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Education · IL

Columbia College Chicago

Columbia College Chicago reported paying Kwang-wu Kim, President And Ceo, Trustee, Ex-officio - Partial Year, $1,210,279 in total compensation (FY 2024).

That places Kwang-wu Kim at approximately the 89th percentile among 36 similarly sized education nonprofits (median $846,107).

$250,712,341Total revenue (FY 2024)
$1,210,279Total executive compensation
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Comparable education nonprofits

Compensation is normalized to IL cost of living (BEA Regional Price Parities); each organization's reported figure is on its linked 990.

OrganizationStateRevenueTotal comp
Bryn Mawr College PA$254,582,770 $1,360,250
Pomona College CA$243,684,660 $1,013,129
Lafayette College PA$258,966,915 $921,954
Lewis & Clark College OR$241,864,072 $450,186
Cedarville University OH$240,765,832 $502,251
Trustees Of Trinity College The CT$240,407,084 $957,421
Denison University OH$265,383,442 $1,152,189
Trine University IN$232,796,308 $555,394

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