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Nonprofit · EIN 34-0714334

CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART

Tax-exempt · CLEVELAND, OH 44106

Financials

$43.4M$37.2M2022$37.9M$38.6M2023$46.1M$39.4M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$46,109,243$39,395,906$6,713,337$128,787,251$29,654,757$99,132,494
June 30, 2024990$37,891,281$38,648,712-$757,431$123,412,363$30,873,658$92,538,705
June 30, 2023990$43,350,302$37,230,801$6,119,501$121,696,519$29,477,396$92,219,123
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$14,357,460
of which government grants
$1,039,975
Program service revenue
$29,414,026
Investment income
$1,924,027
Net rental income
$4,147
Net gain from sales of assets
$159,139
Other revenue
$413,730

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$14,880,609
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$793,952
Other salaries and wages
$9,721,135
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$13,031,946
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$43,778
Accounting fees
$102,450
Occupancy
$2,697,003
Travel
$11,928
Depreciation
$2,581,310
Program services (functional)
$34,522,936
Management and general (functional)
$3,050,944
Fundraising (functional)
$1,822,026

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$123,412,363
Total assets, end of year
$128,787,251
Total liabilities, end of year
$29,654,757
Net assets, end of year
$99,132,494
Land, buildings and equipment
$53,201,892
Publicly traded securities
$51,860,676
Net assets without donor restrictions
$52,861,906
Net assets with donor restrictions
$46,270,588
Gross unrelated business income
$233,518
Gross receipts
$48,851,731
Employees
512
Volunteers
50
Year formed
1882
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
KATHRYN HEIDEMANNPRESIDENT & DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
55$355,765$27,547
GREG WATTSPROVOST, VP ACAD
Key employee
40$182,095$17,067
MARIE-LOUISE GUSTAVSSON-MONAGOVP INSTITUTIONAL ADV
Highest-paid employee
40$163,452$16,599
JOHN TORTELLICFO, VP BUSINESS
Officer
40$157,429$8,293
YVETTE SOBKY SHAFFERVP ENROLLMENT MGMT
Highest-paid employee
40$138,729$24,151
JOSEPH B FERRITTODIR OF FACILITIES
Highest-paid employee
40$122,232$13,342
CHARISE REIDVP HUMAN RESOURCES
Highest-paid employee
40$123,011$6,808
MATTHEW MCKENNAASSOC VP INFORMATION
Highest-paid employee
40$116,527$13,013
TONY INGRISANODIRECTOR & FACULTY
Trustee or director
1$68,212$15,958
JOSIE ANDERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRAN BELKINOFFICER OF BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
AMY BENDALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARIANNE BERNADOTTEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM BUSTADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LISA CODISPOTIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
33 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
GROSVIE COOLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RUTH SWETLAND EPPIGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
AUGUST FLUKEROFFICER OF BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
MARGARET FULTON-MUELLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CYNTHIA PRIOR GASCOIGNEOFFICER OF BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
8$0
MATTHEW L GREENEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
HOWARD M GROEDELOFFICER OF BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
HEATHER HOLMESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CURLEE RAVEN HOLTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRISTOPHER HOWSEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES KEENEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES D LINCOLNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSE LONGORIADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SVETLANA LOSHAKOVDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
WILLIAM N MASTERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ANGELA MCDONALD-FISHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN MUELLEROFFICER OF BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
KIM NORDSTROMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LAURA OSPANIKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PAUL PESSESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL PORTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PETER J PRONOVOSTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK REIGELMANN IIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KYLA EPSTEIN SCHNEIDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GREG S SHAWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LYNNE SHLONSKYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERT M SIEWERTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CAREY L SPENCERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JANET A SPREENOFFICER OF BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
CATHY STAMLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SUSAN STONEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARTIN TARRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 55 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
KATHRYN HEIDEMANNPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
55$354,620$26,255
GREG WATTSPROVOST, VP ACAD
Key employee
40$185,151$12,493
MARIE-LOUISE GUSTAVSSON-MONAGOVP INSTITUTIONAL ADV
Highest-paid employee
40$155,726$21,544
JOHN TORTELLICFO, VP BUSINESS
Officer
40$156,901$681
YVETTE SOBKY SHAFFERVP ENROLLMENT MGMT.
Highest-paid employee
40$137,841$17,143
JOSEPH B FERRITTODIR OF FACILITIES
Highest-paid employee
40$122,279$13,385
CHARISE REIDVP HUMAN RESOURCES
Highest-paid employee
40$122,900$6,800
MATTHEW MCKENNAASSOC VP INFORMATION
Highest-paid employee
40$115,760$13,009
SETH NAGELBERGDIRECTOR & FACULTY
Trustee or director, Officer
40$58,801$20,622
JOSIE ANDERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRAN BELKINOFFICER OF BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
AMY BENDALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARIANNE BERNADOTTEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM BUSTADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID BUTTRAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FREDERICK W CLARKEOFFICER OF BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
GROSVIE COOLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD A DESICH JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RUTH SWETLAND EPPIGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AUGUST FLUKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARGARET FULTON-MUELLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CYNTHIA PRIOROFFICER OF BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
8$0$0
MATTHEW L GREENEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HOWARD M GROEDELOFFICER OF BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
HEATHER HOLMESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CURLEE RAVEN HOLTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTOPHER HOWSEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES D LINCOLNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM N MASTERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANGELA MCDONALD-FISHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WARREN L MORRIS IIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN MUELLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KIM NORDSTROMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAURA OSPANIKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CONNIE OZANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAUL PESSESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL PORTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PETER J PRONOVOST MD PHDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK REIGELMAN IIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT RICHARDSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KYLA EPSTEIN SCHNEIDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN B SCHULZEOFFICER OF BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
MICHAEL SCHWARTZ PHDOFFICER OF BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
GREG S SHAW PHDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LYNNE SHLONSKYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT M SIEWERT CFADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAREY L SPENCERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANET A SPREENOFFICER OF BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
CATHY STAMLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVEN D STANDLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELIZABETH F STUEBERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARTIN TARRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AMY VINYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TRACEY FORDE WEAVERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 57 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
GRAFTON NUNESFORMER PRESIDENT
Former
40$241,584$75,194
KATHRYN HEIDEMANNPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
55$288,222$28,260
MARIE-LOUISE GUSTAVSSON-MONAGOVP INSTITUTIONAL ADV
Highest-paid employee
40$153,734$20,081
YVETTE SOBKY SHAFFERVP ENROLLMENT MGT
Highest-paid employee
40$137,544$15,433
JOHN J TORTELLICFO, VP BUSINESS
Officer
40$151,793$568
CHARISE REIDVP HUMAN RESOURCE
Highest-paid employee
40$120,883$26,499
JOSEPH FERRITTODIR OF FACILITIES
Highest-paid employee
40$120,935$13,164
DANIEL CUFFAROFACULTY
Highest-paid employee
40$115,266$15,641
SCOTT LIGONFACULTY
Trustee or director, Officer
40$70,872$9,945
JOSIE ANDERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRAN BELKINOFFICER OF BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
AMY BENDALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARIANNE BERNADOTTEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM BUSTADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID BUTTRAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVEN M CENCULADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FREDERICK W CLARKEOFFICER OF BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
GROSVIE COOLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD A DESICH JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RUTH SWETLAND EPPIGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARSHA B EVERETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AUGUST FLUKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARGARET FULTON-MUELLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CYNTHIA PRIOR GASCOIGNEOFFICER OF BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
8$0$0
MATTHEW L GREENEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HOWARD M GROEDELOFFICER OF BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
CURLEE RAVEN HOLTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JENNIFER M LANGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES D LINCOLNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM N MASTERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WARREN L MORRIS IIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN MUELLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KIM NORDSTROMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN W NOTTINGHAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAURA OSPANIKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CONNIE OZANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAUL PESSESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL PORTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PETER J PRONOVOST MD PHDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK REIGELMANN IIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT RICHARDSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KYLA EPSTEIN SCHNEIDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN B SCHULZEOFFICER OF BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
MICHAEL SCHWARTZ PH DOFFICER OF BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
GREG S SHAW PHDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LYNNE SHLONSKYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT M SIEWERT CFADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JUDSON E SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK SMITHOFFICER OF BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
CAREY L SPENCERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANET A SPREENOFFICER OF BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
CATHY STAMLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVEN D STANDLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELIZABETH F STUEBERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARTIN TARRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AMY VINYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TRACEY FORDE WEAVERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
11610 EUCLID AVE, CLEVELAND, OH 44106-4349
In care of
% ALMUT ZVOSEC
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
KATHRYN HEIDEMANN, 11610 EUCLID AVENUE, CLEVELAND, OH 44106
Signed the 990
MELANIE WALKER, CFO & VP BUSINESS
Phone
(216) 421-7000
Return prepared by
MALONEY NOVOTNY LLC

Mission

THE MISSION STATEMENT OF THE CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART IS AS FOLLOWS: TO CULTIVATE CREATIVE LEADERS WHO INSPIRE PEOPLE, STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES, AND CONTRIBUTE TO A THRIVING AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY THROUGH AN INNOVATIVE EDUCATION IN ART AND DESIGN.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART IS ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADING ACCREDITED INDEPENDENT COLLEGES OF ART AND DESIGN. SINCE 1882, THE COLLEGE HAS BEEN AN EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL CORNERSTONE IN CLEVELAND, OHIO, PRODUCING GRAUDATES COMPETITIVE AS STUDIO ARTISTS, DESIGNERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, CONTEMPORARY CRAFTSPEOPLE AND EDUCATORS. STUDENTS EARN A BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS DEGREE UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM. THE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM HAD 545 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE FALL OF 2024.
    Expenses $34,522,936 · grants $14,880,609 · revenue $29,590,091

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
34-0714334
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
1920
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B420)
Assets (IRS master file)
$128,787,251
Income (IRS master file)
$48,851,731

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$46,109,243$39,395,906$128,787,251IRS
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$37,891,281$38,648,712$123,412,363IRS
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$43,350,302$37,230,801$121,696,519XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$37,790,309$36,780,819$113,815,993IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 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 34-0714334).

Questions about CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART

What is the EIN of CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART?
The employer identification number (EIN) of CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART is 34-0714334.
Is CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1920.
Are donations to CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART 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 CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names KATHRYN HEIDEMANN.
Who are the officers and directors of CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 48 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $355,765 (KATHRYN HEIDEMANN, PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $46,109,243, expenses of $39,395,906 and total assets of $128,787,251 at year end.

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