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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MINNEAPOLIS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN.

Totals

Total revenue
$40,585,478
Total expenses
$46,504,971
Contributions and grants received
$2,119,088
Grants paid
$17,837,086
Program service revenue
$38,811,523
Investment income
-$812,627
Other revenue
$467,494
Total assets, end of year
$108,484,637
Total liabilities, end of year
$26,810,482
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$81,674,155
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$37,525,203
Management and general expenses
$8,244,343
Fundraising expenses
$735,425
Program service expenses (Part III)
$37,525,203

Program services were 80.7% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $165,491

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,039,853

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $913,744

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $33,430

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION

    total $34,273,430 · related or exempt $34,273,430

  • 2b · Program service revenue: HOUSING RENTAL INCOME

    total $3,412,671 · related or exempt $3,412,671

  • 2c · Program service revenue: AUXILIARY SERVICES

    total $1,125,422 · related or exempt $1,125,422

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $564,701 · excluded $564,701

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $4,313,360 · other assets $533,200

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

    securities $5,634,888 · other assets $589,000

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$1,321,528 · other assets -$55,800

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$1,377,328 · excluded -$1,377,328

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $813,651

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $165,491

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $740,667

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $72,984 · excluded $72,984

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $866,697

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $795,073

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $71,624 · related or exempt $71,624

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $322,886 · excluded $322,886

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $322,886

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $17,837,086 · program services $17,837,086

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $818,602 · management and general $818,602

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $13,847,639 · program services $11,798,132 · management and general $1,674,218 · fundraising $375,289

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $456,701 · program services $372,116 · management and general $72,667 · fundraising $11,918

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,626,582 · program services $1,242,200 · management and general $344,597 · fundraising $39,785

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,046,626 · program services $786,207 · management and general $235,238 · fundraising $25,181

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $163,348 · management and general $163,348

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $121,599 · management and general $121,599

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $53,434 · management and general $53,434

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,551,002 · program services $1,980,435 · management and general $356,434 · fundraising $214,133

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $159,366 · program services $127,835 · management and general $30,112 · fundraising $1,419

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $494,994 · program services $356,059 · management and general $138,935

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,106,520 · program services $799,432 · management and general $278,228 · fundraising $28,860

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,706,475 · program services $1,611,164 · management and general $95,311

  • 17 · Travel

    total $246,720 · program services $219,919 · management and general $23,387 · fundraising $3,414

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $36,401 · program services $28,698 · management and general $6,552 · fundraising $1,151

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,136,397 · management and general $1,136,397

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,035,735 · management and general $2,035,735

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $437,116 · management and general $437,116

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $213,271 · program services $44,856 · management and general $162,420 · fundraising $5,995

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT REPAIR AND PU

    total $184,901 · program services $118,540 · management and general $47,445 · fundraising $18,916

  • 24c · Other expenses: CLASSROOM MATERIALS/ART

    total $126,964 · program services $126,964

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $95,735 · program services $73,803 · management and general $12,568 · fundraising $9,364

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,757 · program services $1,757

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $78,086 · end of year $64,460

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,381,443 · end of year $715,195

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,102,867 · end of year $666,149

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $918,717 · end of year $1,175,342

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $91,201 · end of year $92,845

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $174,554 · end of year $161,826

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $332,052 · end of year $461,624

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

    $66,751,065

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

    $27,407,445

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $39,848,571 · end of year $39,343,620

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $54,789,627 · end of year $56,742,224

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $8,127,199 · end of year $8,576,976

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,218,482 · end of year $484,376

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,841,988 · end of year $2,996,078

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $165,809 · end of year $108,710

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $790,916 · end of year $302,499

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $21,473,000 · end of year $20,219,166

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $3,134,153 · end of year $2,710,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $622,204 · end of year $474,029

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $34,676,623 · end of year $34,941,593

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $45,358,106 · end of year $46,732,562

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

MCAD PROVIDES A TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATION WITHIN A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT FOR CREATIVE STUDENTS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS TO WORK, COLLABORATE, AND LEAD WITH CONFIDENCE IN A DYNAMIC, INTERCONNECTED WORLD.

Activities or mission (Part I)

EMBOLDEN CREATIVE LEADERS TO TRANSFORM SOCIETY THROUGH EQUITY, EMPATHY, & IMAGINATION.

  • MCAD TRANSFORMS THE WORLD THROUGH CREATIVITY AND PURPOSE BY EDUCATING INDIVIDUALS TO BE PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS, PIONEERING THINKERS, CREATIVE LEADERS, AND ENGAGED GLOBAL CITIZENS. WITH A CURRICULUM THAT IS BASED ON THE BELIEF THAT TO BECOME A PROFESSIONAL ARTIST, DESIGNER, OR VISUALIZER, ONE MUST STUDY THEORY, SKILL, FORM, AND CONTENT, ALL MCAD PROGRAMS CENTER ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF STUDIO AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS THAT ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO THINK CONCEPTUALLY, FORMULATE CREATIVE SOLUTIONS, AND MAKE ART. ALL MCAD PROGRAMS CHALLENGE STUDENTS TO PROGRESS TO THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND INTELLECTUAL INVESTIGATION.MCAD'S FOUR-YEAR CURRICULUM INTEGRATES THE LIBERAL ARTS INTO EIGHT BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS DEGREE MAJORS IN ANIMATION, COMIC ART, CREATIVE WRITING, FINE ARTS, GRAPHIC DESIGN, MEDIA ARTS, ILLUSTRATION, AND PRODUCT AND FURNITURE DESIGN, PLUS A FOUR-YEAR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE PROGRAM IN CREATIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP. STUDENTS CAN MINOR IN ADVERTISING, ANIMATION, ART HISTORY, COMIC ART, CREATIVE WRITING, CURATORIAL STUDIES, ENGAGED AND PUBLIC ARTS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, EXPERIMENTAL GAMES, GRAPHIC DESIGN, ILLUSTRATION, PRINT PAPER BOOK, SOUND, AND TEACHING ARTS.ADVANCED DEGREES OFFERED AT MCAD INCLUDE A TWO-YEAR MASTER OF FINE ARTS DEGREE PROGRAM IN VISUAL STUDIES; A 30-CREDIT ONLINE MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE PROGRAM IN SUSTAINABLE DESIGN; A 30-CREDIT ONLINE MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE PROGRAM IN GRAPHIC AND WEB DESIGN; AND A FIFTEEN-MONTH ONLINE/LOW-RESIDENCY MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE PROGRAM IN CREATIVE LEADERSHIP. MCAD ALSO OFFERS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH ITS CONTINUING EDUCATION, ONLINE LEARNING, AND EXHIBITION PROGRAMS.IN 2023, MCAD EXPANDED ITS CAMPUS BY ACQUIRING A BUILDING ADJACENT TO THE CAMPUS TO EXPAND STUDENT HOUSING CAPACITY. MCAD NOW REQUIRES ON CAMPUS RESIDENCY FOR FIRST- AND SECOND-YEAR STUDENTS THAT IMPROVES THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE AND SENSE OF COMMUNITY. THE PEER MENTOR PROGRAM WAS UPDATED TO INCLUDE MORE ROBUST TRAINING FOR THE MENTORS AS WELL AS MORE STRUCTURE AROUND EVENTS, BRINGING FIRST YEAR STUDENTS TOGETHER. AS THE FOUNDATIONS CORE CURRICULUM CONTINUES TO EVOLVE, ALONG WITH THE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT AND THE IMPROVED PEER MENTOR PROGRAM, THERE HAS BEEN A CLEAR POSITIVE IMPACT ON FIRST YEAR RETENTION AND OVERALL STUDENT SUCCESS.

    Expenses $37,525,203 · Grants $17,837,086 · Revenue $38,883,147

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sanjit Sethi

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $403,142
    From this org
    $378,491
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,651
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $377,939
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $552
    Deferred
    $13,314
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,337
    Filer's total
    $403,142
  • Chris Barry

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Me Martha Kirwan

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Kristine Anderson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kobby Appiah

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laura Austrian

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bruce Bean

    LIFE TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Susan Calmenson

    LIFE TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Martha Dayton

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cy Decosse '52

    LIFE TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tara Dev

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elliot Felix

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jean Freeman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Greg Hoffman '92

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Win Hornig

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Heather Mattera

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Batalia McFarlane

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Greg McGee

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Clinton H Morrison

    LIFE TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marion Parke

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark D Pihlstrom

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kenneth Piper

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Neil Tuli

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rosemary Ugboajah

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Greg Van Bellinger

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Hunter Palmer Wright

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mary Alma Noonan

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $199,927
    From this org
    $177,734
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,193
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $177,182
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $552
    Deferred
    $10,010
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,183
    Filer's total
    $199,927
  • Robert Ransick

    VP OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $197,240
    From this org
    $158,796
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,444
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $158,244
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $552
    Deferred
    $9,669
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,775
    Filer's total
    $197,240
  • Melissa Huybrecht

    VP OF ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $154,227
    From this org
    $146,187
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,040
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,714
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $473
    Deferred
    $8,040
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $154,227
  • Jennifer Zuccola

    VP OF STUDENT AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $153,794
    From this org
    $128,677
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,117
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $128,247
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $430
    Deferred
    $7,324
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,793
    Filer's total
    $153,794
  • Matthew Hoban

    AVP TECHNOLOGY

    Total calculated
    $132,561
    From this org
    $119,987
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,574
    Hours/week
    40
  • Annie Cleveland

    VP OF COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $178,344
    From this org
    $135,168
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,176
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,681
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $487
    Deferred
    $13,969
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,207
    Filer's total
    $178,344
  • Paula Anderson

    AVP OF FACILITIES

    Total calculated
    $124,223
    From this org
    $113,193
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,030
    Hours/week
    40

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

  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
12 April 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202641039349300714

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