Nonprofit · EIN 95-1921340
ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN
Tax-exempt · PASADENA, CA 91103
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $177,263,410 | $155,357,867 | $21,905,543 | $427,748,901 | $157,259,831 | $270,489,070 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $150,138,393 | $157,356,767 | -$7,218,374 | $404,453,575 | $168,326,350 | $236,127,225 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $144,955,105 | $149,599,946 | -$4,644,841 | $392,596,618 | $169,754,824 | $222,841,794 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $26,036,663
- of which government grants
- $5,990
- Program service revenue
- $141,324,251
- Investment income
- $8,444,131
- Net rental income
- $437,348
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $5,257,467
- Tax-exempt bond proceeds
- $287,268
- Other revenue
- $1,458,365
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $29,343,983
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $2,392,577
- Other salaries and wages
- $59,037,321
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $76,531,651
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $659,982
- Accounting fees
- $181,570
- Occupancy
- $6,514,636
- Travel
- $987,582
- Depreciation
- $7,407,958
- Program services (functional)
- $145,441,528
- Management and general (functional)
- $7,538,374
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,377,965
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $404,453,575
- Total assets, end of year
- $427,748,901
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $157,259,831
- Net assets, end of year
- $270,489,070
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $188,293,721
- Publicly traded securities
- $72,085,756
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $139,169,820
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $131,319,250
- Gross unrelated business income
- $6,021
- Gross receipts
- $235,553,380
- Employees
- 2,134
- Volunteers
- 115
- Year formed
- 1930
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN HOFMANN | PRESIDENT/CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $550,902 | $76,823 |
| TOM STERN | SVP, ENROLLMENT MGMT/STUDENT AFFAIRS Key employee | 40 | $286,500 | $39,512 |
| ANNE BURDICK | PROVOST Key employee | 40 | $270,540 | $43,783 |
| MELANIE BURZYNSKI | SVP, ADVANCEMENT Key employee | 40 | $301,610 | $6,764 |
| KRISTINE BOWNE | VP, PROF DEV & INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $282,414 | $21,246 |
| MAGGIE HENDRIE | DEPARTMENT CHAIR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $228,075 | $39,469 |
| THERESA ZIX | VP, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $233,074 | $27,979 |
| LISA SANCHEZ | VP, EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE & ENGAGEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $233,385 | $24,560 |
| ROSS LAMANNA | DEPARTMENT CHAIR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $228,951 | $23,553 |
| AARON BRUCE | VP, CHIEF DIV OFFICER (THRU 12/2024) Key employee | 40 | $227,044 | $21,662 |
| JIM POORE | SVP, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Key employee | 40 | $197,177 | $8,642 |
| RICHARD HALUSCHAK | FORMER SVP, CF&AO (THRU 1/2024) Former | 40 | $132,358 | $40,749 |
| ELSA LUNA | SVP, CHIEF FIN & ADMIN OFFICER Officer | 40 | $160,490 | $5,009 |
| JEFFREY C BARBAKOW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD BENSION | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
26 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEVIN G BETHUNE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER J BIRCHBY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLARENCE A DANIELS JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANTLEY DAVIS | TRUSTEE (THRU 1/2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANICE FELDMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH E GAVLAK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM GILMORE | TRUSTEE/TREASURER (THRU 2/2025) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM T GROSS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRUCE HEAVIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA A HILL | TRUSTEE/FIRST VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN M HITTER | TRUSTEE/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY M KOBE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA LORA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID C MARTIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MERLE MULLIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PRAJNA MURDAYA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES E NEARBURG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARIANA PRIETO | TRUSTEE (START 6/2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL RAINEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| IVY ROSS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELE RUIZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHILLIP SAROFIM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ZACHARY E SNYDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE TSENG | TRUSTEE (START 6/2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANZ VON HOLZHAUSEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL M WARSAW | TRUSTEE/CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 38 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN HOFMANN | PRESIDENT/CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $520,435 | $73,634 |
| RICHARD HALUSCHAK | SVP, CF&AO (THRU 1/2024) Officer | 40 | $310,861 | $51,137 |
| ANNE BURDICK | ACTING PROVOST Key employee | 40 | $249,135 | $37,284 |
| ANDY OGDEN | CHAIR, GRAD IND DES (THRU 12/2023) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $240,872 | $45,008 |
| TOM STERN | SVP, ADMISSIONS & ENROLLMENT MGMT Key employee | 40 | $238,203 | $40,453 |
| MAGGIE HENDRIE | DEAN, MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $218,237 | $37,925 |
| GLORIA KONDRUP | ED, CTR FOR TYPOGRAPHY (THRU 4/2023) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $216,459 | $37,230 |
| THERESA ZIX | VP, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $223,744 | $23,925 |
| LISA SANCHEZ | VP, EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT & EXPERIENCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $216,187 | $26,258 |
| AARON BRUCE | VP, CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $197,083 | $21,901 |
| DARRYL MORI | ACTING SVP, DEVELOPMENT (THRU 9/2023) Key employee | 40 | $153,944 | $24,160 |
| MICHAEL M WARSAW | TRUSTEE/CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA A HILL | TRUSTEE/FIRST VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN M HITTER | TRUSTEE/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM GILMORE | TRUSTEE/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY C BARBAKOW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD BENSION | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN G BETHUNE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER J BIRCHBY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WESLEY A COLEMAN | TRUSTEE (THRU 6/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARENCE A DANIELS JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANTLEY DAVIS | TRUSTEE (START 10/2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANICE FELDMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH E GAVLAK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM T GROSS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE HEAVIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY M KOBE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA LORA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID C MARTIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MERLE MULLIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PRAJNA MURDAYA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES E NEARBURG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL RAINEY | TRUSTEE (START 10/2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IVY ROSS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELE RUIZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILLIP SAROFIM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ZACHARY E SNYDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANZ VON HOLZHAUSEN | TRUSTEE (START 2/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 38 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LORNE M BUCHMAN | PRESIDENT/CEO (THRU 6/2022) Key employee | 0 | $643,592 | $76,705 |
| KAREN HOFMANN | PRESIDENT/CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $387,955 | $45,474 |
| RICHARD HALUSCHAK | SVP, CHIEF FINANCIAL & ADMIN OFFICER Officer | 40 | $329,613 | $49,551 |
| EMILY LASKIN | SVP, DEVELOPMENT (THRU 9/2022) Key employee | 40 | $256,133 | $45,538 |
| TOM STERN | SVP, ADMISSIONS & ENROLLMENT MGMT Key employee | 40 | $239,532 | $38,370 |
| JERED GOLD | VP, MARKETING & COMMS (THRU 12/2022) Key employee | 40 | $227,794 | $37,179 |
| ROSEMARIE PICCIONI | ASSOCIATE PROVOST, ACX/ONLINE ED Highest-paid employee | 40 | $219,871 | $33,632 |
| DAVID MOCARSKI | CHAIR, ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $218,672 | $34,449 |
| GLORIA KONDRUP | EXEC DIRECTOR, CENTER OF TYPOGRAPHY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $220,038 | $32,227 |
| LISA SANCHEZ | VP, EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT & EXPERIENCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $217,444 | $24,360 |
| ERIC NG | FULL TIME FACULTY, ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $215,878 | $22,444 |
| ANNE BURDICK | ACTING PROVOST Key employee | 40 | $189,024 | $26,313 |
| AARON BRUCE | VP, CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $189,153 | $14,590 |
| MICHAEL M WARSAW | TRUSTEE/CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA A HILL | TRUSTEE/FIRST VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN M HITTER | TRUSTEE/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM GILMORE | TRUSTEE/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY C BARBAKOW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD BENSION | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN G BETHUNE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER J BIRCHBY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WESLEY A COLEMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARENCE A DANIELS JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANICE FELDMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH E GAVLAK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM T GROSS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE HEAVIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY M KOBE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA LORA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID C MARTIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MERLE MULLIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER W MULLIN | TRUSTEE (THRU 6/2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PRAJNA MURDAYA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES E NEARBURG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IVY ROSS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELE RUIZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILLIP SAROFIM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ZACHARY E SNYDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1700 LIDA ST, PASADENA, CA 91103-1924
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KAREN HOFMANN, 1700 LIDA STREET, PASADENA, CA 91103
- Signed the 990
- ELSA LUNA, SVP, CFAO
- Phone
- (626) 396-2200
- Website
- WWW.ARTCENTER.EDU
- Return prepared by
- BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-1921340 or by the name ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN.
- 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
OUR MISSION IS TO EDUCATE, INSPIRE, AND EMPOWER CREATIVE AND DESIGN LEADERS.
Program accomplishments
- THE COLLEGE OPERATES AN INDEPENDENT, FOUR-YEAR CURRICULUM TO EDUCATE ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS IN COMMUNICATION ARTS AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN. THE COLLEGE OFFERS A BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS DEGREE IN SIX MAJORS (CREATIVE DIRECTION; FILM; FINE ART; GRAPHIC DESIGN; ILLUSTRATION; AND PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGING) AND A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN FIVE MAJORS (ENTERTAINMENT DESIGN; INTERACTION DESIGN; PRODUCT DESIGN; SPATIAL EXPERIENCE DESIGN; AND TRANSPORTATION DESIGN). GRADUATE PROGRAMS LEAD TO THE MASTER OF FINE ARTS DEGREE IN: FILM; ART; MEDIA DESIGN PRACTICES; AND GRAPHIC DESIGN. THE GRADUATE PROGRAMS THAT OFFER THE MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE ARE: FURNITURE, LIGHTING & FIXTURES; SPATIAL EXPERIENCE DESIGN; INDUSTRIAL DESIGN; AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND DESIGN. TWO GRADUATE PROGRAMS AWARD AN ONLINE MASTER OF DESIGN (MDES) DEGREE IN BRAND DESIGN AND STRATEGY AND INTERACTION DESIGN. ALL EXPENDITURES RELATE TO ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION, PROGRAM SUPPORT AND OPERATION OF THE COLLEGE. THE FTE ENROLLMENT FOR JULY 2024 TO JUNE 2025 WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,188 (FALL 2024), 2,068 (SPRING 2025) AND 768 (SUMMER 2025) STUDENTS.Expenses $145,441,528 · grants $29,343,983 · revenue $141,324,251
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
- 95-1921340
- 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
- 1951
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B420)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $427,748,901
- Income (IRS master file)
- $235,553,380
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $177,263,410 | $155,357,867 | $427,748,901 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $150,138,393 | $157,356,767 | $404,453,575 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $144,955,105 | $149,599,946 | $392,596,618 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $147,178,248 | $142,354,227 | $387,750,252 | 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 95-1921340).
Questions about ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN
- What is the EIN of ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN is 95-1921340.
- Is ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1951.
- Are donations to ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN 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 ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN 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 ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN 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 ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names KAREN HOFMANN.
- Who are the officers and directors of ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 41 people; 13 received compensation from the organization, the highest $550,902 (KAREN HOFMANN, PRESIDENT/CEO).
- How much revenue does ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $177,263,410, expenses of $155,357,867 and total assets of $427,748,901 at year end.
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