SCHEDULE D
(Form 990)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Supplemental Financial Statements
SchDMd Bullet Complete if the organization answered "Yes," to Form 990,
Part IV, line 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f, 12a, or 12b
SchDMd Bullet Attach to Form 990. SchDMd Bullet See separate instructions. SchDMd Bullet Information about Schedule D (Form 990) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2013
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
BENNINGTON COLLEGE CORPORATION
 
Employer identification number

03-0179414
Part I
Organizations Maintaining Donor Advised Funds or Other Similar Funds or Accounts. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 6.
(a) Donor advised funds (b) Funds and other accounts
1 Total number at end of year .........    
2 Aggregate contributions to (during year) ...    
3 Aggregate 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? ............
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? ...................................
Part II
Conservation Easements. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 7.
1
Purpose(s) of conservation easements held by the organization (check all that apply).
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 8/17/06, 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 SchDMd Bullet  
4
Number of states where property subject to conservation easement is located SchDMd Bullet  
5
Does the organization have a written policy regarding the periodic monitoring, inspection, handling of violations, and
enforcement of the conservation easements it holds? .............................
6
Staff and volunteer hours devoted to monitoring, inspecting, and enforcing conservation easements during the year
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7
Amount of expenses incurred in monitoring, inspecting, and enforcing conservation easements during the year
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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)? .......................................
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" to Form 990, Part IV, line 8.
1a
If the organization elected, as permitted under SFAS 116 (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 SFAS 116 (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)
Revenues included in Form 990, Part VIII, line 1 ........................SchDMd Bullet $  
(ii)
Assets included in Form 990, Part X ..............................SchDMd Bullet $  
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 SFAS 116 (ASC 958) relating to these items:
a
Revenues included in Form 990, Part VIII, line 1 ..........................SchDMd Bullet $  
b
Assets included in Form 990, Part X ...............................SchDMd Bullet $  
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.
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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
d
b
e
 
c
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?........
Part IV
Escrow and Custodial Arrangements. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to 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? ....................................
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? .....................
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" to Form 990, Part IV, line 10.
(a)Current year (b)Prior year b (c)Two years back (d)Three years back (e)Four years back
1a Beginning of year balance .... 16,095,407 15,305,452 15,521,361 13,363,529 12,966,861
b Contributions ........ 494,226 24,850 365,508 872,264 10,912
c Net investment earnings, gains, and losses 2,087,428 1,346,381 -58,494 1,792,494 832,387
d Grants or scholarships ..... 189,098 167,965 151,103 137,826 120,132
e Other expenditures for facilities
and programs ........ 		465,313 357,978 322,042 319,560 276,378
f Administrative expenses .... 129,986 55,333 49,778 49,540 50,121
g End of year balance ...... 17,892,664 16,095,407 15,305,452 15,521,361 13,363,529
2
Provide the estimated percentage of the current year end balance (line 1g, column (a)) held as:
a
Board designated or quasi-endowment SchDMd Bullet  
b
Permanent endowment SchDMd Bullet90.900 %
c
Temporarily restricted endowment SchDMd Bullet9.100 %
The percentages in 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" to 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' to 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 .................   1,555,100 1,555,100
b Buildings ................   81,467,049 25,996,464 55,470,585
c Leasehold improvements ............        
d Equipment ................   6,084,786 3,950,566 2,134,220
e Other .................   34,831   34,831
Total. Add lines 1a through 1e. (Column (d) must equal Form 990, Part X, column (B), line 10(c).).......SchDMdBullet 59,194,736
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Part VII
Investments—Other Securities. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' to 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    
Other








Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col. (B) line 12.)Small Bullet  
Part VIII
Investments—Program Related. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' to 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








Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 13.)Small Bullet  
Part IX
Other Assets. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' to Form 990, Part IV, line 11d. See Form 990, Part X, line 15.
(a) Description (b) Book value
(1) SPLIT-INTEREST AGREEMENT 8,419,436
(2) OTHER ASSETS 551,050







Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 15.)...........Small Bullet 8,970,486
Part X
Other Liabilities. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' to Form 990, Part IV, line 11e or 11f. See Form 990, Part X, line 25.
1.(a) Description of liability (b) Book value
Federal income taxes 0
INTEREST RATE SWAPS AT FMV 1,142,128








Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 25.)Small Bullet 1,142,128
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 ..................................................
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Part XI Reconciliation of Revenue per Audited Financial Statements With Revenue per Return Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' to Form 990, Part IV, line 12a.
1 Total revenue, gains, and other support per audited financial statements ....... 1 22,543,265
2 Amounts included on line 1 but not on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12:
a Net unrealized gains on investments .......... 2a 1,234,661
b Donated services and use of facilities ......... 2b  
c Recoveries of prior year grants ........... 2c  
d Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ............ 2d -22,845,199
e Add lines 2a through 2d ..................... 2e -21,610,538
3 Subtract line 2e from line 1..................... 3 44,153,803
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 124,914
b Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ........... 4b 198,402
c Add lines 4a and 4b....................... 4c 323,316
5 Total revenue. Add lines 3 and 4c. (This must equal Form 990, Part I, line 12.) ...... 5 44,477,119
Part XII Reconciliation of Expenses per Audited Financial Statements With Expenses per Return. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' to Form 990, Part IV, line 12a.
1 Total expenses and losses per audited financial statements ........... 1 36,726,129
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 -14,288,727
e Add lines 2a through 2d...................... 2e -14,288,727
3 Subtract line 2e from line 1..................... 3 51,014,856
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 124,914
b Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ............ 4b 198,402
c Add lines 4a and 4b....................... 4c 323,316
5 Total expenses. Add lines 3 and 4c. (This must equal Form 990, Part I, line 18.) ...... 5 51,338,172
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.
Return Reference Explanation
PART III, LINE 4 BENNINGTON COLLEGE WAS THE FIRST COLLEGE IN THE NATION TO INCLUDE THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS AS AN EQUAL PARTNER IN THE LIBERAL ARTS CURRICULUM. BY THE MIDDLE OF THE 20TH CENTURY, BENNINGTON WAS ALREADY PLAYING A CENTRAL ROLE IN THE AMERICAN ART SCENE - SERVING AS A LOCUS FOR MANY MAJOR FIGURES IN THE ART WORLD. BECAUSE OF ITS REMARKABLE HISTORY, BENNINGTON COLLEGE HAS ACQUIRED A UNIQUE COLLECTION OF PAINTINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS, PRINTS AND SCULPTURES - A LARGE PORTION OF THE COLLECTION CONSISTING OF WORK MADE BY ITS RENOWNED ALUMNI, FACULTY AND CAMPUS VISITORS. PRIMARILY A TEACHING COLLECTION, NEW WORK AND WORK FROM THE EXISTING COLLECTION ARE EVALUATED FOR THEIR RELEVANCE TO THE COLLECTION AS A WHOLE. SELECT WORK IS OCCASIONALLY LENT FOR NATIONAL EXHIBITIONS AND EXHIBITIONS IN THE REGION. MUCH OF THE COLLECTION IS PERMANENTLY ON DISPLAY THROUGHOUT THE CAMPUS AND IS EXHIBITED ROUTINELY THROUGH SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS IN THE COLLEGE'S USDAN GALLERY AND THE CROSSETT LIBRARY.
PART V, LINE 4 THE COLLEGE'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 64 INDIVIDUAL FUNDS ESTABLISHED FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES, INCLUDING BOTH DONOR RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS AND FUNDS DESIGNATED BY THE COLLEGE, IF ANY, TO FUNCTION AS ENDOWMENTS. THE COLLEGE USES THE TOTAL RETURN CONCEPT, AND ITS SPENDING POLICY IS DESIGNED TO STABILIZE ANNUAL SPENDING LEVELS AND TO PRESERVE THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE ENDOWMENT ASSETS.
PART X, LINE 2 THE COLLEGE GENERALLY DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR INCOME TAXES SINCE IT IS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ASC 740, INCOME TAXES, PERMITS AN ENTITY TO RECOGNIZE THE BENEFIT AND REQUIRES ACCRUAL OF AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY WHEN THE POSITION IS "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" TO BE SUSTAINED IN THE EVENT OF EXAMINATION BY TAX AUTHORITIES. IN EVALUATING WHETHER A TAX POSITION HAS MET THE RECOGNITION THRESHOLD, THE COLLEGE MUST PRESUME THAT THE POSITION WILL BE EXAMINED BY THE APPROPRIATE TAXING AUTHORITY THAT HAS FULL KNOWLEDGE OF ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION. ASC 740 ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON THE RECOGNITION, MEASUREMENT, AND CLASSIFICATION OF INCOME TAX UNCERTAINTIES, ALONG WITH ANY RELATED INTEREST OR PENALTIES. TAX POSITIONS DEEMED TO MEET THE "MORE-LIKLY-THAN-NOT" THRESHOLD ARE RECORDED AS A TAX EXPENSE IN THE CURRENT YEAR. THE COLLEGE HAS ANALYZED ALL OPEN TAX YEARS, AS DEFINED BY STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS, FOR ALL MAJOR JURISDICTIONS. OPEN TAX YEARS ARE THOSE THAT ARE OPEN FOR EXAM BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. MAJOR TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR THE COLLEGE INCLUDE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE STATE OF VERMONT. AS OF JUNE 30, 2014, OPEN FEDERAL AND VERMONT TAX YEARS FOR THE COLLEGE INCLUDE THE TAX YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2011 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2013. THE COLLEGE HAS NO EXAMINATIONS IN PROGRESS. THE COLLEGE BELIEVES IT HAS NO SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.
PART XI, LINE 2D OTHER REVENUE INCLUDED IN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BUT NOT ON RETURN: CHANGE IN VALUE OF INVESTMENT RETURN ON LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 12,080 CHANGE IN VALUE OF INTEREST RATE SWAP (244,347) CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS 861,531 RENT EXPENSE 413,876 FINANCIAL AID (14,702,603) ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTABLE PLEDGE (9,185,736) -------------- TOTAL (22,845,199)
PART XI, LINE 4B OTHER REVENUE INCLUDED IN RETURN, NOT ON LINE 1: REVENUES NETTED WITH EXPENSES ON AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 198,402
PART XII, LINE 2D OTHER EXPENSES INCLUDED IN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BUT NOT ON RETURN: RENT EXPENSE 413,876 FINANCIAL AID (14,702,603) --------------- TOTAL (14,288,727)
PART XIII, LINE 4B OTHER EXPENSES INCLUDED IN RETURN, NOT ON LINE 1: REVENUES NETTED WITH EXPENSES ON AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 198,402
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