GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (EIN 41-0695524)
Tax period: 2014-06-01 to 2015-05-31
Filed: 2016-03-24
IRS object ID: 201620889349300332
Schema version: 2014v6.0
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	2016-03-24T15:53:45-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-05-31	TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2014-06-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	410695524	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	GUST	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5079338000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	800 West College Avenue	AddressLine1Txt
City	Saint Peter	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	56082	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Kenneth C Westphal	PersonNm
Person Title	VP for Finance and Treasurer	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5079337499	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-03-24	SignatureDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-08-17 19:52:53Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Kenneth C Westphal	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	800 West College Avenue	AddressLine1Txt
City	Saint Peter	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	56082	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$198,482,824	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.gustavus.edu	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1862	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MN	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	Gustavus Adolphus College prepares its students for fulfilling lives of leadership and service and is committed to the core values of excellence, community, justice, service, and faith. It is especially known for strong science, writing, music, athletics, and study abroad programs. The College hosts a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa and is internationally recognized for its annual Nobel Conference sanctioned by The Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden. The students, faculty, administration, staff and Board of Directors believe in a strong, open community where all citizens play a vital role. Gustavus has consistently produced graduates who lead lives of uncommon purpose and passion, and demonstrate that they make their lives count.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	29	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	25	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	3215	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	894	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$1,299,168	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$8,406,939	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$11,825,779	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$120,911,096	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$123,650,164	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$3,980,119	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$5,189,967	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$5,021	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$17,675	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$133,293,133	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$140,683,585	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$48,520,018	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$51,838,598	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$50,285,090	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$51,304,133	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$51,809	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$58,594	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$2,728,109	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$33,247,754	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$33,474,244	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$132,104,671	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$136,675,569	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,188,462	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$4,008,016	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$335,043,609	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$348,433,655	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$88,017,676	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$92,953,088	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$247,025,933	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$255,480,567	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	Gustavus Adolphus College is a church-related, residential liberal arts college firmly rooted in its Swedish and Lutheran heritage. The College offers students of high aspiration and promise a liberal arts education of recognized excellence provided by faculty who embody the highest standards of teaching and scholarship. The College aspires to be a community of persons from diverse backgrounds who respect and affirm the dignity of all people. It is a community where a mature understanding of the Christian faith and lives of service are nurtured and students are encouraged to work toward a just and peaceful world. The purpose of a Gustavus education is to help students attain their full potential as persons, to develop in them a capacity and passion for lifelong learning, and to prepare them for fulfilling lives of leadership and service in society.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$93,561,261	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$51,838,598	GrantAmt
Revenue	$100,962,285	RevenueAmt
Desc	Instruction and Academic Support: Gustavus offers 72 majors in 21 academic departments and 3 interdisciplinary programs, with a student-faculty ratio of 11:1. Total FTE enrollment for academic year 2014-2015 was 2,435, with 616 students graduating in May 2015.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$15,235,372	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	Student Services: Gustavus sponsors 23 varsity athletics teams and more than 39 intramural activities and club sports, along with more than 100 student organizations. Approximately 99% of students are involved in at least one extracurricular activity. Other student services include admission, Center for Servant Leadership, Office of the Chaplains, diversity center, financial assistance, health services, registrar, campus activities and residential life programs.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$15,708,359	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$22,687,879	RevenueAmt
Desc	Auxiliary Services: As a residential college, Gustavus is committed to residence hall living as a vital complement to its academic program. Approximately 85% of students live in College-owned residences and eat in the College's Dining Service. During Fall 2014, 2086 students lived in College-owned residences. The College bookstore provides textbooks and other educational supplies for students. Other items for sale include: clothing, books and miscellaneous novelty items.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$2,572,892	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	Gustavus offers a number of activities that enhance the curricular program, including various public service events and miscellaneous services provided to students.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$2,572,892	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$127,077,884	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (1)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	Yes (1)	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (1)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	Yes (1)	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (1)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (1)	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	0	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	0	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	0	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	Yes (1)	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	Yes (1)	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	3822	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	3215	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	29	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	25	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	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	Kenneth C Westphal	PersonNm
Phone	5079338000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	800 West College Avenue	AddressLine1Txt
City	Saint Peter	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	56082	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (41 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
Jon V Anderson
Director	2	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Scott P Anderson
Director	2	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Tracy L Bahl
Director/Vice Chair	2	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Warren L Beck
Director	2	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Grayce Belvedere-Young
Director	2	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Mark E Bernhardson
Director	2	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Ake Bonnier
Director	2	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Daniel G Currell
Director/Vice Chair	2	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Bruce A Edwards
Director	2	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Ardena L Flippin
Director	2	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Brian D Fragodt
Director	2	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
James H Gale
Director	2	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Marcus M Gustafson
Director	2	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
John O Hallberg
Director	2	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Jeffrey D Heggedahl
Director	2	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Susanne B Heim
Director	2	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Alfred A Henderson
Director	2	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
George G Hicks
Director/Chair	2	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
John D Hogenson
Director	2	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Linda G Huett
Director	2	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Linda B Keefe
Director	2	0	Yes (X)	$108	$0	$0
Talmadge E King Jr
Director	2	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Paul R Koch
Director	2	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Daniel A Kolander
Director	2	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Jan M Michaletz
Director	2	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Thomas J Mielke
Director	2	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Wayne B Peterson
Director	2	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Dan S Poffenberger
Director/Vice Chair	2	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Christopher J Rasmussen
Director	2	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Beth S Schnell
Director	2	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Ronald C White
Director	2	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Heather T Wigdahl
Director	2	0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Rebecca M Bergman
Past Vice Chair/President	50	0	Yes (X)	$143,306	$0	$42,333	Yes (X)
John R Ohle
President/Past President	50	0	Yes (X)	$675,190	$0	$84,662	Yes (X)
Mark J Braun
Provost and Dean of the College	50	0		$189,291	$0	$48,783	Yes (X)
Kenneth C Westphal
Vice President for Finance and Treasurer	50	0		$184,249	$0	$20,870	Yes (X)
Marcia J Bunge
Faculty	50	0		$123,333	$0	$18,048		Yes (X)
Thomas M Crady
Vice President for Enrollment Management	50	0		$157,075	$0	$56,747		Yes (X)
Diane K Lund Dean
Faculty	50	0		$123,486	$0	$33,316		Yes (X)
JoNes R VanHecke
Vice President for Student Life & Dean of Students	50	0		$140,257	$0	$19,255		Yes (X)
Thomas W Young
Vice President for Institutional Advancement	50	0		$162,133	$0	$37,709		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,898,428	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$361,723	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	14	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
Hastings and Chivetta Architects
622 Emerson Road	Creve Coeur	MO	63141	Architectural Services	$773,875
Royall and Company
1920 East Parham Road	Richmond	VA	23228	Direct Marketing	$380,665
Barton Denmarsh Esteban Inc
681 Andersen Drive	Pittsburgh	PA	15220	Marketing Consultant	$293,760
BWBR Architects
380 Saint Peter Street	Saint Paul	MN	55102	Architectural Services	$215,461
Stinson Leonard Street
PO Box 843052	Kansas City	MO	64184	Legal Services	$166,582

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	9	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$0	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Membership Dues	$0	MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising	$80,995	FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations	$0	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$1,504,692	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$10,240,092	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$749,625	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$11,825,779	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
Tuition and Fees	611310	$97,658,953	$97,658,953	$0	$0
Residence Halls	721000	$12,758,262	$12,591,330	$166,932	$0
Dining Service	722210	$7,635,323	$6,734,291	$901,032	$0
Book Mark	451211	$2,294,294	$2,294,294	$0	$0
Athletic Facilities	713940	$715,718	$679,899	$35,819	$0

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,587,614	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,443,461	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$144,153	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$123,650,164	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,350,566	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$51,232	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$1,299,334	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$62,983	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$62,983	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$19,611	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$19,611	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$61,532,478	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$57,756,060	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$3,776,418	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,776,418	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$3,776,418	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$41,243	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$80,995	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$43,179	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$1,936	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$1,936	ExclusionAmt

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

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$140,683,585	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$122,402,228	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$1,299,168	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$5,156,410	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$51,838,598	TotalAmt
Program Services	$51,838,598	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,215,500	TotalAmt
Program Services	$226,904	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$988,596	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$195,282	TotalAmt
Program Services	$90,223	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,250	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$102,809	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,284,623	TotalAmt
Program Services	$32,967,017	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,986,218	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,331,388	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,210,480	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,997,779	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$115,144	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$97,557	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,819,146	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,221,865	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$256,290	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$340,991	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,579,102	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,286,684	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$185,591	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$106,827	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$165,850	TotalAmt
Management And General	$162,182	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,668	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$70,807	TotalAmt
Management And General	$70,807	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$99,816	TotalAmt
Management And General	$99,816	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$58,594	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$58,594	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$173,003	TotalAmt
Management And General	$173,003	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,304,023	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,223,798	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$37,373	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$42,852	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$378,335	TotalAmt
Program Services	$378,335	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$809,612	TotalAmt
Program Services	$288,840	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$345,666	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$175,106	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$838,302	TotalAmt
Program Services	$818,199	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,660	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,443	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,926,677	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,703,470	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$185,895	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$37,312	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,696,159	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,539,491	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$58,365	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$98,303	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$156,035	TotalAmt
Program Services	$143,249	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,118	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,668	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,266,555	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,244,090	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22,465	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,838,863	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,529,023	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$258,046	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$51,794	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$666,077	TotalAmt
Program Services	$635,899	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,133	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,045	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
Dining Service Expenses	$3,201,788	$3,201,788	$0	$0
Study Away Expenses	$2,768,395	$2,768,395	$0	$0
Book Mark Expenses	$1,702,253	$1,702,253	$0	$0
Academic Expenses	$1,240,033	$1,235,563	$4,470	$0

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,171,661	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,036,421	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$867,488	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$267,752	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$136,675,569	TotalAmt
Program Services	$127,077,884	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,869,576	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,728,109	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$74,549	BOYAmt
EOY	$91,217	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$30,226,232	BOYAmt
EOY	$42,265,667	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,287,549	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,304,187	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$710,506	BOYAmt
EOY	$636,078	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$32,613	BOYAmt
EOY	$31,281	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$445,683	BOYAmt
EOY	$403,027	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,702,438	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,740,808	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$220,286,017	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$104,249,272	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$120,605,682	BOYAmt
EOY	$116,036,745	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$105,102,142	BOYAmt
EOY	$103,044,381	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$58,040,659	BOYAmt
EOY	$63,628,343	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,802,933	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,870,294	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,012,623	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,381,627	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$335,043,609	BOYAmt
EOY	$348,433,655	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,748,447	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,695,051	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,520,916	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,389,797	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$53,891,423	BOYAmt
EOY	$52,941,353	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,850,516	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,981,146	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,006,374	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,945,741	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$88,017,676	BOYAmt
EOY	$92,953,088	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$62,993,015	BOYAmt
EOY	$65,150,424	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$84,449,598	BOYAmt
EOY	$86,159,434	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$99,583,320	BOYAmt
EOY	$104,170,709	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$247,025,933	BOYAmt
EOY	$255,480,567	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$335,043,609	BOYAmt
EOY	$348,433,655	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$4,008,016	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$4,787,203	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$0	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense	$0	InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	$0	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$340,585	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

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)
Volunteers	0	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	0	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	0	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	0	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	0	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Grants Other Organizations	$99,816	GrantsOtherOrganizationsAmt
Direct Contact Legislators	0	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations	0	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	0	OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$99,816	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	0	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Gustavus Adolphus 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. Gustavus Adolphus College paid membership dues to MPCC in the amount of $141,019 during the taxable year. MPCC has divided its expenses for its taxable year ending June 30, 2015, 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 70.33% 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, $99,179 of Gustavus Adolphus College's dues were used to pay Group 2 expenses. The amount of lobbying expenses paid from Gustavus Adolphus College's dues was significantly less than that amount. In addition, the College paid membership dues of $9,102 during the taxable year to the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of which 7%, or $637, was estimated to be used for lobbying expenses.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Revenues Included	$0	RevenuesIncludedAmt
Assets Included	$807,234	AssetsIncludedAmt

Held Works Art HeldWorksArtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Revenues Included	$0	RevenuesIncludedAmt
Assets Included	$0	AssetsIncludedAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch Prog	Yes (X)	CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale	0	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd
Agent Trustee Etc	0	AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	Yes (1)	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation Provided	Yes (X)	ExplanationProvidedInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$138,475,977	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$3,575,474	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$9,677,571	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$2,195,883	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$3,190,515	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$173,003	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$146,169,621	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$125,373,292	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$3,582,564	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$14,594,320	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$1,947,069	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$3,003,600	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$123,530	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$138,475,977	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$109,604,043	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$4,138,652	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$16,464,394	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$1,910,366	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$2,819,514	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$103,917	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$125,373,292	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$109,649,425	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$4,413,945	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$469,833	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$1,914,714	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$2,913,910	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$100,536	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$109,604,043	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$92,233,153	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$4,196,629	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$17,609,096	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$1,842,877	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$2,441,461	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$105,115	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$109,649,425	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.16	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.84	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (1)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$1,336,340	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$955,993	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$2,292,333	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$729,880	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$168,679,891	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$72,235,989	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$97,173,782	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$0	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$0	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$28,422,778	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$19,354,074	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$9,068,704	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$20,161,135	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$12,659,209	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$7,501,926	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$116,036,745	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
Commodity Funds	$1,232,472	F
Fund of Funds	$55,930,711	F
Funds Held by Others	$5,972,604	F
Real Estate	$461,713	F
Other	$30,843	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$63,628,343	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
Annuities Payable	$9,686,148
U.S. Government Grants Refundable	$2,747,474
Future Interest Discount on Pooled Life Income	$512,119

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$12,945,741	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$93,918,724	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$4,787,203	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$0	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Recoveries Prior Year Grants	$0	RecoveriesPriorYearGrantsAmt
Other Revenue	-$51,552,064	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$46,764,861	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$140,683,585	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$0	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$0	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$140,683,585	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$85,464,090	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$0	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Prior Year Adjustments	$0	PriorYearAdjustmentsAmt
Losses Reported	$0	LossesReportedAmt
Other Expenses Included	$627,119	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$627,119	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$84,836,971	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$0	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included	$51,838,598	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$51,838,598	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$136,675,569	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part III, Line 4	The Hillstrom Museum of Art exists as an integral part of the education of Gustavus Adolphus College students. As an important educational and cultural component of the College, the Museum supplements the education of students through its exhibitions and programs, encourages the interdisciplinary study of the arts, and provides a context for understanding the arts in a liberal arts program.
Schedule D, Part IV, Line 2b	This includes the actuarial liability of deferred gift funds held for third parties and funds held for various student organizations.
Schedule D, Part V, Line 4	Endowment funds are used for designated and undesignated scholarships, endowed chairs, library acquisitions, faculty development, student research, Nobel Conference and other endowed programs.
Schedule D, Part X, Line 2	The Internal Revenue Service has determined that the College is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The College is also exempt from state income tax. However, any unrelated business income may be subject to taxation. 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, 2015 or 2014. The College's tax returns are subject to review and examination by federal and state authorities. The tax returns for the current year as well as fiscal years 2012 through 2014 are open to examination by federal and state authorities. The most significant areas that potentially subject the College to unrelated business income tax include conferences and events, athletic space and various services provided by the dining service, post office and central duplicating services to the public. At May 31, 2015 and 2014, the College has no current obligation for unrelated business income tax.
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2d	Adjustment of Actuarial Liability, Scholarships and Grants to Students, Miscellaneous Interdepartmental Adjustments and Fundraising Reclassifications
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2d	Miscellaneous Interdepartmental Adjustments and Fundraising Reclassifications
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 4b	Scholarships and Grants to Students

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	Yes (1)	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures Etc	Yes (1)	PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media	Yes (1)	PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp Recs	Yes (1)	MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs	Yes (1)	MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures Etc	Yes (1)	MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All Sol	Yes (1)	MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts	0	DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy	0	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty	0	DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs	0	DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy	0	DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	0	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog	0	DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty	0	DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid Rcvd	Yes (1)	GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd	0	GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	Yes (1)	ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Schedule E, Part I, Line 3

The following nondiscrimination policy appears in the all-college policy manual: Within the limits of its facilities, the College shall be open to all applicants who are qualified according to its admission requirements. The College shall make clear to all applicants the characteristics and expectations of students that it considers relevant to its program. Under no circumstances may an applicant be denied admission or financial aid because of race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, status with regard to public assistance or other categories protected by federal, state or local anti-discrimination laws. Financial aid administered by the College shall be disbursed on the basis of financial need and academic promise and/or academic ability.

Schedule E, Part I, Line 6

Gustavus received student financial aid assistance from the State of Minnesota and U.S. Department of Education. The College also received other grants from the U.S. Government through programs from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Education and Department of Defense.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (16 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)	Program Services	Community Service-19 Students	$22,211
Central America and the Caribbean	Program Services	January Term-15 Students	$61,632
East Asia and the Pacific	Program Services	January Term-25 Students	$132,964
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)	Program Services	January Term-108 Students	$576,850
Sub-Saharan Africa	Program Services	January Term-33 Students	$150,542
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)	Program Services	Student Teaching-4 Students	$40,276
Central America and the Caribbean	Program Services	Study Abroad-3 Students	$52,675
East Asia and the Pacific	Program Services	Study Abroad-6 Students	$91,966
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)	Program Services	Study Abroad-64 Students	$1,151,993
Middle East and North Africa	Program Services	Study Abroad-1 Student	$12,170
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)	Program Services	Study Abroad-1 Student	$12,850
Russia and the newly independent States	Program Services	Study Abroad-3 Students	$69,010
South America	Program Services	Study Abroad-3 Students	$51,004
South Asia	Program Services	Study Abroad-7 Students	$116,946
Sub-Saharan Africa	Program Services	Study Abroad-6 Students	$73,326
Central America and the Caribbean	Investments		$1,514,125

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Spent	$4,130,540	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	Yes (1)	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	Yes (1)	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	Yes (1)	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Schedule F, Part I, Line 1

Part I, Line 1 has been checked "yes" and a narrative for Part I, Line 2 provided (below) even though Core Form Part IV, Line 16 is checked "no". Those disclosures reflect that the College's students who study outside of the U.S. continue to receive financial aid that they are eligible for were they on-campus students. When a student takes a J-Term or one or more semesters abroad, financial aid funds are typically disbursed when the student is still in the U.S. and thus such funds technically are not the subject of Part I, Lines 1 and 2 (and, accordingly, are not reportable on Schedule F, Part III). The disclosures at Lines 1 and 2 are made in favor of transparency and reflect that the College employs a different monitoring mechanism in such instances than that reported on Schedule I.

Schedule F, Part I, Line 2

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 Center for International and Cultural Education must approve any program that a student is participating in. Once the grant has been disbursed to the student's account for the study away program, the Center for International and Cultural Education maintains contact with the host institution to monitor the student's attendance and notifies the Financial Assistance office and Student Accounts office if a student withdraws from the study away program.

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 (1)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	ActivityActivityTxt	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsInd	Gross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmt	Retained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmt	Net To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
Bentz Whaley Flessner
7251 Ohms Lane	Minneapolis	MN	55439	Advancement Consultant	0	$0	$30,072	-$30,072
RuffaloCODY
PO Box 718	Des Moines	IA	503030718	Software Calling System	0	$0	$11,071	-$11,071
Saint Paul Area Synod ELCA
105 West University Avenue	Saint Paul	MN	55103	Lutheran Planned Giving Partnership Fee	0	$0	$7,549	-$7,549
Community Phonecast
800 Fourth Ave Suite 4	Grinnell	IA	50112	Community Conference Call	0	$0	$9,902	-$9,902

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$0	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$58,594	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	-$58,594	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	AK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AZ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	DC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	HI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	LA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ME	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	UT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WV	LicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	Football Golf	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$34,335	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$20,894	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$13,441	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1	$0	CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1	$4,535	NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$5,984	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$4,050	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$0	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$2,465	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	Golf Golf	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$18,398	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$12,035	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$6,363	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Cash Prizes Event2	$0	CashPrizesEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2	$791	NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2	$3,161	RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$1,066	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2	$0	EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$200	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	6	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$69,505	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$48,066	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$21,439	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Other Events	$0	CashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events	$3,831	NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events	$11,036	RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events	$4,615	FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events	$0	EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$1,445	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$122,238	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$80,995	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$41,243	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events	$0	CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	$9,157	NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$20,181	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$9,731	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$0	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$4,110	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$43,179	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$1,936	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (4 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
Merit-Based Student Financial Assistance	846	$13,513,035
Need-Based Student Financial Assistance	1655	$36,225,046
International Student Financial Assistance	79	$2,100,517
Tuition Benefit Student Financial Assistance	76	$2,780,313

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule I, Part I, Line 2	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Gustavus offers both merit-based and need-based scholarship assistance. Merit-based scholarships do not require a student to demonstrate financial eligibility and must be awarded during the Admission process. They also may be awarded as part of a need-based financial aid package. To be renewed, the student needs to maintain the established minimum standards. Need-based scholarships are offered to students who demonstrate financial eligibility by filing the FAFSA. The offered amounts can vary from year to year as determined by the family's Estimated Family Contribution (EFC) on the FAFSA and availability of funds. The Registrar's office monitors any changes to a student's enrollment status. Any changes are communicated to the Student Accounts office and the Financial Assistance office to ensure funds are being properly disbursed. Also see Schedule F, Part V with respect to monitoring of students taking J-Term or semester studies outside of the United States.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Travel For Companions	Yes (X)	TravelForCompanionsInd
Housing Allowance Or Residence	Yes (X)	HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Club Dues Or Fees	Yes (X)	ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	Yes (1)	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Rebecca M Bergman
Past Vice Chair/President	$137,500	$0	$0	$0	$5,806	$0	$29,425	$0	$12,908	$0	$185,639	$0	$0	$0
Mark J Braun
Provost and Dean of the College	$187,047	$0	$0	$0	$2,244	$0	$13,615	$0	$35,168	$0	$238,074	$0	$0	$0
Thomas M Crady
Vice President for Enrollment Management	$156,048	$0	$0	$0	$1,027	$0	$11,655	$0	$45,092	$0	$213,822	$0	$0	$0
Diane K Lund Dean
Faculty	$119,627	$0	$0	$0	$3,859	$0	$9,035	$0	$24,281	$0	$156,802	$0	$0	$0
John R Ohle
Past President	$199,373	$0	$0	$0	$475,817	$0	$48,164	$0	$36,498	$0	$759,852	$0	$429,091	$0
JoNes R VanHecke
Vice President for Student Life & Dean of Students	$139,964	$0	$0	$0	$293	$0	$9,966	$0	$9,289	$0	$159,512	$0	$0	$0
Kenneth C Westphal
Vice President for Finance and Treasurer	$182,467	$0	$0	$0	$1,782	$0	$12,845	$0	$8,025	$0	$205,119	$0	$0	$0
Thomas W Young
Vice President for Institutional Advancement	$160,048	$0	$0	$0	$2,085	$0	$11,935	$0	$25,774	$0	$199,842	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a

As part of the President's contract, she/he is required to reside in the College-owned residence at the College's expense. The College pays for all maintenance and operating expenses of the house, including, but not limited to, housekeeping, grounds keeping, general maintenance and all utilities. The President's residence is available for College-related business and entertainment on a regular and continuing basis. The former President's contract also provided him a club membership to be used exclusively for College business. The former President's wife accompanied him on College-related business as part of her employment contract with the College.

Schedule J, Part I, Line 4

Both the current and past President have supplemental nonqualified retirement plans that have been approved by the Board of Directors. The terms of these plans are set forth in the written contracts of the current and past President that have been signed by the Chair of the Board of Directors. Past President John R. Ohle received deferred compensation of $429,091 during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2015 which was accrued and reported as compensation in prior years.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Bond Issuer EINBondIssuerEIN	CUSIPCUSIPNum	Bond IssuedBondIssuedDt	Issue PriceIssuePriceAmt	PurposePurposeDesc	DefeasedDefeasedInd	On Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerInd	Pool FinancingPoolFinancingInd
Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority
A	410988525	60416HST2	2010-08-05	$43,943,698	See Part VI	0	0	0
Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority
B	410988525	60416HD27	2013-07-30	$11,610,060	See Part VI	0	0	0

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	RetiredRetiredAmt	Bond DefeasedBondDefeasedAmt	Total ProceedsTotalProceedsAmt	In Reserve FundInReserveFundAmt	Capitalized InterestCapitalizedInterestAmt	Refunding EscrowRefundingEscrowAmt	Issuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt	Credit EnhancementCreditEnhancementAmt	Working Capital ExpendituresWorkingCapitalExpendituresAmt	Capital ExpendituresCapitalExpendituresAmt	Other Spent ProceedsOtherSpentProceedsAmt	UnspentUnspentAmt	Substantial CompletionSubstantialCompletionYr	Current RefundingCurrentRefundingInd	Advance RefundingAdvanceRefundingInd	Final Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeInd	Adequate Books And Rec MaintAdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd
A	$7,402,925	$0	$43,943,698	$3,397,289	$758,979	$0	$384,505	$0	$0	$32,000,000	$0	$0	2011	Yes (1)	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)
B	$0	$0	$11,610,060	$0	$0	$0	$160,060	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0		Yes (1)	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Owning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedPropertyInd	Any Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsInd	Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropMgmtContractBondFincdPropInd	Any Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsInd	Private Bus Use By OthersPrivateBusUseByOthersPct	Private Bus Concerning UBIPrivateBusConcerningUBIPct	Total Private Business UseTotalPrivateBusinessUsePct	Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt TestBondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd	Change In Use Bond Financed PropChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd	Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd
A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Yes (1)
B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Yes (1)

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Form8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledInd	Rebate Not Due YetRebateNotDueYetInd	Exception To RebateExceptionToRebateInd	No Rebate DueNoRebateDueInd	Variable Rate IssueVariableRateIssueInd	Hedge Identified In Bks And RecHedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd	Gross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd	Gross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvestedInd	Written Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd
A	0	Yes (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	Yes (1)
B	0	Yes (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	Yes (1)

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Procedures Corrective ActionProceduresCorrectiveActionInd
A	Yes (1)
B	Yes (1)

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule K, Part I, Column e-08/05/2010 43,943,698 Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority	Finance refunding of 4-X bonds issued November 12, 1998 and to construct new academic building and development of a new west mall. The rebate computation for Issue A was first performed 10-3-2014.
Schedule K, Part I, Column e-07/30/2013 11,610,060 Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority	Finance refunding of 5-X bonds issued October 7, 2004 for apartment complex, sprinkler systems and renovate Old Main.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Grnt Asst Bnft Interested Prsn GrntAsstBnftInterestedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	2 Dependents	PersonNm
Relationship With Org	2 Directors/Officers	RelationshipWithOrgTxt
Cash Grant	$3,125	CashGrantAmt
Type Of Assistance	Merit Scholarships	TypeOfAssistanceTxt
Assistance Purpose	Student Financial Assistance	AssistancePurposeTxt

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (6 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionAmt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
Kristen R Ohle
Ohle Spouse	$2,250	Salary and Benefits	0
JackieLynn N Peterson
Peterson Spouse	$102,809	Salary and Benefits	0
Kristianne R Westphal
Westphal Spouse	$78,223	Salary and Benefits	0
Russell V Michaletz
Michaletz Spouse	$12,000	Salary and Benefits	0
MN Intercollegiate Nursing Consortium
Board Overlap/35% Ownership	$51,026	Nursing Program St Olaf College	0
Varde Partners
Hicks Owner	$120,000	See Schedule L, Part V	0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule L, Part IV	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Line 5-Gustavus employees comprise 40% board membership in MINC. The College ended this affiliation on May 31, 2015. Line 6-Amount reflects capital contributions to private equity investments in which a member of the Investment Committee and Board of Directors has an affiliation. The individual fully disclosed their interest in these investments when they were discussed, did not receive a commission or referral fee and did not participate in the voting regarding these investments. Capital contributions as of May 31, 2015, total approximately $5,910,000 and $90,000 is outstanding on future commitments. Varde Partners comprises less than 8% of these private equity investments held by the College.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	56	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$749,625	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Average High/Low	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	7	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	Yes (1)	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule M, Part I, Line 1	It is the College's policy to aggregate multiple gifts occurring on the same day as one contribution.
Schedule M, Part I, Line 32b	The College uses several brokers to sell publically traded securities that are gifted to the College.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4a	With the exception of auxiliary services revenue reported on Line 4c, all grants expense and program revenue receipts have been included on 4a since students are billed a comprehensive fee and an allocation by program service achievement area is not practical.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 1a	The executive committee shall consist of the Chair; each Vice Chair; the President; the Secretary, if the Secretary is a director; the immediate past Chair for one year after leaving office, if the immediate past Chair continues to be a director; the President of the Gustavus Adolphus College Association of Congregations; and up to four and not fewer than two additional directors elected at the annual meeting for one-year terms. The Secretary, even if not a member, shall attend executive committee meetings in order to take the minutes, unless the committee determines that the matters under consideration would render such attendance inappropriate. The executive committee shall undertake any duties assigned to it by the Board; assist the Chair and the President with their shared responsibility for effective Board operations by, among other things, participating in the preparation of Board-meeting agendas; and take any action for the Board that the executive committee determines must be taken before the Board meets again, endeavoring always to preserve for the Board the fullest possible flexibility for addressing the matter at its next meeting. The committee shall have the authority to act for the Board on all matters except for the following, which shall be reserved for the Board: presidential selection and termination; director and Board officer elections, changes in institutional mission and purpose, and changes to the Articles of Incorporation or the Bylaws. The executive committee shall provide to all directors prior to each Board meeting minutes of all executive committee meetings that have taken place since the previous Board meeting, and such minutes shall disclose all action as taken by the executive committee.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 1b	Two directors have dependents at Gustavus who receive financial aid and two directors have a spouse who is employed by the College. Therefore, they are not considered independent voting members. See Schedule L for disclosure.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a	The Board of Directors membership is established as follows: Board Composition - The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than twenty-eight and no more than thirty-four directors. All directors shall have equal voting rights. Ex Officio Directors - So long as they hold office, the President of the College, the Bishop of the Southwestern Minnesota Synod of the ELCA, and the President of the Gustavus Adolphus College Association of Congregations (the "Association") shall be directors. Alumni Association Directors - The Board of Directors of the Gustavus Adolphus College Alumni Association, acting in consultation with the Board, shall be entitled to appoint two Alumni Association directors, each of whom may serve as an Alumni Association director for up to four consecutive years. ELCA Director - The ELCA may designate as a director a member of the churchwide staff with responsibility for higher education. Elected Directors - Elected directors of the Board shall be elected by the Association at its annual meeting. The Board shall serve as the nominating committee to the Association for the selection of candidates to serve as elected directors of the Board. The composition of the elected directors of the Board shall be no fewer than twenty-four (24) and no more than twenty-eight (28) directors. At least twelve (12) elected directors, the exact number to be determined by the Board, shall be at-large directors nominated by the Board and elected by the Association without contest. At least twelve (12) but no fewer than half of the elected directors must be members of congregations that are members of the Association, and at least four of these must be rostered ELCA clergy. Term - Elected directors shall serve three-year terms, beginning with the call to order of the Board's annual meeting and ending with the call to order of the Board's annual meeting three years later. To the extent possible, the Board should stagger elections so that the terms of approximately one-third of elected directors expire each year. Nomination - Before the Association's annual meeting each year, the Board of Directors shall nominate a slate of candidates for election.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b	Federal Form 990 (the 990) was prepared by the Assistant Controller and reviewed by the Controller and Vice President for Finance and Treasurer. On February 12, 2016, a draft of the 990 was distributed to the Board of Directors. Inquiries from the Directors were communicated to the Audit Committee chair and discussed at the Audit Committee meeting. In addition, a summary of all disclosures from the annual representation letters (Directors) and the questionnaires (Directors, officers and highly compensated employees) was presented to the Audit Committee for their review. On February 17, 2016, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors reviewed and accepted the draft 990 for filing with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c	The College has a written conflict of interest policy that pertains to its employees. This policy is one of several "All College Policies" that are published on the College's website. The conflict of interest policy is designed to help officers and employees of the College identify situations that present potential conflicts of interest, along with following written procedures in the event that there is a conflict of interest. The policy is intended to comply with the procedure prescribed in Minnesota Statutes, Section 317A.255, and governing conflicts of interest to nonprofit corporations. The President and the Vice President for Finance and Treasurer monitor and enforce the College's conflict of interest policy relating to its employees. In addition, a questionnaire that was prepared by legal counsel is completed by all officers and key employees on an annual basis that documents any activity that could give rise to conflicts of interest. These questionnaires are reviewed by the President and the Vice President for Finance and Treasurer. The College has a separate written conflict of interest policy that pertains to all members of the Board of Directors. The policy discloses the importance of exercising integrity and objectivity in making decisions. It further provides disclosure requirements and procedures for abstaining and documentation of meeting minutes when there is a conflict of interest. At the beginning of May 2014, the Chair of the Board of Directors requested that the President's Office distribute this policy to all Directors, along with an annual representation letter, indicating that the director has read, understands and discloses whether or not there are any circumstances leading to a conflict of interest. At the June 27, 2014 Board of Directors meeting, the Chair of the Board of Directors requested that all Directors read the conflict of interest policy, determine if they had any questions, and complete the annual representation letter on a timely basis. From a governance perspective, the Directorship Committee of the Board of Directors is specifically charged with overseeing compliance with this policy (page two of the Directorship Committee Charter). Chairs of individual committees are charged with following the procedures for voting when there is a conflict of interest, along with documentation of those procedures in the meeting minutes. All Directors complete the questionnaire described above in the first paragraph and return them to the Vice President for Finance and Treasurer.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15	The President's compensation is annually reviewed by the executive committee of the Board of Directors. The executive committee reviews compensation survey information of other college and university presidents. This review process is documented in their minutes. The President reviews compensation surveys and the compensation of all vice presidents and other administrative employees on an annual basis. The compensation of all interested persons on Schedule L, Part IV is reviewed by independent persons. The President approves and signs all vice president and administrative contracts.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19	The audited financial statements of the College for the year ended May 31, 2015 are found on the College's website. The following documents are available for public inspection in the President's Office, located in the Carlson Administration Building on the campus in St. Peter, MN: Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and Conflict of Interest Policy.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9	Adjustment of Actuarial Liability

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Tennis and Life Camps LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	800 West College Avenue	AddressLine1Txt
City	Saint Peter	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	56082	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Primary Activities	Summer Camp	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	MN	LegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income	$914,213	TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets	$729,951	EndOfYearAssetsAmt
Direct Controlling NA	N/A	DirectControllingNACd

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Greater Gustavus Fund	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	800 West College Avenue	AddressLine1Txt
City	Saint Peter	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	56082	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	416038632	EIN
Primary Activities	Fundraising	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	MN	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(c)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	11, I	PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NA	N/A	DirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization	Yes (1)	ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Direct Controlling NADirectControllingNACd	Entity TypeEntityTypeTxt	Share Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmt	Share Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmt	OwnershipOwnershipPct	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
Beneficial Interest in Funds Held in Trust (22)
Names and EINs Withheld	Saint Peter	MN	56082	Investment	MN	N/A	T	$80,817	$4,377,516	1	0
Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust (1)
Name and EIN Withheld	Saint Peter	MN	56082	Investment	MN	N/A	T	$0	$0		0
Charitable Remainder Unitrusts (33)
Names and EINs Withheld	Saint Peter	MN	56082	Investment	MN	N/A	T	$0	$0		0
Pooled Life Income Fund
800 West College Avenue	Saint Peter	MN	56082	Investment	MN	N/A	T	$0	$0		0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	Yes (1)	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	Yes (1)	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	0	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	0	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Pooled Life Income Fund	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	k	TransactionTypeTxt
Involved	$390,538	InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determination	Cash paid	MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt