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The Musical Arts Association

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990990-T FY2023
DBA: % JAMES E MENGER
Other · CLEVELAND, OH · EIN 34-0714468

About

The Cleveland Orchestra inspires and enriches lives by creating extraordinary musical experiences at the highest level of artistic excellence.

In care of James E Menger

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
633
Volunteers
859

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2023-06-30
Revenue
$76.8M
Expenses
$66.6M
Assets
$362.3M
Liabilities
$70.6M

Financial history

$76.8M$38.4M$0
1617181920212223
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2023: $76.8M · Avg: $60.2M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$36.2M
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
Central America and the Caribbean
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$112K
Grants Given
THE MUSICAL ARTS ASSOCIATION
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Address

11001 Euclid AVE
Cleveland, OH, 44106-171

Governance

Voting board members69
Independent members69
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardNo

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planYes
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %20.0%
Permanent endowment %76.0%
Endowment held by related orgNo

Fundraising activity (Schedule G)

Uses professional fundraisersYes
Gross fundraising receipts$359K
Net to org$217K
Retained by contractors$141K
ChannelsMail · Phone · Email · In-person · Grant solicitation
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