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SCHEDULE D
(Form 990)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Supplemental Financial Statements
Complete if the organization answered "Yes," on Form 990,
Part IV, line 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f, 12a, or 12b.
Attach to Form 990.
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OMB No. 1545-0047
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Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
AMHERST COLLEGE TRUSTEES
Employer identification number
04-2103542
Part I
Organizations Maintaining Donor Advised Funds or Other Similar Funds or Accounts.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 6.
(a)
Donor advised funds
(b)
Funds and other accounts
1
Total number at end of year
.........
2
Aggregate value of contributions to (during year)
3
Aggregate value of grants from (during year)
4
Aggregate value at end of year
........
5
Did the organization inform all donors and donor advisors in writing that the assets held in donor advised funds are the organization’s property, subject to the organization’s exclusive legal control?
............
Yes
No
6
Did the organization inform all grantees, donors, and donor advisors in writing that grant funds can be used only for charitable purposes and not for the benefit of the donor or donor advisor, or for any other purpose conferring impermissible private benefit?
...................................
Yes
No
Part II
Conservation Easements.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 7.
1
Purpose(s) of conservation easements held by the organization (check all that apply).
Preservation of land for public use (e.g., recreation or education)
Preservation of an historically important land area
Protection of natural habitat
Preservation of a certified historic structure
Preservation of open space
2
Complete lines 2a through 2d if the organization held a qualified conservation contribution in the form of a conservation easement on the last day of the tax year.
Held at the End of the Year
a
Total number of conservation easements
......................
2a
b
Total acreage restricted by conservation easements
....................
2b
c
Number of conservation easements on a certified historic structure included in (a)
.....
2c
d
Number of conservation easements included in (c) acquired after 7/25/06, and not on a historic structure listed in the National Register
...
2d
3
Number of conservation easements modified, transferred, released, extinguished, or terminated by the organization during the
tax year
4
Number of states where property subject to conservation easement is located
5
Does the organization have a written policy regarding the periodic monitoring, inspection, handling of violations, and enforcement of the conservation easements it holds?
............
Yes
No
6
Staff and volunteer hours devoted to monitoring, inspecting, handling of violations, and enforcing conservation easements during the year
7
Amount of expenses incurred in monitoring, inspecting, handling of violations, and enforcing conservation easements during the year
$
8
Does each conservation easement reported on line 2(d) above satisfy the requirements of section 170(h)(4)(B)(i) and section 170(h)(4)(B)(ii)?
.............................
Yes
No
9
In Part XIII, describe how the organization reports conservation easements in its revenue and expense statement, and
balance sheet, and include, if applicable, the text of the footnote to the organization’s financial statements that describes
the organization’s accounting for conservation easements.
Part III
Organizations Maintaining Collections of Art, Historical Treasures, or Other Similar Assets.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 8.
1a
If the organization elected, as permitted under FASB ASC 958, not to report in its revenue statement and balance sheet works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets held for public exhibition, education, or research in furtherance of public service, provide, in Part XIII, the text of the footnote to its financial statements that describes these items.
b
If the organization elected, as permitted under FASB ASC 958, to report in its revenue statement and balance sheet works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets held for public exhibition, education, or research in furtherance of public service, provide the following amounts relating to these items:
(i)
Revenue included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 1
.........................
$
(ii)
Assets included in Form 990, Part X
...............................
$
2
If the organization received or held works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets for financial gain, provide the
following amounts required to be reported under FASB ASC 958 relating to these items:
a
Revenue included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 1
..........................
$
b
Assets included in Form 990, Part X
...............................
$
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.
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Schedule D (Form 990) 2020
Schedule D (Form 990) 2020
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Part III
Organizations Maintaining Collections of Art, Historical Treasures, or Other Similar Assets
(continued)
3
Using the organization’s acquisition, accession, and other records, check any of the following that are a significant use of its collection items (check all that apply):
a
Public exhibition
d
Loan or exchange programs
b
Scholarly research
e
Other
c
Preservation for future generations
4
Provide a description of the organization’s collections and explain how they further the organization’s exempt purpose in
Part XIII.
5
During the year, did the organization solicit or receive donations of art, historical treasures or other similar
assets to be sold to raise funds rather than to be maintained as part of the organization’s collection?
...
Yes
No
Part IV
Escrow and Custodial Arrangements.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 9, or reported an amount on Form 990, Part X, line 21.
1a
Is the organization an agent, trustee, custodian or other intermediary for contributions or other assets not
included on Form 990, Part X?
....................................
Yes
No
b
If "Yes," explain the arrangement in Part XIII and complete the following table:
Amount
c
Beginning balance
.............................
1c
d
Additions during the year
............................
1d
e
Distributions during the year
..........................
1e
f
Ending balance
................................
1f
2a
Did the organization include an amount on Form 990, Part X, line 21, for escrow or custodial account liability?
...
Yes
No
b
If "Yes," explain the arrangement in Part XIII. Check here if the explanation has been provided in Part XIII
....
Part V
Endowment Funds.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 10.
(a)
Current year
(b)
Prior year
(c)
Two years back
(d)
Three years back
(e)
Four years back
1a
Beginning of year balance
....
2,920,494,006
2,834,560,524
2,730,457,710
2,582,167,326
2,335,038,930
b
Contributions
...
22,710,434
40,108,241
36,374,365
9,539,445
6,721,042
c
Net investment earnings, gains, and losses
1,558,216,605
241,101,788
266,451,383
318,881,870
419,631,696
d
Grants or scholarships
...
29,170,697
29,175,071
27,017,069
25,705,466
24,367,889
e
Other expenditures for facilities
and programs
...
107,047,350
113,544,782
126,559,026
113,534,651
116,430,860
f
Administrative expenses
....
64,671,868
52,556,694
45,146,839
40,890,814
38,425,593
g
End of year balance
......
4,300,531,130
2,920,494,006
2,834,560,524
2,730,457,710
2,582,167,326
2
Provide the estimated percentage of the current year end balance (line 1g, column (a)) held as:
a
Board designated or quasi-endowment
25.730 %
b
Permanent endowment
74.270 %
c
Term endowment
The percentages on lines 2a, 2b, and 2c should equal 100%.
3a
Are there endowment funds not in the possession of the organization that are held and administered for the
organization by:
Yes
No
(i)
Unrelated organizations
.......................
3a(i)
No
(ii)
Related organizations
.......................
3a(ii)
No
b
If "Yes" on 3a(ii), are the related organizations listed as required on Schedule R?
.........
3b
4
Describe in Part XIII the intended uses of the organization's endowment funds.
Part VI
Land, Buildings, and Equipment.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 11a. See Form 990, Part X, line 10.
Description of property
(a)
Cost or other basis
(investment)
(b)
Cost or other basis (other)
(c)
Accumulated depreciation
(d)
Book value
1a
Land
.....
8,507,028
8,507,028
b
Buildings
....
809,275,686
201,025,012
608,250,674
c
Leasehold improvements
d
Equipment
....
110,532,187
94,232,179
16,300,008
e
Other
.....
26,270,550
21,413,407
4,857,143
Total.
Add lines 1a through 1e.
(Column (d) must equal Form 990, Part X, column (B), line 10(c).)
..
637,914,853
Schedule D (Form 990) 2020
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Part VII
Investments - Other Securities.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 11b.
See Form 990, Part X, line 12.
(a)
Description of security or category
(including name of security)
(b)
Book value
(c)
Method of valuation:
Cost or end-of-year market value
(1)
Financial derivatives
.........
(2)
Closely-held equity interests
........
(3)
Other
(A)
GLOBAL EQUITIES
376,594,974
F
(B)
FIXED INCOME
220,247,249
F
(C)
FOREIGN EQUITIES
493,412,007
F
(D)
PRIVATE EQUITIES
2,131,862,814
F
(E)
ABSOLUTE RETURN
776,271,536
F
(F)
R.ESTATE/NATURAL RES.
186,188,239
F
(G)
DOMESTIC EQUITIES
352,562,553
F
(H)
OTHER SECURITIES
9,056,494
F
(I)
Total.
(Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col. (B) line 12.)
4,546,195,866
Part VIII
Investments - Program Related.
Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11c.
See Form 990, Part X, line 13.
(a)
Description of investment
(b)
Book value
(c)
Method of valuation:
Cost or end-of-year market value
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
Total.
(Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 13.)
Part IX
Other Assets.
Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11d.
See Form 990, Part X, line 15.
(a)
Description
(b)
Book value
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
Total.
(Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 15.)
...........
Part X
Other Liabilities.
Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11e or 11f.
See Form 990, Part X, line 25.
1.
(a)
Description of liability
(b)
Book value
(1)
Federal income taxes
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
Total.
(Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 25.)
149,973,874
2.
Liability for uncertain tax positions. In Part XIII, provide the text of the footnote to the organization's financial statements that reports the organization's liability for uncertain tax positions under FIN 48 (ASC 740). Check here if the text of the footnote has been provided in Part XIII
Schedule D (Form 990) 2020
Schedule D (Form 990) 2020
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Part XI
Reconciliation of Revenue per Audited Financial Statements With Revenue per Return.
Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 12a.
1
Total revenue, gains, and other support per audited financial statements
.......
1
2
Amounts included on line 1 but not on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12:
a
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments
....
2a
b
Donated services and use of facilities
.........
2b
c
Recoveries of prior year grants
...........
2c
d
Other (Describe in Part XIII.)
............
2d
e
Add lines
2a
through
2d
.....................
2e
3
Subtract line
2e
from line
1
..................
3
4
Amounts included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12, but not on line
1
:
a
Investment expenses not included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 7b
.
4a
b
Other (Describe in Part XIII.)
...........
4b
c
Add lines
4a
and
4b
....................
4c
5
Total revenue. Add lines
3
and
4c.
(This must equal Form 990, Part I, line 12.)
......
5
Part XII
Reconciliation of Expenses per Audited Financial Statements With Expenses per Return.
Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 12a.
1
Total expenses and losses per audited financial statements
...........
1
2
Amounts included on line 1 but not on Form 990, Part IX, line 25:
a
Donated services and use of facilities
.........
2a
b
Prior year adjustments
............
2b
c
Other losses
................
2c
d
Other (Describe in Part XIII.)
............
2d
e
Add lines
2a
through
2d
....................
2e
3
Subtract line
2e
from line
1
...................
3
4
Amounts included on Form 990, Part IX, line 25, but not on line
1:
a
Investment expenses not included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 7b
..
4a
b
Other (Describe in Part XIII.)
............
4b
c
Add lines
4a
and
4b
.....................
4c
5
Total expenses. Add lines
3
and
4c.
(This must equal Form 990, Part I, line 18.)
......
5
Part XIII
Supplemental Information
Provide the descriptions required for Part II, lines 3, 5, and 9; Part III, lines 1a and 4; Part lV, lines 1b and 2b; Part V, line 4; Part X, line 2; Part XI, lines 2d and 4b; and Part XII, lines 2d and 4b. Also complete this part to provide any additional information.
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Explanation
PART III, LINE 4:
THE TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE DOES NOT CAPITALIZE GIFTS IN KIND OF ART, HISTORICAL TREASURES OR OTHER SIMILAR ASSETS HELD FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION, ETC. THE FOLGER SHAKESPEARE MEMORIAL LIBRARY (THE LIBRARY), DOES CAPITALIZE PURCHASES TO ITS COLLECTION WHICH IS RECORDED AT COST. THE FOLGER SHAKESPEARE MEMORIAL LIBRARY HOLDS THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE COLLECTION OF SHAKESPEAREANA IN THE WORLD AND THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF ENGLISH PRINTED BOOKS FROM 1475 TO 1640 OUTSIDE OF ENGLAND, AS WELL AS EXTENSIVE CONTINENTAL RENAISSANCE HOLDINGS. THE COLLECTION INCLUDES BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, DOCUMENTS, PAINTINGS, ILLUSTRATIONS, TAPESTRIES, FURNISHINGS, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, SCORES, AND CURIOS FROM THE RENAISSANCE AND THEATER HISTORY. THE EMILY DICKINSON MUSEUM CONSISTS OF TWO HISTORIC HOUSES AND THEIR CONTENTS, IN THE CENTER OF AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS, CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE POET EMILY DICKINSON AND MEMBERS OF HER FAMILY DURING THE NINTEENTH CENTURIES. THE MEAD ART MUSEUM CREATES INNOVATIVE AND RIGOROUS EXHIBITIONS FROM ITS DIVERSE COLLECTION OF 19,500 WORKS INCLUDING AMERICAN ART, RUSSIAN MODERNIST ART, FRENCH ART, BRITISH PORTRAITURE, AFRICAN ART, JAPANESE ART, 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY PHOTOGRAPHY, AND MASTER AND MODERN PRINTS AND DRAWINGS. OVER 150 AMHERST COLLEGE CLASSES VISIT THE MEAD'S TWO STUDY ROOMS ANNUALLY TO LEARN FROM ORIGINAL WORKS OF ART. THE BENESKI MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY HOUSES RESEARCH COLLECTIONS OF VERTEBRATE AND INVERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY, MINERALS, ANTHROPOLOGY AND MODERN VERTEBRATES, AS WELL AS NUMEROUS EXHIBITS WHICH ILLUSTRATE THE EVOLUTION AND ECOLOGY OF MAJOR GROUPS OF ANIMALS. THE COLLEGE AND THE LIBRARY MAINTAIN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ADDRESSING THE COLLECTIONS' UPKEEP AS WELL AS OTHER ASPECTS OF THEIR MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING ACCESSION AND DEACCESSION POLICIES.
PART IV, LINE 2B:
THE TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE SERVES AS THE CUSTODIAN OF FUNDS OWNED BY CERTAIN STUDENT GROUPS.
PART V, LINE 4:
THE MISSION OF THE TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE'S ENDOWMENT IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN ORDER THAT THE COLLEGE MAY PROVIDE A QUALITY EDUCATION TO ALL ADMITTED STUDENTS AS ARTICULATED IN THE MISSION STATEMENT OF AMHERST COLLEGE. THE ENDOWMENT IS MANAGED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENSURING THE CURRENT AND FUTURE SPENDING REQUIREMENTS ARE SUPPORTED, WHILE ALSO PRESERVING THE ENDOWMENT FUND IN PERPETUITY. THE ENDOWMENT FUNDED A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF OPERATING REVENUE IN THIS TAX YEAR. THE ENDOWMENT DISTRIBUTION IS USED FOR SUCH PURPOSES AS FINANCIAL AID, NAMED PROFESSORSHIPS, FACULTY AND STUDENT RESEARCH, ACADEMIC SUPPORT, SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT, ATHLETICS, INTERNSHIPS, AND FELLOWSHIPS/PRIZES.
PART X, LINE 2:
THE INSTITUTION IS GENERALLY EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES. MANAGEMENT PERFORMS AN ANNUAL REVIEW FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ALONG WITH ANY RELATED INTEREST AND PENALTIES. MANAGEMENT BELEIVES THAT THE INSTITUTION HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD HAVE A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT, INDIVIDUALLY OR IN THE AGGREGATE, UPON THE INSTITUTION'S BALANCE SHEET OR THE RELATED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES OR CASH FLOWS.
PART V, LINE 2
AMHERST COLLEGE HAS ADOPTED ASU 2016-14, PRESENTATION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES. AS A RESULT, THE JUNE 30, 2021 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CLASSIFY NET ASSETS AS EITHER NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS, OR NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF SCHEDULE D, LINE 2, AMHERST COLLEGE HAS REPORTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS AS BOARD DESIGNATED OR QUASI-ENDOWMENT AND ENDOWMENT FUNDS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS AS PERMANENT ENDOWMENT, RESPECTIVELY.
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