St Olaf College
St. Olaf college challenges students to excel in the liberal arts, examine faith and values, and explore meaningful vocation in an inclusive, globally engaged community nourished by lutheran tradition.
St Olaf College at a glance
In short: St Olaf College gave $53K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $13K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $53,240
- -14.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -42.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $13,310
- +49.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $9,250
- Total assets
- $1,238,766,221
- +4.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (53% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who St Olaf College funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Luther Seminary ($28K). Together the top 4 received $53K.
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How St Olaf College gives
- Giving grew 143% from 2022 to 2025. 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 $13K (2020) to $63K (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $53K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Luther Seminary St. Paul, MN | Glesne Seminary Fund | $28,240 |
| St Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church Los Angeles, CA | Knutson Grant | $10,000 |
| Denton Wesley Foundation Denton, TX | Knutson Grant | $8,500 |
| Emmaus Campus Ministry Missoula, MT | Knutson Grant | $6,500 |
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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 | $1,238,766,221 | $333,072,638 | $295,499,530 | $53,240 | 4 | $64,851,751 |
| 2024 | $1,185,849,276 | $299,892,996 | $272,557,639 | $62,517 | 7 | $51,946,444 |
| 2023 | $1,075,424,048 | $251,573,289 | $252,822,741 | $39,000 | 2 | $17,011,010 |
| 2022 | $1,064,982,864 | $293,547,623 | $233,491,087 | $21,880 | 3 | $64,025,237 |
| 2021 | $1,072,190,588 | $240,994,923 | $215,281,780 | — | — | $19,441,214 |
| 2020 | $812,980,169 | $211,758,083 | $217,620,415 | $12,500 | 2 | $11,023,734 |
| 2019 | $843,443,410 | $243,545,236 | $210,254,505 | — | — | $31,667,050 |
About St Olaf College
Based on IRS filings
St Olaf College is a public charity focused on Education, based in Northfield, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2B in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $53K. Net investment income was $64.9M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
St Olaf College is led by Susan Rundell Singer, President on every filing since 2024; 18 of 42 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Susan Rundell Singer
President
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$316K (2024) → $511K (2025)
Susan Gunderson
Chair
Regent → Vice Chair, 2021
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Larson
Director of Facilities
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$149K (2025)
Carl Crosby Lehmann
General Counsel
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$218K (2019) → $253K (2025)
Christopher George
Associate Vice President for Enrollment
Dean of Admissions & Financial Aid → Associate Vice President for Enrollment, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$133K (2019) → $180K (2025)
David Anderson
Former President
President → Former President, 2024
On filings since 2019
$454K (2019) → $150K (2025)
Enoch Blazis
Vice President for Advancement
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$206K (2019) → $244K (2025)
Hassel Morrison
Vice President for Student Life
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$62K (2019) → $186K (2025)
Jo Beld
Secretary
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$114K (2019) → $151K (2025)
Katie Warren
Associate Vice President for Marketing
Chief Marketing Officer → Associate Vice President for Marketing, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$133K (2019) → $162K (2025)
Marci Sortor
Provost & Dean of the College
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$229K (2019) → $273K (2025)
Michael Kyle
Vice President for External Relations
Vice President for Enrollment → Vice President for External Relations, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$201K (2019) → $235K (2025)
Nathan Engle
Assistant Vice President & Controller
Controller → Assistant Vice President & Controller, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$91K (2019) → $134K (2025)
Rebecca Otten
Assistant Vice President for Advancement
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$144K (2019) → $166K (2025)
Roberta Lembke
Chief Information Officer
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$140K (2019) → $172K (2025)
Jason Engbrecht
Associate Provost
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$147K (2023) → $137K (2025)
Michael Berthelsen
Vice President & CFO
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$88K (2024) → $289K (2025)
Christen Cole
Former Assistant Vice President for Human Resources
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$145K (2025)
Eduardo Pazos Palma
Vice President for Community & Belonging
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$98K (2025)
Jay Lund
Outgoing Regent
Chair → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Outgoing Regent, 2025
On filings since 2019
1.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Bolton
Regent
On filings since 2019
1.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Hellman
Regent
On filings since 2019
1.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Raitt
Regent
Regent → Treasurer, 2021
Treasurer → Regent, 2023
On filings since 2019
1.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Grangaard
Treasurer
Regent → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2019
1.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Theresa Hull Wise
Regent
On filings since 2019
1.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Timothy Maudlin
Outgoing Regent
Regent → Outgoing Regent, 2025
On filings since 2019
1.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ward Klein
Regent
On filings since 2019
1.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joan Ericksen
Regent
On filings since 2020
1.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Okuno
Regent
On filings since 2020
1.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sean Burress
Regent
On filings since 2020
1.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Fehr
Vice Chair
Regent → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brenda McCormick
Regent
On filings since 2021
1.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laurie Nordquist
Regent
On filings since 2021
1.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marvin Benton
Regent
On filings since 2021
1.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chad Jerdee
Regent
On filings since 2022
1.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Craig Dean
Regent
On filings since 2022
1.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mariem Zaghdoudi
Regent
On filings since 2023
1.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathyrn Lohre
Regent
On filings since 2024
1.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carmen Nordstrand
Regent
New on the 2025 filing
1.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cuitlahauc Turrent
Regent
New on the 2025 filing
1.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Johnson
Regent
New on the 2025 filing
1.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ray Cabillot
Regent
New on the 2025 filing
1.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (30)
- Former: Angela Mathews (2019–2024) — Assistant Vice President for Budget & Auxiliaries
- Former: Gregory Buck (2019–2024) — Outgoing Regent
- Former: Janet Hanson (2019–2024) — Former Vice President & CFO
- Former: William Gafkjen (2019–2024) — Outgoing Regent
- Former: Christopher Klein (2020–2024) — Outgoing Regent
- Former: Leslie Moore (2022–2024) — Former Vice President for Human Resources
- Former: Reginald Miles (2023–2024) — Interim Vice President for Equity & Inclusion
- Former: Alphonso Tindall (2019–2023) — Outgoing Regent
- Former: Gretchen Morgenson (2019–2023) — Outgoing Regent
- Former: Jody Kleppe Horner (2019–2023) — Outgoing Regent
- Former: John Grotting (2019–2023) — Outgoing Regent
- Former: Jon Salveson (2019–2023) — Outgoing Regent
- Former: Judd Loewenstein (2020–2023) — Outgoing Regent
- Former: Maria Pabon Gautier (2022–2023) — Former Vice President for Equity & Inclusion · Filing note: Term ended 072022
- Former: Rebecca Judge (2023) — Department of Economics Chair
- Former: Dan Dressen (2019–2022) — Associate Provost
- Former: Mark Gelle (2019–2022) — Chief Investment Officer
- Former: Mark Jordahl (2019–2022) — Regent
- Former: Michael Goodson (2019–2022) — Vice President for Human Resources
- Former: Peter Gotsch (2019–2022) — Regent
- Former: Edmund Santurri (2022) — Director of Institute for Freedom
- Former: Bruce King (2019–2021) — Institutional Diversity
- Former: Glenn Taylor (2019–2021) — Regent
- Former: Lawrence Stranghoener (2019–2021) — Regent
- Former: Sonja Clark (2019–2021) — Regent
- Former: Callyssa Ozzello (2019) — Regent
- Former: Eric Hanson (2019) — Regent
- Former: Kari Bjorhus (2019) — Regent
- Former: Kevin Bethke (2019) — Regent
- Former: Philip Milne (2019) — Regent
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 $511K, to Susan Rundell Singer (President). 18 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about St Olaf College
How much does St Olaf College give each year?
St Olaf College gave $53K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $63K across 7 grants.
What is St Olaf College's typical grant size?
St Olaf College's median grant in 2025 was $9,250, and its average grant was $13,310, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does St Olaf College give grants?
St Olaf College gives mostly in Minnesota: 53% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were California (19%) and Texas (16%).
Does St Olaf College give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on St Olaf College's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Knutson Grant" (3 grants).
How large is St Olaf College?
St Olaf College reported $1.2B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $333.1M.
What is St Olaf College?
St Olaf College is a public charity focused on Education, based in Northfield, MN. It holds $1.2B in total assets as of 2025.
What is St Olaf College's EIN?
St Olaf College's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-0693979. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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