Public Charity

HIGHER LEARNING COMMISSION

HIGHER LEARNING COMMISSION is a Public Charity headquartered in CHICAGO, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $17.5M revenue, $17.5M expenses, $34.7M total assets. 1 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $500K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 364405660 CHICAGO, IL Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$17.5M
Total Expenses$17.5M
Total Assets$34.7M
Grant Records1
Funding Total$500K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

SERVING THE COMMON GOOD BY ASSURING AND ADVANCING THE QUALITY OF HIGHER LEARNING.

Sample Grants Received

2024
GENERAL SUPPORT
$500,000

Showing up to 5 of 1 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

VICE PRESIDENT OF ACCREDIT Andrew C Lootens-White
VICE PRESIDENT OF ACCREDIT Dr Anthea Sweeney
PRESIDENT Dr Barbara Gellman-Danley
BOARD MEMBER Dr Daniel Abebe
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Dr Eric Martin
BOARD MEMBER Dr Henry L Smith

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL SUPPORT
$500,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $17.5M $17.5M $34.7M
2024 $16.9M $17.2M $34.0M
2023 $16.7M $16.9M $31.8M
2022 $14.6M $15.5M $30.2M
2021 $14.6M $13.4M $34.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $14.6M to $17.5M (+20%), with total assets most recently reported at $34.7M.

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