CCC Information

This page contains common CCC information that many funders request on grant applications. At the bottom of this page, you will find a list of attachments that many funders request as part of the grant application.

1. Official Columbia College Chicago Address:
   
   Columbia College Chicago
   600 S. Michigan Avenue
   Chicago, IL 60605


2. Federal Employer I.D. Number (FEIN): 36-6112087


3. DUNS Number: 068497411


4. Fringe Benefit Rates: Contact the Grants Office


5. Indirect Cost Rate: Contact the Grants Office


6. Congressional District: Congressional District 7


7. Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR) whose signature must accompany applications for government grants:
   
   a. Contact the Grants Office


8. Administrative Official whose signature must accompany the application for foundation grants:
   
   a. Contact the Grants Office


9. Columbia College Chicago Mission Statement:
   
   Columbia College Chicago is an undergraduate and graduate college offering a comprehensive education in the visual, performing, communication and media arts within a context of liberal education. Columbia’s mission is to educate students who will communicate creatively, shape the public perceptions of issues and events, and author the culture of their times.
   
   Additional Mission Information: As an urban institution, Columbia College is committed to open access, opportunity and a student body that reflects the economic, racial, cultural, and educational diversity of contemporary America. Columbia conducts education in close relationship to the vital metropolitan reality of Chicago and serves an important civic purpose by encouraging students to engage in the life and culture of their communities.


10. Columbia College History:

Columbia College Chicago was founded in 1890 as the Columbia School of Oratory, a speech college for women (its name was inspired by the 1893 Exposition). A renewed, co-educational version of the college emerged in 1936, emphasizing radio broadcasting’s growing impact. Renamed Columbia College Chicago in 1944, the institution broadened its educational focus to include television and other areas of mass communications during the 1950s. Accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Columbia College Chicago is also accredited as a teacher training institution by the Illinois State Board of Education. By 1963, Columbia evolved into a liberal arts college with an innovative approach to arts and media education and a progressive social agenda. Through the diversity of its students and graduates, the school brings a rich vision and multiplicity of voices to American culture.

ATTACHMENTS:

1.    501(c)3 IRS Determination Letter (PDF)
2.    Annual Report
3.    College Financial Statement (audit) and/or IRS 990 form
4.    If additional attachments are required, contact the Grants Office.