2025-12-03T15:36:22-05:00 2025-05-31 341602442 H & J CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS INC 7555 FREDLE DR STE 110 CONCORD OH 44077 990 2024-06-01 452267855 LAKE ERIE INK LAKE 2163204757 2108 S TAYLOR ROAD CLEVELAND HEIGHTS OH 44118 AMY ROSENBLUTH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2163204757 2025-11-08 true true ROLLAND B STANDISH P00169705 4409512997 2025-11-05 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X AMY ROSENBLUTH 2108 S TAYLOR ROAD CLEVELAND HTS OH 44118 662321 false X LAKEERIEINK.ORG X 2011 OH LAKE ERIE INK IS A NOT FOR PROFIT 501(C)3 THAT PROVIDES CREATIVE EXPRESSION OPPORTUNITIES AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT TO YOUTH IN THE GREATER CLEVELAND COMMUNITY. 6 6 11 60 0 294272 525086 167425 136869 73 15 0 461770 661970 0 0 427742 367769 0 52138 156084 181136 583826 548905 -122056 113065 94517 203354 56400 52172 38117 151182 X A WRITING SPACE FOR YOUTH PROVIDES CREATIVE EXPRESSION. false false 463398 136839 IN 2025, LAKE ERIE INK WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE CREATIVE EXPRESSION OPPORTUNITIES TO 3,876 YOUTH IN GRADES 1-12 ACROSS THE GREATER CLEVELAND COMMUNITY. WE WORKED WITH 44 PROGRAM PARTNERS AT 57 SITES, INCLUDING 47 SCHOOLS. OUR TEACHERS LED WORKSHOPS IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY LOCATIONS, AS WELL AS PROVIDING CORE PROGRAMMING AT LEI'S MAIN SITE (MOVED FROM COVENTRY NEIGHBORHOOD TO SOUTH TAYLOR ROAD IN DECEMBER), INCLUDING SUMMER CAMPS, EVENING PROGRAMS, AND WEEKEND WORKSHOPS. 60 VOLUNTEERS AND INTERNS SUPPORTED OUR PROGRAMMING THIS YEAR. LEI STAFF AND TEACHERS FACILITATED WORKSHOPS ON EVERYTHING FROM BASIC LITERACY SKILLS AND PERSONAL NARRATIVE TO PLAYWRITING, POETRY AND COMICS. WE HAVE CONTINUED TO EXPAND OUR PROGRAMS INVOLVING NARRATIVE TABLETOP ROLE-PLAYING GAMES. LAKE ERIE INK HOSTED TWO VIRTUAL PROGRAMS THIS YEAR, WRITERS' CLUB AND TEEN EDITORS AND PUBLISHED OUR 9TH ANTHOLOGY OF TEEN WRITING. WE HOSTED KIDS' COMIC CON EVENTS AT THE PIVOT CENTER AND MOCA, SERVING 147 YOUTH IN GRADES 2-12 IN THESE EVENTS. LAKE ERIE INK BROUGHT CREATIVE WRITING AND ART ACTIVITIES TO A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY EVENTS, INCLUDING CLEVELAND HEIGHTS' JUNETEENTH AND LGBTQ+ PRIDE MONTH CELEBRATIONS, AS WELL AS CLEVELAND CITY'S PRIDE. WE PARTNERED WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, SHAKER HISTORICAL SOCIETY, CAIN PARK ARTS FESTIVAL, AND THE CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FEST. WE PUBLISHED A THIRD CREATIVE COMMUNITY COOKBOOK. THIS YEAR, WE PARTICIPATED IN 24 COMMUNITY AND OUTREACH EVENTS. THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE THIS YEAR WAS OUR MOVE FROM THE COVENTRY NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH HAD BEEN LEI'S HOME SINCE ITS INCEPTION, TO OUR NEW LOCATION ON SOUTH TAYLOR ROAD. THE MOVE NECESSITATED A LOT OF ADJUSTMENT IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE FISCAL YEAR, AS OUR NEW STOREFRONT SPACE HAS LESS ROOM THAN OUR PREVIOUS LOCATION, AND IS CONFIGURED DIFFERENTLY, SO WE HAVE TO THINK DIFFERENTLY ABOUT HOW TO USE THE SPACE WITH OUR PARTICIPANTS AND STAFF. ONE STUDENT FROM CLEVELAND HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL SAID THAT LEI PROGRAMS GAVE THEM "IMMENSE CREATIVE FREEDOM," WHILE ANOTHER APPRECIATED BEING "IN CONTROL OF MY WORK." LEI ALSO HAS AN IMPACT ON THE CLASSROOM TEACHERS WE WORK WITH. PARTNERSHIPS WITH TEACHERS, SCHOOLS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS HAVE A WIDER IMPACT AS WELL. A TEACHER AT MARY BETHUNE NOTED THAT, "SEVERAL STUDENTS BECAME ENGAGED WITH PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL THROUGH LAKE ERIE INK...IT IS VERY REWARDING TO SEE STUDENTS BRANCH OUT AND BECOME CONNECTED WITH A WIDER WRITING COMMUNITY." 463398 true true false false false false false false false false false false false true true true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 16 0 true 11 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 6 6 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false OH X X AMY ROSENBLUTH 2163204757 2108 S TAYLOR ROAD CLEVELAND HTS OH 44118 AMY ROSENBLUTH EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 71222 0 0 KARI MIRKIN CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KELSEY SMITH SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL SHEA TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANNIE ZALESKI DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MANUEL ALVARADO DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 BEN FORMAN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 BARBARA BROWN FRENCH DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 TRACY HILL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 FREDERICK KAREM DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 CLAIRE MCBROOM DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 HELEN MAYNARD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ELI MILLETTE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARCEL TOLLIVER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANDY TRARES DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARC WHITE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 71222 false false false 15506 264230 245350 525086 OFF-SITE PROGRAMMING 611710 136869 136869 136869 15 15 351 15506 351 661970 136869 15 X 71222 46294 7122 17806 252022 236838 15184 17275 15131 381 1763 27250 23869 600 2781 12920 12920 58964 38433 8821 11710 2235 2235 9733 8369 391 973 3178 2797 63 318 34009 31726 680 1603 906 906 3774 2464 1310 CONTRACT TEACHERS 41946 41946 DIRECT PROGRAM EXPENSES 9511 9511 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 2643 2379 264 BANK FEES 817 817 500 500 548905 463398 33369 52138 51651 31243 1408 80204 10500 37197 28142 10555 250 2566 44155 94517 203354 4661 3459 10081 5358 40000 1658 43355 56400 52172 X -13820 62202 51937 88980 38117 151182 94517 203354 113065 X false true X true false X 265263 265167 295212 294272 525086 1645000 265263 265167 295212 294272 525086 1645000 111064 1533936 72 18 105 73 15 283 1645283 740592 0.93230 0.95600 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RIGHT OF USE ASSET 42755 SECURITY DEPOSIT 1400 44155 LEASE LIABILITY 43355 43355 X 661970 661970 661970 548905 548905 548905 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X LEI IS EXEMPT FROM THE PAYMENT OF FEDERAL AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES ON INCOME OTHER THAN UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. LEI CURRENTLY HAS NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN RECORDED. SPECIAL EVENTS 15857 15506 351 351 15857 15506 351 351 351 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A IN 2025, LAKE ERIE INK WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE CREATIVE EXPRESSION OPPORTUNITIES TO 3,876 YOUTH IN GRADES 1-12 ACROSS THE GREATER CLEVELAND COMMUNITY. WE WORKED WITH 44 PROGRAM PARTNERS AT 57 SITES, INCLUDING 47 SCHOOLS. OUR TEACHERS LED WORKSHOPS IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY LOCATIONS, AS WELL AS PROVIDING CORE PROGRAMMING AT LEI'S MAIN SITE (MOVED FROM COVENTRY NEIGHBORHOOD TO SOUTH TAYLOR ROAD IN DECEMBER), INCLUDING SUMMER CAMPS, EVENING PROGRAMS, AND WEEKEND WORKSHOPS. 60 VOLUNTEERS AND INTERNS SUPPORTED OUR PROGRAMMING THIS YEAR. LEI STAFF AND TEACHERS FACILITATED WORKSHOPS ON EVERYTHING FROM BASIC LITERACY SKILLS AND PERSONAL NARRATIVE TO PLAYWRITING, POETRY AND COMICS. WE HAVE CONTINUED TO EXPAND OUR PROGRAMS INVOLVING NARRATIVE TABLETOP ROLE-PLAYING GAMES. LAKE ERIE INK HOSTED TWO VIRTUAL PROGRAMS THIS YEAR, WRITERS' CLUB AND TEEN EDITORS AND PUBLISHED OUR 9TH ANTHOLOGY OF TEEN WRITING. WE HOSTED KIDS' COMIC CON EVENTS AT THE PIVOT CENTER AND MOCA, SERVING 147 YOUTH IN GRADES 2-12 IN THESE EVENTS. LAKE ERIE INK BROUGHT CREATIVE WRITING AND ART ACTIVITIES TO A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY EVENTS, INCLUDING CLEVELAND HEIGHTS' JUNETEENTH AND LGBTQ+ PRIDE MONTH CELEBRATIONS, AS WELL AS CLEVELAND CITY'S PRIDE. WE PARTNERED WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, SHAKER HISTORICAL SOCIETY, CAIN PARK ARTS FESTIVAL, AND THE CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FEST. WE PUBLISHED A THIRD CREATIVE COMMUNITY COOKBOOK. THIS YEAR, WE PARTICIPATED IN 24 COMMUNITY AND OUTREACH EVENTS. THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE THIS YEAR WAS OUR MOVE FROM THE COVENTRY NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH HAD BEEN LEI'S HOME SINCE ITS INCEPTION, TO OUR NEW LOCATION ON SOUTH TAYLOR ROAD. THE MOVE NECESSITATED A LOT OF ADJUSTMENT IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE FISCAL YEAR, AS OUR NEW STOREFRONT SPACE HAS LESS ROOM THAN OUR PREVIOUS LOCATION, AND IS CONFIGURED DIFFERENTLY, SO WE HAVE TO THINK DIFFERENTLY ABOUT HOW TO USE THE SPACE WITH OUR PARTICIPANTS AND STAFF. ONE STUDENT FROM CLEVELAND HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL SAID THAT LEI PROGRAMS GAVE THEM "IMMENSE CREATIVE FREEDOM," WHILE ANOTHER APPRECIATED BEING "IN CONTROL OF MY WORK." LEI ALSO HAS AN IMPACT ON THE CLASSROOM TEACHERS WE WORK WITH. PARTNERSHIPS WITH TEACHERS, SCHOOLS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS HAVE A WIDER IMPACT AS WELL. A TEACHER AT MARY BETHUNE NOTED THAT, "SEVERAL STUDENTS BECAME ENGAGED WITH PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL THROUGH LAKE ERIE INK...IT IS VERY REWARDING TO SEE STUDENTS BRANCH OUT AND BECOME CONNECTED WITH A WIDER WRITING COMMUNITY." FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B PRIOR TO FILING, THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FINANCE STAFF FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE FORM 990 IS THEN ELECTRONICALLY DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ADVANCE OF FILING. A BOARD OFFICER SIGNS THE 990 (OR 8879-EO) AND THE 990 IS ELECTRONICALLY FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ARE SIGNED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ANNUALLY EVALUATES THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. COMPENSATION IS BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND COMPARED TO OTHER AREA MISSION-COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE. COMPENSATION FOR STAFF WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE LEVEL OF COMPENSATION IS SET BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND IN RELATION TO OTHER AREA MISSION-COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE. THIS COMPENSATION IS A COMPONENT OF THE BUDGET, WHICH IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND ALSO BY THE BOARD AS A WHOLE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FORM 1023 AND FORM 990 ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE FORM 990, WITHOUT SCHEDULE B) CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON SEVERAL PUBLICLY-ACCESSIBLE WEBSITES. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL FEES 33,683 8,821 11,460 DONATED WEBSITE SERVICES 4,750 0 250 TOTAL 38,433 8,821 11,710