CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC

EIN 34-0714600 · Education (B500)

What they do

THE CLEVELAND INSTITUTE of MUSICS MISSION is to EMPOWER THE WORLDS MOST TALENTED CLASSICAL MUSIC STUDENTS to FULFILL THEIR DREAMS and POTENTIAL.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $64.40 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 leaders40 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

57.90%of revenue went to mission work64.4% of expenses · Program services

4.88%of revenue went to fundraising5.4% of expenses

$89.88spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

27.11%of revenue went to management and office costs30.2% of expenses

$5.46in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

23.3%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$32,974,445

Mission workProgram services$19,091,97957.90% of revenue64.4% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$8,937,80027.11% of revenue30.2% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$1,608,6304.88% of revenue5.4% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$3,336,03610.12% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$29,638,40989.88% 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: 64.4% mission · 30.2% management · 5.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.88% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 66.2% mission · 27.9% management · 5.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 86.13% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 70.8% mission · 22.3% management · 6.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.92% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 71.9% mission · 22.9% management · 5.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 63.31% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 73.6% mission · 22.8% management · 3.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 82.49% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 73.8% mission · 21.2% management · 5.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.95% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 75.1% mission · 20.3% management · 4.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.64% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 75.2% mission · 21.0% management · 3.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.93% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$32,974,445

Expenses$29,638,409

Annual surplus $3,336,036 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)$19,091,979 · 64.4% of expenses

Management and office costs$8,937,800 · 30.2% of expenses

Fundraising$1,608,630 · 5.4% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$32,974,445

Expenses$29,638,409

Assets$161,968,631

Income$51,099,610

Contributions$7,677,750

Mission work (program services)$19,091,979

Fundraising$1,608,630

Management and general$8,937,800

Stocks and bonds$39,772,861

Accounting fees$76,995

Investing fees$178,171

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

HOGLE PAUL WPRESIDENT, CEO · 40 hrs/week $560,455Base $511,462 · Other $48,993

HARRISON SCOTTEXECUTIVE VP & PROVOST · 40 hrs/week $269,757Base $228,706 · Other $41,051

SOUTHERN DEANVP ACADEMIC & STUDENT AFFAIRS, DEAN OF INSITUTE · 40 hrs/week $221,712Base $208,339 · Other $13,373

FOSS BRIAN JCFO · 40 hrs/week $211,861Base $199,670 · Other $12,191

KALER ILYA LFACULTY · 40 hrs/week $196,361Base $149,324 · Other $47,037

LITZLER MARKCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $189,500Base $172,238 · Other $17,262

DROHAN KATHLEENCHIEF MARKETING OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $174,539Base $156,840 · Other $17,699

ROBINSON SHARONFACULTY · 40 hrs/week $153,949Base $145,294 · Other $8,655

LAREDO JAIMEFACULTY · 40 hrs/week $153,323Base $144,753 · Other $8,570

IRVINE JEFFREYFACULTY · 40 hrs/week $145,100Base $144,565 · Other $535

LI SI-YAN DARRENFACULTY · 40 hrs/week $144,439Base $132,536 · Other $11,903

BEST SARAHASST. SECRETARY · 40 hrs/week $67,500Base $61,338 · Other $6,162

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 (40)

HOGLE PAUL WPRESIDENT, CEO

HARRISON SCOTTEXECUTIVE VP & PROVOST

SOUTHERN DEANVP ACADEMIC & STUDENT AFFAIRS, DEAN OF INSITUTE

FOSS BRIAN JCFO

KALER ILYA LFACULTY

LITZLER MARKCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

DROHAN KATHLEENCHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

ROBINSON SHARONFACULTY

LAREDO JAIMEFACULTY

IRVINE JEFFREYFACULTY

LI SI-YAN DARRENFACULTY

BEST SARAHASST. SECRETARY

MEYERHOEFER TRENT MTRUSTEE (UNTIL 2/25)

LINTON JEFFREY BTRUSTEE

MALCOLM JOHN LTRUSTEE

MARSTON CHARLES SULLIVANTRUSTEE

WATSON SANFORD ETRUSTEE

MINOFF ROYTRUSTEE

REDMOND KATRINATRUSTEE & TREASURER

RILEY SHAWN MTRUSTEE

ROTHMANN PHD SUSAN ATRUSTEE & CHAIR

SCHLANG ELLIOTT LTRUSTEE

STEIN KEVINTRUSTEE & VICE CHAIR

THOMAS JOSEPH HTRUSTEE

ANDERSON A CHACETRUSTEE

KJOME PETERTRUSTEE

HIPPLE RICHARD JTRUSTEE

HEAREY BRUCETRUSTEE

HARVIE C THOMASTRUSTEE

DAVIS JEFFREY MTRUSTEE

COOLEY III CHARLES PTRUSTEE

COOK BONNIETRUSTEE & SECRETARY

CONRAD ROBERTTRUSTEE (UNTIL 12/24)

CARMI IRADTRUSTEE

BUESCHER ANNTRUSTEE

BROWN DANIEL JTRUSTEE

BOWER ERIC WTRUSTEE & VICE CHAIR

BEEDLES MICHAEL WTRUSTEE

BASSETT CYNTHIATRUSTEE

BAN STEPHEN PTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1933
Location: 11021 EAST BLVD, CLEVELAND, OH 44106-1705
County: Cuyahoga
In care of: JOSEPH LAWRENCE
Primary officer: JOSEPH LAWRENCE, INTERIM DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(216) 791-5000

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: MALONEY NOVOTNY LLC
NTEE classification: Education (B500)