Cleveland Play House

Analysis

Cleveland Play House is a registered charity in United States, based in Cleveland, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1940, 86 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Cleveland Play House reported income of $11.9m and spending of $13.7m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $10.1m to $11.9m (+17%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Cleveland Play House sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Anns Warehouse Inc ($11.9m), Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum ($11.9m) and Center for Action and Contemplation Inc ($11.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% and program service revenue 43% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $250k (1.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.7m. At year end it held assets of $16.9m against liabilities of $7.8m, net assets of $9.1m. It reported 422 employees.