Culinary Institute of America
Hyde Park, NY · EIN 06-0653264 · Education · Rank 2,757 by total revenue
The culinary institute of america is a private, not-for-profit college dedicated to bettering the nation and the world, by means of outstanding education, practice, and scholarship on all aspects of food and the enterprises related to it. through transformative learning experience, the cia prepares food leaders, innovators and experts for personal and professional success.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $223,873,012
- Total expenses
- $212,927,313
- Total assets
- $573,397,666
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $60,067,508
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $81,251,753
- Employees
- 1,169
- Salary base per employee
- $51,384
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (35)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Erickson | PROVOST | Officer | 40 | $649,762 |
| Michiel Bakker | PRESIDENT | Officer | 40 | $527,811 |
| Maria Krupin | VICE PRESIDENT-FINANCE | Officer | 40 | $516,862 |
| Anne Fink | VICE CHAIRMAN | Board, Officer | 1.15 | None reported |
| Mark Sarazin | CHAIRMAN | Board, Officer | 1.15 | None reported |
| Philip Jones | TREASURER | Board, Officer | 1.15 | None reported |
| Regynald Washington | SECRETARY | Board, Officer | 1.15 | None reported |
| Michael Sperling | VICE PRESIDENT-ACADEMIC AFFAIRS | Key employee | 40 | $409,258 |
| William Reidy | VICE PRESIDENT-ADVANCEMENT | Key employee | 40 | $386,578 |
| Susan Cussen | ASSOCIATE VP- BRANCH CAMPUSES | Key employee | 40 | $320,341 |
| Kathleen Merget | ASSOCIATE VP AND DEAN OF STUDENT AFFAIRS | Key employee | 40 | $306,389 |
| Thomas Bensel | MANAGING DIRECTOR OF GREYSTONE | Key employee | 40 | $287,002 |
| Adam Busby | GENERAL MANAGER OF GREYSTONE | Key employee | 40 | $256,894 |
| Alice Eliot | TRUSTEE | Board | 1.15 | None reported |
| Nicole Miller Regan | TRUSTEE | Board | 1.15 | None reported |
| John C Metz | TRUSTEE | Board | 1.15 | None reported |
| Shep Gordon | TRUSTEE | Board | 1.15 | None reported |
| Michael Mina | TRUSTEE | Board | 1.15 | None reported |
| Ralph Brennan | TRUSTEE | Board | 1.15 | None reported |
| Raymond Bickson | TRUSTEE | Board | 1.15 | None reported |
| Noah Glass | TRUSTEE | Board | 1.15 | None reported |
| J Riley Lagesen | TRUSTEE | Board | 1.15 | None reported |
| Bob Unanue | TRUSTEE | Board | 1.15 | None reported |
| Ted Rich | TRUSTEE | Board | 1.15 | None reported |
| Stanley Cheng | TRUSTEE | Board | 1.15 | None reported |
| Clarice Turner | TRUSTEE | Board | 1.15 | None reported |
| Claudia Schubert | TRUSTEE | Board | 1.15 | None reported |
| Carlton McCoy | TRUSTEE | Board | 1.15 | None reported |
| Marc Hoffman | TRUSTEE | Board | 1.15 | None reported |
| Maneet Chauhan | TRUSTEE | Board | 1.15 | None reported |
| Bridget McCall | TRUSTEE | Board | 1.15 | None reported |
| Arash Azarbarzin | TRUSTEE | Board | 1.15 | None reported |
| Kyle Connaughton | TRUSTEE | Board | 1.15 | None reported |
| Adam Crocini | TRUSTEE | Board | 1.15 | None reported |
| Joyce Brown Term Ends 10-2024 | TRUSTEE | Board | 1.15 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $5,165,289, which is 8.6% of the $60,067,508 salary base shared by 1,169 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence T Ryan | CHANCELLOR | Highly paid employee | 40 | $927,558 | $0 | $222,470 | $1,150,028 |
| Mark Erickson | PROVOST | Officer | 40 | $528,470 | $0 | $121,292 | $649,762 |
| Michiel Bakker | PRESIDENT | Officer | 40 | $465,955 | $0 | $61,856 | $527,811 |
| Maria Krupin | VICE PRESIDENT-FINANCE | Officer | 40 | $409,399 | $0 | $107,463 | $516,862 |
| Daniel Vinh | VICE PRESIDENT-MARKETING AND STRATEGY | Highly paid employee | 40 | $336,660 | $0 | $103,807 | $440,467 |
| Genevieve S Felder | MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SINGAPORE | Highly paid employee | 40 | $347,120 | $0 | $68,411 | $415,531 |
| Michael Sperling | VICE PRESIDENT-ACADEMIC AFFAIRS | Key employee | 40 | $312,377 | $0 | $96,881 | $409,258 |
| William Reidy | VICE PRESIDENT-ADVANCEMENT | Key employee | 40 | $294,558 | $0 | $92,020 | $386,578 |
| Rachel Birchwood | VICE PRESIDENT-ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT | Highly paid employee | 40 | $278,846 | $0 | $68,056 | $346,902 |
| Herman Tietjen | ASSOCIATE VP- CHIEF OF STAFF | Highly paid employee | 40 | $249,526 | $0 | $72,564 | $322,090 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202611049349301416 (Form 990, period ending 2025-05-31): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 06-0653264
- Organization website (as filed): www.ciachef.edu