NonprofitsCollege For Creative Studies

Education

College For Creative Studies

DETROIT, MI

Total revenue

$91.3M

Total expenses

$97.9M

Net assets

$221.9M

Grants received

$24.1M

199 grants

EIN

381550064

Tax year

2023

Mission

The college for creative studies is a private college offering a bachelor of fine arts degree in 13 different majors and master of fine arts degrees in four majors. Ccs is an accredited institutional member of the national association of schools of art and design and is accredited by the higher learning commission of the north central association. The college enrolled 1,400 students in degree seeking programs. The college also offers non-credit courses in the visual arts through its continuing education programs and annually provides over 3,000 detroit youth with art and design education through partnership programs.

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$11.0M
Program service revenue$65.9M
Investment income$3.3M
Other revenue$11.1M
Total revenue$91.3M

Expenses

Grants paid$36.8M
Salaries & benefits$31.0M
Fundraising$1.1M
Other expenses$30.0M
Total expenses$97.9M
Total assets$263.6M
Net assets$221.9M

People

43 listed

NameRoleCompensation

DONALD L TUSKI PHD

PRESIDENT

Board

$377K

40 hrs/wk

TIMOTHY FLATTERY

PROVOST

Board

$259K

40 hrs/wk

TERESA LAREAU

VP OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANC

Board

$242K

40 hrs/wk

KERRI MCKAY

VP OF FINANCE

Board

$234K

40 hrs/wk

OLGA STELLA

VP OF STRATEGY & COMMUNICA

Board

$176K

40 hrs/wk

THOMAS CELANI

TRUSTEE

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

LOIS P COHN

TRUSTEE

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

KC CRAIN

TRUSTEE

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

MATT CULLEN

TRUSTEE

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

STEVE DAVIS

TRUSTEE

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

LINDA DRESNER

TRUSTEE

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

MARLA DRUTZ

TRUSTEE

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

NICOLE EISENBERG

TRUSTEE

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

ALBURN H ELVIN JR

TRUSTEE

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

NATHAN M FORBES

TRUSTEE

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

PAIGE RAKOLTA FRISCH

TRUSTEE

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

DAVID M HEMPSTEAD

TRUSTEE

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

JODY INGLE III

TRUSTEE

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

DANIALLE KARMANOS

TRUSTEE

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

DON MANVEL

TRUSTEE

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

LISA MATERAZZO

TRUSTEE

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

STEPHEN R POLK

TRUSTEE

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

WALTRAUD E PRECHTER

TRUSTEE

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

SYDNEY L ROSS

TRUSTEE

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

MICHAEL SIMCOE

TRUSTEE

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

WILLIAM S TAUBMAN

TRUSTEE

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

MAUREEN MOLLY P VALADE

TRUSTEE

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

TJ WINFREY

TRUSTEE

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

WILLIAM PARFET

TRUSTEE

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

JAMES M NICHOLSON

CHAIRMAN

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

LYNN F ALANDT

VICE CHAIRMAN

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

JAMES H VANDENBERGHE

TREASURER

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

RALPH GILLES

SECRETARY

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

ROBERT H BLUESTEIN

TRUSTEE

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

THOMAS BUHL

TRUSTEE

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

DARRELL BURKS

TRUSTEE

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

MORAY CALLUM

TRUSTEE

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

FRANK CAMPANALE

TRUSTEE

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

GREG FRASER

CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

Staff

$204K

40 hrs/wk

IAN LAMBERT

DEAN OF GRADUATE STUDIES

Staff

$191K

40 hrs/wk

PAUL SNYDER

CHAIR OF TRANSPORTATION DESIGN

Staff

$188K

40 hrs/wk

CHRISTINA DEROOS

DIRECTOR KRESGE ARTS IN DETROIT

Staff

$186K

40 hrs/wk

CARLA GONZALEZ

DEAN OF ENROLLMENT

Staff

$178K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

ALLIED UNIVERSAL SECURITY SERVICES

SECURITY SERVICES

$2.0M

CONTINENTAL CAFE LLC

FOOD SERVICE

$1.8M

MECHANICAL DESIGN & INSTALLATION LLC

MECHANICAL SERVICES

$593K

FOREMOST COMMUNICATIONS

PRINT AND DISTRIBUTION SERVICES

$482K

WALKER STREET ACQUISITION LLC

INVESTMENT SERVICES

$302K

Grants received

Showing 199 of 199

FromAmountPurposeYear
$1.8M
PROJECT SUPPORT GRANT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE VIBRANCY OF DETROIT COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING CRITICAL SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS IN THE TRI-COUNTY REGION.
2024
$700K
BENSON & EDITH FORD SCHOLARSHIP
2024
$650K
PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE 2024 EMINENT ARTIST FELLOWSHIP
2024
$250K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$223K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2024
$200K
ANNUAL FUND
2024
$168K
Arts & Technology Program
2024
$160K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$150K
GIFT TO COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES, KARMANOS FASHION ACCESSORIES DESIGN PROGRAM
2024
$120K
CAP PROGRAM
2024
$110K
BRIGHTMOOR NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS
2024
$50K
To support Design Core Detroit's 2024 Detroit Month of Design
2024
$30K
SENIOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
2024
$25K
DETROIT ART SUPPORT 2022-2025
2024
$25K
HIGHER EDUCATION
2024
$20K
UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT
2024
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$5K
PROGRAM SERVICES
2024
$500
GENERAL SUPPORT.
2024
$50
FIDELITY MATCHING GIFTS TO EDUCATION
2024
$1.8M
TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE VIBRANCY OF DETROIT COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING CRITICAL SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS IN THE TRI-COUNTY REGION.
2023
$700K
BENSON & EDITH FORD SCHOLARSHIP
2023
$630K
DISCRETIONARY
2023
$200K
ANNUAL FUND
2023
$155K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$125K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR DESIGN CORE DETROIT TO POSITION DETROIT AS A GLOBAL SOURCE OF CREATIVE TALENT, TO STRENGTHEN AND PROMOTE DETROIT'S DESIGN-DRIVEN BUSINESSES, AND FURTHER SUPPORT THE USE OF INCLUSIVE DESIGN PRACTICES IN DETROIT TO DRIVE INCLUSIVE GROWTH.
2023
$110K
BRIGHTMOOR NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS
2023
$110K
TO BUILD AN ARCHITECTURALLY SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY LIBRARY AND MEETING SPACE AS PART OF A GROWING URBAN FARM DEVELOPMENT IN DETROITS NORTH END.
2023
$110K
TO BUILD AN ARCHITECTURALLY SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY LIBRARY AND MEETING SPACE AS PART OF A GROWING URBAN FARM DEVELOPMENT IN DETROITS NORTH END.
2023
$90K
CAP PROGRAM
2023
$80K
To support the Design Core Detroit's 2023 Detroit Month of Design.
2023
$80K
ADVANCED SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM IN AUTO DESIGN
2023
$70K
COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES' MIDDLE SCHOOL VISUAL ART CLUBS.
2023
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$50K
GENERAL OPERATIONS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
2023
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$25K
HIGHER EDUCATION
2023
$25K
DETROIT ART SUPPORT 2022-2025
2023
$20K
SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR MINORITY AND LOW INCOME STUDENTS
2023
$16K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$15K
ECONOMIC MOBILITY
2023
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$10K
ARTS & CULTURE
2023
$6K
DIRECTOR'S CHOICE: A TEMPORARY EXHIBIT OF STUDENT ARTWORK FOR SKILLMAN OFFICES
2023
$6K
EDUCATION & RESEARCH
2023
$5K
PROGRAM SERVICES
2023
$4K
PROGRAM SERVICES
2023
$3K
SPONSORSHIP
2023
$2K
MATCHING GIFT/TRUSTEE RECOGNITION
2023
$2K
MATCHING GIFT/TRUSTEE RECOGNITION
2023
$500
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$1.8M
TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE VIBRANCY OF DETROIT COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING CRITICAL SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS IN THE TRI-COUNTY REGION.
2022
$700K
BENSON AND EDITH FORD FUND SCHOLARSHIP
2022
$500K
QUALITY EDUCATION
2022
$500K
QUALITY EDUCATION
2022
$291K
EDUCATION PROGRAM/GENERAL OPERATIONS/SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS
2022
$250K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS FOR DESIGN CORE DETROIT IN SUPPORT OF ITS MISSION TO POSITION DETROIT AS A GLOBAL SOURCE OF CREATIVE TALENT AND TO STRENGTHEN AND PROMOTE DETROIT'S DESIGN-DRIVEN BUSINESSES.
2022
$200K
Annual Fund
2022
$155K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2022
$125K
DESIGN CORE DETROIT'S CITY OF DESIGN CHALLENGE PROGRAM
2022
$113K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$103K
BRIGHTMOOR NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS
2022
$100K
TO SUPPORT THE DESIGN CORE DETROIT'S 2022 DETROIT MONTH OF DESIGN
2022
$100K
SCHOLARSHIPS
2022
$97K
DSA PATHWAYS, CONSERVATORY-BASED VISUAL ART AND DESIGN CLUBS.
2022
$90K
CAP PROGRAM
2022
$80K
ADVANCED SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM IN AUTO DESIGN
2022
$75K
ECONOMIC MOBILITY
2022
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$50K
GENERAL OPERATIONS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
2022
$45K
DETROIT DREAMS SCHOLAR 4-YEAR SCHOLARSHIP
2022
$40K
UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT
2022
$38K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2022
$25K
ARTS & CULTURE
2022
$25K
DETROIT ART SUPPORT 2022-2025
2022
$20K
2022 WELLNESS WORKS YOUTH PROVIDER WELLNESS GRANT
2022
$20K
SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR MINORITY AND LOW INCOME STUDENTS
2022
$10K
MONTH OF DESIGN
2022
$10K
MATCHING GIFTS
2022
$10K
HIGHER EDUCATION
2022
$10K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2022
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$7K
BRIGHTMOOR AFTER SCHOOL ARTS
2022
$6K
Program Support
2022
$6K
EDUCATION & RESEARCH
2022
$4K
PROGRAM SERVICES
2022
$3K
SCHOLARSHIP AWARD FOR
2022
$2K
TO SUPPORT ART EDUCATION
2022
$1K
EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE ARTS
2022
$2M
FOR THE "LINDA DRESNER ENDOWED CHAIR OF FASHION DESIGN"
2021
$155K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2021
$97K
BRIGHTMOOR NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS
2021
$80K
ADVANCED SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM IN AUTO DESIGN
2021
$60K
NATIONAL AUTO DESIGN COMPETITION
2021
$50K
GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT
2021
$25K
Richard and Susan Rogers Scholarship Fund
2021
$18K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$18K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$15K
UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT
2021
$15K
DETROIT MONTH OF DESIGN; DETROIT CITY OF DESIGN
2021
$15K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2021
$10K
MATCHING GIFTS
2021
$5K
General Fund
2021
$5K
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2021
$5K
EDUCATION & RESEARCH
2021
$3K
Scholarship for Hawa Rahman
2021
$3K
Program Support
2021
$1K
matching gifts program
2021
$200
Matching Gifts Program
2021
$1.7M
TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE VIBRANCY OF DETROIT COMMUNITIES BY AWARDING AND SUPPORTING THE WORK OF ARTISTS IN THE TRI-COUNTY REGION, INCLUDING THE DELIVERY OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND COVID-19 RELIEF FUNDING.
2020
$600K
STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY
2020
$275K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR DESIGN CORE DETROIT TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACT WITHIN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES.
2020
$200K
ANNUAL FUND
2020
$150K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2020
$150K
TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT THE DETROIT CITY OF DESIGN COMPETITION, AN ANNUAL COMPETITION AMONG DESIGNERS BASED IN UNESCO CITY OF DESIGN CITIES TO CREATE SEMI-PERMANENT INSTALLATIONS IN DETROIT NEIGHBORHOODS
2020
$138K
NATIONAL AUTO DESIGN COMPETITION
2020
$110K
THE SATURDAY ARTS ACADEMY, DETROIT SCHOOL OF ARTS PATHWAY
2020
$100K
TO SUPPORT DESIGN CORE DETROIT'S EFFORTS TO PROVIDE DESIGN RESOURCES TO BUSINESS IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN DURING AND IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
2020
$97K
BRIGHTMOOR NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS
2020
$81K
SCHOLARSHIPS ; CAP PROGRAM
2020
$66K
THIS GRANT PROVIDES GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES AS PART OF ROUND 6 OF THE DETROIT ARTS SUPPORT (DAS) INITIATIVE, WHICH PROVIDES UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT TO ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS OF ALL DISCIPLINES AND SIZES ACROSS THE METROPOLITAN DETROIT AREA.
2020
$63K
WELLNESS INITIATIVE
2020
$60K
2021 Trustee Schools Designation
2020
$50K
GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT
2020
$50K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2020
$50K
ANNUAL FUND
2020
$43K
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
2020
$40K
DETROIT DREAMS SCHOLAR 4-YEAR SCHOLARSHIP
2020
$20K
SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR MINORITY AND LOW INCOME STUDENTS
2020
$20K
DETROIT ART SUPPORT 2019-2021
2020
$20K
DETROIT ART SUPPORT 2019-2021
2020
$20K
SUPPORT THE COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES IN THEIR MISSION TO PROVIDE AN AN OUTSTANDING ART AND DESIGN EDUCATION, ALLOW US TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, AND ENDURE AN ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS.
2020
$15K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2020
$11K
EDUCATION
2020
$10K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$10K
SCHOLARSHIP FOR PUNYISA PHANGCHAM
2020
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$10K
HIGHER EDUCATION
2020
$10K
BETTER WORLD
2020
$10K
SCHOLARSHIPS
2020
$10K
College for Creative Studies General Operating Support
2020
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$7K
GENERAL OPERATIONS AND SUPPORTING MISSION
2020
$7K
EDUCATION & RESEARCH
2020
$7K
BENSON & EDITH FORD SCHOLARSHIP
2020
$5K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2020
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$5K
COVID-19 MINIGRANT
2020
$5K
2019/2020 DIRECTOR'S CHOICE EXHIBITION PROGRAM (SKILLMAN'S STUDENT ART EXHIBIT PROGRAM)
2020
$1K
Matching Gifts Program
2020
$500
Matching Gifts Program
2020
$408
FURTHERANCE OF RECIPIENTS PURPOSES
2020
$250
General & Unrestricted
2020
$50
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2020
$45K
IN SUPPORT OF NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION
2019
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$15K
UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT
2019
$15K
SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMMING
2019
$5K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$5K
STUDENT EXHIBITION OPENING SEO SPONSORSHIP
2019
$2K
EDUCATION & RESEARCH
2019
$2K
Program Support
2019
$138K
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DESIGN COMPETITION
2018
$120K
EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
2018
$85K
EDUCATION
2018
$25K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$19K
TO SUPPORT COLLEGE EDUCATION FUNDING FOR YOUTH
2018
$10K
Donation- Annual fund
2018
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$10K
SCHOLARSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT
2018
$5K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$5K
Scholarships
2018
$3K
Donation- Detroit International Wine Auction
2018
$24K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017

Funded by

$24.1M from 68 funders · 199 grants · 2017–2024

The Kresge Foundation

$8.8M · 10 grants · 2020–2024

Benson & Edith Ford Fund

$2.8M · 8 grants · 2020–2024

Edward C And Linda Dresner Levy

$2.0M · 5 grants · 2019–2023

American Endowment Foundation

$1.1M · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Tides Foundation

$1M · 2 grants · 2022

Community Foundation For Southeast

$872K · 9 grants · 2020–2024

Eleanor & Edsel Ford Fund

$800K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Robert H Tannahill Foundation

$775K · 5 grants · 2020–2024

Details

EIN381550064
NTEE codeB420
Subsection03
Ruling date1957-01
Formed1906
Employees1127
Volunteers27
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