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← ENSEMBLE THEATRE OF CINCINNATI

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ENSEMBLE THEATRE OF CINCINNATI.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,611,231
Total expenses
$4,101,716
Contributions and grants received
$2,809,173
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$791,780
Investment income
$1,147
Other revenue
$9,131
Total assets, end of year
$6,090,795
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,574,962
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,515,833
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,030,701
Management and general expenses
$787,095
Fundraising expenses
$283,920
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,030,701

Program services were 73.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $9,350

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $227,037

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,572,786

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PERFORMANCES

    total $725,441 · related or exempt $725,441

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONCESSIONS

    total $66,339 · related or exempt $66,339

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,147 · excluded $1,147

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $22,058

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $9,350

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $17,058

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $5,000 · excluded $5,000

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $4,131 · excluded $4,131

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $4,131

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $365,443 · program services $211,957 · management and general $109,633 · fundraising $43,853

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,222,111 · program services $708,824 · management and general $366,634 · fundraising $146,653

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $126,803 · program services $73,546 · management and general $38,041 · fundraising $15,216

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $165,205 · program services $95,819 · management and general $49,561 · fundraising $19,825

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $173,680 · program services $121,576 · management and general $43,420 · fundraising $8,684

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $306,971 · program services $306,971

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $72,761 · program services $58,210 · management and general $10,914 · fundraising $3,637

  • 20 · Interest

    total $47,761 · management and general $47,761

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $239,946 · program services $191,958 · management and general $35,992 · fundraising $11,996

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRODUCTION COSTS

    total $1,097,237 · program services $1,097,237

  • 24b · Other expenses: ADMINISTRATION

    total $283,798 · program services $164,603 · management and general $85,139 · fundraising $34,056

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $272,302 · end of year $100,789

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $223,651 · end of year $377,530

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $5,338 · end of year $44,229

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $37,071 · end of year $15,664

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $7,278,791

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,756,977

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,705,916 · end of year $5,521,814

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $22,271 · end of year $30,769

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $148,424 · end of year $185,163

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $409,579 · end of year $425,667

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    end of year $300,000

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $702,228 · end of year $664,132

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,677,668 · end of year $4,071,332

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $328,650 · end of year $444,501

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

ENSEMBLE THEATRE OF CINCINNATI IS A PROFESSIONAL THEATRE ROOTED IN HISTORIC OVER-THE- RHINE, DEDICATED TO ENGAGING, ENRICHING AND INSPIRING AUDIENCES THROUGH OUR THOUGHT-PROVOKING WORLD AND REGIONAL PREMIER PRODUCTIONS, CREATING AND SUSTAINING CAREERS IN PROFESSIONAL THEATRE, BUILDING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, AND SHARING IMPACTFUL EDUCATION PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT OUR REGION.

  • PROVIDED LIVE THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES AND OTHER PROGRAMMING TO THE COMMUNITY DURING THE YEAR. ALSO PROVIDED OUTREACHING EDUCATION SERVICES TO VARIOUS STUDENTS AND ACTORS.

    Expenses $3,030,701 · Revenue $791,780

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • JEFFREY SCHLOEMER

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LINDA HOLTHAUS

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • KATHY BURKLOW PHD

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ALEX SCHUTTE

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MIKE SCHUELER

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • HOLLY BRIANS RAGUSA

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ERICA BOCK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SHEKHAR MITRA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • KATHY DELAURA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MARK HAGGARD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • OTTO M BUDIG JR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • KWESI CALLISTE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • TOM CAROTHERS MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CHARLES H GERHARDT III

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • BEVERLY GRANT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SKIP HICKENLOOPER

    DIRECTOR EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MAURA SCHILLING

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • STEPHEN KING

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • EDWARD MARKS

    DIRECTOR EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MARY STAGAMAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ANTHONY MCNAMARA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ASHLEE YOUNG

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ERICA OSBORN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • D LYNN MEYERS

    PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIR,CEO

    Total calculated
    $195,972
    From this org
    $195,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $972
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $195,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $972
    Filer's total
    $195,972
  • MICHAEL ZIMMER

    CFOO

    Total calculated
    $169,471
    From this org
    $164,160
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,311
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,160
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,311
    Filer's total
    $169,471

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
EACH FISCAL YEAR, THE FINANCE & AUDIT COMMITTEE AND BOARD PRESIDENT REVIEW COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL. THE PROCESS INCLUDES REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY INDEPENDENT PERSON(S), USE OF COMPARABILITY DATA, AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501349349307575

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