Nonprofit · EIN 95-2501387
THE COLBURN SCHOOL
Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90012
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $69,730,013 | $56,857,229 | $12,872,784 | $761,530,405 | $145,650,155 | $615,880,250 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $130,692,009 | $54,782,423 | $75,909,586 | $732,847,191 | $141,569,828 | $591,277,363 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $24,141,172
- of which government grants
- $228,449
- Program service revenue
- $19,657,692
- Investment income
- $24,072,893
- Net rental income
- $725,690
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $8,889,294
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$191,410
- Other revenue
- $1,858,256
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $11,875,568
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $2,392,818
- Other salaries and wages
- $18,549,949
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $24,975,236
- Professional fundraising fees
- $13,000
- Legal fees
- $19,539
- Accounting fees
- $139,369
- Occupancy
- $2,063,457
- Travel
- $512,782
- Depreciation
- $5,005,343
- Program services (functional)
- $46,204,863
- Management and general (functional)
- $7,791,005
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,861,361
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $732,847,191
- Total assets, end of year
- $761,530,405
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $145,650,155
- Net assets, end of year
- $615,880,250
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $258,878,693
- Publicly traded securities
- $21,874,684
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $291,469,957
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $324,410,293
- Gross unrelated business income
- $2,018,200
- Gross receipts
- $154,142,677
- Employees
- 527
- Volunteers
- 93
- Year formed
- 1951
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEL KARDAN | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $745,808 | $130,462 |
| ROBERT LIPSETT | PROFESSOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $490,440 | $34,200 |
| MAEESHA MERCHANT | EVP, CFO/COO/TREASURER Officer | 40 | $461,017 | $32,924 |
| FABIO BIDINI | PROFESSOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $421,765 | $31,598 |
| ANNIE E WICKERT - SVP OF | PHILANTHROPY/DIRECTOR, CAP CAMPAIGN Key employee | 40 | $375,460 | $24,713 |
| CLIVE GREENSMITH | PROFESSOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $333,355 | $41,854 |
| NATHANIEL ZEISLER | PROVOST Key employee | 40 | $324,244 | $44,804 |
| MARTIN BEAVER | FACULTY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $285,343 | $39,109 |
| JENNIFER KALLEND | VP, COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $277,174 | $25,286 |
| MIRA WOLFF | VP, HR/GENERAL COUNSEL/BOD SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $254,771 | $26,105 |
| ANDREW MILLSTEIN | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL COLBURN GRIGOR | LIFE CHAIRMAN EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID D COLBURN | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE NAEGELE | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL L AVCHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
29 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HENRY CHOI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETHANY COFFEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD W COLBURN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALICE COULOMBE | DIRECTOR (THRU 09/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA CURTIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER F DIENER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JERRY EBERHARDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DARREN EDWARDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUAN CARLOS GONZALEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERRY ROBERT GREENE | DIRECTOR (AS OF 09/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG GUYETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROL F HENRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHERINE COLBURN HOGEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM T KENNEDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MOLLY KIRK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALIZA LESSER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT LEWIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALLAN T MARKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BEVERLY C MARKSBURY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WORTHY MCCARTNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG MCWILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAHNAZ NEWMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SEAN ROURKE | DIRECTOR (AS OF 04/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HEINRICH SCHELBERT MD PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HARRY B SUH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEITH TERASAKI | DIRECTOR (THRU 12/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DYLAN YOLLES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EMMA ZHU | DIRECTOR (AS OF 04/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 44 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SELJUK KARDAN | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $697,138 | $126,454 |
| ROBERT LIPSETT | PROFESSOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $471,179 | $33,180 |
| FABIO BIDINI | PROFESSOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $462,733 | $30,597 |
| MAEESHA MERCHANT | CFO/TREASURER/VP OF BUS. DEVELOP. Officer | 40 | $416,912 | $31,317 |
| LINDA CORMIER | VP HR/BOD SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $335,460 | $23,665 |
| CLIVE GREENSMITH | PROFESSOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $315,970 | $42,105 |
| ANNE E WICKERT | VP ADVANCEMENT Key employee | 40 | $315,885 | $22,646 |
| MARTIN BEAVER | FACULTY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $286,637 | $40,066 |
| TATJANA MASURENKO | FACULTY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $280,501 | $29,003 |
| NATHANIEL ZEISLER - DIR CICI | (THRU 08/23)/PROVOST (AS OF 08/23) Key employee | 40 | $242,157 | $41,775 |
| ADRIAN DALY | PROVOST (THRU 08/23) Key employee | 40 | $215,428 | $25,633 |
| MIRA WOLFF - VP HRGENERAL | COUNSEL/BOD SECRETARY (AS OF 10/23) Officer | 40 | $43,875 | $3,795 |
| ANDREW MILLSTEIN | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL COLBURN GRIGOR | LIFE CHAIRMAN EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID D COLBURN | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE NAEGELE | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL L AVCHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT N BRAUN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HENRY CHOI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETHANY COFFEE | DIRECTOR (AS OF 12/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD W COLBURN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICE COULOMBE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA CURTIS | DIRECTOR (AS OF 12/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER DIENER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRY EBERHARDT | DIRECTOR (AS OF 04/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DARREN EDWARDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUAN CARLOS GONZALEZ | DIRECTOR (AS OF 12/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG GUYETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL F HENRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE COLBURN HOGEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM KENNEDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MOLLY KIRK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALIZA LESSER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT LEWIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLAN MARKS | DIRECTOR (AS OF 12/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEVERLY C MARKSBURY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WORTHY MCCARTNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG MCWILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAHNAZ NEWMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEINRICH SCHELBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HARRY B SUH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH TERASAKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DYLAN YOLLES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 200 S GRAND AVE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012-3007
- In care of
- % LINDA CORNIER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SEL KARDAN, 200 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012
- Signed the 990
- MAEESHA MERCHANT, EVP, CFO/COO/TREASURER
- Phone
- (213) 621-2200
- Website
- WWW.COLBURNSCHOOL.EDU
- Return prepared by
- BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-2501387 or by the name THE COLBURN SCHOOL.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
THE COLBURN SCHOOL'S FOUNDING PRINCIPLE OF "ACCESS TO EXCELLENCE" PROVIDES A PERFORMANCE-CENTERED EDUCATION WITH UNPARALLELED FACULTY AND FACILITIES FOR ALL LEVELS OF DEVELOPMENT, INSTILLS THE JOY AND DISCIPLINE OF THE PERFORMING ARTS, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O).
Program accomplishments
- SEE SCHEDULE OTHE COLBURN SCHOOL (THE "SCHOOL") IS A CALIFORNIA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LOCATED IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. LED BY AN OUTSTANDING FACULTY, THE SCHOOL PROVIDES DEDICATED STUDENTS THE HIGHEST QUALITY PERFORMING ARTS EDUCATION WITH AN EMPHASIS ON PERFORMANCE.THE SCHOOL WAS FOUNDED IN 1950 AS A PREPARATORY PROGRAM FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND FULFILLED THAT FUNCTION UNTIL 1980 WHEN IT BECAME AN INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY SCHOOL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AND WAS ACCREDITED AS A NON-DEGREE-GRANTING INSTITUTION BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF MUSIC (NASM). CURRENTLY, THIS PROGRAM IS KNOWN AS THE COLBURN SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS (CSPA) AND OFFERS PROGRAMS IN MUSIC, DANCE, DRAMA, AND VOICE TO APPROXIMATELY 2,000 STUDENTS OF ALL AGES (TODDLER TO ADULT) AND ABILITIES (NOVICE THROUGH ADVANCED). THE SCHOOL ALSO OPERATES COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS THAT BRING PERFORMING ARTS TO UNDER-SERVED CHILDREN IN INNER-CITY SCHOOLS.THE COLBURN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC (CSCM), ESTABLISHED IN 2003, OFFERS UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS SPECIALIZING IN CLASSICAL MUSIC PERFORMANCE. CSCM PROGRAMS RANGE FROM TWO TO FOUR YEARS OF STUDY AND RESULT IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: A BACHELOR OF MUSIC DEGREE, A PERFORMANCE DIPLOMA, A MASTER OF MUSIC DEGREE, AN ARTIST'S DIPLOMA, OR A PROFESSIONAL STUDIES CERTIFICATE. ADMISSION TO CSCM IS HIGHLY SELECTIVE, AND CSCM PROVIDES ALL STUDENTS WITH SCHOLARSHIPS THAT COVER FULL TUITION AND ROOM AND BOARD. CSCM ENROLLED 130 AND 133 STUDENTS DURING THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 AND 2024, RESPECTIVELY. CSCM IS ACCREDITED BY THE NASM AS A DEGREE-GRANTING SCHOOL.THE COLBURN MUSIC ACADEMY (CSMA), ESTABLISHED IN 2010, IS A NON-DEGREE PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM OF CLASSES TO HIGHLY GIFTED PRE-COLLEGE STUDENTS FOCUSED ON CAREERS IN MUSIC. CSMA ENROLLED 44 AND 50 STUDENTS DURING THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 AND 2024, RESPECTIVELY. THE TRUDL ZIPPER DANCE INSTITUTE (TZDI) WAS CREATED IN 2008, CARVING OUT THE YOUTH AND ADULT DANCE CLASSES FROM CSPA. THE DANCE ACADEMY WAS CREATED IN 2014 UNDER TZDI AS A PRE-PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM FOR A SELECT GROUP OF BALLET STUDENTS AGED 14-18. TZDI ENROLLED 353 AND 296 STUDENTS DURING THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 AND 2024, RESPECTIVELY, IN ITS BALLET, TAP, AND MODERN DANCE PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, THE DANCE ACADEMY ENROLLED 18 STUDENTS DURING THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 AND 2024. PERFORMING ARTS AND OTHER ACADEMIC PROGRAMS INCLUDES EXPENSES FOR THE PROVOST OFFICE, LIBRARY, AND THE PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT, WHICH PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS OF STUDY AND FURTHER OUR MISSION OF PERFORMING ARTS IN ADDITION TO EDUCATION.Expenses $46,204,863 · grants $11,875,568 · revenue $19,657,692
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
- 95-2501387
- 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
- 1981
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A6E0)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $761,530,405
- Income (IRS master file)
- $154,142,677
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $69,730,013 | $56,857,229 | $761,530,405 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $130,692,009 | $54,782,423 | $732,847,191 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $74,199,241 | $55,597,043 | $648,075,574 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $293,942,140 | $51,714,339 | $624,606,660 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | 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 95-2501387).
Questions about THE COLBURN SCHOOL
- What is the EIN of THE COLBURN SCHOOL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE COLBURN SCHOOL is 95-2501387.
- Is THE COLBURN SCHOOL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1981.
- Are donations to THE COLBURN SCHOOL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE COLBURN SCHOOL 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 THE COLBURN SCHOOL 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 THE COLBURN SCHOOL 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 THE COLBURN SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SEL KARDAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE COLBURN SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 44 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $745,808 (SEL KARDAN, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does THE COLBURN SCHOOL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $69,730,013, expenses of $56,857,229 and total assets of $761,530,405 at year end.
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