College for Creative Studies: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 38-1550064)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$81.2M
FY2021	$84.2M
FY2022	$100.6M
FY2023	$94.5M
FY2024	$91.3M
FY2025	$97.3M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$84.9M
FY2021	$83.4M
FY2022	$95.1M
FY2023	$97.3M
FY2024	$97.9M
FY2025	$97.9M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$211.8M
FY2021	$242.4M
FY2022	$226.8M
FY2023	$223.8M
FY2024	$221.9M
FY2025	$228.5M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1957.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

70%

28%

Program services 70% · $58.4M Management & general 28% · $23.7M Fundraising 2% · $1.3M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

46 people listed on the 990; $2.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII

Donald L Tuski PHD

President

$376,906Pt VII · Sec A

Anne D Beck

VP of Administration and Finance

$280,313Pt VII · Sec A

Teresa Lareau

VP of Institutional Advancement

$228,372Pt VII · Sec A

Julie Hingelberg

VP of Enrollment & Student Services

$208,056Pt VII · Sec A

Paul Snyder

Associate Professor of Transportation Design

$196,127Pt VII · Sec A

Timothy Flattery

Dean of Undergraduate Studies

$195,279Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Bruggeman

SR Director of Facilities and Safety & Security

$185,798Pt VII · Sec A

Greg Fraser

Director of Its

$184,299Pt VII · Sec A

Donald L Tuski PHD’s $377K as President is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Donald L Tuski PHD	$376,998	$377,180	$378,197	$375,558	$376,906	$188,222
Richard Rogers	—	—	—	—	—	$332,274
Anne D Beck	—	—	$190,837	$282,188	$280,313	$272,658
Timothy Flattery	$257,735	$259,333	$233,211	$219,170	$195,279	$183,017
Kerri McKay	$251,242	$233,576	$206,777	—	—	$157,751
Teresa Lareau	$245,150	$242,469	$237,027	$229,773	$228,372	$148,310
D'Wayne Edwards	—	—	$223,745	—	—	—
Julie Hingelberg	—	—	$216,400	$209,427	$208,056	$194,705

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates students in visual arts and design through degree and continuing education programs.

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1 program · $58.4M · in their own filed words · FY2020

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College level environment in art and design. Average enrollment was 1380 in degree seeking programs and 112 in continuing education.

$58.4Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2025

CulturesourceFY2025$66K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$66K

Grants paid · 15 grants · $155.9M · 2020–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$19,260,103

Unitemized GrantFY2024$9,477,501

Unitemized GrantFY2024$4,579,181

Unitemized GrantFY2023$20,439,185

Unitemized GrantFY2023$8,107,969

Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,488,940

Unitemized GrantFY2022$19,796,484

Unitemized GrantFY2022$6,782,280

Unitemized GrantFY2022$3,802,678

Unitemized GrantFY2021$18,893,080

Unitemized GrantFY2021$8,952,235

Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,977,963

Unitemized GrantFY2020$16,932,595

Unitemized GrantFY2020$7,225,433

Unitemized GrantFY2020$4,153,629

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$84.2M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$61.0M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.9M

Other incomeLn 4–11$6.0M

Money outPt IX

$83.4M

Ln 25

Programscol B$58.4M

Managementcol C$23.7M

Fundraisingcol D$1.3M

Owns and owesPt X

$242.4M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$30.0M

Total assetsLn 16$285.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$43.1M

PeoplePt VI, VII

46

listed · VII A

PaidVII A9

Voting boardVI 1a38

IndependentVI 1b37

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.9M

Government grantsLn 1e$6.0M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$39K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$254K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$61.0M

Investment incomeLn 3$3.3M

Other incomeLn 4–11$6.0M

Gains on assetsLn 7$3.0M

Total revenueLn 12$84.2M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$16K

SavingsLn 2$29.9M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$30.0M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$104.5M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$142.3M

Total assetsLn 16$285.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$43.1M

Net assetsLn 32$242.4M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 51,110

VolunteersI 623

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$29.2M	$30.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$73.2M	$104.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$146.1M	$142.3M
Total assetsLn 16	$255.6M	$285.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$43.8M	$43.1M
Net assetsLn 32	$211.8M	$242.4M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$28.3M	$28.3M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$2.8M	$2.8M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$1.2M		$923K	$260K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$21.8M	$12.5M	$8.7M	$671K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$582K	$274K	$280K	$28K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$2.4M	$709K	$1.6M	$60K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$1.6M	$905K	$659K	$62K
Legal feesLn 11b	$204K		$204K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$142K		$142K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$264K		$264K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$2.0M	$979K	$878K	$122K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$1.1M	$70K	$965K	$18K
Office expensesLn 13	$2.1M	$550K	$1.5M	$60K
Information technologyLn 14	$1.0M	$265K	$745K
OccupancyLn 16	$5.7M	$4.6M	$1.0M
TravelLn 17	$793K	$8K	$782K	$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$80K	$12K	$68K	$328
InterestLn 20	$1.8M	$29K	$1.7M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$7.3M	$5.9M	$1.5M
InsuranceLn 23	$421K		$421K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$1.4M	$490K	$893K	$9K
All other expensesLn 24e	$488K	$75K	$406K	$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$83.4M	$58.4M	$23.7M	$1.3M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$97.3M	$97.9M	−$607K	$228.5M	990 PDF
FY2024	$91.3M	$97.9M	−$6.6M	$221.9M	990 PDF
FY2023	$94.5M	$97.3M	−$2.7M	$223.8M	990 PDF
FY2022	$100.6M	$95.1M	$5.5M	$226.8M	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$84.2M	$83.4M	$750K	$242.4M	990 PDF
FY2020	$81.2M	$84.9M	−$3.7M	$211.8M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $84,173,161 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $13,608,261$13,914,921

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $60,322,603$61,021,412

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $77,719$3,272,741

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,204,339$5,964,087

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $81,212,922$84,173,161

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $28,710,832$31,129,828

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $29,081,157$27,603,074

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $27,157,656$24,690,717

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $84,949,645$83,423,619

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,736,723$749,542

Part VI · Governance 37 of 38 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body38

VI-1b Independent voting members37

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $84,173,161 across 12 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $1,006,256 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$253,508

VIII-1e Government grants$5,956,177

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,705,236

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$39,401

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$13,914,921

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $61,021,412$61,021,412

VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business −$3,514 · Excluded from tax $272,045$268,531

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $1,985,071$1,985,071

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $3,004,210$3,004,210

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$89,690−$89,690

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $531,939 · Unrelated business $1,009,690 · Excluded from tax $1,520,821$3,062,450

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $63,556,382 · Unrelated business $1,006,176 · Excluded from tax $5,695,682$84,173,161

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $83,423,619 across 22 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $28,311,657$28,311,657

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $2,818,171$2,818,171

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $922,765 · Fundraising $259,926$1,182,691

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $12,454,629 · Management $8,677,594 · Fundraising $670,869$21,803,092

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $273,670 · Management $280,448 · Fundraising $27,751$581,869

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $708,634 · Management $1,641,179 · Fundraising $59,758$2,409,571

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $905,006 · Management $658,653 · Fundraising $62,192$1,625,851

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $204,438$204,438

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $141,600$141,600

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $264,433$264,433

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $979,472 · Management $878,303 · Fundraising $122,048$1,979,823

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $69,999 · Management $964,700 · Fundraising $18,380$1,053,079

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $550,014 · Management $1,497,178 · Fundraising $59,910$2,107,102

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $265,030 · Management $744,989$1,010,019

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,641,528 · Management $1,022,445$5,663,973

IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,282 · Management $782,332 · Fundraising $2,856$793,470

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $11,966 · Management $67,785 · Fundraising $328$80,079

IX-20 InterestPrograms $29,080 · Management $1,740,452$1,769,532

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,857,503 · Management $1,464,376$7,321,879

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $421,410$421,410

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $490,171 · Management $893,126 · Fundraising $8,891$1,392,188

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $75,167 · Management $405,523 · Fundraising $7,002$487,692

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $58,449,979 · Management $23,673,729 · Fundraising $1,299,911$83,423,619

Part X · Balance sheet $285,566,595 assets, 19 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $12,512$15,864

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $29,224,371$29,942,624

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,427,986$3,482,173

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,353,557$2,564,861

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $440,335$382,084

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,828,329$2,328,252

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $146,075,077$142,319,107

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $41,175,638$50,895,305

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $32,069,432$53,636,325

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $255,607,237$285,566,595

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,857,290$5,044,826

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $387,487$1,146,637

X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $37,111,337$36,351,579

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $479,758$590,302

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $43,835,872$43,133,344

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $192,929,840$221,737,351

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $18,841,525$20,695,900

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $211,771,365$242,433,251

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $255,607,237$285,566,595

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $242,433,251 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$84,173,161

XI-2 Total expenses$83,423,619

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$749,542

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$211,771,365

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$29,969,844

XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$57,500

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$242,433,251

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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College for Creative Studies FY2021 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for College for Creative Studies

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV

College for Creative Studies FY2021 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for College for Creative Studies

Funders

Grants

Related Organizations

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV