THE CHILDRENS THEATRE OF CINCINNATI Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE CHILDRENS THEATRE OF CINCINNATI

EIN 31-6026285 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A65Z)

What they do

The Mission of The Childrens Theatre of Cincinnati (TCT) is to Educate, Entertain and Engage Audiences of All Ages Through Professional Theatrical Productions and Arts Education Programming. Our Vision is to Awaken A Lifelong Love of Theatre In Children and The Young At Heart. Today, The Childrens Theatre Brings Art to Life for Our Audiences Through Three Key Programs, TCT MainStage At The Taft Theatre, TCT Academy, and TCT On Tour (including WorkShops). Each Season We Strive to Reach Over 200,000 People In Our Region.

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Of every $100 spent, about $75.10 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders39 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

33.80%of revenue went to mission work75.1% of expenses · Program services

5.03%of revenue went to fundraising11.2% of expenses

$45.00spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

6.17%of revenue went to management and office costs13.7% of expenses

$12.39in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

67.5%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$10,354,850

Mission workProgram services$3,499,89133.80% of revenue75.1% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$638,9736.17% of revenue13.7% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$521,2705.03% of revenue11.2% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$5,694,71655.00% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$4,660,13445.00% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 75.1% mission · 13.7% management · 11.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 45.00% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 72.5% mission · 13.3% management · 14.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 27.56% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 73.2% mission · 13.7% management · 13.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 17.79% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 68.2% mission · 18.7% management · 13.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 46.73% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 72.8% mission · 16.8% management · 10.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.80% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 80.0% mission · 12.3% management · 7.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.08% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 83.2% mission · 11.7% management · 5.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 110.17% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 84.2% mission · 11.2% management · 4.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.52% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$10,354,850

Expenses$4,660,134

Annual surplus $5,694,716 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$3,499,891 · 75.1% of expenses

Management and office costs$638,973 · 13.7% of expenses

Fundraising$521,270 · 11.2% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$10,354,850

Expenses$4,660,134

Assets$57,745,553

Income$11,363,900

Contributions$6,991,695

Mission work (program services)$3,499,891

Fundraising$521,270

Management and general$638,973

Stocks and bonds$8,618,804

Accounting fees$55,950

Investing fees$13,666

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

KIM KERNMANAGING DIRECTOR & CEO · 40 hrs/week $193,031Base $184,711 · Other $8,320

RODERICK JUSTICEARTISTIC DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $143,968Base $133,922 · Other $10,046

CHAD STEWARTCFO · 40 hrs/week $97,518Base $95,561 · Other $1,957

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (39)

KIM KERNMANAGING DIRECTOR & CEO

RODERICK JUSTICEARTISTIC DIRECTOR

CHAD STEWARTCFO

PETER BROWNTRUSTEE

LIBBY GALVIN-BROCKTRUSTEE

MARCUS THOMPSONTRUSTEE - START 06/24

MARIS CROSWELLTRUSTEE

MEGHAN NELSONTRUSTEE

MELINDA DAVISTRUSTEE

MOLLY GARBERTRUSTEE

NICK BINKLEYTRUSTEE - START 06/24

OWEN WRASSMANTRUSTEE

PAUL GRISCOMTRUSTEE

SKIP MERTENTRUSTEE

PETER HORTONTRUSTEE

RAJAN KAMATHTRUSTEE

RANA SCHIFFTRUSTEE - START 06/24

SARAH HAINESTRUSTEE

SARAH ANNE CAMPBELLTRUSTEE

SCOTT STUBBINSTRUSTEE

ALLISON KROPPCHAIR

GREG ADAMSIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

ANDREW SIMONSECRETARY

BETHANY SMITHTRUSTEE

CHARLIE SCHIFFVICE CHAIRMAN

DAN DRIEHAUSTRUSTEE

DARCIE DASCENZOTRUSTEE

DAVID CROWLEYTREASURER

DIANA VICTORIANTRUSTEE - START 06/24

GRANT COOPERTRUSTEE

LEANNE LANGDONTRUSTEE

JEANETTE ALTENAUTRUSTEE

JENNIFER SPIESERTRUSTEE

JEREMY SMITHTRUSTEE - START 06/24

JUSTIN BROOKHARTTRUSTEE - START 06/24

KATHERINE JARNIGOTRUSTEE

KATHY SIASTRUSTEE

KENNETH JONESTRUSTEE - START 06/24

KICK LEETRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1949
Location: 4015 RED BANK RD, CINCINNATI, OH 45227-3415
County: Hamilton
In care of: Allison Kropp
Primary officer: Allison Kropp, Chair

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailtickets@tctcincinnati.com Phone(513) 569-8080

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: June 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: BARNES DENNIG & CO LTD
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A65Z)