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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by COUNCIL OF GRADUATE SCHOOLS.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,756,217
Total expenses
$6,417,151
Contributions and grants received
$1,428,693
Grants paid
$160,000
Program service revenue
$4,029,920
Investment income
$263,567
Other revenue
$34,037
Total assets, end of year
$17,062,660
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,491,644
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$12,571,016
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,178,334
Management and general expenses
$2,238,817
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,178,334

Program services were 65.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $772,019

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $656,674

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Membership Dues

    total $2,877,024 · related or exempt $2,877,024

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Meeting Revenue

    total $1,087,781 · related or exempt $1,087,781

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Consulting Fees

    total $53,804 · related or exempt $53,804

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Career Portals Revenue

    total $7,613 · unrelated business $7,613

  • 2e · Program service revenue: Publication Revenue

    total $3,698 · related or exempt $1,898 · unrelated business $1,800

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $246,944 · excluded $246,944

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $499,536

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $482,913

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $16,623

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $16,623 · excluded $16,623

  • 11a · Other revenue: Other Income

    total $34,037 · excluded $34,037

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $34,037

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $160,000 · program services $160,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,429,719 · program services $811,753 · management and general $617,966

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,681,099 · program services $954,479 · management and general $726,620

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $168,995 · program services $151,183 · management and general $17,812

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $415,524 · program services $352,315 · management and general $63,209

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $202,709 · program services $115,092 · management and general $87,617

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $7,360 · program services $5,488 · management and general $1,872

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $94,758 · program services $70,655 · management and general $24,103

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $625,549 · program services $466,904 · management and general $158,645

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,571 · program services $801 · management and general $2,770

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $32,709 · program services $7,337 · management and general $25,372

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $69,668 · program services $29,344 · management and general $40,324

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $278,647 · program services $158,208 · management and general $120,439

  • 17 · Travel

    total $372,897 · program services $291,090 · management and general $81,807

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $8,782 · program services $1,970 · management and general $6,812

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $322,167 · program services $182,917 · management and general $139,250

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $19,252 · program services $4,318 · management and general $14,934

  • 24a · Other expenses: Event Related Expenses

    total $382,908 · program services $382,880 · management and general $28

  • 24b · Other expenses: Bank & Credit Card Fees

    total $71,409 · program services $16,018 · management and general $55,391

  • 24c · Other expenses: Dues & Subscriptions

    total $22,816 · program services $5,118 · management and general $17,698

  • 24d · Other expenses: Staff Function

    total $14,019 · program services $3,145 · management and general $10,874

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $32,593 · program services $7,319 · management and general $25,274

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $287,915 · end of year $207,389

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,784,674 · end of year $2,882,021

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,306,956 · end of year $648,861

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $96,842 · end of year $115,299

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $31,633 · end of year $34,784

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $58,329 · end of year $79,306

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,588,116

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,535,454

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,193,138 · end of year $1,052,662

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $3,414,534 · end of year $4,191,844

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $5,686,690 · end of year $5,926,522

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,475,064 · end of year $1,923,972

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $501,386 · end of year $553,711

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,809,991 · end of year $1,820,819

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,675,209 · end of year $2,117,114

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $10,535,134 · end of year $11,084,162

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,814,055 · end of year $1,486,854

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Dedicated to the improvement and advancement of graduate education. As the largest national association organized specifically to represent the interests of graduate education, the Council offers many opportunities for deans and graduate school personnel to exchange ideas and share information on major issues in graduate education.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Dedicated to the improvement and advancement of graduate education.

  • Grants: The Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) uses grant funding to support a range of initiatives intended to advance graduate education such as those intended to promote graduate student success, advance financial education, leverage international experiences, promote diversity and inclusion, and better understand the impact of graduate education on the workforce.

    Expenses $2,856,080 · Grants $160,000 · Revenue $55,702

  • Meetings and Workshops:CGS holds an annual meeting in December where participants explore important and current issues in graduate education. The meeting also provides opportunities for graduate leaders to exchange ideas and information. Graduate deans, associate and assistant deans, faculty and staff from colleges and universities, association, federal and state agencies, and other education related administrators, graduate students, and others interested in graduate education are invited. Pre-meeting workshops and plenary sessions, concurrent sessions, annual awards ceremony, and the Lapidus luncheon lecture comprise the annual meeting. Exhibits also are available to meeting attendees. CGS conducts a summer workshop for graduate deans with a fresh focus on hot topics that affect every facet of graduate education. Complementing the workshop is the new deans institute, a program tailored to orient new deans and integrate the workshop experience. CGS invites graduate deans, associate and assistant deans, and other faculty and staff from colleges, universities and associations to network with their colleagues. The CGS Board of Directors, staff and other specialists serve as core faculty for the new deans' institute and summer workshop. The summer workshop program includes informative plenary sessions, dean dialogues and hot topic sessions along with many opportunities for networking and interactive discussions on the issues most pressing to the graduate education community.

    Expenses $942,381 · Revenue $1,087,781

  • Member Services: Leading effort to reach out to a growing number and different types of graduate schools for membership to provide relevant support and fulfill the needs of a dynamic and ever-changing membership.

    Expenses $379,873 · Revenue $2,877,024

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Graham Hammill

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Michael Cunningham

    Chair Elect

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • April Boulton

    Board of Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Jeni Hart

    Board of Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Chevelle Newsome

    Board of Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Mary Farmer-Kaiser PhD

    Board of Director (JOINED)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Daniel Kleinman

    Board of Director (JOINED)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Michael JSolomon

    Board of Director (JOINED)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • James Soto Antony

    Board of Director (JOINED)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Suzanne Ortega

    President

    Total calculated
    $1,082,568
    From this org
    $977,556
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $105,012
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $977,556
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $82,523
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,489
    Filer's total
    $1,082,568

  • Keith Peregonov

    Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

    Total calculated
    $347,150
    From this org
    $250,921
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $96,229
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $244,088
    Bonus
    $6,833
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $30,464
    Nontaxable benefits
    $65,765
    Filer's total
    $347,150

  • Julie Kent

    VP, Best Practices and Strategic Initatives

    Total calculated
    $250,510
    From this org
    $187,268
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $63,242
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,656
    Bonus
    $7,612
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,076
    Nontaxable benefits
    $41,166
    Filer's total
    $250,510

  • Amy Scott

    Assoc. VP, Gov't Relations

    Total calculated
    $231,235
    From this org
    $192,096
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,139
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $185,296
    Bonus
    $6,800
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,356
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,783
    Filer's total
    $231,235

  • Gary Amstrong

    Controller

    Total calculated
    $189,849
    From this org
    $138,872
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,977
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $131,834
    Bonus
    $7,038
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $16,146
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,831
    Filer's total
    $189,849

  • Janice Goggins

    Dir, Member Engagement, Recruitment & Retention

    Total calculated
    $180,532
    From this org
    $132,101
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $48,431
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $123,168
    Bonus
    $8,933
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,973
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,458
    Filer's total
    $180,532

  • Heidi Shank

    Dir, Meetings & Member Services

    Total calculated
    $180,211
    From this org
    $127,321
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,890
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $120,213
    Bonus
    $7,108
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,765
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,125
    Filer's total
    $180,211

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, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — 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

None.

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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202423189349308782

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