Public Charity

COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES

Based in DETROIT, MI, COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $97.3M in revenue, $97.9M in expenses, $269.2M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 66 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $5.6M.

EIN: 381550064 DETROIT, MI Undergraduate Colleges NTEE: B42 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$97.3M
Total Expenses$97.9M
Total Assets$269.2M
Grant Records66
Funding Total$5.6M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

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.

Where $100 goes at College for Creative Studies

How College for Creative Studies divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$70 Programs the work itself
$29 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $70 for programs

$70
College level environment in art and design
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 1,256 programs
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Alburn H Elvin Jr
DEAN OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES Amy Ruopp
DIRECTOR KRESGE ARTS IN DETROIT Christina Deroos
TRUSTEE Danialle Karmanos
TRUSTEE Darrell Burks
TRUSTEE David M Hempstead

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$3,553,930 26 grants
General Support
$1,256,549 29 grants
Arts & Culture
$576,045 5 grants
Health & Medicine
$62,500 1 grant
Youth Development
$15,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $97.3M $97.9M $269.2M
2024 $91.3M $97.9M $263.6M
2023 $94.5M $97.3M $271.7M
2022 $100.6M $95.1M $273.3M
2021 $84.2M $83.4M $285.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $84.2M to $97.3M (+16%), with total assets most recently reported at $269.2M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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