Nonprofit · EIN 34-6555952
RAINEY INSTITUTE
Tax-exempt · CLEVELAND, OH 44103
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,335,052 | $2,308,053 | $26,999 | $12,156,040 | $412,296 | $11,743,744 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,703,520 | $2,257,398 | $446,122 | $12,174,496 | $457,751 | $11,716,745 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,301,286 | $2,238,490 | $62,796 | $11,833,755 | $563,132 | $11,270,623 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,451,817
- of which government grants
- $227,017
- Program service revenue
- $126,583
- Investment income
- $711,561
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $703,885
- Net income from fundraising events
- $24,236
- Other revenue
- $45,091
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $92,831
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,053,847
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,146,678
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $185,478
- Travel
- $48,177
- Depreciation
- $212,115
- Program services (functional)
- $1,828,008
- Management and general (functional)
- $317,238
- Fundraising (functional)
- $162,807
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $12,174,496
- Total assets, end of year
- $12,156,040
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $412,296
- Net assets, end of year
- $11,743,744
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,425,895
- Publicly traded securities
- $6,797,679
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $10,627,874
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,115,870
- Gross receipts
- $2,353,530
- Employees
- 41
- Volunteers
- 6
- Year formed
- 1943
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Harris | Executive Director Former Former | 40 | $144,493 | $6,100 |
| Leigh Anderson | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Janet Banks | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sung Cha | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Michele Crawford | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Erin Deimling | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Bill Fehrenbach Jr | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| David Giesige | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Corey James | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Chris Kutsko | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| David Lamb | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lynne Lawrence | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary McClain | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Monyka Spencer Price | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| James Sacher | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
9 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Smucny | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Holly Weaver | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| William Lipscomb | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Weiss | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Witczak | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Marcella Brown | Executive Director Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| Tom Charek | Former Trustee Former | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Conrad | Former Trustee Former | 1 | $0 |
| Theodore Horvath | Former Trustee Former | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER HARRIS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $128,862 | $5,904 |
| JANET BANKS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT CONRAD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN DEIMLING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM E FEHRENBACH JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELE CRAWFORD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM CHAREK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID LAMB | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY WEISS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONYKA S PRICE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES SACHER | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE SMUCNY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YAASIRA JONES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM S LIPSCOMB | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS KUTSKO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNNE LAWRENCE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COREY JAMES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUNG CHA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THODORE J HORVATH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER HARRIS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $135,112 |
| JANET BANKS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT CONRAD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIN DEIMLING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM E FEHRENBACH JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELE CRAWFORD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM CHAREK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THEODORE J HORVATH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID LAMB | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT A MATOUSEK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFREY WEISS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MONYKA S PRICE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES SACHER | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOE SMUCNY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| YAASIRA JONES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM S LIPSCOMB | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS KUTSKO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LYNNE LAWRENCE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COREY JAMES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUNG CHA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1705 E 55TH ST, CLEVELAND, OH 44103-3117
- In care of
- % JENNIFER WITCZAK
- Signed the 990
- JENNIFER WITCZAK, Treasurer
- Phone
- (216) 881-1766
- Website
- www.raineyinstitute.org
- Return prepared by
- JBY Tax & Consulting LLC
Mission
Rainey Institute is dedicated to positive change for Greater Clevelands youth and families through education and participation in the performing and visual arts.
Program accomplishments
- Rainey Institute develops self-esteem, humanitarian values, work ethic, life skills and hope in a new future for all program participants. Rainey provides arts education programs for children in Cleveland, and has been serving this community since 1904. Raineys programs in music, dance, drama and visual arts are delivered to over 600 children annually through an after school program, Saturday classes and summer camp programs.Expenses $1,828,008 · revenue $126,583
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
- 34-6555952
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1957
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $12,156,040
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,353,530
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $2,335,052 | $2,308,053 | $12,156,040 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $2,703,520 | $2,257,398 | $12,174,496 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $2,301,286 | $2,238,490 | $11,833,755 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $1,722,143 | $1,766,000 | $11,251,048 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2018 | – | – | – | 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 34-6555952).
Questions about RAINEY INSTITUTE
- What is the EIN of RAINEY INSTITUTE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of RAINEY INSTITUTE is 34-6555952.
- Is RAINEY INSTITUTE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1957.
- Are donations to RAINEY INSTITUTE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does RAINEY INSTITUTE 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 RAINEY INSTITUTE 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 RAINEY INSTITUTE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of RAINEY INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 24 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $144,493 (Jennifer Harris, Executive Director Former).
- How much revenue does RAINEY INSTITUTE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,335,052, expenses of $2,308,053 and total assets of $12,156,040 at year end.
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