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OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN

EIN 13-2981115 LOS ANGELES, CA

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Revenue 2023
$88,464,000
Expenses 2023
$83,736,672

Program services were 84.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B400
Classification
1000
Street
9045 LINCOLN BLVD

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

OTIS PREPARES DIVERSE STUDENTS OF ART AND DESIGN TO ENRICH OUR WORLD THROUGH THEIR CREATIVITY, THEIR SKILL, AND THEIR VISION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN IS A WASC ACCREDITED COLLEGE SPECIALIZING IN ART AND DESIGN EDUCATION, OFFERING BOTH GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES.

  • OTIS PREPARES DIVERSE STUDENTS OF ART AND DESIGN TO ENRICH OUR WORLD THROUGH THEIR CREATIVITY, THEIR SKILL, AND THEIR VISION. THE COLLEGE OFFERS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION FOR APPROXIMATELY 1,200 FULL-TIME STUDENTS, AWARDING ACCREDITED BFA DEGREES IN ARCHITECTURE/LANDSCAPE/ INTERIORS, COMMUNICATION ARTS, DIGITAL MEDIA, FASHION DESIGN, FINE ARTS, PRODUCT DESIGN, AND TOY DESIGN; AND MFA DEGREES IN FINE ARTS, GRAPHIC DESIGN, AND WRITING. CONTINUING EDUCATION OFFERS CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS AS WELL AS PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES.

    Expenses $70,480,813 · Grants $25,672,686 · Revenue $75,093,638

As filed on the 2023 return.

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Charles J Hirschhorn

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $500,706
    From this org
    $473,779
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,927
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $408,216
    Bonus
    $65,563
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,606
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,321
    Filer's total
    $500,706

  • Patrick Mahany End 92923

    VP, INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT

    Total calculated
    $304,946
    From this org
    $268,771
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,175
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $125,147
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $143,624
    Deferred
    $26,737
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,438
    Filer's total
    $304,946

  • Jiseon L Isbara End 63024

    PROVOST

    Total calculated
    $264,265
    From this org
    $245,538
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,727
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $230,538
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,727
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $264,265

  • Ankush M Mahindra

    VP, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

    Total calculated
    $219,766
    From this org
    $183,446
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,320
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $183,446
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $23,735
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,585
    Filer's total
    $219,766

  • Julie A Spencer

    STUDENT HEALTH DIRECTOR/PHYSICIAN

    Total calculated
    $199,880
    From this org
    $164,455
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,425
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,455
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,615
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,810
    Filer's total
    $199,880

  • Laura S Kiralla End 1524

    VP, CAMPUS LIFE

    Total calculated
    $200,344
    From this org
    $178,673
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,671
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $178,673
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $21,671
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $200,344

  • Karen D Hill

    VP, HUMAN RESOURCES & DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $188,856
    From this org
    $167,969
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,887
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,469
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $5,500
    Deferred
    $14,795
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,092
    Filer's total
    $188,856

  • Meg Cranston

    CHAIR, FINE ARTS

    Total calculated
    $188,776
    From this org
    $167,552
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,224
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $167,552
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,286
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,938
    Filer's total
    $188,776

  • Ruth M Chobanu-Levy End 61024

    ASSOCIATE VP, CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $189,806
    From this org
    $167,947
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,859
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $157,947
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $21,769
    Nontaxable benefits
    $90
    Filer's total
    $189,806

  • Lawrence Aldava

    VP, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $189,062
    From this org
    $180,674
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,388
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,674
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,096
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,292
    Filer's total
    $189,062

  • Nicholas E Negrete

    VP, CAMPUS DIVERSITY

    Total calculated
    $169,872
    From this org
    $147,356
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,516
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,356
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,377
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,139
    Filer's total
    $169,872

  • Dwayne Moser

    DEAN, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $174,469
    From this org
    $144,158
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,311
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $144,158
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,165
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,146
    Filer's total
    $174,469

  • Joanne Mitchell

    ASSISTANT PROVOST, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS/ACREDITATION

    Total calculated
    $160,036
    From this org
    $140,664
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,372
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,664
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,633
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,739
    Filer's total
    $160,036

  • Helane P Wilbourne

    ASSOCIATE VP, HUMAN RESOURCES & DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $163,614
    From this org
    $149,928
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,686
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,928
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,185
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,501
    Filer's total
    $163,614

  • Joffery Black

    CHAIR, GAME & ENTERTAINMENT DESIGN

    Total calculated
    $164,931
    From this org
    $156,110
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,821
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,984
    Bonus
    $6,126
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,083
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,738
    Filer's total
    $164,931

  • Nicole Nicholas

    ASSOCIATE VP, SPECIAL PROJECTS

    Total calculated
    $152,008
    From this org
    $145,041
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,967
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,041
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,725
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,242
    Filer's total
    $152,008

  • Ronald Bernard

    CHAIR, ANIMATION

    Total calculated
    $156,985
    From this org
    $151,405
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,580
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,405
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,888
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,692
    Filer's total
    $156,985

  • Allison B Graff-Weisner

    VP, INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT

    Total calculated
    $70,100
    From this org
    $69,367
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $733
    Hours/week
    37.5

  • Berry Stein

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bronya Galef

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cliff Einstein

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dawn Baillie

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Debra Wong Yang

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Diane Ziering

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James Hyman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $88,464,000
    Expenses
    $83,736,672
    Contributions
    $11,089,815
    Grants paid
    $25,672,686
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $77,352,814
    Expenses
    $85,985,184
    Contributions
    $3,293,321
    Grants paid
    $31,349,443

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2023 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $91,933,581
    Expenses
    $70,470,351
    Assets (EOY)
    $123,820,280

  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $67,916,467
    Expenses
    $67,197,894
    Assets (EOY)
    $113,542,767

  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $65,971,720
    Expenses
    $67,186,328
    Assets (EOY)
    $107,442,066

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $62,871,092
    Expenses
    $62,467,421
    Assets (EOY)
    $109,354,127

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $59,157,567
    Expenses
    $57,618,538
    Assets (EOY)
    $107,772,542

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $54,579,641
    Expenses
    $54,808,923
    Assets (EOY)
    $111,913,914

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

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

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.