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← RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN.

Totals

Total revenue
$223,500,826
Total expenses
$226,885,120
Contributions and grants received
$9,973,974
Grants paid
$36,404,794
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$176,326,800
Management and general expenses
$40,454,612
Fundraising expenses
$10,103,708
Program service expenses (Part III)
$176,326,800

Program services were 77.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Listed in Part VII

  • ROSANNE SOMERSON

    PRESIDENT EMERITUS (UNTIL 06/24)

    Total calculated
    $134,618
    From this org
    $98,208
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,410
    Hours/week
    50 + 1 related

  • HILLARY BLUMBERG

    TRUSTEE/CO-CHAIR OF BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ILENE CHAIKEN

    TRUSTEE/CO-CHAIR OF BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KAREN HAMMOND

    TRUSTEE/VICE CHAIR OF BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • JON KAMEN

    TRUSTEE/VICE CHAIR OF BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • TAVARES STRACHAN

    TRUSTEE/VICE CHAIR OF BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • HE SHEIKHA AL MAYASSA BINT HAMAD BI

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ASHLEIGH AXIOS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DAVID C BARCLAY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CAROLINE BAUMANN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • GABRIELLE BULLOCK BARCH

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • NORMAN CHAN BARCH

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DONALD CHOI BARCH

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • RYAN CUNNINGHAM

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ERICA DI BONA

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ROBERT A DIMUCCIO

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • MICHELLE EBANKS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SHEPARD FAIREY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • FABIAN FONDRIEST

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JOE GEBBIA

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ROBERT W GLASS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • GEETANJALI KIRLOSKAR

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DAVID LEE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MARY LOVEJOY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • NICOLE J MILLER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MICHAEL ROCK MFA

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SHAHZIA SIKANDER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MICHAEL H SPALTER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • TODD WATERBURY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • WILLIAM SCHWEIZER

    TRUSTEE (TO 09/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • RICHARD HAINING

    TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MARY-REBECCA EBELING

    SPECIAL ASSIST TO PRES (TO 3/24)

    Total calculated
    $140,395
    From this org
    $110,545
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,850
    Hours/week
    50

  • DAVID ROSATI

    SVP FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

    Total calculated
    $205,716
    From this org
    $179,385
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,331
    Hours/week
    50 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $178,560
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $825
    Deferred
    $13,745
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,586
    Filer's total
    $205,716

  • CRYSTAL WILLIAMS

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $704,388
    From this org
    $635,176
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $69,212
    Hours/week
    50 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $552,676
    Bonus
    $82,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $57,390
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,822
    Filer's total
    $704,388

  • RENEE BYAS

    GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $353,196
    From this org
    $295,310
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,886
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $291,500
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $3,810
    Deferred
    $31,478
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,408
    Filer's total
    $353,196

  • TOUBA GHADESSI

    PROVOST

    Total calculated
    $182,189
    From this org
    $160,416
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,773
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,229
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $187
    Deferred
    $10,923
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,850
    Filer's total
    $182,189

  • KERCI MARCELLO STROUD

    CHIEF MARKET/COMM OFFICER(TO 4/24)

    Total calculated
    $270,058
    From this org
    $219,884
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,174
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $217,553
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,331
    Deferred
    $22,309
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,865
    Filer's total
    $270,058

  • RICHARD MICKOOL

    CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $259,141
    From this org
    $224,745
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,396
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $223,816
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $929
    Deferred
    $21,868
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,528
    Filer's total
    $259,141

  • ANAIS A MISSAKIAN

    INTERIM PROVOST

    Total calculated
    $288,879
    From this org
    $218,821
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $70,058
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,497
    Bonus
    $79,930
    Other
    $1,394
    Deferred
    $23,479
    Nontaxable benefits
    $46,579
    Filer's total
    $288,879

  • JAMES PAUL O'HARA

    VP ENROLLMENT

    Total calculated
    $323,395
    From this org
    $275,203
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $48,192
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $269,186
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $6,017
    Deferred
    $27,845
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,347
    Filer's total
    $323,395

  • O'NEIL OUTAR

    VP INST. ADVANCEMENT (TO 11/23)

    Total calculated
    $417,081
    From this org
    $341,981
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $75,100
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $316,017
    Bonus
    $25,389
    Other
    $575
    Deferred
    $42,390
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,710
    Filer's total
    $417,081

  • ELIZABETH RAINONE

    INTERIM VP HUMAN RESOURCES

    Total calculated
    $227,338
    From this org
    $207,915
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,423
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,028
    Bonus
    $41,972
    Other
    $915
    Deferred
    $18,900
    Nontaxable benefits
    $523
    Filer's total
    $227,338

  • JOHN R SILVA

    VICE PRESIDENT, CAMPUS SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $272,956
    From this org
    $223,109
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,847
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $222,153
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $956
    Deferred
    $22,563
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,284
    Filer's total
    $272,956

  • BROOKS W HAGAN

    DEAN, FINE ARTS

    Total calculated
    $220,625
    From this org
    $172,192
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $48,433
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $171,940
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $252
    Deferred
    $16,630
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,803
    Filer's total
    $220,625

  • SARAH CUNNINGHAM

    VICE PROVOST FOR STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

    Total calculated
    $240,399
    From this org
    $203,438
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,961
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $202,607
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $831
    Deferred
    $19,368
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,593
    Filer's total
    $240,399

  • SARAH GANZ BLYTHE

    INTERIM DIR., RISD MUSEUM

    Total calculated
    $331,338
    From this org
    $268,261
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $63,077
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,156
    Bonus
    $127,826
    Other
    $279
    Deferred
    $28,162
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,915
    Filer's total
    $331,338

  • BETHANY JANKUNIS

    VP STRATEGY/PLANNING/SR ADV TO PRES

    Total calculated
    $301,331
    From this org
    $265,324
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,007
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $236,718
    Bonus
    $28,246
    Other
    $360
    Deferred
    $26,007
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,000
    Filer's total
    $301,331

  • JOANNE L STRYKER

    SPECIAL ADVISOR, OFFSHORE INITIATIVES

    Total calculated
    $217,040
    From this org
    $188,424
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,616
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $187,262
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,162
    Deferred
    $17,032
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,584
    Filer's total
    $217,040

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · First-class or charter travel
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
THE PRESIDENT IS ALLOWED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR FIRST CLASS AIR TRAVEL UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AS SPECIFIED IN THE PRESIDENT'S EMPLOYEE CONTRACT. THE REIMBURSEMENTS ARE NOT TREATED AS A TAXABLE BENEFIT.
PART I, LINE 7
ON OCCASION CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE A BONUS OR OTHER FORM OF NON-FIXED PAYMENT IN RECOGNITION OF EXCELLENT JOB PERFORMANCE, AS A SIGN-ON BONUS OR OTHER ONE-TIME PAYMENT. THE AMOUNT OF EACH BONUS IS SHOWN ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(II). FINANCIAL METRICS ARE NOT USED IN BONUS CALCULATIONS.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • RISD HOLDINGS INC

    501(C)(25) · REAL ESTATE · RI · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521359349307007

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