Carleton College

NORTHFIELD, MN EIN: 41-0694747 Website

SEE SCHEDULE O.CARLETON COLLEGE IS A PRIVATE LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE, LOCATED IN NORTHFIELD, MINNESOTA, BEST KNOWN FOR ITS ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND WARM, WELCOMING CAMPUS COMMUNITY. CARLETON OFFERS 33 MAJORS AND 37 MINORS IN THE ARTS, HUMANITIES, NATURAL SCIENCES, MATHEMATICS, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES.THE CARLETON COLLEGE MISSION IS TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTIONAL UNDERGRADUATE LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION. THE COLLEGE IS DEVOTED TO ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, DISTINGUISHED BY THE CREATIVE INTERPLAY OF TEACHING, LEARNING, AND SCHOLARSHIP AND IS DEDICATED TO A DIVERSE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY AND EXTENSIVE INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENTS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$1.9B

+9.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$482K

+87.3% YoY

Grant Count

6

-14.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$80K

+118.5% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$88M$176M$265M$353M201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,883,994,794$1,727,307,245$1,658,331,169
Revenue$278,954,694$296,522,250$280,959,414
Expenses$253,992,441$239,981,775$223,828,854
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$69,326,331$92,503,081$81,731,010
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$121K$241K$362K$482K10 grants20194 grants20204 grants20214 grants20227 grants20236 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2024

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT$200KUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN …$127KCITY OF NORTHFIELD$80KUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$27KUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA…$24KBIODIVERSITY RESEARCH IN…$24K

Grant Size Distribution

35 grants across all recorded years

25<$50K8$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

KELSEY DESHLERCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER$929KALISON BYERLYPRESIDENT$701KTIMOTHY GRIFFETHDIRECTOR OF INVESTMENTS$597KTHOMAS BONNERVP FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS$438KERIC RUNESTADVP & TREASURER$334KMICHELLE MATTSONPROVOST & VP OF ACADEMIC AFF…$314KART D RODRIGUEZVP & DEAN OF ADMISSIONS & FI…$268KCAROLYN H LIVINGSTONVP FOR STUDENT LIFE & DEAN O…$228KMICHAEL T HEMESATHPROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS$225KJULIE J NEIWORTHPROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY$224KELISE ESLINGERCHIEF OF STAFF$221KDAN RUSTADVP OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS (IN…$203KSTEVEN G POSKANZERPRESIDENT (FORMER)$187KGRETCHEN E HOFMEISTERDEAN OF THE COLLEGE INTERIM …$148K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ALISON BYERLYPRESIDENT60$700,689
WALLY WEITZTRUSTEE CHAIR8
JENINNE MCGEETRUSTEE VICE CHAIR8
CATHY PAGLIATRUSTEE VICE CHAIR8
JOHN HARRISSECRETARY8
GREG AMUSUTRUSTEE5
LOVE ANANITRUSTEE5
MARK APPLEBAUMTRUSTEE5
EMILY BARRTRUSTEE5
ALAN BAUERTRUSTEE5
ELIZABETH BAUSCHTRUSTEE5
VINAYA CHEPURITRUSTEE5
STEPHEN DAVISTRUSTEE5
DAVID DIAMONDTRUSTEE5
ARNOLD DONALDTRUSTEE5
HERB FRITCHTRUSTEE5
LIA GORETRUSTEE5
MICHAEL HASENSTABTRUSTEE5
DASHINI JEYATHURAITRUSTEE5
LESLIE KAUTZTRUSTEE5
PAM KIECKER ROYALLTRUSTEE5
TRACE MCCREARYTRUSTEE5
BRAD NORDHOLMTRUSTEE5
ROLF PETERSTRUSTEE5
NIC PUZAKTRUSTEE5
RAUL RAYMUNDOTRUSTEE5
NONOKO SATOTRUSTEE5
DAVID SMITHTRUSTEE5
MIKE SOBASKITRUSTEE5
JUSTIN WENDERTRUSTEE5
MICHAEL WIEBOLTTRUSTEE5
CANDACE WILLIAMSTRUSTEE5
DANA WRIGHTTRUSTEE5
JOHN YOUNGBLOODTRUSTEE5
ERIC RUNESTADVP & TREASURER60$333,913
MICHELLE MATTSONPROVOST & VP OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS60$313,638
DAN RUSTADVP OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS (INTERIM)60$202,847
DAREN BATKE HIRE 4124VP OF DEVELOPMENT & ALUMNI RELATIONS60
KELSEY DESHLERCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER60$928,506
ART D RODRIGUEZVP & DEAN OF ADMISSIONS & FINANCIAL AID60$268,249
CAROLYN H LIVINGSTONVP FOR STUDENT LIFE & DEAN OF STUDENTS60$228,248
TIMOTHY GRIFFETHDIRECTOR OF INVESTMENTS60$597,384
ELISE ESLINGERCHIEF OF STAFF60$221,367
MICHAEL T HEMESATHPROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS60$225,201
THOMAS BONNERVP FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS60$437,791
JULIE J NEIWORTHPROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY60$223,737
STEVEN G POSKANZERPRESIDENT (FORMER)60$186,576
GRETCHEN E HOFMEISTERDEAN OF THE COLLEGE INTERIM (FORMER)60$147,839

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

12states
+4 more states

Cities

BAR HARBORCLAREMONTDAVISELLENSBURGLA JOLLALINCOLNMADISONNEW YORKNORTHFIELDPASADENAPORTLANDSAN BERNARDINOSEATTLESTORNSTALLAHASSEEUNIVERSITY PARKWASHINGTONWILLIAMSTOWN

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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