Nonprofit · EIN 34-1244922
SPACES
Tax-exempt · CLEVELAND, OH 44113
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $651,631 | $601,009 | $50,622 | $2,080,982 | $121,641 | $1,959,341 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $85,801 | $667,168 | -$581,367 | $2,100,382 | $212,246 | $1,888,136 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $648,938
- of which government grants
- $64,906
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $2,199
- Other revenue
- $494
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $51,500
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $72,964
- Other salaries and wages
- $73,225
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $161,463
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $32,480
- Occupancy
- $14,253
- Travel
- $10,473
- Depreciation
- $57,155
- Program services (functional)
- $479,716
- Management and general (functional)
- $77,525
- Fundraising (functional)
- $43,768
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,100,382
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,080,982
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $121,641
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,959,341
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,584,570
- Publicly traded securities
- $138,119
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,756,686
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $202,655
- Gross receipts
- $657,921
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 30
- Year formed
- 1978
- 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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PITA BROOKS | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $57,077 |
| FANNA GEBREYESUS | FRMR EXEC DI Officer | 40 | $15,885 |
| DOLORES GARCIA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ELLEN RUDOLPH | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID TARDITI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ANNA ARNOLD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAM HUBISH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRICIA KACHMYERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA KURZNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGELICA POZO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARIBEL PUMAREJO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANTE RODRIGUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PRIYANKA DARINA SEHGAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| FANNA GEBREYESUS | FRMR EXEC DI Officer | 40 | $58,702 |
| NICOLE LEDINEK | FRMR EXEC DI Officer | 40 | $11,924 |
| DOLORES GARCIA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ELLEN RUDOLPH | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID TARDITI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KRISTIN M ROGERS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ANDREW CAPPETTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GULNAR FEERASTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAM HUBISH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA KURZNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY LIEBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGELICA POZO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARIBEL PUMAREJO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2900 DETROIT AVENUE, CLEVELAND, OH 44113-2732
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- PITA BROOKS, 2900 DETROIT AVE, CLEVELAND, OH 44113
- Signed the 990
- PITA BROOKS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (216) 621-2314
- Return prepared by
- H & J CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS INC
Mission
SPACES IS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC INTEREST AND PARTICIPATION IN THE VISUAL PERFORMING AND FINE ARTS BY PROVIDING A RESOURCE AND PUBLIC FORUM FOR ARTISTS TO EXPLORE AND EXPERIMENT.
Program accomplishments
- IN 2025, SPACES ADVANCED ITS MISSION AS A COMMISSIONING ORGANIZATION AND PUBLIC FORUM FOR EXPERIMENTAL ART BY SUPPORTING 60 CULTURAL PRODUCERS THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, RESIDENCIES, GRANTS, AND EMPLOYMENT, AND ENGAGING OVER 3,100 PARTICIPANTS ACROSS ON-SITE, OFF-SITE, AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS. THROUGH ITS RESIDENCY AND EXHIBITION MODEL, ARTISTS WERE INVITED TO CLEVELAND TO DEVELOP AMBITIOUS, RESEARCH-DRIVEN WORK RESPONSIVE TO URGENT SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. SPACES PRESENTED THREE EXHIBITIONS, HOSTED AN ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE, AND PRODUCED 19 PUBLIC PROGRAMS, ALONGSIDE EIGHT SATELLITE FUND-SUPPORTED PROJECTS THAT EXTENDED INTO THE COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PUBLISHED THE EVERLASTING PLASTICS CATALOGUE, FURTHER EXPANDING THE REACH OF ITS PROGRAMMING BEYOND THE GALLERY. SPACES CONTINUED TO PROVIDE CRITICAL RESOURCES RARELY ACCESSIBLE OUTSIDE MAJOR INSTITUTIONS THROUGH ITS REGRANTING, RESIDENCY, AND EXHIBITION PROGRAMS, SUPPORTING THE CREATION OF NEW, PUBLICLY ENGAGED WORK. ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS, SPACES EMPHASIZED ARTIST COMPENSATION, ACCESS TO SPACE AND TOOLS, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC DIALOGUE. BY INTEGRATING EXHIBITIONS WITH AUDIENCE-CENTERED PROGRAMMING-ON-SITE, OFF-SITE, AND DIGITAL-SPACES FOSTERED A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF CONTEMPORARY ART AND ITS CIVIC VALUE, STRENGTHENING CLEVELAND'S CULTURAL ECOSYSTEM WHILE CONTRIBUTING TO CONVERSATIONS AT A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL.Expenses $479,716 · grants $51,500
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 34-1244922
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1978
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A400)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,080,982
- Income (IRS master file)
- $657,921
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,070,217 | $1,710,760 | $2,778,010 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $694,176 | $726,519 | $2,423,709 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.
Questions about SPACES
- What is the EIN of SPACES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SPACES is 34-1244922.
- Is SPACES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1978.
- Are donations to SPACES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SPACES 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 SPACES due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SPACES last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SPACES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names PITA BROOKS.
- Who are the officers and directors of SPACES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $57,077 (PITA BROOKS, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does SPACES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $651,631, expenses of $601,009 and total assets of $2,080,982 at year end.
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