Nonprofit · EIN 45-2267855
LAKE ERIE INK- A WRITING SPACE FOR YOUTH
Tax-exempt · CLEVELAND HTS, OH 44118
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2025 | 990 | $661,970 | $548,905 | $113,065 | $203,354 | $52,172 | $151,182 |
| May 31, 2024 | 990 | $461,770 | $583,826 | -$122,056 | $94,517 | $56,400 | $38,117 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $525,086
- of which government grants
- $264,230
- Program service revenue
- $136,869
- Investment income
- $15
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $71,222
- Other salaries and wages
- $252,022
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $367,769
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $12,920
- Occupancy
- $34,009
- Travel
- $906
- Program services (functional)
- $463,398
- Management and general (functional)
- $33,369
- Fundraising (functional)
- $52,138
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $94,517
- Total assets, end of year
- $203,354
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $52,172
- Net assets, end of year
- $151,182
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $62,202
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $88,980
- Gross receipts
- $662,321
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 60
- Year formed
- 2011
- 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 May 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMY ROSENBLUTH | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $71,222 |
| KARI MIRKIN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KELSEY SMITH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SHEA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ANNIE ZALESKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MANUEL ALVARADO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BEN FORMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BARBARA BROWN FRENCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TRACY HILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| FREDERICK KAREM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CLAIRE MCBROOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| HELEN MAYNARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ELI MILLETTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARCEL TOLLIVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ANDY TRARES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARC WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended May 31, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMY ROSENBLUTH | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $67,965 |
| KARI MIRKIN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ALEXANDER LESLIE | IMMEDIATE PA Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KELSEY SMITH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ANDY TRARES | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MANUEL ALVARADO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BEN FORMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BARBARA BROWN FRENCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TRACY HILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DANTE MARINUCCI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CLAIRE MCBROOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SHEA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARC WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ANNIE ZALESKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2108 S TAYLOR RD, CLEVELAND HTS, OH 44118-2607
- In care of
- % AMY ROSENBLUTH
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- AMY ROSENBLUTH, 2108 S TAYLOR ROAD, CLEVELAND HTS, OH 44118
- Signed the 990
- AMY ROSENBLUTH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (216) 320-4757
- Website
- LAKEERIEINK.ORG
- Return prepared by
- H & J CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS INC
Mission
A WRITING SPACE FOR YOUTH PROVIDES CREATIVE EXPRESSION.
Program accomplishments
- IN 2025, LAKE ERIE INK WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE CREATIVE EXPRESSION OPPORTUNITIES TO 3,876 YOUTH IN GRADES 1-12 ACROSS THE GREATER CLEVELAND COMMUNITY. WE WORKED WITH 44 PROGRAM PARTNERS AT 57 SITES, INCLUDING 47 SCHOOLS. OUR TEACHERS LED WORKSHOPS IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY LOCATIONS, AS WELL AS PROVIDING CORE PROGRAMMING AT LEI'S MAIN SITE (MOVED FROM COVENTRY NEIGHBORHOOD TO SOUTH TAYLOR ROAD IN DECEMBER), INCLUDING SUMMER CAMPS, EVENING PROGRAMS, AND WEEKEND WORKSHOPS. 60 VOLUNTEERS AND INTERNS SUPPORTED OUR PROGRAMMING THIS YEAR. LEI STAFF AND TEACHERS FACILITATED WORKSHOPS ON EVERYTHING FROM BASIC LITERACY SKILLS AND PERSONAL NARRATIVE TO PLAYWRITING, POETRY AND COMICS. WE HAVE CONTINUED TO EXPAND OUR PROGRAMS INVOLVING NARRATIVE TABLETOP ROLE-PLAYING GAMES. LAKE ERIE INK HOSTED TWO VIRTUAL PROGRAMS THIS YEAR, WRITERS' CLUB AND TEEN EDITORS AND PUBLISHED OUR 9TH ANTHOLOGY OF TEEN WRITING. WE HOSTED KIDS' COMIC CON EVENTS AT THE PIVOT CENTER AND MOCA, SERVING 147 YOUTH IN GRADES 2-12 IN THESE EVENTS. LAKE ERIE INK BROUGHT CREATIVE WRITING AND ART ACTIVITIES TO A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY EVENTS, INCLUDING CLEVELAND HEIGHTS' JUNETEENTH AND LGBTQ+ PRIDE MONTH CELEBRATIONS, AS WELL AS CLEVELAND CITY'S PRIDE. WE PARTNERED WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, SHAKER HISTORICAL SOCIETY, CAIN PARK ARTS FESTIVAL, AND THE CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FEST. WE PUBLISHED A THIRD CREATIVE COMMUNITY COOKBOOK. THIS YEAR, WE PARTICIPATED IN 24 COMMUNITY AND OUTREACH EVENTS. THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE THIS YEAR WAS OUR MOVE FROM THE COVENTRY NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH HAD BEEN LEI'S HOME SINCE ITS INCEPTION, TO OUR NEW LOCATION ON SOUTH TAYLOR ROAD. THE MOVE NECESSITATED A LOT OF ADJUSTMENT IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE FISCAL YEAR, AS OUR NEW STOREFRONT SPACE HAS LESS ROOM THAN OUR PREVIOUS LOCATION, AND IS CONFIGURED DIFFERENTLY, SO WE HAVE TO THINK DIFFERENTLY ABOUT HOW TO USE THE SPACE WITH OUR PARTICIPANTS AND STAFF. ONE STUDENT FROM CLEVELAND HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL SAID THAT LEI PROGRAMS GAVE THEM "IMMENSE CREATIVE FREEDOM," WHILE ANOTHER APPRECIATED BEING "IN CONTROL OF MY WORK." LEI ALSO HAS AN IMPACT ON THE CLASSROOM TEACHERS WE WORK WITH. PARTNERSHIPS WITH TEACHERS, SCHOOLS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS HAVE A WIDER IMPACT AS WELL. A TEACHER AT MARY BETHUNE NOTED THAT, "SEVERAL STUDENTS BECAME ENGAGED WITH PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL THROUGH LAKE ERIE INK...IT IS VERY REWARDING TO SEE STUDENTS BRANCH OUT AND BECOME CONNECTED WITH A WIDER WRITING COMMUNITY."Expenses $463,398 · revenue $136,839
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 May, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 31, 2026 | October 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | May 31, 2025 | October 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | May 31, 2024 | October 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 45-2267855
- 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
- 2011
- Accounting year ends
- May
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Youth development (O50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $203,354
- Income (IRS master file)
- $662,321
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | May 2025 | $661,970 | $548,905 | $203,354 | XML |
| 990 | May 2024 | $461,770 | $583,826 | $94,517 | XML |
| 990 | May 2023 | $510,390 | $569,831 | $192,314 | IRS |
| 990 | May 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 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 45-2267855).
Questions about LAKE ERIE INK- A WRITING SPACE FOR YOUTH
- What is the EIN of LAKE ERIE INK- A WRITING SPACE FOR YOUTH?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LAKE ERIE INK- A WRITING SPACE FOR YOUTH is 45-2267855.
- Is LAKE ERIE INK- A WRITING SPACE FOR YOUTH tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
- Are donations to LAKE ERIE INK- A WRITING SPACE FOR YOUTH tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LAKE ERIE INK- A WRITING SPACE FOR YOUTH 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 LAKE ERIE INK- A WRITING SPACE FOR YOUTH due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending May 31, 2026) is due October 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LAKE ERIE INK- A WRITING SPACE FOR YOUTH last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended May 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of LAKE ERIE INK- A WRITING SPACE FOR YOUTH?
- The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 names AMY ROSENBLUTH.
- Who are the officers and directors of LAKE ERIE INK- A WRITING SPACE FOR YOUTH?
- The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $71,222 (AMY ROSENBLUTH, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does LAKE ERIE INK- A WRITING SPACE FOR YOUTH have?
- On its 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $661,970, expenses of $548,905 and total assets of $203,354 at year end.
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