Public Charity

CORNISH COLLEGE OF THE ARTS

Based in SEATTLE, WA, CORNISH COLLEGE OF THE ARTS operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $29.4M in revenue, $30.3M in expenses, $72.4M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 69 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $2.9M.

EIN: 910916534 SEATTLE, WA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$29.4M
Total Expenses$30.3M
Total Assets$72.4M
Grant Records69
Funding Total$2.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF CORNISH COLLEGE OF THE ARTS IS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS ASPIRING TO BECOME PRACTICING ARTISTS WITH ANEDUCATIONAL PROGRAM OF THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE QUALITY, IN AN ENVIRONMENT, THAT NURTURES CREATIVITY AND INTELLECTUALCURIOSITY, WHILE PREPARING THEM TO CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY AS ARTISTS, CITIZENS, AND INNOVATORS.

Where $100 goes at Cornish College of the Arts

How Cornish College of the Arts divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$87 Programs the work itself
$12 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $87 for programs

$87
An accredited four-year college offering baccalaureate degrees in the performing and visual arts
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 488 students; 437 students; 68 students
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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

PROVOST (THRU 05/25) Brian Harlan
DEAN OF STUDENT AFFAIRS (THRU 05/25) Brittany Henderson
TRUSTEE (THRU 07/24) Carie Antonelli
INTERIM CFO / INTERIM CFO (AS OF 12/24) Cheryl Wynne
VP FINANCE & BUDGET,CFO (THRU 12/24) Deborah Treen
INTERIM PRESIDENT / INTERIM PRESIDENT (AS OF 07/24) Emily Parkhurst

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Top Grant Purposes

Education
$2,066,060 26 grants
General Support
$692,827 35 grants
Arts & Culture
$32,100 3 grants
Human & Social Services
$22,500 1 grant
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$500 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $29.4M $30.3M $72.4M
2024 $22.0M $31.1M $77.7M
2023 $22.6M $24.6M $84.1M
2022 $29.1M $23.6M $87.9M
2021 $23.9M $25.3M $85.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $23.9M to $29.4M (+23%), with total assets most recently reported at $72.4M.

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