The Greater Cincinnati Arts & Education Center
To support, in partnership with Cincinnati Public Schools, the School for Creative and Performing Arts near Music Hall.
The Greater Cincinnati Arts & Education Center at a glance
- Total assets
- $4,643,054
- +12.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $865,660
- -54.0% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $115,052
- +53.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $700,105
- -5.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Greater Cincinnati Arts & Education Center funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 3 grants of 4 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How The Greater Cincinnati Arts & Education Center gives
- Giving grew 70% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $305K (2021) to $525K (2019). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $518K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The School for Creative and Performing Arts Cincinnati, OH | To support unfunded academic and artistic needs | $518,491 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,643,054 | $865,660 | $700,105 | — | — | $115,052 |
| 2024 | $4,145,345 | $1,881,178 | $739,799 | $518,491 | 1 | $74,982 |
| 2023 | $2,760,922 | $760,581 | $695,246 | $472,546 | 1 | $78,028 |
| 2022 | $2,586,813 | $873,987 | $672,712 | $445,442 | 1 | $129,031 |
| 2021 | $2,754,663 | $673,322 | $526,598 | $304,860 | 1 | $50,299 |
| 2019 | $2,145,877 | $796,212 | $795,385 | $524,699 | 1 | $108,704 |
About The Greater Cincinnati Arts & Education Center
Based on IRS filings
The Greater Cincinnati Arts & Education Center is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Cincinnati, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $115K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Greater Cincinnati Arts & Education Center is led by John O'Connor, Board Chair since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 18 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John O'Connor
Board Chair
Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Larry Bergman
Director
Director - Joined → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nolan Marx
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adam Koehler
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shannon Roush
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Walker
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eliza Moffat
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kyle Inskeep
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Mitchell
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paige Kaplan-Taylor
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rita Kaplan
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tim Giglio
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diana Klinedinst
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Rudnicki
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Hammelrath
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Murray Sinclaire Jr.
Treasurer
Director - Joined → Director, 2021
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rick Wayne
Secretary
Secretary - Joined → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nick Riordan
Vice Chair
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (23)
- Former: Colby Chapman (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Neal Schear (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Tim Cagle (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Brett Stover (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Bill Knodel - Exit (2023) — Emeritus
- Former: Brian Walker - Start (2023) — Director
- Former: Eliza Moffat - Start (2023) — Director
- Former: Kyle Inskeep - Start (2023) — Director
- Former: Laura Mitchell - Start (2023) — Director
- Former: Nick Riordan - Start (2023) — Director
- Former: Paige Kaplan-Taylor - Start (2023) — Director
- Former: Rita Kaplan - Start (2023) — Director
- Former: Holly Brians Ragusa (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Damiano (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Otto M. Budig Jr. (2019–2022) — Chair
- Former: Joshua Reid (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Rich Freshwater (2022) — CFO
- Former: Breta Cooper (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Richard Freshwater (2021) — CFO
- Former: Kenton Cashell (2019) — Director
- Former: Monya Wyatt (2019) — Director of Finance & Operations
- Former: Pamela Ginsburg (2019) — Secretary
- Former: William C Knodel (2019) — Vice President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about The Greater Cincinnati Arts & Education Center
How large is The Greater Cincinnati Arts & Education Center?
The Greater Cincinnati Arts & Education Center reported $4.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $866K.
What is The Greater Cincinnati Arts & Education Center?
The Greater Cincinnati Arts & Education Center is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Cincinnati, OH. It holds $4.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does The Greater Cincinnati Arts & Education Center operate?
The Greater Cincinnati Arts & Education Center has awarded grants in Ohio.
What is The Greater Cincinnati Arts & Education Center's EIN?
The Greater Cincinnati Arts & Education Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1486484. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 8, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 2, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 20, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 28, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 21, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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