Collaborative for Higher Education Shared Services
Also known as Chess
Collaborative for Higher Education Shared Services reported $24.1 million in revenue and $18.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $91.96 went to program services, $8.04 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 98.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $187,996 (CAO). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 384% between FY2022 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $19MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $24MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 92.0% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 8.0% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 1.2% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 1.2% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 98.8% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $187,996 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.99% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 3.3 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 6 of 6 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseSupport educational mission of its member colleges and universities by providing certain services to its member colleges and universities, including, access to comprehensive enterprise resource planning (erp) system and student information system (sis).support educational mission of its member colleges and universities by providing certain services to its member colleges and universities, including management of contracts with the erp and sis vendors and system, implements, maintenance and operation of erp and sis, procurement of related hardware, software and services, development of common…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $133,069 | $0 | $54,927 | $187,996 |
| CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $175,003 | $0 | $0 | $175,003 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $133,069 | $0 | $38,212 | $171,281 |
| COO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $142,402 | $0 | $0 | $142,402 |
4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Collaborative for Higher Education Shared Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $691K (Part IX, line 5).
4 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b6 · 6 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14No
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 66
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| INTEGRUM RSOURCES Consulting | $158,720 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
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Every number above is copied from Collaborative for Higher Education Shared Services's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Collaborative for Higher Education Shared Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Collaborative for Higher Education Shared Services spent in FY2025, $91.96 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Collaborative for Higher Education Shared Services's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Collaborative for Higher Education Shared Services reported that 92.0% of its $18.9 million in expenses went to program services, 8.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Collaborative for Higher Education Shared Services pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Collaborative for Higher Education Shared Services reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $187,996, for the role of CAO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Collaborative for Higher Education Shared Services get its money?
Of $24.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 1.2% came from contributions and grants (including 1.2% from government grants) and 98.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Collaborative for Higher Education Shared Services a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 86-2790933 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202641349349306584 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531219349300233 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421359349312802 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331159349300048 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 86-2790933: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.