancing = -$1404070
Form 990 Part VI Line 7b-Governing Body	The ByLaws, Article VII, section 7.04 states that "The Executive Committee of the Board of Regents shall be composed of those individuals designated by the Board of Regents from time to time. The Executive Committee shall act only during intervals between meetings of the Board of Regents and shall at all times be subject to the control and direction of the Board of Regents. During such intervals, and subject to such control and direction, the Executive Committee shall have and may exercise all of the authority and powers of the Board of Regents in the management and affairs of the Corporation, subject to such limitations as the Board of Regents may impose. The Executive Committee shall keep regular minutes of its proceedings and report the same to the Board of Regents." During tax year 2015, the committee's members were Lawrence Stranghoener, Kristine Johnson, Kevin Bethke, Philip Milne, Nancy Anderson, Glenn Taylor and David Anderson.
Form 990, Part I, line 1 - Organization's Mission	St. Olaf College challenges students to excel in the liberal arts, examine faith and values, and explore meaningful vocation in an inclusive, globally engaged community nourished by Lutheran tradition.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Direct Controlling NADirectControllingNACd	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
Employer-Contribution VEBA Trust St Olaf
1520 St Olaf Avenue	Northfield	MN	55057	043838456	Employee Benefit Plan	MN	501c9	N/A	false
Employee-Contribution VEBA Trust St Olaf
1520 St Olaf Avenue	Northfield	MN	55057	043838476	Employee Benefit Plan	MN	501c9	N/A	false
MN Intercollegiate Nursing Consort
1520 St Olaf Avenue	Northfield	MN	55057	411717579	Nursing Program Closed 12/31/15	MN	501(C)(3)		false	11 - Type 2	NA

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Direct Controlling NADirectControllingNACd	Entity TypeEntityTypeTxt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
Chrtbl Rmndr Annuity 4
1520 St Olaf Avenue	Northfield	MN	55057	Investments	MN	N/A	Trust	false
Chrtbl Rmndr Uni Trust 11
1520 St Olaf Avenue	Northfield	MN	55057	Investments	MN	N/A	Trust	false
Pooled Income Fund 1
1520 St Olaf Avenue	Northfield	MN	55057	Investments	MN	N/A	Trust	false
PRE-69 Life Income Trust 1
1520 St Olaf Avenue	Northfield	MN	55057	Investments	MN	N/A	Trust	false
Makeup Income CRUT 2
1520 St Olaf Avenue	Northfield	MN	55057	Investments	MN	N/A	Trust	false

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	false	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	false	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	false	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (true)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (true)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	Yes (true)	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	Yes (true)	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt
Employer-Contribution VEBA Trust St Olaf
r	$767,295
MN Intercollegiate Nursing Consort
n	$30
MN Intercollegiate Nursing Consort
o	$2,385
MN Intercollegiate Nursing Consort
p	$4