Nonprofit · EIN 13-2707879
COMMISSION ON INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
Tax-exempt · ALBANY, NY 12207
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,603,264 | $2,468,780 | $134,484 | $9,617,579 | $2,559,220 | $7,058,359 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,624,953 | $2,358,177 | $266,776 | $9,246,059 | $2,476,545 | $6,769,514 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $112,520
- of which government grants
- $101,520
- Program service revenue
- $2,209,998
- Investment income
- $205,637
- Net rental income
- -$89,021
- Other revenue
- $75,109
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $986,269
- Other salaries and wages
- $636,624
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,939,692
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $20,869
- Occupancy
- $19,875
- Travel
- $46,425
- Depreciation
- $23,819
- Program services (functional)
- $2,161,131
- Management and general (functional)
- $307,649
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $9,246,059
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,617,579
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,559,220
- Net assets, end of year
- $7,058,359
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $630,473
- Publicly traded securities
- $5,572,943
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $7,058,359
- Gross unrelated business income
- $29,879
- Gross receipts
- $2,842,388
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 38
- Year formed
- 1956
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOLA BRABHAM | PRESIDENT Officer | 35.63 | $323,004 | $17,000 | $34,702 |
| EDICECIL SAMANIEGO | CFO Officer | 37.5 | $135,571 | $0 | $51,771 |
| KEITH CUSHING | VP RESEARCH/ADMIN Officer | 37.5 | $133,124 | $0 | $51,787 |
| CLAIRE MILLER | VP STRATEGIC DEV/CHIEF OF STAFF Officer | 37.5 | $131,828 | $0 | $25,977 |
| THOMAS SCHNURR | DIRECTOR OF GOV AFFAIRS Officer | 35.63 | $87,945 | $4,629 | $43,672 |
| THOMAS BAILEY | TRUSTEE (TO MARCH) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LEON BOTSTEIN | TRUSTEE (TO MARCH) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANCES BRONET | TRUSTEE (TO MARCH) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL BROPHY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN BURNS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CINNAMON CARLARNE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL CASSIDY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY CLINE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC CONNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LA JERNE TERRY CORNISH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
24 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTHONY CROWELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KENNETH DALY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BASSAM DEEB | TRUSTEE (TO MARCH) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| HANK FOLEY | TRUSTEE (TO MARCH) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MATTHEW GIORDANO | TRUSTEE (FROM MARCH) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RUPERT HAYLES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARVIN KRISLOV | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| WAYNE LEWIS JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LYNN ORTALE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SUSAN PARISH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH PAUL | TRUSTEE (TO MARCH) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TODD PFANNESTIEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SHAEL POLAKOW-SURANSKY | TRUSTEE (TO MARCH) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MATTHEW SHAFTEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| REV BRIAN SHANLEY | TRUSTEE (FROM MARCH) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| STEVE STOUTE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TANIA TETLOW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TOYIN TOFADE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHARLES SEIFERT | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAVID HARRIS | VICE-CHAIR (TO MARCH) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| JAMES LENTINI | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| SHARON DEVIVO | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| LORRIE CLEMO | SECRETARY (TO MARCH) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHARLES GIBBS | SECRETARY (FROM MARCH) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 42 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOLA BRABHAM | PRESIDENT Officer | 35.63 | $314,175 | $16,536 | $33,430 |
| KEITH CUSHING | VP RESEARCH/ADMIN Officer | 37.5 | $129,617 | $0 | $46,876 |
| SUSAN NESBITT-PEREZ | VP OUTREACH/FINANCIAL AID Officer | 37.5 | $140,995 | $0 | $14,148 |
| EDICECIL SAMANIEGO | CFO Officer | 37.5 | $110,181 | $0 | $44,880 |
| CLAIRE MILLER | VP STRATEGIC DEV/CHIEF OF Officer | 37.5 | $114,520 | $0 | $22,846 |
| EMILY MORGESE | VP OPERATIONS/BOARD GOVERN Officer | 37.5 | $99,580 | $0 | $37,518 |
| THOMAS SCHNURR | DIRECTOR OF GOV AFFAIRS Officer | 35.63 | $81,225 | $4,275 | $38,991 |
| VICTOR ALICEA | TRUSTEE (TO MARCH) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER AMES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS BAILEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DONALD BOOMGAARDEN | TRUSTEE (TO MARCH) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LEON BOTSTEIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH BRADLEY | TRUSTEE (TO MARCH) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANCES BRONET | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN BURNS | TRUSTEE (FROM MARCH) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CINNAMON CARLARNE | TRUSTEE (FROM MARCH) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL CASSIDY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY CLINE | TRUSTEE (FROM MARCH) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LA JERNE TERRY CORNISH | TRUSTEE (FROM MARCH) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY CROWELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BASSAM DEEB | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON DEVIVO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| HANK FOLEY | TRUSTEE (FROM MARCH) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RUPERT HAYLES | TRUSTEE (FROM MARCH) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN KADISH | TRUSTEE (TO MARCH) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARVIN KRISLOV | TRUSTEE (FROM MARCH) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES LENTINI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SR MARY EILEEN O'BRIEN | TRUSTEE (TO MARCH) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN ORTALE | TRUSTEE (FROM MARCH) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN PARISH | TRUSTEE (FROM MARCH) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH PAUL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAEL POLAKOW-SURANSKY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES SEIFERT | TRUSTEE (FROM MARCH) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TANIA TETLOW | TRUSTEE (FROM MARCH) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TOYIN TOFADE | TRUSTEE (FROM MARCH) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID WIPPMAN | TRUSTEE (TO MARCH) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCIA WHITE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID MUNSON | CHAIR (TO MARCH) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID HARRIS | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA SPARKS | VICE-CHAIR (TO MARCH) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LORRIE CLEMO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNE PASSARO | TREASURER (TO MARCH) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 17 ELK ST FL 2, ALBANY, NY 12207-1014
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LOLA W BRABHAM, 17 ELK ST FL 2, ALBANY, NY 12207
- Signed the 990
- LOLA W BRABHAM, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (518) 436-4781
- Website
- WWW.CICU.ORG
- Return prepared by
- UHY ADVISORS NORTHEAST INC
Mission
MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION FOR INDEPENDENT COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CHIEF EXECUTIVES.
Program accomplishments
- THE COORDINATING ORGANIZATION AND PUBLIC FORUM REPRESENTING MORE THAN 100 MEMBER NOT-FOR-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE INDEPENDENT SECTOR. LIAISON AND REPRESENTATIVE OF MEMBERS TO VARIOUS STATE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES AND STATE AGENCIES. PRODUCE VARIOUS PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS PROMOTING ADMISSION TO INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.Expenses $2,161,131 · revenue $2,344,249
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-2707879
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1972
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B40F)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $9,617,579
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,842,388
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,603,264 | $2,468,780 | $9,617,579 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,624,953 | $2,358,177 | $9,246,059 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,358,970 | $2,402,031 | $8,890,201 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-2707879).
Questions about COMMISSION ON INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
- What is the EIN of COMMISSION ON INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COMMISSION ON INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES is 13-2707879.
- Is COMMISSION ON INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1972.
- Are donations to COMMISSION ON INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COMMISSION ON INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of COMMISSION ON INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COMMISSION ON INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COMMISSION ON INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names LOLA W BRABHAM.
- Who are the officers and directors of COMMISSION ON INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 39 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $323,004 (LOLA BRABHAM, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does COMMISSION ON INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,603,264, expenses of $2,468,780 and total assets of $9,617,579 at year end.
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