Cranbrook Educational Community
39221 Woodward Ave, Bloomfield Hills, MI · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $99,927,365 | $102,459,564 | $421,024,553 |
| FY2024 | $87,119,920 | $102,913,701 | $410,557,900 |
| FY2023 | $90,648,923 | $94,663,943 | $405,905,752 |
| FY2022 | $85,613,540 | $92,081,419 | $397,036,094 |
| FY2021 | $144,616,781 | $82,535,482 | $439,795,588 |
| FY2020 | $86,571,216 | $83,073,977 | $328,830,571 |
| FY2019 | $88,585,165 | $85,349,724 | $338,065,487 |
| FY2018 | $72,453,419 | $85,149,804 | $332,123,119 |
| FY2017 | $103,868,904 | $81,050,878 | $318,013,266 |
| FY2016 | $89,647,388 | $80,088,829 | $300,538,241 |
| FY2015 | $77,851,568 | $78,220,680 | $331,710,551 |
| FY2014 | $68,055,024 | $73,998,187 | $335,923,042 |
| FY2013 | $68,818,520 | $71,184,189 | $318,218,869 |
| FY2012 | $61,329,563 | $81,193,360 | $299,799,128 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Cranbrook Educational Community (EIN 38-2015048), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $15,736,629 | 16% |
| Program service revenue | $67,482,246 | 68% |
| Other revenue | $16,708,490 | 17% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $67,777,418 | 66% |
| Management & general | $28,437,880 | 28% |
| Fundraising | $6,244,266 | 6% |
What the numbers show
- Program service revenue made up 68% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 66% of functional expenses, management & general 28%, and fundraising 6%.
- 66% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 3.2% of 63 Education organizations in MI.
- Net assets covered about 49.3 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 71st percentile among 1365 Education organizations in MI.
- Total revenue was higher than 99.4% of 1396 Education organizations in MI.
- Total revenue rose from $61,329,563 in FY2012 to $99,927,365 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 8 and decreased in 5 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 9 of 14 reported years (FY2012, FY2013, FY2014, FY2015, FY2018, FY2022, FY2023, FY2024, FY2025).
- The highest revenue on record here is $144,616,781 in FY2021.
- Net assets grew from $299,799,128 to $421,024,553 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
THE CRANBROOK EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY PROVIDES EXTRAORDINARY EDUCATION, ENCOURAGES CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION, AND VALUES LEARNERS OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS. CRANBROOK DEVELOPS PEOPLE WHO WILL LIVE WITH PURPOSE AND INTEGRITY, CREATE WITH PASSION, EXPLORE WITH CURIOSITY, AND STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1973 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | B200 — Education (in MI) |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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