Council of Independent Colleges
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE COUNCIL OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES IS AN ASSOCIATION OF NONPROFIT INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, STATE- BASED COUNCILS OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES, AND OTHER HIGHER EDUCATION AFFILIATES, THAT WORKS TO SUPPORT COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP, ADVANCE INSTITUTIONAL EXCELLENCE, AND ENHANCE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOCIETY. CIC IS THE MAJOR NATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT FOCUSES ON PROVIDING SERVICES TO LEADERS OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. CIC OFFERS CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, AND OTHER PROGRAMS THAT HELP INSTITUTIONS IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL QUALITY, ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, STUDENT OUTCOMES, AND INSTITUTIONAL VISIBILITY.
- Income
- $22.3 million
- Spending
- $20.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 9.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 60%
- Employees
- 38
- Volunteers
- 48
- Highest pay
- $870,773, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 89 out of 100.
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 9.6 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 22% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 8% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 12% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1579% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 10 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2523 of 24 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (7)
- $8.4 million spent. NETWORKS, PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, AND SERVICES CIC'S NETWORKS, PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, AND SERVICES SUPPORT ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN KEY AREAS THROUGH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR MID-LEVEL AND SENIOR CAMPUS OFFICERS AND FACULTY DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS THROUGH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR STATE COUNCIL MEMBERS.INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES LEGACIES OF AMERICAN SLAVERY: RECKONING WITH THE PASTTHIS INITIATIVE, GENEROUSLY FUNDED BY THE ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION AND OFFERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GILDER LEHRMAN CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF SLAVERY, RESISTANCE, AND ABOLITION (GLC) AT YALE UNIVERSITY'S MACMILLAN CENTER, WAS DESIGNED TO HELP CIC MEMBER INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES EXPLORE THE CONTINUING IMPACT OF SLAVERY ON AMERICAN LIFE AND CULTURE. SEVEN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES SERVED AS REGIONAL COLLABORATION PARTNERS. EACH PARTNER FOCUSED ON A THEME OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE, ORGANIZING REGIONAL ACTIVITIES WHILE CONTRIBUTING TO A NATIONAL CONVERSATION THROUGH RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, UNDERGRADUATE COURSES, CURRICULAR DEVELOPMENT, AND PUBLIC EVENTS. IN SUMMER 2020, THE PROJECT RECEIVED SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES (NEH). A FINAL CONFERENCE WAS HELD AT THE NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, ON SEPTEMBER 1921, 2024, WITH MANY SESSIONS LIVESTREAMED AND LATER SHARED AS RECORDINGS ON THE PROJECT WEBSITE. A SERIES OF PROJECT SUMMARIES AND REFLECTIONS FROM THE REGIONAL COLLABORATORS WAS POSTED TO THE PROJECT WEBSITE IN MAY 2025, WHICH COLLECTIVELY SERVES AS A FINAL REPORT. HUMANITIES RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC GOODWITH SUPPORT FROM THE MELLON FOUNDATION, THIS PROGRAM BROUGHT SCHOLARSHIP IN THE HUMANITIES INTO LOCAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH STUDENT-LED PUBLIC PROGRAMS THAT DREW UPON INSTITUTIONAL LIBRARY OR ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS. FORTY-NINE INSTITUTIONS DEVELOPED COMMUNITY-FACING PROJECTS WITH SUPPORT FROM THIS PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM WAS DIRECTED BY ANNE M. VALK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE AMERICAN SOCIAL HISTORY PROJECT/ CENTER FOR MEDIA AND LEARNING, CUNY GRADUATE CENTER. A MULTIMEDIA REPORT, HUMANITIES RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD: A CIC INITIATIVE TO CONNECT COLLEGES AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH STUDENT RESEARCH AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS, WAS RELEASED IN MARCH 2025 AND INCLUDES BEST PRACTICES AND EXAMPLES OF SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS.CONSORTIUM FOR WORK-BASED LEARNINGTHE WORK-BASED LEARNING CONSORTIUM IS A FOUR-YEAR PROGRAM THAT BEGAN IN 2023 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RIIPEN, AN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PLATFORM, TO CREATE A NATIONAL NETWORK OF INSTITUTIONS THAT INTEGRATE WORK-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES INTO THE CURRICULUM. CIC HAS ALSO CONTRACTED WITH ITHAKA S+R, AN EXTERNAL RESEARCH FIRM, TO LEAD AN INTENSIVE EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF THIS CURRICULUM ON STUDENTS, FACULTY MEMBERS, AND EMPLOYERS. TWENTY-FIVE MEMBER INSTITUTIONS WERE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PILOT PROJECT.CAMPUS FREE EXPRESSION PROJECTIN AUGUST 2024, THE CAMPUS FREE EXPRESSION PROJECT (CFEP) MOVED TO CIC TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO ACADEMIC LEADERS AT INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. LAUNCHED IN 2019 AT THE BIPARTISAN POLICY CENTER, THE CFEP HAS DEEPLY ENGAGED LEGISLATORS, POLICYMAKERS, PRESIDENTS, AND OTHER CAMPUS STAKEHOLDERS IN SUPPORT OF THIS EFFORT. THE CFEP BRINGS TRUSTED, TESTED APPROACHES TO MEETING LEADERSHIP NEEDS. CIC RELEASED UPDATED REPORTS TO THE TASK FORCE'S SIGNATURE PUBLICATION, CAMPUS FREE EXPRESSION: A NEW ROADMAP, WHICH EXAMINES THE FACTORS THAT MAKE FREE EXPRESSION SO CHALLENGING ON A WIDE VARIETY OF CAMPUSES, WITH TAILORED ADVICE FOR PRESIDENTS, TRUSTEES, FACULTY MEMBERS, AND STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICERS. THE ROADMAP IS PARTICULARLY RELEVANT TO CIC'S MEMBERSHIP OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, AS MOST MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMIC LEADERS TASK FORCE ON CAMPUS FREE EXPRESSION HAVE LED AND SERVE AT CIC MEMBER INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING BAYLOR UNIVERSITY (TX), CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (IN), DILLARD UNIVERSITY (LA), MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (VT), RHODES COLLEGE (TN), AND THE UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND (VA). KIT AND FIT BENCHMARKING REPORTSTHE KEY INDICATORS TOOL (KIT) IS A CONFIDENTIAL ANNUAL BENCHMARKING REPORT THAT PROVIDES MEMBER INSTITUTIONS WITH 20 COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS ON STUDENTS, FACULTY, REVENUE, AND EXPENDITURES. THE FINANCIAL INDICATORS TOOL (FIT) IS A CONFIDENTIAL ANNUAL BENCHMARKING REPORT THAT PROVIDES MEMBER INSTITUTIONS WITH COMPARATIVE INDICATORS OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE DERIVED FROM FOUR KEY FINANCIAL RATIOS. BOTH ARE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE TO INSTITUTIONAL MEMBER PRESIDENTS. REPORTS ARE BASED ON US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION INTEGRATED POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION DATA SYSTEM (IPEDS) DATA AND PREPARED BY THE AUSTEN GROUP, A UNIT OF RNL. THE 2025 KIT AND FIT REPORTS WERE DISTRIBUTED IN APRIL 2025. CONSULTATIONS AND CUSTOM BENCHMARKING REPORTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS. CIC HAS CONTRACTED WITH UQ SOLUTIONS TO PROVIDE INTERACTIVE AND ENHANCED REPORTS, WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE IN FALL 2025. ADDITIONAL BENCHMARKING REPORTSIN RESPONSE TO MEMBER NEEDS AND REQUESTS, CIC HAS DEVELOPED TWO NEW BENCHMARKING REPORTS THAT ARE BASED ON VOLUNTARY DATA SUBMISSIONS FROM MEMBERS USING IPEDS DATA THAT IS REPORTED TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BUT WILL NOT BE PUBLICLY RELEASED UNTIL THE SUBSEQUENT YEAR. KIT PART C REPORT CONTAINS DATA BROKEN DOWN BETWEEN GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMING. FIT SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT ALLOWS INSTITUTIONS TO PROVIDE IPEDS DATA THAT WERE JUST REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND BENCHMARK AGAINST OTHER INSTITUTIONS THAT VOLUNTARILY REPORTED THIS EARLY DATA. HIGHER EDUCATION DIGEST OF RECENT RESEARCHWITH SUPPORT FROM THE ARTHUR VINING DAVIS FOUNDATIONS, CIC PUBLISHED TWO ISSUES OF THE DIGEST OF RECENT RESEARCH PER YEAR THAT HIGHLIGHT TIMELY AND PERTINENT RESEARCH PRESIDENTS AND SENIOR CAMPUS LEADERS MIGHT FIND HELPFUL. THE MOST RECENT DIGEST WAS PUBLISHED IN SPRING 2025 AND WAS EDITED BY BETHANY L. MILLER, ASSOCIATE PROVOST AND CHIEF DATA OFFICER AT MACALESTER COLLEGE (MN), AND P
- $2.4 million spent. CONFERENCES AND OTHER EVENTS CIC'S INSTITUTES, CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, AND WORKSHOPS PROVIDE ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. THE 2025 PRESIDENTS INSTITUTE EXPLORED THE THEME "ENGAGING COMMUNITIES AND PARTICIPANTS EXPLORED WAYS COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES CAN EFFECTIVELY ENGAGE COMMUNITIES AND ACQUIRE TOOLS TO HELP REFRAME DISRUPTION AND PURSUE NEW OPPORTUNITIES. PLENARY PANELS OFFERED DIRECTION AND STRATEGIC ADVICE ON MITIGATING CONFLICT, PRESERVING CULTURES OF FREE EXPRESSION, AND EFFECTIVELY NAVIGATING THE FEDERAL POLICY AGENDA. CONCURRENT SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS PROVIDED INSIGHTS AND INTERACTION FROM PEERS ON SUBJECTS SUCH AS FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY, LEGAL CHALLENGES, BELONGING, DATA MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY, GRADUATE PROGRAMMING, AND MORE. CIC AGAIN OFFERED A PARALLEL PROGRAM FOR SPOUSES AND PARTNERS OF COLLEGE PRESIDENTS, AS WELL AS THE NEW PRESIDENTS PROGRAM. TWO WORKSHOPS WERE HELD AFTER THE INSTITUTE, "PRESIDENT-BOARD RELATIONS AND "FINANCIAL CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES TO COMBAT THEM." THE 2024 INSTITUTE FOR CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICERS, WITH THE THEME OF "ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP NOW & NEXT," INVITED CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICERS AND THEIR TEAMS TO COLLABORATE ON WAYS TO BUILD ALLIANCES, CREATE INNOVATIVE ACADEMIC PATHWAYS, AND UNLOCK THE POTENTIAL OF EDUCATION FOR MORE STUDENTS. INTERACTIVE SEMINARS AND CONCURRENT SESSIONS FOCUSED ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, BRIDGING ACADEMIC MISSION AND THE MARKETPLACE, PRISON EDUCATION, AND EXECUTIVE COACHING TO SUSTAIN ENERGY AND PASSION, IN ADDITION TO OTHER RELEVANT THEMES AND TOPICS. THERE WERE THREE PRE-INSTITUTE WORKSHOPS, "WORKSHOP FOR CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICERS IN THEIR THIRD OR FOURTH YEAR OF SERVICE," "WORKSHOP FOR DEANS AND ASSOCIATE PROVOSTS/ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTS, AND "WORKSHOP FOR NEW CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICERS."
- $2.2 million spent. OTHER PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES WEBINARSCIC OFFERS WEBINARS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS, INCLUDING A SERIES ON MERGERS AND COLLABORATIONS. LISTSERVSCIC PROVIDES LISTSERVS FOR VARIOUS CAMPUS CONSTITUENCIES. ALL OF THE LISTSERVS ARE RESERVED EXCLUSIVELY FOR EMPLOYEES FROM CIC MEMBER INSTITUTIONS.
- $1.8 million spent. FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS WORKSHOPS FOR DEPARTMENT AND DIVISION CHAIRSWITH SUPPORT FROM ACADEMIC SEARCH, CIC OFFERS AN ANNUAL SERIES OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS FOR DEPARTMENT AND DIVISION CHAIRS. SESSION TOPICS INCLUDE UNDERSTANDING THE DEPARTMENTAL OR DIVISIONAL BUDGET, DEALING WITH DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS, MANAGING THE FACULTY HIRING AND EVALUATION PROCESS, STRATEGIES FOR COLLECTING AND SHARING DATA, AND BUILDING AND MAINTAINING A COLLEGIAL DEPARTMENT. THE WORKSHOPS ARE LED BY EXPERIENCED CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICERS, DEPARTMENT CHAIRS, AND ATTORNEYS SPECIALIZING IN HIGHER EDUCATION. IN 2025, 165 PARTICIPANTS ATTENDED WORKSHOPS AT THREE IN-PERSON LOCATIONS AND 15 PARTICIPANTS FROM INTERNATIONAL MEMBERS ATTENDED THE ONLINE WORKSHOP. TEACHING INTERFAITH UNDERSTANDINGIN PARTNERSHIP WITH INTERFAITH AMERICA AND WITH FUNDING FROM LILLY ENDOWMENT INC., CIC OFFERS SEMINARS FOR FACULTY MEMBERS WHO ARE TEACHING AND DESIGNING COURSES ON INTERFAITH SUBJECTS. A RESOURCE BASE OF TEACHING MATERIALS FOR USE BY FACULTY MEMBERS AND A VIRTUAL COMMUNITY THAT ENCOURAGES FACULTY MEMBERS TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES, CURRICULA, AND PEDAGOGIES EXTENDS THE SEMINAR THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN 2025, 24 FACULTY MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN THIS SEMINAR. TEACHING PRE-MODERN EUROPEAN ART IN CONTEXTWITH FUNDING BY THE SAMUEL H. KRESS FOUNDATION, CIC OFFERED TWO SEMINARS IN 2022 AND 2023 FOR FACULTY MEMBERS WHO TEACH ART HISTORY AT MEMBER INSTITUTIONS. THE WEEK-LONG SEMINARS FOCUSED ON ARTISTS, WORKS OF ART, AND THE CONTEXTS IN WHICH PRE-1830 EUROPEAN ART WAS CREATED. IN 2024, CIC CONTINUED THE AIMS OF THESE SEMINARS BY PROVIDING GRANTS OF UP TO $2,000 TO SUPPORT STUDENT LEARNING THROUGH OPPORTUNITIES TO VIEW AND INTERACT WITH WORKS OF ART. SIXTEEN TEACHING ART IN CONTEXT GRANTS WERE AWARDED IN SPRING 2024 FOR PROJECTS THAT WILL TAKE PLACE THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER AND FALL. WITH RETAINED FUNDING FROM THE ORIGINAL GRANT, CIC OFFERED 15 GRANTS OF UP TO $2,000 FOR FACULTY MEMBERS TO SUPPORT STUDENT LEARNING THROUGH OPPORTUNITIES TO VIEW AND INTERACT WITH WORKS OF PREMODERN EUROPEAN ART OVER THE SUMMER AND FALL 2024 SEMESTERS. ANCIENT GREECE IN THE MODERN COLLEGE CLASSROOMIN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CENTER FOR HELLENIC STUDIES (CHS), CIC OFFERED A MULTIDISCIPLINARY FACULTY SEMINAR ON ANCIENT MEDICINE, SCIENCE, AND MAGIC. THE SEMINAR USED EXAMPLES DRAWN FROM MEDICINE, PHILOSOPHY, ENGINEERING, ASTRONOMY, AND ASTROLOGY. THROUGH SHORT PRESENTATIONS AND GUIDED DISCUSSIONS, PARTICIPANTS EXPLORED ANCIENT GREEK SCIENCE, MEDICINE, AND MAGIC FROM A BROAD PERSPECTIVE THAT CAN BE USED TO DESIGN A WIDE RANGE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. THE SEMINAR WAS LED BY MARK SCHIEFSKY, C. LOIS P. GROVE PROFESSOR OF THE CLASSICS AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY AND DIRECTOR OF THE CHS. TWENTY FACULTY MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN THIS SEMINAR.FUNDING THE FUTURE WORKSHOPSTHE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) OFFERS SEVERAL GRANT PROGRAMS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO LAUNCH THE RESEARCH CAREERS OF EARLY-CAREER FACULTY MEMBERS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE. NSF IS PARTICULARLY EAGER TO SUPPORT FACULTY MEMBERS AT PREDOMINANTLY UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTIONS AND NON-R1 INSTITUTIONS, AND THEY HAVE PARTNERED WITH CIC TO PREPARE ELIGIBLE FACULTY MEMBERS TO WRITE COMPETITIVE GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR THESE PROGRAMS. A SERIES OF THREE VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS WILL PREPARE TEAMS OF EARLY-CAREER FACULTY MEMBERS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND RELATED DISCIPLINES AND GRANTS ADMINISTRATORS TO PREPARE COMPETITIVE APPLICATIONS AND MANAGE AWARDS FOR TWO NSF PROGRAMS, THE COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (CISE) RESEARCH INITIATION INITIATIVE (CRII) AND THE FACULTY EARLY CAREER DEVELOPMENT (CAREER) PROGRAM. THE FINAL GRANT-SEEKING WORKSHOP TOOK PLACE VIRTUALLY ON MARCH 1112, 2025. IMPROVING SCIENCE PEDAGOGY SEMINARS AND ACTIVITIESFUNDED BY THE W. M. KECK FOUNDATION, CIC OFFERED TWO SEMINARS ON SCIENCE PEDAGOGY THAT WERE HELD IN 2019 AND 2021. THE WEEK-LONG SEMINARS PREPARED INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAMS OF FACULTY MEMBERS IN STEM FIELDS TO INTEGRATE EVIDENCE-BASED ACTIVE LEARNING METHODS INTO THEIR INTRODUCTORY SCIENCE COURSES AND BETTER CONNECT ACADEMIC LEARNING WITH PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD. IN 2024, CIC EXPANDED THIS WORK TO ALL MEMBER INSTITUTIONS THROUGH A WEBINAR ON SCIENTIFIC TEACHING PRACTICES IN MARCH 2024 AND THE IMPROVING SCIENCE PEDAGOGY GRANT PROGRAM. THROUGH THIS GRANT PROGRAM, FACULTY MEMBERS AT 16 MEMBER INSTITUTIONS RECEIVED GRANTS OF UP TO $2,000 TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES TO ENRICH COURSES IN STEM FIELDS. THE WEBINAR ON SCIENTIFIC TEACHING METHODS WAS LED BY WARREN CODE, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF THE SCIENCE CENTER FOR LEARNING AND TEACHING AT UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND TOOK PLACE VIRTUALLY ON MARCH 20, 2024. THE SECOND AND FINAL WEBINAR ON SCIENTIFIC TEACHING METHODS WAS LED BY WARREN CODE, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF THE SCIENCE CENTER FOR LEARNING AND TEACHING AT UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND TOOK PLACE VIRTUALLY NOVEMBER 13, 2024.
- NETWORKS AI READY NETWORKAI READY IS A 12-MONTH NETWORK TO FOSTER LEARNING, SHARE RESOURCES, AND INCREASE EFFECTIVE ADOPTION RELATED TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI). THE NETWORK FOCUSES ON BOTH PEDAGOGICAL AND BUSINESS USES FOR AI, BRINGING THE CURRENT CONVERSATION ABOUT AI TO KEY AREAS OF CAMPUS. THE NETWORK INCLUDED PROGRAM 1: ALL CAMPUS ESSENTIALS, AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT AND ENGAGE WITH NINE PRESSING TOPICS, (MEMBERS IN 202425 COHORT: 91) AND PROGRAM 2: BUILD YOUR OWN, A SMALL, SPACE-LIMITED, PILOT PROGRAM FOR INSTITUTIONS READY TO IMPLEMENT GENERATIVE AI ON CAMPUS (MEMBERS IN 202425 COHORT: 20). YEAR TWO LAUNCHED IN AUGUST 2025.BELONG: AN INCLUSIVE LEARNING COMMUNITYTHE BELONG COMMUNITY IS A NETWORK OF CIC MEMBERS DEDICATED TO MAKING THEIR CAMPUSES MORE WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE. BELONG'S SUITE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES FOR FACULTY AND STAFF INCLUDED CREDENTIALS BY THE ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY EDUCATORS (ACUE), ALL CAMPUS CORNERSTONE WEBINARS, BELONG'S UNIQUE AND POPULAR "PUSH" RESOURCE LIBRARY, AND MONTHLY COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE MEETINGS. IN 2025, THE BELONG NETWORK HAD 66 INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS. NETVUEWITH GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM LILLY ENDOWMENT INC. AND FROM MEMBER DUES, CIC CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN ITS NETWORK FOR VOCATION IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION (NETVUE). ACTIVITIES SUPPORTING NETVUE INCLUDE A BIENNIAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE, REGIONAL GATHERINGS, FACULTY AND STAFF SEMINARS, ON-CAMPUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, CONSULTING SERVICES, ONLINE RESOURCES, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOLARLY RESOURCES. IN ADDITION, A VARIETY OF GRANT OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE TO NETVUE MEMBER INSTITUTIONS TO SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND VOCATION-RELATED PROGRAMMING. LAUNCHED IN 2009, NETVUE HAD 338 COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY MEMBERS AND 14 ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS AS OF NOVEMBER 2025. - NETVUE NATIONAL CONFERENCE AND REGIONAL GATHERINGS: CAMPUS TEAMS GATHER REGULARLY FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SHARING OF BEST PRACTICES. THE BIENNIAL NETVUE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ALLOWS PARTICIPANTS TO GATHER IN PERSON; IN THE OFF-YEARS, NETVUE HOSTS A SERIES OF REGIONAL AND TOPICAL GATHERINGS. IN THE 202425 ACADEMIC YEAR, NETVUE HELD SEVEN REGIONAL AND TOPICAL GATHERINGS. - NETVUE TEACHING VOCATIONAL EXPLORATION SEMINAR: MULTIDISCIPLINARY SEMINARS HELP EARLY- TO MID-CAREER FACULTY MEMBERS, WHO WILL LEARN TO STRENGTHEN THE TEACHING OF VOCATIONAL EXPLORATION IN THEIR OWN CLASSROOMS AND TO INITIATE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT VOCATION AND PEDAGOGY WITH COLLEAGUES ON THEIR HOME CAMPUSES. A SEMINAR WAS OFFERED IN JUNE 2025. - NETVUE ENHANCING VOCATION EXPLORATION SEMINAR: A SMALL GROUP OF EDUCATORS WHO SEEK TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE GROWING NATIONAL CONVERSATION ABOUT VOCATION AND CALLING. PARTICIPANTS IN THIS SEMINAR BRING TO THE TABLE THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH VOCATION ON THEIR OWN CAMPUSES, WHETHER IN TEACHING, RESEARCH, WRITING, SERVICE, OR INTER-OFFICE COOPERATION.- NETVUE VOCATION ACROSS CAMPUS SEMINAR: MULTIDISCIPLINARY SEMINARS FOR FULL-TIME STAFF MEMBERS AT THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OR DIRECTOR LEVEL OR THE EQUIVALENT TO HELP THEM LEARN MORE ABOUT VOCATION AND ITS IMPORTANCE FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, TO DEVELOP OR REVISE PROGRAMMING OR INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT VOCATIONAL EXPLORATION, AND TO CULTIVATE A BROADER NETWORK OF COLLEAGUES COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING STUDENTS' WORK IN THIS AREA.- NETVUE REFRAMING THE INSTITUTIONAL SAGA GRANTS: THIS PROGRAM OFFERS GRANTS OF UP TO $60,000 OVER THREE YEARS TO HELP INSTITUTIONS PRODUCE AN UPDATED ACCOUNT OF THEIR HISTORY AND MISSION, WITH FOCUSED ATTENTION ON THE CURRENT STATE OF THE INSTITUTION'S DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE, SURROUNDING COMMUNITY, AND FOUNDING ORGANIZATIONS. CUMULATIVELY, CIC HAS AWARDED $3,172,331 IN GRANTS TO 89 INSTITUTIONS. - NETVUE VOCATION ACROSS THE ACADEMY GRANTS: THIS GRANT PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN THE LINK BETWEEN CAREER PREPARATION AND STUDENTS' EXPLORATION OF MEANING, PURPOSE, AND IDENTITY. THREE-YEAR GRANTS SUPPORT CAMPUS-WIDE INITIATIVES TO EXPAND PROGRAMMING IN THE INTELLECTUAL AND THEOLOGICAL EXPLORATION OF VOCATION IN LIBERAL ARTS AND APPLIED PROFESSIONAL FIELDS. FUNDING MAY BE UP TO $150,000 IN CIC FUNDING, PLUS A DONOR MATCH OF $75,000, FOR A TOTAL AWARD OF $225,000. CUMULATIVELY, CIC HAS AWARDED $3,509,547 IN GRANTS TO 87 INSTITUTIONS. - NETVUE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT GRANTS: CIC AWARDS GRANTS TO STRENGTHEN EXISTING VOCATIONAL EXPLORATION PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY CAMPUS BUDGETS. MEMBER INSTITUTIONS MAY REQUEST BETWEEN $60,000 AND $100,000 FOR USE OVER A TWO-YEAR PERIOD TO FURTHER DEVELOP OR EXTEND EXISTING INITIATIVES. CUMULATIVELY, CIC HAS AWARDED $11,452,339 IN GRANTS TO 261 INSTITUTIONS. - FOSTERING LEADERSHIP FOR COMMUNITIES OF FAITH GRANTS: THIS GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDES UP TO $60,000 OVER A TWO-YEAR PERIOD TO DEVELOP PROGRAMMING FOR STUDENTS AND/OR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR FACULTY MEMBERS AND STAFF WITH THE GOAL OF CONNECTING STUDENTS TO LOCAL FAITH COMMUNITIES AND SUPPORTING THESE STUDENTS AS THEY EXPLORE AND DISCERN POSSIBLE FUTURE LEADERSHIP ROLES. CIC HAS AWARDED $1,066,653 TO 41 INSTITUTIONS.- SUPPORT FOR NETVUE ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS: THESE GRANTS ARE DESIGNED TO HELP ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS OF NETVUE DEEPEN THEIR CAPACITIES TO STRENGTHEN THE NETWORKS THAT THEY COMPRISE, TO BROADEN OPPORTUNITIES TO PROMOTE VOCATIONAL EXPLORATION AND DISCERNMENT AMONG STUDENTS AT THEIR MEMBER INSTITUTIONS, AND TO COMMUNICATE THE BENEFITS OF NETVUE MEMBERSHIP TO THOSE INSTITUTIONS WITHIN THEIR NETWORKS THAT ARE NOT YET MEMBERS OF NETVUE. CIC HAS AWARDED $77,850 TO 5 ORGANIZATIONS.- NETVUE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AWARDS: CIC AWARDS GRANTS OF UP TO $12,000 TO ENHANCE THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERTISE OF FACULTY AND STAFF MEMBERS WHO SUPPORT UNDERGRADUATE VOCATION-RELATED INITIATIVES AT NETVUE MEMBER INSTITUTIONS. UP TO $15,000 IS AVAILABLE FOR PROJECTS WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION. CUMULATIVELY, CIC HAS AWARDED $2,156,027 IN GRANTS TO 244 INSTITUTIONS. - NETVUE SCHOLARLY RESOURCES PROJECT: CIC HAS SUPPORT
- $823,014 spent. ONLINE COURSE SHARING CONSORTIUMTHE ONLINE COURSE SHARING CONSORTIUM ALLOWS PARTICIPATING COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO SHARE COURSES, TRANSFER CREDITS AND FINANCIAL AID, AND ARRANGE FOR TUITION PAYMENTS THROUGH AN ONLINE PLATFORM MAINTAINED BY CIC'S PARTNER ACADEUM, WITH WHICH CIC SIGNED A NEW FIVE-YEAR AGREEMENT IN 2024. THE INITIATIVE HELPS STUDENTS COMPLETE THEIR DEGREES BY ENROLLING IN ONLINE COURSES OFFERED BY OTHER CONSORTIUM PARTICIPANTS, AVOIDING THE BURDEN OF TRANSFERRING COURSES FROM OUTSIDE INSTITUTIONS AND FILLING EXCESS CAPACITY AT PARTNER INSTITUTIONS. IN 2025, THE CONSORTIUM INCLUDED 333 MEMBER INSTITUTIONS SHARING A BROAD CATALOG OF 21,007 COURSES. CIC'S TUITION EXCHANGE PROGRAMA NETWORK OF MEMBER COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THAT ACCEPTS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AS FULL-TIME STUDENTS, TUITION-FREE, AT PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS. AN ONLINE PORTAL FACILITATES THE STUDENT APPLICATION TRACKING AND REVIEW PROCESSES. NEARLY TWO-THIRDS OF CIC MEMBER INSTITUTIONS PARTICIPATED IN 202425 AND THAT NUMBER IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN THE FUTURE: AS OF JUNE 2025, CIC WAIVED THE ANNUAL FEE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE TUITION EXCHANGE PROGRAM TO INCREASE THE VALUE OF MEMBERSHIP.STATE COUNCIL MEMBER PROGRAMS AND SERVICESCIC'S STATE COUNCILS ARE CONSORTIA OF PRIVATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WITH THE MISSION OF ADVANCING AND STRENGTHENING THEIR MEMBER INSTITUTIONS. THROUGH ITS STATE COUNCILS PROGRAM, CIC PROVIDES MEMBER SERVICES AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE CONSORTIA, AS WELL AS GRANTS AND PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT FOR THEIR ACTIVITIES. - ANNUAL CONFERENCE: THE STATE COUNCILS ANNUAL CONFERENCE IS A CONVENING OF STATE COUNCIL EXECUTIVES AND THEIR STAFF THAT OFFERS A FORUM FOR FACE-TO-FACE NETWORKING AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES WITH COLLEAGUES. PROGRAMMING AT THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE INCLUDES WORKSHOPS, SPEAKERS, AND EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS, PROVIDING TOOLS FOR STATE EXECUTIVES COLLEAGUES TO BETTER SERVE THEIR CONSTITUENCY OF PRIVATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. THE CONFERENCE TOOK PLACE ON APRIL 1315, 2025, IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. - CIC/UPS EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENT: THE CIC/UPS EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENT PROVIDES GRANTS TO STATE COUNCILS FOR INNOVATIVE, COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS WITHIN STATES AND FOR PROGRAMS THAT ENHANCE ACCESS AND SUCCESS FOR STUDENTS DEMONSTRATING FINANCIAL NEED. THROUGH THESE GRANT PROGRAMS, THE CIC/UPS EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENT CONTINUES TO IMPACT THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT COLLEGE SECTOR NATIONWIDE. IN 2025, THEY WERE VALUED AT $52,619,299. - CIC/UPS SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM: EACH YEAR, STATE COUNCILS RECEIVE GRANTS FROM CIC TO PROVIDE CIC/UPS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR USE AT EVERY FOUR-YEAR PRIVATE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY IN THE STATE COUNCILS NETWORK. THE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE GIVEN IN THE NAME OF UPS, WHOSE FINANCIAL SUPPORT WAS THE BASIS FOR THE CIC/UPS EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENT. SINCE 1985, APPROXIMATELY $62.2 MILLION HAS BEEN AWARDED IN SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS TO CIC STATE COUNCILS TO ASSIST STUDENTS AT INDEPENDENT COLLEGES ACROSS THE COUNTRY DEMONSTRATING FINANCIAL NEED. IN 2025, CIC GRANTED $1,505,000 TO 25 STATE COUNCILS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO 430 STATE COUNCIL MEMBER INSTITUTIONS. - DOROTHEA M. WATERBURY SCHOLARSHIP: THE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE PROVIDED BY AN ENDOWMENT, ESTABLISHED BY DOROTHEA WATERBURY OF NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS, TO FUND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PELL GRANT-ELIGIBLE STUDENTS ENROLLED AT SELECTED CIC MEMBER NEW ENGLAND COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. IN 2025, THE PROGRAM AWARDED $9,000. - CAPACITY-BUILDING GRANTS: THE CIC CAPACITY-BUILDING GRANT PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO PROVIDE "SEED MONEY" GRANTS FOR STATE COUNCILS TO ENHANCE OR EXPAND THEIR CAPACITY TO RAISE MONEY TO SUPPORT THEIR PROGRAMS AND MEMBER COLLEGES. THE GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR FUNDRAISING PROGRAMS, PARTICULARLY THOSE TARGETED AT ATTRACTING DONORS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND/OR ORGANIZATIONAL AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT STRENGTHEN THE ORGANIZATION'S CAPACITY TO RAISE GIFTS AND GRANTS FROM CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS. IN 2025, CIC AWARDED $127,904 TO 13 STATE COUNCILS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. - SCHOLARSHIP CHALLENGE GRANTS: PRESIDENTS OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES HAVE MADE IT CLEAR THAT ONE OF THEIR HIGHEST PRIORITY NEEDS IS ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIP AID FOR DESERVING STUDENTS. A SECOND NEED IS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS THAT CAN IMPROVE STUDENT RETENTION BEYOND THE FIRST YEAR. CIC OFFERS STATE COUNCILS THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR CHALLENGE GRANTS DESIGNED TO LEVERAGE ADDITIONAL GIFTS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS. TO RECEIVE THE CIC SCHOLARSHIP GRANT, STATE COUNCILS MUST RAISE THE CHALLENGE GRANT AMOUNT FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES BEFORE THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. IN 2025, CIC AWARDED $160,000 EACH TO EIGHT STATE COUNCILS. - MEETING THE MOMENT GRANTS: THE MEETING THE MOMENT GRANT WAS CREATED IN 2025 TO SUPPORT STATE COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONS EFFORTS TO ASSIST MEMBER INSTITUTIONS AS THEY NAVIGATE THE EVOLVING LANDSCAPE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS AND POLICIES. THIS ONE-TIME GRANT PROVIDED FUNDING FOR RESOURCES, STRATEGIES, AND PROGRAMMING TO HELP INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES REMAIN INFORMED AND PROACTIVE IN RESPONSE TO FEDERAL UPDATES. IN 2025, CIC AWARDED $146,250 TO 16 STATE COUNCILS.- POOLED ENDOWMENT MANAGEMENT FUND: CIC SUPPORTED THE CREATION IN APRIL 2016 OF A POOLED INVESTMENT FUND FOR STATE COUNCIL MEMBERS WITH SMALL- TO MID-SIZED ENDOWMENTS OR CASH RESERVES WHO CANNOT REASONABLY ENGAGE AN EXPERIENCED MONEY MANAGER AT AN AFFORDABLE RATE. PROFESSIONAL ASSET MANAGEMENT IS PROVIDED BY TIAA AT A DISCOUNTED FEE. - CASE MEMBERSHIP: THROUGH ITS INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP IN THE COUNCIL FOR ADVANCEMENT AND SUPPORT OF EDUCATION (CASE), CIC OFFERS STATE COUNCILS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SECURE THEIR OWN MEMBERSHIP IN CASE AT A DISCOUNTED RATE.
- $704,903 spent. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS PRESIDENTIAL VOCATION AND INSTITUTIONAL MISSION PROGRAMWITH LILLY ENDOWMENT INC. SUPPORT, CIC OFFERS PRESIDENTIAL VOCATION AND INSTITUTIONAL MISSION - A YEARLONG PROGRAM OF READINGS, CONSULTATIONS, AND SEMINARS TO HELP PROSPECTIVE PRESIDENTS AND THEIR SPOUSES OR PARTNERS REFLECT ON PERSONAL CALLING AS IT RELATES TO THE MISSIONS OF THE INSTITUTIONS THEY MIGHT LEAD. TWENTY SENIOR ADMINISTRATORS PARTICIPATED IN 202425 COHORT. PRESIDENTIAL RENEWAL PROGRAMWITH LILLY ENDOWMENT INC. SUPPORT, THE PRESIDENTIAL RENEWAL PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE PERSONAL RENEWAL OF EXPERIENCED MEMBER PRESIDENTS AT CIC INSTITUTIONS WHO WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE IN THE VITAL ROLE OF THE COLLEGE PRESIDENCY. PARTICIPANTS ARE GUIDED BY EXPERIENCED PEER MENTORS THROUGH AN INTROSPECTIVE JOURNEY THAT INCLUDES EXPERIENTIAL RENEWAL PRACTICES AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PERSONAL SUSTAINABILITY PLAN. ELEVEN PRESIDENTS, MOST ACCOMPANIED BY SPOUSES OR PARTNERS, PARTICIPATED IN THE 202425 PRESIDENTIAL RENEWAL PROGRAM. NEW PRESIDENTS PROGRAMEACH YEAR CIC OFFERS A PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE PRESIDENTS IN THEIR FIRST OR SECOND YEAR - AND CONCURRENTLY A PROGRAM FOR THEIR SPOUSES OR PARTNERS - THAT ADDRESSES THE PRACTICAL NEEDS OF NEW LEADERS OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. THE TWO-DAY INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP INCLUDES SESSIONS LED BY EXPERIENCED PRESIDENTS ON INNOVATIVE AND STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP FOR THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENT, CREATING AN ENGAGED AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT, FINANCIAL FUNDAMENTALS AND STRATEGIES, ENROLLMENT AND TODAY'S STUDENTS, WORKING WITH THE BOARD, AND ADVANCEMENT AMONG OTHER KEY TOPICS. AMPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FORMAL AND INFORMAL CONVERSATIONS ALLOW PARTICIPANTS TO BUILD COMMUNITY. IN 2025, THIS PROGRAM WAS AGAIN HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CIC PRESIDENTS INSTITUTE. FORTY NEW PRESIDENTS AND 20 SPOUSES AND PARTNERS PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAMS. SIXTEEN EXPERIENCED PRESIDENTS AND OTHER CAMPUS LEADERS SERVED AS PRESENTERS AND INFORMAL ADVISORS. PRESIDENTIAL SPOUSES AND PARTNERS PROGRAMCIC'S PRESIDENTIAL SPOUSES AND PARTNERS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO OFFER INSIGHT, ADVICE, SUPPORT, AND FELLOWSHIP TO THOSE WHO SHARE THIS UNIQUE ROLE. DEVELOPED IN CONSULTATION WITH A TASK FORCE OF EXPERIENCED PRESIDENTIAL SPOUSES AND PARTNERS, IT IS HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PRESIDENTS INSTITUTE EACH JANUARY. NINETY-NINE SPOUSES AND PARTNERS PARTICIPATED IN THE 2025 SPOUSES AND PARTNERS PROGRAM. EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP ACADEMYTHE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IS A YEARLONG PROGRAM TO PREPARE EXPERIENCED VICE PRESIDENTS AND OTHER CABINET-LEVEL ADMINISTRATORS TO SERVE AS COLLEGE PRESIDENTS. IT IS ORGANIZED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (AALI) AND THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. THE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF TWO SEMINARS, ONGOING WEBINARS AND READING EXERCISES, EXPERIENTIAL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON SPECIFIC AREAS OF PRESIDENTIAL RESPONSIBILITY, CAREER COACHING, AND MENTORING. THE PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED BY AALI AND ACADEMIC SEARCH. WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM AALI, CIC OFFERED FELLOWSHIPS TO LEADERS FROM VARIED BACKGROUNDS AND PERSPECTIVES. EIGHTEEN ADMINISTRATORS PARTICIPATED IN THE 202425 COHORT. SENIOR LEADERSHIP ACADEMYTHE SENIOR LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IS A YEARLONG PROGRAM TO PREPARE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY LEADERS IN MID-LEVEL POSITIONS WHO HAVE INTEREST AND POTENTIAL TO MOVE INTO VICE PRESIDENCIES. IT CONSISTS OF MENTORSHIP, A FALL SEMINAR HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CIC INSTITUTE FOR CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICERS, A SPRING SEMINAR IN WASHINGTON, DC, EXPERIENTIAL ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, A SERIES OF READINGS AND CASE STUDIES, AND MENTORSHIP AND EXECUTIVE COACHING BY THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR. THE PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED BY THE AMERICAN ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (AALI) AND ACADEMIC SEARCH. WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM AALI, CIC OFFERED FELLOWSHIPS TO LEADERS FROM VARIED BACKGROUNDS AND PERSPECTIVES. FORTY PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THE 202425 COHORT. BELONGING AND ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP INITIATIVETHE BELONGING AND ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE ASSESSES, REVITALIZES, AND EXPANDS CIC'S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS TO PREPARE A NEW GENERATION OF LEADERS FOR THE CHALLENGES OF TODAY'S CAMPUSES. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ENRICH CIC'S PROGRAMS TO FOSTER LEADERSHIP AND NOT ONLY TO PREPARE ASPIRING LEADERS FROM A WIDE RANGE OF BACKGROUNDS TO ACHIEVE SENIOR LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AT CIC MEMBER INSTITUTIONS, BUT ALSO TO BUILD STRONG FOUNDATIONS AT MEMBER INSTITUTIONS FOR THESE LEADERS TO FLOURISH AND ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS. THE CONVENING OF PIONEERING PRESIDENTS TOOK PLACE IN AUGUST 2024 IN WASHINGTON, DC, WITH 18 "PIONEERING" LEADERS, OR THE FIRST IN THEIR ROLE, AND THE BOARD CHAIRS AT THEIR INSTITUTIONS. A KEY OUTCOME OF THIS MEETING WAS TO BUILD A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE ON SUPPORTING DIVERSE LEADERSHIP AND CREATE HIRING AND SUPPORTING A PIONEERING PRESIDENT, A RESOURCE FOR GOVERNING BOARDS, PRESIDENTS, AND PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES THROUGHOUT THE HIRING PROCESS. THIS RESOURCE HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND SHARED BROADLY WITH CIC MEMBERS. CIC ANNOUNCED THE FACULTY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IN FALL 2025. THE FIRST COHORT WILL CONVENE IN SUMMER 2026.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1957.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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