COALITION FOR COLLEGE COST SAVINGS Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

COALITION FOR COLLEGE COST SAVINGS

EIN 87-0788565 · Management & Technical Assistance - Education (B02)

What they do

THE COALITION for COLLEGE COST SAVINGS (THE COALITION) WAS CONCEIVED AS A CATALYST for THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE and COLLABORATIVE PURCHASING EFFORT FOCUSED EXCLUSIVELY ON INDEPENDENT, PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION. THE COALITIONS GOALS ARE to LEVERAGE THE COLLECTIVE BUYING POWER of PRIVATE COLLEGES to REDUCE OPERATING COSTS, IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY of INTERNAL PROCEDURES and ULTIMATELY LOWER THE COST of DELIVERING EDUCATION.

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Of every $100 spent, about $88.10 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders16 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

80.38%of revenue went to mission work88.1% of expenses · Program services

$91.20spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

10.82%of revenue went to management and office costs11.9% of expenses

$0.64in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

0.5%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$2,513,112

Mission workProgram services$2,019,95180.38% of revenue88.1% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$272,03210.82% of revenue11.9% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$221,1298.80% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$2,291,98391.20% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 88.1% mission · 11.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.20% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 89.5% mission · 10.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.01% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 89.9% mission · 10.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.61% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 90.0% mission · 10.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.14% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 89.8% mission · 10.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.53% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 94.1% mission · 5.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.31% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 94.2% mission · 5.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 104.16% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 95.2% mission · 4.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.62% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$2,513,112

Expenses$2,291,983

Annual surplus $221,129 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$2,019,951 · 88.1% of expenses

Management and office costs$272,032 · 11.9% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$2,513,112

Expenses$2,291,983

Assets$1,471,758

Income$2,513,112

Contributions$13,000

Mission work (program services)$2,019,951

Management and general$272,032

Stocks and bonds$903,507

Accounting fees$7,400

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

JAMES FOWLKESVP OF TECHNOLOGY · 40 hrs/week $310,612Base $240,000 · Other $70,612

LYEN CREWSPRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $274,846Base $221,341 · Other $53,505

ANITA GIRELLIVP OF PROGRAMS AND COMMUNI · 40 hrs/week $128,049Base $101,205 · Other $26,844

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (16)

JAMES FOWLKESVP OF TECHNOLOGY

LYEN CREWSPRESIDENT

ANITA GIRELLIVP OF PROGRAMS AND COMMUNI

DANYELLE OKAMOTODIRECTOR

DOTTIE KINGDIRECTOR

ERIC TURNERSECRETARY

GEORGE NIEHAUSDIRECTOR

HOPE WILLIAMSPAST CHAIR

JENNIFER DEHARTCHAIR

JESYCA HOPEDIRECTOR

KIMBERLY JESSUPDIRECTOR

LAURA CORNICKVICE CHAIR

MARIBETH WRIGHTDIRECTOR

MARY ALICE BREUNINGERDIRECTOR

MATT POWERDIRECTOR

TRACI RAYDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2006
Location: 1201 LAKEVIEW CT, VERSAILLES, KY 40383-8634
County: Woodford
In care of: % HARRY J GOLDBERG
Primary officer: LYEN C CREWS, PRESIDENT

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@thecoalition.us Phone(859) 321-4810

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: DAVIDSON DOYLE & HILTON LLP
NTEE classification: Management & Technical Assistance - Education (B02)
IRS tax category: Management & Technical Assistance