The Colburn School
Donations deductibleThe Colburn School's network
30 people35 organisationsi30 people and 35 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (30). Violet dotted lines (39) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
30 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 30 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Millstein Chair | Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Alice Coulombe | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Aliza Lesser | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ann Moore | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Anthony Diresta | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Beverly C Marksbury (also filed as Beverly Marksbury) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Bob Kelly | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Carol Colburn Grigor | Life Chairman Emeritus | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Carol F Henry (also filed as Carol Henry) | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Catherine Colburn Hogel | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Daniel L Avchen | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Darren Edwards | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| David D Colburn | Vice Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Diane Naegele | Vice Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dylan Yolles | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Greg Guyett | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Greg McWilliams | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Harry B SUH (also filed as Harry B Suh) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Heinrich Schelbert | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Henry Choi | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Jennifer Diener | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Keith Terasaki | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mahnaz Newman | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Molly Kirk | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Peter W Wardle (also filed as Peter Wardle) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Richard W Colburn | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Robert Lewis | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Robert N Braun | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| William Kennedy | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Worthy McCartney | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
17 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Adrian Daly | Provost | since 2018 |
| Anne E Wickert | VP Advancement | since 2020 |
| Clive Greensmith | Professor | since 2018 |
| Edward Horner | SENIOR VP Thru 07/01/2018 | since 2018 |
| Fabio Bidini | Professor | since 2018 |
| Jennifer Kallend | VP of Communications | since 2020 |
| Linda Cormier | VP HR/Bod Secretary | since 2018 |
| Maeesha Merchant | CFO/Treasurer/VP of Bus. Develp. | since 2021 |
| Martin Beaver | Faculty | 2023 |
| Paul Coletti | Faculty | 2021 |
| Richard Beene | Professor | since 2019 |
| Robert Lipsett | Professor | since 2018 |
| Ronald Leonard | Professor | 2018 |
| Seljuk Kardan | President & CEO | since 2020 |
| Seth Weintraub | CFO/CAO/Treasurer (Thru 8/20) | since 2018 |
| Sel Kardan | President & CEO | since 2018 |
| Yehuda Gilad | Professor | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sel Kardan | President & CEO | 40 | $746k | $130k | |
| Robert Lipsett | Professor | 40 | $490k | $34k | |
| Maeesha Merchant | EVP, CFO/COO/Treasurer | 40 | $461k | $33k | |
| Fabio Bidini | Professor | 40 | $422k | $32k | |
| Annie E Wickert - SVP of | Philanthropy/Director, Cap Campaign | 40 | $375k | $25k | |
| Clive Greensmith | Professor | 40 | $333k | $42k | |
| Nathaniel Zeisler | Provost | 40 | $324k | $45k | |
| Martin Beaver | Faculty | 40 | $285k | $39k | |
| Jennifer Kallend | VP, Communications | 40 | $277k | $25k | |
| Mira Wolff | VP, HR/General Counsel/Bod Secretary | 40 | $255k | $26k | |
| Andrew Millstein | Chairman | 1 | $0 | ||
| Carol Colburn Grigor | Life Chairman Emeritus | 1 | $0 | ||
| David D Colburn | Vice Chairman | 1 | $0 | ||
| Diane Naegele | Vice Chairman | 1 | $0 | ||
| Daniel L Avchen | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Henry Choi | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bethany Coffee | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Richard W Colburn | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Alice Coulombe | Director (Thru 09/24) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Linda Curtis | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer F Diener | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jerry Eberhardt | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Darren Edwards | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Juan Carlos Gonzalez | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Terry Robert Greene | Director (As of 09/24) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Greg Guyett | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Carol F Henry | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Catherine Colburn Hogel | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| William T Kennedy | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Molly Kirk | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Aliza Lesser | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert Lewis | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Allan T Marks | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Beverly C Marksbury | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Worthy McCartney | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Greg McWilliams | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ann Moore | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mahnaz Newman | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sean Rourke | Director (As of 04/25) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Heinrich Schelbert MD PhD | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- The Colburn School
- EIN
- 952501387
- Address
- 200 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012-3007
- State
- California
- Mission
- The colburn school's founding principle of "access to excellence" provides a performance-centered education with unparalleled faculty and facilities for all levels of development, instills the joy and discipline of the performing arts, (continued on schedule o). (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A6E0 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1951
- Principal officer
- Sel Kardan (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 1981
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsAndrew Millstein
≥8years on the filingsAlice Coulombe
≥8years on the filingsAliza Lesser
≥8years on the filingsBeverly C Marksbury
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $761.5m
- Total liabilities
- $145.7m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $615.9m
- Contributions and grants received
- $24.1m
- Program service revenue
- $19.7m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $11.9m
- Employees
- 527
- Volunteers
- 93