Nonprofit · EIN 45-3437884
CHAMBERFEST CLEVELAND
Tax-exempt · CLEVELAND, OH 44103
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $436,046 | $506,859 | -$70,813 | $616,151 | $3,151 | $613,000 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $716,895 | $491,915 | $224,980 | $684,115 | $302 | $683,813 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $435,913 | $438,963 | -$3,050 | $463,138 | $4,104 | $459,034 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $336,333
- of which government grants
- $54,618
- Program service revenue
- $80,244
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $19,469
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $121,075
- Other salaries and wages
- $144,667
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $272,431
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $5,228
- Occupancy
- $5,636
- Travel
- $52,648
- Program services (functional)
- $404,237
- Management and general (functional)
- $64,292
- Fundraising (functional)
- $38,330
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $681,145
- Total assets, end of year
- $616,151
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,151
- Net assets, end of year
- $613,000
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $493,000
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $120,000
- Gross receipts
- $436,046
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 35
- Year formed
- 2011
- 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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JESSICA PEEK SHERWOOD | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $82,050 |
| DIANA COHEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $39,025 |
| REBECCA CARMI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ENRICO CERTO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANKLIN COHEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE COMBER-MARTIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR MICHAEL LEDERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAN LINDSAY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| ELLEN LOUGHAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GLENN MEYER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HEDY MILGROM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COSTA PETRIDIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES ROBINSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DR BETH SERSIG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARNA SHERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUE STARRETT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JESSICA SHERWOOD | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $80,800 |
| DIANA COHEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $39,550 |
| DANIEL BOLLINGER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| REBECCA CARMI | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ENRICO CERTO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANKLIN COHEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE COMBER-MARTIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOYCE GLICKMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BARBARA GROSS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT JACKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR MICHAEL LEDERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAN LINDSAY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| ELLEN LOUGHAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN MCKELVEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HEDY MILGROM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH KAPPUS PECK | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| COSTA PETRIDIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES ROBINSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DR BETH SERSIG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KYLE STIMPERT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JESSICA SHERWOOD | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $75,000 |
| DIANA COHEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $33,550 |
| FRANKLIN COHEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $8,700 |
| DANIEL BOLLINGER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| REBECCA CARMI | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JULIE COMBER-MARTIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOYCE GLICKMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD GODDARD | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BARBARA GROSS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT JACKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| D MICHAEL LEDERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAN LINDSAY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ELLEN LOUGHAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN MCKELVEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HEDY MILGROM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH KAPPUS PECK | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| COSTA PETRIDIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES ROBINSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR BETH SERSIG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KYLE STIMPERT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA THOBURN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 6539 EUCLID AVENUE SUITE 110, CLEVELAND, OH 44103-3906
- In care of
- % JESSICA PEAK SHERWOOD
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JESSICA PEEK SHERWOOD, 6539 EUCLID AVENUE SUITE 110, CLEVELAND, OH 44103
- Signed the 990
- JESSICA PEEK SHERWOOD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (216) 471-8887
- Website
- CHAMBERFESTCLEVELAND.COM
- Return prepared by
- MCMANAMON & CO LLC
Mission
CHAMBERFEST CLEVELAND PRESENTS WORLD-CLASS MUSICIANS IN INTENSIVE SUMMER CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVALS OF IMAGINATIVE & IMMERSIVE PROGRAMS THAT CREATE ORIGINAL, ENGAGING AUDIENCE EXPERIENCES.
Program accomplishments
- CHAMBERFEST CLEVELAND PRESENTED A FESTIVAL IN 2025 WITH TEN CONCERTS (TICKETED) AND THREE FAMILY EVENTS (FREE). SEASON 13 "LOST AND FOUND" FEATURED A DIVERSE ROSTER OF 35 ACCLAIMED MUSICIANS. CONCERTS TOOK PLACE AT VENUES IN THE METRO CLEVELAND AREA: SEVERANCE MUSIC CENTER, CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC, HARKNESS CHAPEL, FEDERATED CHURCH, CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR, HEIGHTS THEATER, HERMIT CLUB, EAST CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY, CMA COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER, AND NATURE CENTER AT SHAKER LAKES. THE 2025 FESTIVAL REACHED 3200+ IN-PERSON AUDIENCE MEMBERS. YEAR-ROUND BROADCASTS ON PUBLIC RADIO AND DIGITAL ARCHIVES ON YOUTUBE CONTINUES TO EXPAND CHAMBERFEST'S NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL REACH.Expenses $404,237
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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 45-3437884
- 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
- 2011
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A68)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $616,151
- Income (IRS master file)
- $436,046
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $436,046 | $506,859 | $616,151 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $716,895 | $491,915 | $684,115 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $435,913 | $438,963 | $463,138 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $478,689 | $0 | $0 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | 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 45-3437884).
Questions about CHAMBERFEST CLEVELAND
- What is the EIN of CHAMBERFEST CLEVELAND?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CHAMBERFEST CLEVELAND is 45-3437884.
- Is CHAMBERFEST CLEVELAND tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
- Are donations to CHAMBERFEST CLEVELAND tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CHAMBERFEST CLEVELAND 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 CHAMBERFEST CLEVELAND due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CHAMBERFEST CLEVELAND last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CHAMBERFEST CLEVELAND?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names JESSICA PEEK SHERWOOD.
- Who are the officers and directors of CHAMBERFEST CLEVELAND?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $82,050 (JESSICA PEEK SHERWOOD, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does CHAMBERFEST CLEVELAND have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $436,046, expenses of $506,859 and total assets of $616,151 at year end.
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