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← KECK GRADUATE INSTITUTE

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by KECK GRADUATE INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$40,216,629
Total expenses
$39,234,055
Contributions and grants received
$3,224,008
Grants paid
$4,147,228
Program service revenue
$31,212,741
Investment income
$5,364,038
Other revenue
$415,842
Total assets, end of year
$138,855,252
Total liabilities, end of year
$51,761,471
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$87,093,781
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$25,523,008
Management and general expenses
$12,173,340
Fundraising expenses
$1,537,707
Program service expenses (Part III)
$25,523,008

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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,224,008

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $5,043

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Gross Tuition and Fees

    total $25,779,595 · related or exempt $25,779,595

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Fed Grants & Contracts

    total $2,444,495 · related or exempt $2,444,495

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Private Contracts

    total $1,239,053 · related or exempt $1,239,053

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Team Masters Project

    total $827,952 · related or exempt $827,952

  • 2e · Program service revenue: Payments from Affiliate

    total $573,872 · related or exempt $573,872

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $347,774 · related or exempt $347,774

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,152,953 · excluded $2,152,953

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $1,282,235

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $866,393

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $415,842

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $415,842 · unrelated business $105,587 · excluded $310,255

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $55,682,812

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

    securities $52,471,727

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $3,211,085

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $3,211,085 · excluded $3,211,085

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $4,147,228 · program services $4,147,228

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,524,820 · program services $722,436 · management and general $1,302,930 · fundraising $499,454

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $412,950 · program services $412,950

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $13,768,023 · program services $11,976,040 · management and general $1,430,888 · fundraising $361,095

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,204,443 · program services $1,021,967 · management and general $139,558 · fundraising $42,918

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,648,561 · program services $1,135,655 · management and general $458,705 · fundraising $54,201

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,124,327 · program services $913,139 · management and general $170,849 · fundraising $40,339

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $6,734 · program services $1,406 · management and general $5,328

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $752,639 · program services $131,143 · management and general $621,496

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $215,560 · management and general $215,560

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,945,359 · program services $1,230,826 · management and general $463,272 · fundraising $251,261

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $806,443 · program services $512,671 · management and general $160,868 · fundraising $132,904

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,546,375 · program services $863,017 · management and general $665,777 · fundraising $17,581

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,180,264 · program services $290,905 · management and general $842,221 · fundraising $47,138

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,277,260 · program services $261,119 · management and general $1,016,141

  • 17 · Travel

    total $326,129 · program services $272,603 · management and general $30,662 · fundraising $22,864

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $411,433 · program services $299,419 · management and general $55,373 · fundraising $56,641

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,021,319 · management and general $1,021,319

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,251,704 · program services $280,862 · management and general $970,842

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $91,774 · management and general $91,774

  • 24a · Other expenses: Payments to affiliates

    total $2,577,263 · program services $72,280 · management and general $2,501,420 · fundraising $3,563

  • 24b · Other expenses: Student Stipens

    total $289,373 · program services $289,373

  • 24c · Other expenses: Building Repair

    total $154,205 · program services $154,205

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $549,869 · program services $533,764 · management and general $8,357 · fundraising $7,748

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,924,824 · end of year $4,784,842

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $452,666 · end of year $2,486,254

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $9,759,035 · end of year $3,841,419

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,419,769 · end of year $2,146,838

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $2,720,889

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $332,666 · end of year $294,338

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

    $65,323,802

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

    $16,750,647

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $57,619,858 · end of year $48,573,155

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $51,131,468 · end of year $55,517,193

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $5,803,858 · end of year $18,490,324

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,812,841 · end of year $2,704,496

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $3,178,085 · end of year $2,334,751

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $37,593,944 · end of year $37,949,230

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $5,847,902 · end of year $8,772,994

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $36,419,650 · end of year $27,423,086

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $45,591,722 · end of year $59,670,695

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Keck Graduate Institute's mission is to enrich society with breakthrough approaches to education and translational research in healthcare and the life sciences.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Enrich society with breakthrough approaches to education and translational research in life sciences.

  • The institution's primary purpose is to offer innovative postgraduate degrees and certificates that integrate life and health sciences, business, pharmacy, and genetics, with a focus on industry projects, hands-on industry experiences, and team collaboration. Through its two schools, the Henry E. Riggs School of Applied Life Sciences (Riggs School) and the School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (SPHS), KGI employs an entrepreneurial approach and industry connections that provide pathways for students to become leaders in bioscience and healthcare. Degrees include: Master of Business and Science (MBS); Master of Engineering (MEng) in Biopharmaceutical Processing; Master of Science (MS) in Applied Life Sciences; Master of Science in Medical Device Engineering (MSMDE); PhD in Applied Life Sciences; Postbaccalaureate Premedical Certificate (PPC); Postbaccalaureate Pre-PA Certificate; Certificate in Bioscience Management (CBM); Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD); Master of Science in Human Genetics and Genetic Counseling (MSGC); Master of Science in Human Genetics and Genomic Data Analytics (MSGDA), Certificate in Applied Genomics, Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies, Occupational Therapy Doctorate, and Master of Science in Community Medicine. KGI also offers a Master of Science in Translational Medicine and Master of Science in Regulatory Affairs in partnership with the Irell and Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences at City of Hope.

    Expenses $25,523,008 · Grants $4,147,228 · Revenue $31,212,741

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Ross Grossman

    Chairperson

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Sheldon Schuster

    President

    Total calculated
    $729,915
    From this org
    $673,512
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $56,403
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $619,512
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $54,000
    Deferred
    $39,600
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,803
    Filer's total
    $729,915
  • Rodney Markin

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Neil Tolaney

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lydia Villa-Komaroff

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Timothy White

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rahul Singhvi

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michelle Schroeder

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jose Ignacio Santos

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carol Nacy

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cecilia Montalvo

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Harlan Levine

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bonnie Anderson

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Daniel Bradbury

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Teresia Bost

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen Bernstein

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Widergren

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Wade Ackerman

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steven Galson

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Curry

    Trustee (as of 05/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Barbara Kosacz

    Trustee (thru 01/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Isma Benattia

    Trustee (thru 08/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richmond Wolf

    Trustee (thru 11/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Yolanda Moses

    Vice-Chairperson

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mia Alonzo

    Assistant Vice President/Controller

    Total calculated
    $235,239
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $189,001
    Other
    $46,238
    Hours/week
    4 + 20 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $189,001 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $20,237 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $26,001 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $235,239 related
  • Cheryl Merritt

    Asst. Vice President of HR

    Total calculated
    $200,286
    From this org
    $175,557
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,729
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,557
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $21,354
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,375
    Filer's total
    $200,286
  • E Sofia Toro

    Dean of Admis/Fin. Aid (thru 10/23)

    Total calculated
    $291,606
    From this org
    $240,208
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $51,398
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $192,595
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $47,613
    Deferred
    $25,375
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,023
    Filer's total
    $291,606
  • Cynthia Martinez

    Dean of Students (thru 7/23)

    Total calculated
    $153,462
    From this org
    $123,256
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,206
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $123,256
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,301
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,905
    Filer's total
    $153,462
  • Patricia Robidoux

    Secretary to the Board of Trustees

    Total calculated
    $108,446
    From this org
    $96,621
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,825
    Hours/week
    40
  • Megan Prosser

    Vice President, Academic Affairs

    Total calculated
    $324,014
    From this org
    $296,181
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,833
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $296,181
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,010
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,823
    Filer's total
    $324,014
  • Kelleen S Esperias

    VP & COO, Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $457,059
    From this org
    $399,363
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,696
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $399,363
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $39,600
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,096
    Filer's total
    $457,059
  • Sharlene Risdon-Jackson

    VP, Instit. Dvlpmt (thru 11/23)

    Total calculated
    $230,084
    From this org
    $185,534
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,550
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,110
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $23,424
    Deferred
    $22,939
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,611
    Filer's total
    $230,084
  • Angelika Niemz

    Associate Dean of Faculty and Prof.

    Total calculated
    $267,149
    From this org
    $213,953
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $53,196
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $213,953
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $26,746
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,450
    Filer's total
    $267,149
  • Srikanth Kolluru

    Associate Dean, Assessmt (thru 5/24)

    Total calculated
    $274,710
    From this org
    $220,850
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $53,860
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $220,850
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $27,645
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,215
    Filer's total
    $274,710
  • Gail Gretchen Orum-Alexander

    Asst. Dean, Acad. Affairs & Prof.

    Total calculated
    $261,394
    From this org
    $215,801
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,593
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $215,801
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $26,651
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,942
    Filer's total
    $261,394
  • John Leonard Krstenansky

    Prof. of Biopharmaceutical Sciences

    Total calculated
    $309,477
    From this org
    $229,919
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $79,558
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $229,919
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $29,724
    Nontaxable benefits
    $49,834
    Filer's total
    $309,477
  • Steve Casper

    Professor of Management

    Total calculated
    $312,899
    From this org
    $252,301
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $60,598
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $252,301
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $31,541
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,057
    Filer's total
    $312,899
  • Larry Grill

    Research Professor, Former Dean

    Total calculated
    $185,396
    From this org
    $156,892
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,504
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $156,892
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,060
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,444
    Filer's total
    $185,396
  • Martin Zdanowicz

    Prof. of Pharmacology, Former Dean

    Total calculated
    $223,082
    From this org
    $184,338
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,744
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $184,338
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,502
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,242
    Filer's total
    $223,082

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

  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

Answered no

  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 1b
A residence or housing allowance is provided for the President. The housing allowance is treated as taxable compensation.
Part I, Line 4a
A taxable discretionary severance payment of $18,204.95 was given to the following individual upon termination during the year: Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202530509349300323

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