COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES
EIN 38-1550064 · Education (B420)
What they do
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.
Should I give to this charity?
Of every $100 spent, about $72.10 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.
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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders41 people are listed in the latest report.
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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $606,752 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.
Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $393,913 for DONALD L TUSKI PHD (PRESIDENT). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.
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Leadership and board
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DONALD L TUSKI PHDPRESIDENT
TERESA LAREAUVP OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
TIMOTHY FLATTERYPROVOST
KERRI MCKAYVP OF FINANCE
GREG FRASERCHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
PAUL SNYDERCHAIR OF TRANSPORTATION DESIGN
CHRISTINA DEROOSDIRECTOR KRESGE ARTS IN DETROIT
IAN LAMBERTDEAN OF GRADUATE STUDIES
OLGA STELLAVP OF STRATEGY & COMMUNICATIONS
AMY RUOPPDEAN OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
NATHAN M FORBESTRUSTEE
WILLIAM S TAUBMANTRUSTEE
NICOLE EISENBERGTRUSTEE
PAIGE RAKOLTA FRISCHTRUSTEE
RALPH GILLESSECRETARY
ROBERT H BLUESTEINTRUSTEE
STEPHEN R POLKTRUSTEE
STEVE DAVISTRUSTEE
SYDNEY L ROSSTRUSTEE
T J WINFREYTRUSTEE
THOMAS BUHLTRUSTEE
THOMAS CELANITRUSTEE
WALTRAUD E PRECHTERTRUSTEE
ALBURN H ELVIN JRTRUSTEE
KC CRAINTRUSTEE
DANIALLE KARMANOSTRUSTEE
DARRELL BURKSTRUSTEE
DAVID M HEMPSTEADTRUSTEE
DON MANVELTRUSTEE
FRANK CAMPANALETRUSTEE
JAMES H VANDENBERGHETREASURER
JAMES M NICHOLSONCHAIRMAN
JODY INGLE IIITRUSTEE
MORAY CALLUMTRUSTEE
LINDA DRESNERTRUSTEE
LISA MATERAZZOTRUSTEE
LYNN F ALANDTVICE CHAIRMAN
MARLA DRUTZTRUSTEE
MATT CULLENTRUSTEE
MAUREEN MOLLY P VALADETRUSTEE
MICHAEL SIMCOETRUSTEE
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1957
- Location
- 201 E KIRBY ST, DETROIT, MI 48202-4048
- County
- Wayne
- In care of
- KERRI MCKAY
- Primary officer
- KERRI MCKAY, VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- PLANTE & MORAN PLLC
- NTEE classification
- Education (B420)