Public Charity

ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN

ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN, of PASADENA, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $177.3M in revenue, $155.4M in expenses, $427.7M in total assets. 82 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 951921340 PASADENA, CA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$177.3M
Total Expenses$155.4M
Total Assets$427.7M
Grant Records82
Funding Total$3.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO EDUCATE, INSPIRE, AND EMPOWER CREATIVE AND DESIGN LEADERS.

Officers & Directors

VP, CHIEF DIV OFFICER (THRU 12/2024) Aaron Bruce
PROVOST Anne Burdick
TRUSTEE Bruce Heavin
TRUSTEE Charles E Nearburg
TRUSTEE Christopher J Birchby
TRUSTEE Clarence A Daniels Jr

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$964,010 7 grants
EDUCATION
$679,910 12 grants
FINANCIAL AID
$200,000 2 grants
GRANTS TO HELP FUND AND SUPPORT FACULTY WITH INNOVATIVE IDEAS TO CREATE NEW OR TRANSFORM EXISTING COURSES AND PROGRAMS TO HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP NOVEL, STEM-BASED INVENTIONS AND GAIN THE NECESSARY ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS NEEDED TO BRING THESE IDEAS TO MARKET.
$155,625 5 grants
Promote Education in Creative Arts
$137,500 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $177.3M $155.4M $427.7M
2024 $150.1M $157.4M $404.5M
2023 $145.0M $149.6M $392.6M
2022 $147.2M $142.4M $387.8M
2021 $138.6M $132.8M $369.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $138.6M to $177.3M (+28%), with total assets most recently reported at $427.7M.

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