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Columbia College Chicago

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990990-T FY2023
Other · CHICAGO, IL · EIN 36-6112087

About

The organization's mission is to educate students for creative occupations in diverse fields of arts and media.

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
2,836
Volunteers
100

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-08-31
Revenue
$250.7M
Expenses
$270.3M
Assets
$476.6M
Liabilities
$172.0M

Financial history

$275.8M$137.9M$0
161718192021222324
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $250.7M · Peak FY2017: $275.8M · Avg: $243.4M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$56.3M
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestYes
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
Central America and the Caribbean
Central America and the Caribbean
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)
Middle East and North Africa
North America (Canada & Mexico only)
South America
South Asia
East Asia and the Pacific

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
Grants Given
$83.1M
COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO
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Address

600 S Michigan AVE
Chicago, IL, 60605-190

Governance

Voting board members23
Independent members22
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %92.1%
Permanent endowment %4.8%
Endowment held by related orgNo

Fundraising activity (Schedule G)

Uses professional fundraisersYes
Gross fundraising receipts$727K
Net to org$662K
Retained by contractors$65K
ChannelsMail · Phone · Email · In-person · Grant solicitation
Public records
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