Public Charity

Cincinnati Arts Association

Cincinnati Arts Association, of Cincinnati, OH, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $21.3M in revenue, $17.5M in expenses, $72.6M in total assets. 38 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 311310256 Cincinnati, OH Performing Arts Centers NTEE: A61 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$21.3M
Total Expenses$17.5M
Total Assets$72.6M
Grant Records38
Funding Total$3.0M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

The Cincinnati Arts Association (CAA), a not-for-profit, was founded in 1990 to serve as a manager, presenter and educator. CAA's mission is to present a broad range of high quality performing and visual arts programs to a wide range of audiences, foster an appreciation of the arts and an understanding of their forms, and encourage the use of CAA facilities by local and regional arts organizations.

Where $100 goes at Cincinnati Arts Association

How Cincinnati Arts Association divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$78 Programs the work itself
$19 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $78 for programs

$74
Each season, CAA presents an eclectic mix of performing arts events from around the world designed to reach diverse audiences, with special attention to the Tri-state's minority communities…
95% of program spending
$3
As the region's premier promoter of the arts and entertainment, the Cincinnati Arts Association (CAA) promotes life-long engagement in the arts while contributing to individual, organizational, and community…
4% of program spending
$1
The popular Weston Art Gallery (located in the Aronoff Center) specializes in the work of local and regional artists and is the only gallery in the area that…
1% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Ex-Officio Aftab Pureval
Vice President - CFO Benjamin T Reece
Vice President - Ticketing Services Ben Vetter
Vice President - Human Resources Brenda Carter
COO Bridget Benton
Secretary Carol M Beyersdofer

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$2,285,827 23 grants
Arts & Culture
$539,020 5 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$120,000 3 grants
Unspecified
$84,000 7 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $21.3M $17.5M $72.6M
2024 $18.6M $17.2M $67.3M
2023 $19.1M $16.7M $59.6M
2022 $26.7M $16.7M $56.2M
2021 $8.7M $6.9M $56.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $8.7M to $21.3M (+143%), with total assets most recently reported at $72.6M.

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