Nonprofit · EIN 31-0537138
CINCINNATI INSTITUTE OF FINE ARTS
Tax-exempt · CINCINNATI, OH 45202
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $13,990,202 | $15,578,898 | -$1,588,696 | $145,595,001 | $63,020,138 | $82,574,863 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $14,874,545 | $14,790,024 | $84,521 | $137,652,802 | $59,916,687 | $77,736,115 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $12,271,327 | $15,213,145 | -$2,941,818 | $126,905,760 | $56,626,979 | $70,278,781 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $12,082,676
- Program service revenue
- $75,106
- Investment income
- $1,832,420
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $615,487
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $10,241,114
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $701,559
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,722,496
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,922,280
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $25,445
- Accounting fees
- $57,087
- Occupancy
- $155,107
- Travel
- $5,537
- Depreciation
- $528,198
- Program services (functional)
- $12,369,015
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,450,365
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,759,518
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $137,652,802
- Total assets, end of year
- $145,595,001
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $63,020,138
- Net assets, end of year
- $82,574,863
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,343,290
- Publicly traded securities
- $98,027,079
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $21,549,380
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $61,025,483
- Gross unrelated business income
- -$232,412
- Gross receipts
- $45,149,709
- Employees
- 32
- Volunteers
- 879
- Year formed
- 1927
- 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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alecia Kintner | President & CEO Officer | 50 | $323,600 | $21,968 |
| Kathryn Kennedy | Chief Operating Officer Officer | 50 | $169,439 | $29,348 |
| Lisa Wolter | VP, Comm. Campaign Highest-paid employee | 50 | $143,408 | $18,129 |
| Samantha Cribbet | Chief Financial Officer Officer | 50 | $139,042 | $18,160 |
| Kathyryn Debrosse | VP of New Products & Initiatives Highest-paid employee | 50 | $139,736 | $12,854 |
| Raymond Gargano | VP, Community Investments Highest-paid employee | 50 | $124,062 | $16,690 |
| Karen Ecker | Director, Gift Planning Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,197 | $15,200 |
| Deborah Hayes | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kala Gibson | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Leigh Fox | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Matthew Stautberg | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Agnes Godwin Hall | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Alicia B Townsend | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Allison Kropp | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Angie Fischer | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
41 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brendon J Cull | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Bruce Petrie | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Cady Short-Thompson | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Carri Chandler | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Charles H Gerhardt III | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Chip Finke | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Craig Jackson | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Danielle D Ivory | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| David Voelker | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Deana Taylor Brewer | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dianne Rosenberg | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Emerson Moser | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Emily Kokenge | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Emma Off | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Eugene Partridge III | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jamie Leonard | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Meek | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jens Rosenkrantz | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jill T McGruder | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Joe Muraca | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Justin Wyborn | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kelly Wittich | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Megan Shaffer | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mel Gravely | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Hall | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Michelle S Hershey | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Murray Sinclaire Jr | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Philip Duncan | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Raginald L Staples Jr | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rajinder Narang | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rhonda Whitaker Hurtt | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rick Michelman | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ron Bates | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sam Zeller | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sonya Turner | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sonya Walton | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Stanford T Williams Jr | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Thienthanh Pham | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Todd M Immell | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tysonn Betts | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Vada Hill | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 53 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alecia Kintner | President & CEO Officer | 50 | $292,283 | $22,644 |
| Kate Kennedy | COO Officer | 50 | $150,615 | $26,450 |
| Lisa Wolter | VP, Comm. Campaign Highest-paid employee | 50 | $135,920 | $17,133 |
| Kathy Debrosse | VP of New Products & Initiatives Highest-paid employee | 50 | $128,505 | $16,309 |
| Samantha Cribbet | Chief Financial Officer Officer | 50 | $127,735 | $16,884 |
| Raymond Gargano | VP, Community Investments Highest-paid employee | 50 | $117,352 | $15,675 |
| Leigh Fox | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Deborah Hayes | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Matthew Stautberg | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kala Gibson | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeff Ahrnsen | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tysonn Betts | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Carri Chandler | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Melanie M Chavez | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Brendon J Cull | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kathy DeLaura | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Philip Duncan | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Charles H Gerhardt III | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Agnes Godwin Hall | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mel Gravely | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Michelle S Hershey | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Vada Hill | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Todd M Immell | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Danielle D Ivory | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Craig Jackson | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Priya Dhingra Klocek | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jamie Leonard | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jill T McGruder | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeff Meek | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Emerson Moser | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Joe Muraca | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rajinder Narang | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Emma Off | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Donita Parrish | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Eugene Partridge III | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Bruce Petrie | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Thienthanh Pham | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Price | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Visael Rodriguez | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dianne Rosenberg | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jack Rouse | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Megan Shaffer | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Murray Sinclaire Jr | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Reginald L Staples Jr | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Donald Stock | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Deana Taylor Brewer | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Alicia B Townsend | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| David Voelker | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rhonda Whitaker Hurtt | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Stanford T Williams Jr | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kelly Wittich | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Justin Wyborn | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sam Zeller | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 56 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALECIA KINTNER | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 50 | $283,104 | $13,128 |
| KATE KENNEDY | COO Officer | 50 | $151,423 | $24,360 |
| LISA WOLTER | VP, COMM. CAMPAIGN Highest-paid employee | 50 | $132,960 | $15,852 |
| DENNIS LYONS | SR. DIRECTOR IT Highest-paid employee | 50 | $126,143 | $22,119 |
| KATHY DEBROSSE | VP, MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 50 | $124,860 | $15,345 |
| SAMANTHA CRIBBET | VP, FINANCE Officer | 50 | $119,102 | $14,834 |
| RON BATES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GALE BECKETT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TYSONN BETTS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL BETZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA N BRUNNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARRI CHANDLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANIE CHAVEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDON J CULL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PRIYA DHINGRA KLOCEK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RANCE DUKE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHIL DUNCAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES H GERHARDT III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KALA GIBSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AGNES GODWIN HALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TREY GRAYSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN HANNAN SHAFER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DELORES HARGROVE-YOUNG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANIE HEALEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE HERSHEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTY HORAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD IMMELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIELLE D IVORY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL MCGRUDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF MEEK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE MURACA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAJ NARANG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EUGENE PARTRIDGE III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA POSEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE PRESTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM PRICE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANNE ROSENBERG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK ROUSE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIGI SCHUELER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEGAN SHAFFER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MURRAY SINCLAIRE JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REGGIE STAPLES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| J SHANE STARKEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DON STOCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOEL STONE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEANA M TAYLOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICIA B TOWNSEND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID VOELKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STANFORD T WILLIAMS JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY WITTICH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES ZIMMERMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEIGH FOX | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH HAYES | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY MATHIS | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW STAUTBERG | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RHONDA WHITAKER HURTT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 20 EAST CENTRAL PKWY STE 200, CINCINNATI, OH 45202-7245
- In care of
- % ALECIA T KINTNER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Samantha Cribbet, 20 East Central Parkway 200, Cincinnati, OH 45202
- Signed the 990
- Alecia Kintner, President & CEO
- Phone
- (513) 871-2787
- Website
- artswave.org
- Return prepared by
- Barnes Dennig & Co LTD
Mission
With funding, services and advocacy, ArtsWave fuels a more vibrant economy and connected community through the arts.
Program accomplishments
- Grantmaking: Management of annual community campaign for the arts to provide the resources used to make distributions of financial grants to organizations throughout the Greater Cincinnati Region. These grants help them create a vital arts scene and all the communitywide benefits that come with it, including economic vitality and a greater sense of connectedness for the people of the region. Distributions support a wide variety of arts and culture groups that reflect and benefit the community in all its diversity.Expenses $10,549,687 · grants $10,241,114
- Marketing the Impact of the Arts: Organization of several days of free samplings of visual and performing arts at multiple venues across the Regional Community. Organization of Community engagement events that connect people through the arts. Development and execution of marketing and public relations strategy that builds broad support for the arts by focusing on the community impact of arts organizations.Expenses $1,667,392 · revenue $75,106
- Measuring Impact: Collection of data which measures the impact of the arts as local arts organizations create economic vitality, vibrant neighborhoods and a more connected community.Expenses $151,936
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
- 31-0537138
- 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
- 1951
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A120)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $145,595,001
- Income (IRS master file)
- $45,149,709
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $13,990,202 | $15,578,898 | $145,595,001 | XML |
| 990-T | August 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2024 | $14,874,545 | $14,790,024 | $137,652,802 | XML |
| 990-T | August 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2023 | $12,271,327 | $15,213,145 | $126,905,760 | XML |
| 990-T | August 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2022 | $34,213,891 | $24,471,348 | $122,467,170 | IRS |
| 990-T | August 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | 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 31-0537138).
Questions about CINCINNATI INSTITUTE OF FINE ARTS
- What is the EIN of CINCINNATI INSTITUTE OF FINE ARTS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CINCINNATI INSTITUTE OF FINE ARTS is 31-0537138.
- Is CINCINNATI INSTITUTE OF FINE ARTS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1951.
- Are donations to CINCINNATI INSTITUTE OF FINE ARTS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CINCINNATI INSTITUTE OF FINE ARTS 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 CINCINNATI INSTITUTE OF FINE ARTS 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 CINCINNATI INSTITUTE OF FINE ARTS 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 CINCINNATI INSTITUTE OF FINE ARTS?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names Samantha Cribbet.
- Who are the officers and directors of CINCINNATI INSTITUTE OF FINE ARTS?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 56 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $323,600 (Alecia Kintner, President & CEO).
- How much revenue does CINCINNATI INSTITUTE OF FINE ARTS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $13,990,202, expenses of $15,578,898 and total assets of $145,595,001 at year end.
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