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Sculpture Center

EIN 34-6916444 · Cleveland, OH

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood75 out of 100GovernanceFair62 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE SCULPTURE CENTER IS ONE OF THE ONLY CULTURAL INSTITUITONS PROVIDING CRITICAL RESOURCES TO SCULPTORS ALONG THEIR JOURNEY THROUGH CREATION, EXHIBITION, MENTORSHIP, CONVERSATION AND ENGAGEMENT, AND DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES.

Income
$709,602
Spending
$547,731
Spent on programs
72%
Reserves
1.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 70%
Employees
4
Highest pay
$73,803, executive di

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 48% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.2 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 2% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 23% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 49% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    72% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 10 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Fair: 62 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    7 of 7 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    12 of 15

    Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $394,531 spent. IN THE PERIOD APRIL 2024 - JUNE 2025 THE SCULPTURE CENTER (TSC) WORKED WITH INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PUERTO RICAN ARTIST EDRA SOTO TO MOUNT A 4-PART MULTIFACETED EXHIBITION WHICH INVITED AUDIENCES TO CELEBRATE THE EXPERIENCE OF FINDING AND CREATING HOME. CHANNELING HER OWN MIGRATORY EXPERIENCE, SOTO WOVE TOGETHER PERSONAL AND COLLECTIVE STORIES OF MIGRATION AND HONORED THE DEEP AND GROWING ROOTS OF CLEVELAND'S LATINX COMMUNITY. HER GALLERY EXHIBITION LA CASA DE TODOS (MAY 16 - JULY 19, 2025) WELCOMED OVER 700 GUESTS. THE COMPANION LA CASA COMPARTIDA EXHIBITION SHOWCASED PORTRAITS OF FAMILY BY ELEVEN ARTISTS AND CREATIVES FROM THE CLEVELAND COMMUNITY WHO HAVE KNOWN BOTH THE JOY AND THE PAIN OF MIGRATION. A THIRD COMMUNITY COMPONENT, A PUBLICATION/JOURNAL ALSO TITLED LA CASA DE TODOS INCLUDED 9 LATINX WRITERS IN CLEVELAND WHO SHARED THEIR MIGRATION STORIES IN POETRY, PROSE AND NARRATIVE AND 11 VISUAL ARTISTS. A FOURTH AND FINAL COMPONENT OF THE EXHIBITION WILL BE A PERMANENT PUBLIC ARTWORK IN THE FORM OF A BUS SHELTER THAT WILL BE PLACED IN THE CLARK FULTON NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THE CITY'S HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF LATINX POPULATION RESIDES. A METAPHOR OF AN IN-BETWEEN PLACE, LA DISTANCIA WILL BE A FAMILIAR REMINDER OF HOME TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN DISPLACED AND NOW RESIDE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PROJECT WAS FUNDED BY A PRESTIGIOUS GRANT FROM THE JOYCE FOUNDATION AND THE NEA. IN LATE APRIL 2025 THE NEW ADMINISTRATION ROLLED OUT A LONG LIST OF EMAILS TO NONPROFIT ARTS ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY NOTIFYING THEM THAT THEIR AWARDS WERE TERMINATED. TSC RECEIVED SUCH AN EMAIL. THE RUBY SHOES FUND AWARD HELPED CLOSE THE GAP THAT WAS LEFT BY THIS LOSS. FORTUNATELY, TSC APPEALED THE DECISION AND THE NEA'S AWARD WAS COMPLETELY FULFILLED AFTER THE EXHIBITION OPENED. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO THE RUBY SHOES FUND FOR STEPPING IN AT A CRITICAL MOMENT AND SUPPORTING THIS IMPORTANT PROJECT WITH ARTIST EDRA SOTO. TSC COLLABORATED WITH EXHIBITION-RELATED PARTNERS TO GENERATE PROGRAMS, SHARE AUDIENCES AND PROMOTE ACTIVITIES. THESE INSTITUTIONS INCLUDED OUR IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOR AT THE CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART. OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN AS OUR EXHIBITING ARTISTS WILL FREQUENTLY GIVE LUNCHTIME TALKS, VISIT INSTRUCTORS' CLASSROOMS, GIVE STUDIO VISITS AND MENTOR STUDENTS. FOR SOTO'S EXHIBITION, WE PARTNERED WITH A HOST OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT SPECIFICALLY SERVE THE LATINX COMMUNITY: JULIO DE BURGOS CULTURAL ARTS CENTER, CENTROVILLA25, GREATER CLEVELAND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY, METROWEST COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, METROHEALTH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND YOUNG LATINO NETWORK. ACCOMPANYING THE EXHIBITIONS, A SERIES OF PROGRAMS WERE OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC FREE OF CHARGE. ONE SUCH PROGRAM, AN ARTIST TALK WITH THREE OF THE PARTICIPATING ARTISTS IN LA CASA COMPARTIDA, GENERATED AWARENESS OF CULTURAL LOSS AND MEMORY AND ITS IMPACT ON ARTISTS LIVING IN CLEVELAND. TSC HELD A PRINT-MAKING WORKSHOP DURING THE OPENING WEEKEND CELEBRATION OF THE CENTROVILLA BUSINESS INCUBATOR. MORE THAN 50 CHILDREN CREATED COLORFUL PRINTS DERIVED FROM PUERTO RICAN DESIGNS FOUND IN SOTO'S WORK. EDRA SOTO'S EXHIBITION HAD AN ENORMOUS IMPACT ON ATTRACTING NEW AUDIENCES FROM THE LATINX COMMUNITY. THE OPENING RECEPTION ON MAY 16, 2025 ATTRACTED 300 ATTENDEES AND 90% WERE FROM THE LATINX COMMUNITY. IT IS OUR HOPE TO CONTINUE EXHIBITING MID-CAREER ARTISTS ALONGSIDE CLEVELAND COMMUNITIES TO SPARK IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT OUR LIVES AND COMMUNITIES AT HOME AND ACROSS THE NATION WHILE PROVIDING RELEVANT AND IMPACTFUL EXPERIENCES FOR ARTISTS, STUDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE. IN THE PERIOD APRIL 2024 - JUNE 2025 THE SCULPTURE CENTER (TSC) WORKED WITH INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PUERTO RICAN ARTIST EDRA SOTO TO MOUNT A 4-PART MULTIFACETED EXHIBITION WHICH INVITED AUDIENCES TO CELEBRATE THE EXPERIENCE OF FINDING AND CREATING HOME. CHANNELING HER OWN MIGRATORY EXPERIENCE, SOTO WOVE TOGETHER PERSONAL AND COLLECTIVE STORIES OF MIGRATION AND HONORED THE DEEP AND GROWING ROOTS OF CLEVELAND'S LATINX COMMUNITY. HER GALLERY EXHIBITION LA CASA DE TODOS (MAY 16 - JULY 19, 2025) WELCOMED OVER 700 GUESTS. THE COMPANION LA CASA COMPARTIDA EXHIBITION SHOWCASED PORTRAITS OF FAMILY BY ELEVEN ARTISTS AND CREATIVES FROM THE CLEVELAND COMMUNITY WHO HAVE KNOWN BOTH THE JOY AND THE PAIN OF MIGRATION. A THIRD COMMUNITY COMPONENT, A PUBLICATION/JOURNAL ALSO TITLED LA CASA DE TODOS INCLUDED 9 LATINX WRITERS IN CLEVELAND WHO SHARED THEIR MIGRATION STORIES IN POETRY, PROSE AND NARRATIVE AND 11 VISUAL ARTISTS. A FOURTH AND FINAL COMPONENT OF THE EXHIBITION WILL BE A PERMANENT PUBLIC ARTWORK IN THE FORM OF A BUS SHELTER THAT WILL BE PLACED IN THE CLARK FULTON NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THE CITY'S HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF LATINX POPULATION RESIDES. A METAPHOR OF AN IN-BETWEEN PLACE, LA DISTANCIA WILL BE A FAMILIAR REMINDER OF HOME TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN DISPLACED AND NOW RESIDE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PROJECT WAS FUNDED BY A PRESTIGIOUS GRANT FROM THE JOYCE FOUNDATION AND THE NEA. IN LATE APRIL 2025 THE NEW ADMINISTRATION ROLLED OUT A LONG LIST OF EMAILS TO NONPROFIT ARTS ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY NOTIFYING THEM THAT THEIR AWARDS WERE TERMINATED. TSC RECEIVED SUCH AN EMAIL. THE RUBY SHOES FUND AWARD HELPED CLOSE THE GAP THAT WAS LEFT BY THIS LOSS. FORTUNATELY, TSC APPEALED THE DECISION AND THE NEA'S AWARD WAS COMPLETELY FULFILLED AFTER THE EXHIBITION OPENED. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO THE RUBY SHOES FUND FOR STEPPING IN AT A CRITICAL MOMENT AND SUPPORTING THIS IMPORTANT PROJECT WITH ARTIST EDRA SOTO. TSC COLLABORATED WITH EXHIBITION-RELATED PARTNERS TO GENERATE PROGRAMS, SHARE AUDIENCES AND PROMOTE ACTIVITIES. THESE INSTITUTIONS INCLUDED OUR IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOR AT THE CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART. OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN AS OUR EXHIBITING ARTISTS WILL FREQUENTLY GIVE LUNCHTIME TALKS, VISIT INSTRUCTORS' CLASSROOMS, GIVE STUDIO VISITS AND MENTOR ST

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since May 1994.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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