WE INVITE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO EXPERIENCE THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF OUR CAMPUS AND THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF THE ARTS. USDAN WAS FOUNDED ON JEWISH VALUES THAT INSPIRE US TO MAKE THE WORLD MORE JUST AND MORE BEAUTIFUL. WHEN WE WELCOME THE DIVERSE GROUP OF PASSIONATE YOUNG ARTISTS HERE EACH SUMMER THE HEART OF USDAN COMES ALIVE. OUR GOAL IS TO INSTILL IN OUR COMMUNITY A DESIRE AND DRIVE TO CONTRIBUTE CREATIVELY TO THE WORLD NOW AND FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 6 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $262k
- Bonus
- $15k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $45k
- Base
- $176k
- Bonus
- $2k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $9k
- Base
- $143k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $9k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Executive Director | $262k | $15k | — | $45k | $340k $368k |
COO | $176k | $2k | — | $9k | $193k $209k |
Director of Development | $143k | — | — | $9k | $157k $169k |
Senior Director of Student Affairs highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $138k $149k |
Director of Finance | — | — | — | — | $136k $148k |
Director of Marketing director (operational) | — | — | — | — | $136k $147k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 10 unpaid individuals.
Up 8%
from 2023
From $314k in 2023 to $340k in 2024.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Revenue and expenses over time
USDAN CENTER FOR THE CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTS reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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