Nonprofit · EIN 31-1601569
ART ACADEMY OF CINCINNATI
Tax-exempt · CINCINNATI, OH 45202
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2025 | 990 | $9,725,624 | $11,103,151 | -$1,377,527 | $8,741,657 | $4,043,772 | $4,697,885 |
| May 31, 2024 | 990 | $10,642,749 | $11,053,378 | -$410,629 | $11,104,298 | $5,065,475 | $6,038,823 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $784,482
- of which government grants
- $38,155
- Program service revenue
- $8,542,584
- Investment income
- $171,342
- Net rental income
- $187,997
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $91,780
- Other revenue
- $227,216
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $3,720,047
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $215,400
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,838,482
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,669,617
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $676,488
- Travel
- $58,792
- Depreciation
- $190,442
- Program services (functional)
- $7,781,034
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,258,247
- Fundraising (functional)
- $63,870
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $11,104,298
- Total assets, end of year
- $8,741,657
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,043,772
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,697,885
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,851,339
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,331,016
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,646,691
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,051,194
- Gross receipts
- $10,744,809
- Employees
- 192
- Volunteers
- 43
- Year formed
- 1998
- State of legal domicile
- OH
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOSEPH GIRANDOLA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $215,400 |
| LEA WAGNER | VP OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE Highest-paid employee | 45 | $110,000 |
| EMILY AGRICOLA HOLTROP | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| JOANNA DOERNER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| IAN MCMANIS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JIM CROSSET | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE CARLI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN COBEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARK GROTE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MURRAY SINCLAIRE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JACQUELYN SOMMER-DENNEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CALVIN MCDANIEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RICHARD DICK FRIEDMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TAMARA HARKAVY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GREGORY OLSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KYLE CAMPBELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TYRA PATTERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT P HUESMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHIP GERHARDT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN STEWART | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAM KRAVETZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAN FALES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RICHARD HOMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHERYL STEVENS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JENNY USTICK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended May 31, 2024: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOSEPH GIRANDOLA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $219,425 | $0 |
| LESLIE PAIGE WILLIAMS | VP FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Officer | 45 | $108,898 | $1,984 |
| LEA WAGNER | VP OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE Officer | 45 | $108,690 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE CARLI | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY HOLTROP | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBBIE KOKORUDA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK GROTE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| HARVEY COHEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD HOMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KYLE CAMPBELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY SCARPELLO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG OTIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAMIAN HOSKINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB RICHARDSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN STEWART | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN COBEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAM KRAVETZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNY USTICK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JACQUELYN SOMMER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TYRA PATTERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD FRIEDMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNA DOERNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT HUESMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| IAN MCMANIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT STOUGH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1212 JACKSON ST, CINCINNATI, OH 45202-7106
- In care of
- % THOMAS PACK
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JOE GIRANDOLA, 1212 JACKSON STREET, CINCINNATI, OH 452027106
- Signed the 990
- JOE GIRANDOLA, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (513) 721-5205
- Website
- WWW.ARTACADEMY.EDU
- Return prepared by
- DEAN DORTON ALLEN FORD PLLC
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO OPERATE, MAINTAIN, AND OVERSEE AN INDEPENDENT COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN.
Program accomplishments
- WE OPERATE AN ACCREDITED POST-SECONDARY FINE ARTS EDUCATION FACILITY (ART ACADEMY) OFFERING CURRICULUM LEADING TO A BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS DEGREE, AND A MASTERS IN ART EDUCATION. WE SERVE APPROXIMATELY 175 MATRICULATING STUDENTS. IN ADDITION, WE SERVE APPROXIMATELY 300 INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITY ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS.Expenses $7,781,034 · grants $3,720,047 · revenue $8,581,803
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in May, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 31, 2026 | October 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | May 31, 2025 | October 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | May 31, 2024 | October 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 31-1601569
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1998
- Accounting year ends
- May
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B42Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $8,741,657
- Income (IRS master file)
- $10,744,809
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | May 2025 | $9,725,624 | $11,103,151 | $8,741,657 | XML |
| 990 | May 2024 | $10,642,749 | $11,053,378 | $11,104,298 | XML |
| 990 | May 2023 | $11,227,828 | $10,838,046 | $11,609,448 | IRS |
| 990 | May 2022 | $9,495,180 | $9,906,292 | $6,583,513 | IRS |
| 990 | May 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 31-1601569).
Questions about ART ACADEMY OF CINCINNATI
- What is the EIN of ART ACADEMY OF CINCINNATI?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ART ACADEMY OF CINCINNATI is 31-1601569.
- Is ART ACADEMY OF CINCINNATI tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
- Are donations to ART ACADEMY OF CINCINNATI tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ART ACADEMY OF CINCINNATI file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ART ACADEMY OF CINCINNATI due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending May 31, 2026) is due October 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ART ACADEMY OF CINCINNATI last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended May 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ART ACADEMY OF CINCINNATI?
- The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 names JOE GIRANDOLA.
- Who are the officers and directors of ART ACADEMY OF CINCINNATI?
- The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 lists 25 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $215,400 (JOSEPH GIRANDOLA, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does ART ACADEMY OF CINCINNATI have?
- On its 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $9,725,624, expenses of $11,103,151 and total assets of $8,741,657 at year end.
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