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Great Lakes Theater Festival Inc

CLEVELAND, OH

Website

Total revenue

$5.2M

Total expenses

$5.2M

Net assets

$6.2M

Grants received

$2.6M

93 grants

EIN

340901212

Tax year

2023

Mission

To share the pleasure, power and relevance of live theater through main stage productions and educational programs of the highest quality.

Programs

1 program

Education programs: school residency programming (specially trained actor-teachers provide performances, discussion and analysis of curricula-supporting plays/literature) visited 82 schools and engaged 13,054 students in 11 ohio counties. The theater's 35th annual cleveland metropolitan school district "a christmas carol" writing contest engaged an additional 1,542 students from 25 cmsd schools.

Expenses: $541K

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$1.8M
Program service revenue$3.2M
Investment income$224K
Other revenue$15K
Total revenue$5.2M

Expenses

Grants paid—
Salaries & benefits$3.0M
Fundraising$258K
Other expenses$2.2M
Total expenses$5.2M
Total assets$7.5M
Net assets$6.2M

People

46 listed

NameRoleCompensation

CHARLES FEE

PROD ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Board

$128K

20 hrs/wk

ROBERT TAYLOR

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board

$97K

30 hrs/wk

RICHARD PARISON

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board

$12K

30 hrs/wk

DALIA BAKER

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

GARY BENZ

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

KIP BOLLIN

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

TODD BURGER

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

RYAN CALLENDER

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

WILLIAM CASTER

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

GAIL CUDAK

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

GEORGE CURRALL

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

ANTHEA DANIELS

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

CHRISTOPHER DEAN

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

CAROL DOLAN

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

TIMOTHY DOWNING

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

HOWARD EPSTEIN

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

DIANNE FOLEY

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

ARTHUR HALL

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

DAVID HOPKINS

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

M ELIZABETH HUBER

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

ROBERT JAMES

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

KATHLEEN KENNEDY

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

FAISAL KHAN

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

JOHN LEBOLD

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

ANDREA LYONS

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

DAVID MAIORANA

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

JOHN MCGRATH

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

JANET NEARY

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

MICHAEL NOVAK

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

MICHAEL PETERMAN

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

GREGORY PRIBULSKY

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

UMA RAJESHWAR

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

THOMAS STAFFORD

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

SALLY STALEY

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

DIANA STROMBERG

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

KRISTINE TESAR

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

ARTHUR THOMAS

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

NANCY WELLENER

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

JENNIFER WOOLEY

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

SAMUEL HARTWELL

CHAIR/TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

BETH ADAMS

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

KIM BIXENSTINE

PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

CHARLES MAIMBOURG

TREASURER/TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

ELIZABETH GROVE

SECRETARY/TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

MICHELLE ARENDT

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

WALTER AVDEY

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 93 of 93

FromAmountPurposeYear
KULAS FOUNDATION
$60K
PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT
2024
DAVID & INEZ MYERS FOUNDATION
$50K
CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT RESIDENCY PROGRAMMING & WRITING CONTEST
2024
THE NORD FAMILY FOUNDATION
$30K
CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THEATER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING IN LORAIN COUNTY, OVER TWO YEARS
2024
Arts Midwest Incorporated
$25K
Shakespeare Schools 2023-2024
2024
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LORAIN COUNTY
$22K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2024
TREU MART FUND
$15K
SCHOOL RESIDENCY PROGRAMMING
2024
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC
$12K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION
$11K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
THE STOCKER FOUNDATION
$10K
LITERATURE CONNECTIONS FOR STUDENTS DURING SCHOOL YEAR 2024-2025
2024
GIANT EAGLE FOUNDATION
$2K
CHARITABLE
2024
JOHN P MURPHY FOUNDATION
$1K
PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT
2024
JOHN P MURPHY FOUNDATION
$141K
PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT
2023
KULAS FOUNDATION
$60K
PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT
2023
DAVID & INEZ MYERS FOUNDATION
$50K
CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT RESIDENCY PROGRAMMING & WRITING CONTEST
2023
THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION
$42K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
PLAY ON SHAKESPEARE
$36K
MIDSUMMER WORKSHOP.
2023
Arts Midwest Incorporated
$25K
Shakespeare in American Communities: Schools
2023
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LORAIN COUNTY
$22K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
THE SHUBERT FOUNDATION INC
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES
2023
MARTHA HOLDEN JENNINGS FOUNDATION
$20K
A-78-23 SCHOOL RESIDENCIES 2023-24
2023
THE NORD FAMILY FOUNDATION
$20K
CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THEATER EDUCATION PROGRAMMING IN LORAIN COUNTY
2023
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$19K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$17K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2023
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER OF
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
THE NORDSON CORPORATION FOUNDATION
$10K
EDUCATION PROGRAM
2023
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
$8K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2023
EMMA R FOX CHAR TRUST MUT FDS
$5K
SUPPORT THE STUDENT MATINEE
2023
THE MCGRATH-SPELLMAN
$3K
PHILANTHROPIC
2023
GIANT EAGLE FOUNDATION
$2K
CHARITABLE
2023
The George Gund Foundation
$100K
Education programs
2022
The George Gund Foundation
$100K
Education programs
2022
THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION
$58K
STRATEGIC PLAN & REOPENING TRANSITION
2022
DAVID & INEZ MYERS FOUNDATION
$50K
CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT RESIDENCY PROGRAMMING & WRITING CONTEST
2022
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LORAIN COUNTY
$35K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2022
KULAS FOUNDATION
$30K
PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT
2022
THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND
$23K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
THE SHUBERT FOUNDATION INC
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS/ACTIVITIES
2022
MARTHA HOLDEN JENNINGS FOUNDATION
$20K
A-60-22 SCHOOL RESIDENCIES 2022-23
2022
THE NORD FAMILY FOUNDATION
$20K
CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THEATER EDUCATION PROGRAMMING IN LORAIN COUNTY
2022
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$18K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2022
THE NORDSON CORPORATION FOUNDATION
$10K
EDUCATION PROGRAM
2022
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$9K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
$8K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2022
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST
$8K
CULTURE & ARTS
2022
EMMA R FOX CHAR TRUST MUT FDS
$5K
SUPPORT THE STUDENT MATINEE
2022
THE MCGRATH-SPELLMAN
$3K
PHILANTHROPIC
2022
GIANT EAGLE FOUNDATION
$2K
CHARITABLE
2022
JOHN P MURPHY FOUNDATION
$1K
PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT
2022
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$67K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$67K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LORAIN COUNTY
$35K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2021
Arts Midwest Incorporated
$25K
Shakepeare in American Communities: Schools
2021
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$23K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2021
THE NORD FAMILY FOUNDATION
$20K
CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THEATER EDUCATION PROGRAMMING IN LORAIN COUNTY
2021
THE SHUBERT FOUNDATION INC
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING
2021
THE STOCKER FOUNDATION
$10K
CLASSIC CONNECTIONS FOR STUDENTS
2021
THE NORDSON CORPORATION FOUNDATION
$10K
EDUCATION PROGRAM
2021
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST
$10K
CULTURE & ARTS
2021
EMMA R FOX CHAR TRUST MUT FDS
$5K
SUPPORT THE STUDENT MATINEE
2021
KULAS FOUNDATION
$90K
programmatic support
2020
The George Gund Foundation
$90K
Education department.
2020
JOHN P MURPHY FOUNDATION
$61K
programmatic support
2020
THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION
$55K
DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION INITIATIVE
2020
DAVID & INEZ MYERS FOUNDATION
$50K
2020-2021 CMSD RESIDENCY
2020
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LORAIN COUNTY
$40K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2020
ERNST & YOUNG FOUNDATION
$34K
Donor Advised Fd
2020
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$25K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
THE SHUBERT FOUNDATION INC
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING
2020
TREU MART FUND
$20K
SCHOOL RESIDENCY PROGRAMMING 2020-21: COVID-19 REMOTE LEARNING DIGITAL TRANSITION
2020
MARTHA HOLDEN JENNINGS FOUNDATION
$20K
A-80-20 SCHOOL RESIDENCIES 2020-21
2020
THE NORDSON CORPORATION FOUNDATION
$10K
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
2020
THE STOCKER FOUNDATION
$10K
CLASSIC CONNECTIONS FOR STUDENTS
2020
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$8K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2020
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST
$6K
CULTURE & ARTS
2020
EMMA R FOX CHAR TRUST MUT FDS
$5K
SUPPORT THE STUDENT MATINEE
2020
VICTOR C LAUGHLIN MEMORIAL
$3K
DONATION
2020
THE MCGRATH-SPELLMAN
$3K
PHILANTHROPIC
2020
GIANT EAGLE FOUNDATION
$2K
CHARITABLE
2020
GE FOUNDATION
$250
MATCHING GIFTS
2020
ERNST & YOUNG FOUNDATION
$30K
Donor Advised Fd
2019
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$23K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$12K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2019
THE NORDSON CORPORATION FOUNDATION
$10K
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
2019
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST
$6K
CULTURE & ARTS
2019
THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION
$76K
ENGAGING THE FUTURE: FINAL STEP-DOWN FUNDING
2018
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LORAIN COUNTY
$35K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2018
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$14K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2018
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$13K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
EMMA R FOX CHAR TRUST MUT FDS
$5K
SUPPORT THE STUDENT MATINEE
2018
ERNST & YOUNG FOUNDATION
$200K
Donor Advised Fd
2017
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$13K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2017
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$11K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017
GIANT EAGLE FOUNDATION
$2K
CHARITABLE
2017

Funded by

$2.6M from 27 funders · 93 grants · 2017–2024

The George Gund Foundation

$290K · 3 grants · 2020–2022

Ernst & Young Foundation

$264K · 3 grants · 2017–2020

The Cleveland Foundation

$242K · 5 grants · 2018–2024

Kulas Foundation

$240K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$234K · 8 grants · 2017–2023

John P Murphy Foundation

$204K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

David & Inez Myers Foundation

$200K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Community Foundation Of Lorain County

$189K · 6 grants · 2018–2024

Details

EIN340901212
NTEE codeA650
Subsection03
Ruling date1964-04
Formed1962
Employees212
Volunteers100
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