Macalester College
Macalester is committed to being a preeminent liberal arts college with an educational program known for its high standards for scholarship and its special emphasis on internationalism, multiculturalism, and service to society.
Macalester College at a glance
In short: Macalester College gave $129K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $32K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $128,653
- -53.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -55.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $32,163
- +4.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $31,725
- Total assets
- $1,204,649,550
- +1.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (61% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Macalester College funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Wisconsin-River Falls ($50K). Together the top 4 received $129K.
Grant Size Distribution
29 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 29 (69%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Macalester College gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+8%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $71K (2021) to $563K (2023). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $129K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls, WI | Research Subgrant | $50,203 |
| Macalester Groveland Community Council Saint Paul, MN | Support of Community Organizing in the Macalester-Groveland Neighborhood. | $35,250 |
| Macro Consortium Saint Paul, MN | Maintain and provide access to robotic telescope for education and research | $28,200 |
| Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN | Research Subgrant | $15,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,204,649,550 | $328,451,827 | $226,110,361 | $128,653 | 4 | $141,693,588 |
| 2024 | $1,183,342,955 | $224,715,359 | $216,451,523 | $277,315 | 9 | $50,743,310 |
| 2023 | $1,136,616,418 | $186,433,740 | $207,478,400 | $562,768 | 9 | $16,721,996 |
| 2022 | $1,170,331,985 | $244,054,079 | $205,353,835 | $119,346 | 5 | $71,829,364 |
| 2021 | $1,183,330,680 | $186,131,359 | $183,734,830 | $71,000 | 2 | $44,284,941 |
| 2020 | $1,007,704,963 | $194,574,901 | $182,968,113 | $103,956 | 5 | $48,704,195 |
About Macalester College
Based on IRS filings
Macalester College is a public charity focused on Education, based in St. Paul, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2B in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $129K. Net investment income was $141.7M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Macalester College is led by Suzanne M. Rivera, President on every filing since 2021; 14 of 41 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Suzanne M. Rivera
President
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$336K (2021) → $604K (2025)
Carrie Norbin Killoran
Chair
Vice Chair → Chair, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Derrick Griffin
Director of Alt Investments
Director of Alt. Investments → Director of Alt Investments, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$207K (2020) → $269K (2025)
Aukse Jurkute
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Broderick C. Grubb
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edward Donkor
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen J. Brasel
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patricia E. Hume
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul J. Strand
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Seth J. Levine
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edward G. Deutschlander
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Brahm
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kofi Amoo-Gottfried
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mihir Desai
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sonny Lulla
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dana Mortenson
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew K. Entenza
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
S. Decker Anstrom
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Dohrmann
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tyler Robinson
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Zia Yusuf
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Kaufteil
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elona Street-Stewart
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Meloni Midori Hallock
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Missy Staples Thompson
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Haas
Vice President for It Services & CIO
Assistant Vice President for It Services → Vice President for It Services, 2022
Vice President for It Services → Vice President for It Services & CIO, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$174K (2020) → $202K (2025)
Paul Overvoorde
Vice Provost & Associate Dean of the Faculty
Vice Provost & Spec. Assistant to President → Vice Provost & Spec Assistant to President, 2022
Vice Provost & Spec Assistant to President → Vice Provost & Associate Dean of the Faculty, 2023
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$167K (2021) → $188K (2025)
Carley Stuber
Assistant Vice President of Development
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$170K (2022) → $181K (2025)
Patricia Langer
Vice President of Administrator & Finance
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$184K (2022) → $253K (2025)
Alina Wong
Vice President for Instiutional Equity
Vice President for Inst. Equity → Vice President for Institutional Equity, 2024
Vice President for Institutional Equity → Vice President for Instiutional Equity, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$194K (2023) → $213K (2025)
Jeff Allen
Vice President for Admiss & Finance Aid
Vice President for Admiss. & Finance Aid → Vice President for Admiss & Finance Aid, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$214K (2023) → $221K (2025)
Kathryn Kay Coquemont
Vice President for Student Affairs & Deans of Students
Vice President Student Affairs & Dean of Students → Vice President for Student Affairs & Deans of Students, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$169K (2023) → $172K (2025)
Lisa Anderson-Levy
Executive Vice President & Provost
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$247K (2023) → $261K (2025)
Thomas Halverson
Dean of the Faculty
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$182K (2023) → $191K (2025)
Thomas Varberg
Professor
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$159K (2023) → $188K (2025)
Duchess Harris
Professor
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$179K (2025)
Joanna Curtis
Vice President for Advancement
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$259K (2025)
Amy Pahl
Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robin Jackson Colman
Vice Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gloria Perez
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gregory A. Thompson
Vice Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (40)
- Former: Gary Martin (2020–2025) — Chief Investment Officer · Filing note: Ended 83024
- Former: Jeff Doherty (2024–2025) — Director & Investment Analysis · Filing note: Ended 83024
- Former: Annette Mortinson Whaley (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: D. Christian Koch (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Jerry Crawford (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Davis (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Rebecca Van Dyck (2020–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Theodore Clement (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Julie Hurbanis (2024) — Assistant Vice President of Mktg. & Communications
- Former: David A. Brown (2020–2023) — Vice President Advancement
- Former: Karine Moe (2020–2023) — Professor
- Former: Mark Leonard (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Paul Olson (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Sandra Ortiz (2020–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Sara Peterson (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Timothy Hart-Andersen (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Alice Mortenson (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Greg Thompson (2023) — Trustee
- Former: James Laine (2023) — Professor
- Former: Brian Rosenberg (2020–2022) — President
- Former: David Deno (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: David Wheaton (2020–2022) — Vice President of Administrator & Finance
- Former: Diane Michelfelder (2020–2022) — Professor
- Former: Jeffrey Allen (2020–2022) — Vice President for Admiss. & Finance Aid
- Former: Michael Klingensmith (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Sneed (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Patricial Hurley (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Peter Ahn (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Susan Dunst Schwartz (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Dianna Shandy (2022) — Professor
- Former: Donna Lee (2020–2021) — Vice President for Student Affairs
- Former: James Reissner (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Jon Walton (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Huber (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Stephanie Walters (2021) — Medical Doctor
- Former: Christine Solso (2020) — Assistant Vice President for Development
- Former: Jeffrey Larson (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Kata Chillag (2020) — Professor
- Former: Ma Mortenson (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Steven Euller (2020) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $604K, to Suzanne M Rivera (President). 16 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Macalester College
How much does Macalester College give each year?
Macalester College gave $129K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $277K across 9 grants.
What is Macalester College's typical grant size?
Macalester College's median grant in 2025 was $31,725, and its average grant was $32,163, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Macalester College give grants?
Macalester College gives mostly in Minnesota: 61% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Wisconsin (39%). The most frequent recipient cities were Saint Paul, MN (2 grants).
Does Macalester College give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Macalester College's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Macalester College?
Macalester College reported $1.2B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $328.5M.
What is Macalester College?
Macalester College is a public charity focused on Education, based in St. Paul, MN. It holds $1.2B in total assets as of 2025.
What is Macalester College's EIN?
Macalester College's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-0693962. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 22, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 2, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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