Nonprofit · EIN 38-1550064
COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES
Tax-exempt · DETROIT, MI 48202
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $97,259,458 | $97,866,210 | -$606,752 | $269,202,100 | $40,692,120 | $228,509,980 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $91,257,434 | $97,859,307 | -$6,601,873 | $263,605,125 | $41,713,767 | $221,891,358 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $94,517,851 | $97,263,798 | -$2,745,947 | $271,661,547 | $47,845,427 | $223,816,120 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $15,823,160
- of which government grants
- $6,111,928
- Program service revenue
- $65,544,754
- Investment income
- $5,349,223
- Net rental income
- $4,404,478
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $3,923,419
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$109,489
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $167,732
- Other revenue
- $10,542,321
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $37,806,581
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,411,033
- Other salaries and wages
- $24,058,472
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $30,672,287
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $139,353
- Accounting fees
- $220,790
- Occupancy
- $7,262,759
- Travel
- $1,145,121
- Depreciation
- $7,027,958
- Program services (functional)
- $70,547,579
- Management and general (functional)
- $26,057,880
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,260,751
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $263,605,125
- Total assets, end of year
- $269,202,100
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $40,692,120
- Net assets, end of year
- $228,509,980
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $125,079,280
- Publicly traded securities
- $37,096,432
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $200,568,180
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $27,941,800
- Gross unrelated business income
- $1,403,274
- Gross receipts
- $99,550,420
- Employees
- 1,110
- Volunteers
- 23
- Year formed
- 1906
- State of legal domicile
- MI
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DONALD L TUSKI PHD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $376,998 | $16,915 |
| TERESA LAREAU | VP OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT Officer | 40 | $245,150 | $32,304 |
| TIMOTHY FLATTERY | PROVOST Officer | 40 | $257,735 | $16,500 |
| KERRI MCKAY | VP OF FINANCE Officer | 40 | $251,242 | $8,642 |
| GREG FRASER | CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $206,451 | $26,057 |
| PAUL SNYDER | CHAIR OF TRANSPORTATION DESIGN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $192,700 | $30,470 |
| CHRISTINA DEROOS | DIRECTOR KRESGE ARTS IN DETROIT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $194,277 | $28,411 |
| IAN LAMBERT | DEAN OF GRADUATE STUDIES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $188,618 | $24,913 |
| OLGA STELLA | VP OF STRATEGY & COMMUNICATIONS Officer | 40 | $178,038 | $28,195 |
| AMY RUOPP | DEAN OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $183,649 | $21,217 |
| JAMES M NICHOLSON | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN F ALANDT | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES H VANDENBERGHE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| RALPH GILLES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT H BLUESTEIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
26 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS BUHL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| DARRELL BURKS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| MORAY CALLUM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| FRANK CAMPANALE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| THOMAS CELANI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| KC CRAIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| MATT CULLEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| STEVE DAVIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| LINDA DRESNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| MARLA DRUTZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| NICOLE EISENBERG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| ALBURN H ELVIN JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| NATHAN M FORBES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| PAIGE RAKOLTA FRISCH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| DAVID M HEMPSTEAD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| JODY INGLE III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| DANIALLE KARMANOS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| DON MANVEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| LISA MATERAZZO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| STEPHEN R POLK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| WALTRAUD E PRECHTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| SYDNEY L ROSS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SIMCOE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| WILLIAM S TAUBMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| MAUREEN MOLLY P VALADE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| T J WINFREY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 43 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DONALD L TUSKI PHD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $377,180 | $16,170 |
| TERESA LAREAU | VP OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANC Officer | 40 | $242,469 | $35,720 |
| TIMOTHY FLATTERY | PROVOST Officer | 40 | $259,333 | $17,692 |
| KERRI MCKAY | VP OF FINANCE Officer | 40 | $233,576 | $7,890 |
| GREG FRASER | CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $204,163 | $25,980 |
| PAUL SNYDER | CHAIR OF TRANSPORTATION DESIGN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $188,266 | $33,799 |
| CHRISTINA DEROOS | DIRECTOR KRESGE ARTS IN DETROIT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $186,257 | $24,584 |
| OLGA STELLA | VP OF STRATEGY & COMMUNICA Officer | 40 | $175,948 | $28,854 |
| IAN LAMBERT | DEAN OF GRADUATE STUDIES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $190,848 | $12,525 |
| CARLA GONZALEZ | DEAN OF ENROLLMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $178,228 | $13,390 |
| JAMES M NICHOLSON | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN F ALANDT | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES H VANDENBERGHE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| RALPH GILLES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT H BLUESTEIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS BUHL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| DARRELL BURKS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MORAY CALLUM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK CAMPANALE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS CELANI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| LOIS P COHN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| KC CRAIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT CULLEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE DAVIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA DRESNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MARLA DRUTZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE EISENBERG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ALBURN H ELVIN JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHAN M FORBES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| PAIGE RAKOLTA FRISCH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID M HEMPSTEAD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JODY INGLE III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIALLE KARMANOS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| DON MANVEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA MATERAZZO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM PARFET | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN R POLK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| WALTRAUD E PRECHTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| SYDNEY L ROSS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SIMCOE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM S TAUBMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MAUREEN MOLLY P VALADE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| TJ WINFREY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 48 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DONALD L TUSKI PHD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $378,197 | $15,646 |
| TERESA LAREAU | VP OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT Officer | 40 | $237,027 | $32,619 |
| TIMOTHY FLATTERY | PROVOST Officer | 40 | $233,211 | $21,174 |
| JULIE HINGELBERG | VP OF ENROLLMENT & STUDENT Officer | 40 | $216,400 | $18,138 |
| D'WAYNE EDWARDS | PENSOLE - PRESIDENT & CEO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $223,745 | $6,100 |
| GREG FRASER | DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $199,887 | $24,309 |
| PAUL SNYDER | CHAIR OF TRANSPORTATION DESIGN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $192,522 | $23,515 |
| SAMUEL RYAN | PENSOLE - CHAIR OF APPAREL & ACCESSORIES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $205,133 | $10,530 |
| KERRI MCKAY | VP OF FINANCE Officer | 40 | $206,777 | $6,956 |
| ANNE D BECK | VP OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE (PART YEAR) Former | 40 | $190,837 | $17,524 |
| IAN LAMBERT | DEAN OF GRADUATE STUDIES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $185,883 | $11,959 |
| OLGA STELLA | VP OF STRATEGY & COMMUNICATIONS Officer | 40 | $161,129 | $31,242 |
| JAMES M NICHOLSON | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN F ALANDT | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES H VANDENBERGHE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ALPHONSE S LUCARELLI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT H BLUESTEIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS BUHL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| DARRELL BURKS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MORAY CALLUM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK CAMPANALE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS CELANI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| LOIS P COHN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY L COWGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| KC CRAIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT CULLEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE DAVIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA DRESNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MARLA DRUTZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE EISENBERG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ALBURN H ELVIN JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ALFRED J FISHER III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHAN M FORBES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| RALPH GILLES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY GROSFELD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID M HEMPSTEAD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JODY INGLE III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIALLE KARMANOS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| DON MANVEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM PARFET | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN R POLK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| WALTRAUD E PRECHTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL RITCHIE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| SYDNEY L ROSS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SIMCOE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM S TAUBMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MAUREEN MOLLY P VALADE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD T WELBURN JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 201 E KIRBY ST, DETROIT, MI 48202-4048
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DONALD TUSKI, 201 E KIRBY, DETROIT, MI 48202
- Signed the 990
- KERRI MCKAY, VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE
- Phone
- (313) 664-7440
- Website
- WWW.CCSDETROIT.EDU
- Return prepared by
- PLANTE & MORAN PLLC
Mission
THE COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES NURTURES THE CREATIVITY THAT IS VITAL TO THE ENRICHMENT OF MODERN CULTURE. THE COLLEGE EDUCATES VISUAL ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS, KNOWLEDGEABLE IN VARIED FIELDS, WHO WILL BE LEADERS IN CREATIVE PROFESSIONS THAT SHAPE SOCIETY AND ADVANCE ECONOMIC GROWTH. THE COLLEGE FOSTERS STUDENTS' RESOLVE TO PURSUE EXCELLENCE, ACT ETHICALLY, EMBRACE THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES AS CITIZENS OF DIVERSE LOCAL AND GLOBAL COMMUNITIES, AND LEARN THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. THE COLLEGE ENGAGES IN COMMUNITY SERVICE BY OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT AND OPENING CAREER PATHWAYS TO TALENTED INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES.
Program accomplishments
- COLLEGE LEVEL ENVIRONMENT IN ART AND DESIGN. AVERAGE ENROLLMENT WAS 1256 IN DEGREE SEEKING PROGRAMS AND 446 IN CONTINUING EDUCATION.Expenses $70,547,579 · grants $37,806,581 · revenue $71,239,915
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
- 38-1550064
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1957
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B420)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $269,202,100
- Income (IRS master file)
- $99,550,420
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $97,259,458 | $97,866,210 | $269,202,100 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $91,257,434 | $97,859,307 | $263,605,125 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $94,517,851 | $97,263,798 | $271,661,547 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $100,598,734 | $95,101,605 | $273,316,245 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | 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 38-1550064).
Questions about COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES
- What is the EIN of COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES is 38-1550064.
- Is COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1957.
- Are donations to COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES 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 COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES 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 COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES 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 COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DONALD TUSKI.
- Who are the officers and directors of COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 41 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $376,998 (DONALD L TUSKI PHD, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $97,259,458, expenses of $97,866,210 and total assets of $269,202,100 at year end.
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