Small Public Charity

CLEVELAND ACADEMY OF TRIAL ATTORNEYS

CLEVELAND ACADEMY OF TRIAL ATTORNEYS is a Small Public Charity headquartered in CLEVELAND, OH. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $72K revenue, $48K expenses, $163K total assets.

EIN: 473974398 CLEVELAND, OH Single Organization Support NTEE: I11 Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$72K

Total Expenses$48K

Total Assets$163K

Grant Records0

Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE CLEVELAND ACADEMY OF TRIAL ATTORNEYS (CATA) IS AN ORGANIZATION MADE UP OF LAWYERS REPRESENTING INJURED PEOPLE IN ALL AREAS OF PERSONAL INJURY LAW, INCLUDING MEDICAL MALPRACTICE, WORKERS COMPENSATION, AND PRODUCT LIABILITY LAW. CATA WAS FOUNDED IN 1959 BY A DEDICATED GROUP OF CLEVELAND ATTORNEYS WITH THE GOAL OF HELPING TRIAL LAWYERS BETTER REPRESENT THEIR CLIENTS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND INFORMATION. CATA REMAINS COMMITTED TO THAT GOAL TODAY, PROVIDING MEMBER ATTORNEYS ACCESS TO AN EXTENSIVE DEPOSITION BANK, THE CATA NEWS, CLE SEMINARS, AN EMAIL LISTSERVE, AND AN INTERACTIVE CATA BLOG. CATA IS OPERATED BY SELECTED OFFICERS AND A BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHICH MEETS MONTHLY TO DISCUSS WAYS THAT THE ORGANIZATION CAN CONTINUE TO BETTER SERVE ITS MEMBERS. MEMBERS OF THE CLEVELAND ACADEMY OF TRIAL ATTORNEYS HAVE ACCESS TO THE FOLLOWING VALUABLE RESOURCES: DEPOSITION BANK CATA MEMBERS HAVE UNLIMITED ACCESS TO OVER 10,000 REPORTS AND TRIAL DEPOSITIONS OF EXPERTS ROUTINELY USED IN PERSO

Where $100 goes at Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys

How Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 6 years.

$77 Programs the work itself

$23 Everything else operations and overhead

Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.

Inside the $77 for programs

$77

Program activities for members that provide education benefits and a networking opportunity to promote industry cooperation and collaboration

All program spending

Source: Form 990-EZ filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Ashlie Sletvold

SECRETARY Colin Ray

BOARD MEMBER Dana Paris

VICE PRESIDE Dustin Herman

BOARD MEMBER Ellen Hobbs Hirshman

BOARD MEMBER Heather Thomas

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$72K	$48K	$163K
2023	$65K	$52K	$139K
2022	$86K	$55K	$135K
2020	$56K	$52K	$107K
2019	$62K	$57K	$103K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $62K to $72K (+16%), with total assets most recently reported at $163K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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