Cleveland Print Room Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
CLEVELAND PRINT ROOM ADVANCES THE ART AND APPRECIATION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE THROUGH COMMUNITY ACCESS TO DARKROOM AND DIGITAL WORKSPACE, GALLERY EXHIBITIONS, MASTERY-BASED YOUTH EDUCATION, ARTIST COMMISSIONING, AND COLLABORATIVE CIVIC PROGRAMMING. THE ORGANIZATION IS CURRENTLY UNDERTAKING THE ADAPTIVE REUSE OF TWO INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS IN CLEVELAND'S MIDTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD TO EXPAND AND DEEPEN THIS WORK.
- Income
- $2.6 million
- Spending
- $815,583
- Spent on programs
- 74%
- Reserves
- 9.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 74%
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 35
- Highest pay
- $80,000, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 80% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 9.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 7% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 69% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 313% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1574% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 (5)
- $48,692 spent. PROJECT LEXINGTON IN 2025, CLEVELAND PRINT ROOM ADVANCED PROJECT LEXINGTON FROM DESIGN AND PERMITTING INTO ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION. THE ADAPTIVE REUSE PROJECT AT 4730-4738 LEXINGTON AVENUE IN CLEVELAND'S MIDTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD WILL TRANSFORM TWO LONG-VACANT INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS INTO AN 18,000 SQUARE-FOOT COMMUNITY PHOTOGRAPHY AND ARTS HUB, INCLUDING DARKROOM AND CLASSROOM SPACES, GALLERY, RESIDENCY SPACE, AND SIGNICANT GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE. MAJOR 2025 MILESTONES INCLUDED COMPLETION OF FULL PERMITTING; COMPLETION OF INTERIOR ABATEMENT WORK, WITH PROPER REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF LEAD AND ASBESTOS; AND REEVALUATION, DESIGN, AND ACTIVATION OF THE SUB-SLAB DEPRESSURIZATION SYSTEM ALONGSIDE NEW PLUMBING. CPR CONTINUED DRAWING DOWN ON THE 3.3 MILLION IN OHIO DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT BROWNELD FUNDING AWARDED IN 2024 TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT'S FIRST PHASE. THE ORGANIZATION IS TARGETING A LATE 2026 / EARLY 2027 OPENING. THROUGHOUT 2025, CPR SUSTAINED MODIED PROGRAM DELIVERY THROUGH A TEMPORARY DARKROOM HOSTED AT CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY, EXPANDED PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, DEEPENED COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, AND CONTINUED PREPARING FOR THE PUBLIC PHASE OF ITS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN. PROJECT LEXINGTON IN 2025, CLEVELAND PRINT ROOM ADVANCED PROJECT LEXINGTON FROM DESIGN AND PERMITTING INTO ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION. THE ADAPTIVE REUSE PROJECT AT 4730-4738 LEXINGTON AVENUE IN CLEVELAND'S MIDTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD WILL TRANSFORM TWO LONG-VACANT INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS INTO AN 18,000 SQUARE-FOOT COMMUNITY PHOTOGRAPHY AND ARTS HUB, INCLUDING DARKROOM AND CLASSROOM SPACES, GALLERY, RESIDENCY SPACE, AND SIGNICANT GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE. MAJOR 2025 MILESTONES INCLUDED COMPLETION OF FULL PERMITTING; COMPLETION OF INTERIOR ABATEMENT WORK, WITH PROPER REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF LEAD AND ASBESTOS; AND REEVALUATION, DESIGN, AND ACTIVATION OF THE SUB-SLAB DEPRESSURIZATION SYSTEM ALONGSIDE NEW PLUMBING. CPR CONTINUED DRAWING DOWN ON THE 3.3 MILLION IN OHIO DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT BROWNELD FUNDING AWARDED IN 2024 TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT'S FIRST PHASE. THE ORGANIZATION IS TARGETING A LATE 2026 / EARLY 2027 OPENING. THROUGHOUT 2025, CPR SUSTAINED MODIED PROGRAM DELIVERY THROUGH A TEMPORARY DARKROOM HOSTED AT CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY, EXPANDED PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, DEEPENED COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, AND CONTINUED PREPARING FOR THE PUBLIC PHASE OF ITS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN.
- $271,173 spent. YOUTH EDUCATION AND TEEN INSTITUTE CPR'S TEEN INSTITUTE PROVIDES FREE, MASTERY-BASED PHOTOGRAPHY EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS AGES 12-19 ACROSS SCHOOL-YEAR, SUMMER, AND WEEKEND FORMATS. IN 2025, THE ORGANIZATION UNDERTOOK A SIGNICANT REEVALUATION OF ITS CORE CURRICULUM AND PARTNER RELATIONSHIPS, BUILDING TOWARD A MORE DELIBERATE AND SUSTAINABLE MODEL ROOTED IN THREE CORE VALUES: PURPOSE, MASTERY, AND AUTONOMY. PROGRAMS OPERATED IN CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOLS DESPITE ONGOING DISTRICT CHALLENGES. CPR REVISITED AND RENEWED KEY PARTNERSHIPS WITH LINCOLN-WEST GLOBAL STUDIES AND SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES, AND RAN SUCCESSFUL SUMMER CAMPS IN COLLABORATION WITH CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE'S CREATIVE ARTS ACADEMY. NEW PROGRAMMING INCLUDED A HALF-DAY WORKSHOP WITH THE TRI-C MANDEL YOUTH HUMANITIES ACADEMY SUMMER SCHOLARS CENTERED ON MINDFUL SLOW-LOOKING PRACTICE, AND A RESIDENCY AT GINN ACADEMY WITH PHOTOGRAPHER RUDDY ROYE. CPR ALSO EXPANDED ITS INVESTMENT IN HEALING-CENTERED AND TRAUMA-INFORMED PEDAGOGY. THE SCOPE OF WORK WITH CONSULTING PSYCHOLOGIST HABEEBAH GRIMES GREW BEYOND EVALUATING AND TRAINING TEACHING ARTISTS TO INCLUDE EVALUATION OF CURRICULUM DESIGN ITSELF IN SERVICE OF TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICE. THIS WORK IS SHAPING HOW CPR DESIGNS AND DELIVERS ALL YOUTH PROGRAMMING GOING FORWARD. YOUTH EDUCATION AND TEEN INSTITUTE CPR'S TEEN INSTITUTE PROVIDES FREE, MASTERY-BASED PHOTOGRAPHY EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS AGES 12-19 ACROSS SCHOOL-YEAR, SUMMER, AND WEEKEND FORMATS. IN 2025, THE ORGANIZATION UNDERTOOK A SIGNICANT REEVALUATION OF ITS CORE CURRICULUM AND PARTNER RELATIONSHIPS, BUILDING TOWARD A MORE DELIBERATE AND SUSTAINABLE MODEL ROOTED IN THREE CORE VALUES: PURPOSE, MASTERY, AND AUTONOMY. PROGRAMS OPERATED IN CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOLS DESPITE ONGOING DISTRICT CHALLENGES. CPR REVISITED AND RENEWED KEY PARTNERSHIPS WITH LINCOLN-WEST GLOBAL STUDIES AND SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES, AND RAN SUCCESSFUL SUMMER CAMPS IN COLLABORATION WITH CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE'S CREATIVE ARTS ACADEMY. NEW PROGRAMMING INCLUDED A HALF-DAY WORKSHOP WITH THE TRI-C MANDEL YOUTH HUMANITIES ACADEMY SUMMER SCHOLARS CENTERED ON MINDFUL SLOW-LOOKING PRACTICE, AND A RESIDENCY AT GINN ACADEMY WITH PHOTOGRAPHER RUDDY ROYE. CPR ALSO EXPANDED ITS INVESTMENT IN HEALING-CENTERED AND TRAUMA-INFORMED PEDAGOGY. THE SCOPE OF WORK WITH CONSULTING PSYCHOLOGIST HABEEBAH GRIMES GREW BEYOND EVALUATING AND TRAINING TEACHING ARTISTS TO INCLUDE EVALUATION OF CURRICULUM DESIGN ITSELF IN SERVICE OF TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICE. THIS WORK IS SHAPING HOW CPR DESIGNS AND DELIVERS ALL YOUTH PROGRAMMING GOING FORWARD.
- $80,794 spent. IMPROPER FRAMES (FORMERLY COUNTERINVENTORY) IMPROPER FRAMES (ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED UNDER THE WORKING TITLE COUNTERINVENTORY) IS A MAJOR PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION AND CIVIC PUBLICATION CURATED BY THEODOSSIS ISSAIAS AND PRESENTED BY CLEVELAND PRINT ROOM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART. THE EXHIBITION, SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN FEBRUARY 2026, REIMAGINES A 2023 CITY OF CLEVELAND PROPERTY SURVEY THROUGH THE WORK OF SIX CLEVELAND-BASED ARTISTS, EXPLORING THEMES OF DISPLACEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, FOOD SYSTEMS, SPIRITUAL LIFE, AND COLLECTIVE MEMORY ACROSS THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT. IN 2025, THE SIX COMMISSIONED ARTISTS WORKED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN WORKSHOPS WITH URBAN PLANNERS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, THE WESTERN RESERVE LAND CONSERVANCY, AND THE CITY OF CLEVELAND - PARTNERS WHOSE WORK INFORMED THE ORIGINAL PROPERTY INVENTORY. A PUBLIC COMMUNITY PROGRAM WAS HELD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SPACES GALLERY AND VEL'S PURPLE OASIS, A COMMUNITY GARDEN SITE. THE PROJECT WAS PREPARED FOR EXHIBITION AND BOOK PUBLICATION WITH THE DESIGN FIRM OTHER MEANS. SEPARATELY, AS PART OF CPR'S CAMERA SHARE PROGRAM, CPR PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED A ZINE IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER MEANS, DISTRIBUTED NATIONALLY. IMPROPER FRAMES (FORMERLY COUNTERINVENTORY) IMPROPER FRAMES (ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED UNDER THE WORKING TITLE COUNTERINVENTORY) IS A MAJOR PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION AND CIVIC PUBLICATION CURATED BY THEODOSSIS ISSAIAS AND PRESENTED BY CLEVELAND PRINT ROOM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART. THE EXHIBITION, SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN FEBRUARY 2026, REIMAGINES A 2023 CITY OF CLEVELAND PROPERTY SURVEY THROUGH THE WORK OF SIX CLEVELAND-BASED ARTISTS, EXPLORING THEMES OF DISPLACEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, FOOD SYSTEMS, SPIRITUAL LIFE, AND COLLECTIVE MEMORY ACROSS THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT. IN 2025, THE SIX COMMISSIONED ARTISTS WORKED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN WORKSHOPS WITH URBAN PLANNERS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, THE WESTERN RESERVE LAND CONSERVANCY, AND THE CITY OF CLEVELAND - PARTNERS WHOSE WORK INFORMED THE ORIGINAL PROPERTY INVENTORY. A PUBLIC COMMUNITY PROGRAM WAS HELD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SPACES GALLERY AND VEL'S PURPLE OASIS, A COMMUNITY GARDEN SITE. THE PROJECT WAS PREPARED FOR EXHIBITION AND BOOK PUBLICATION WITH THE DESIGN FIRM OTHER MEANS. SEPARATELY, AS PART OF CPR'S CAMERA SHARE PROGRAM, CPR PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED A ZINE IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER MEANS, DISTRIBUTED NATIONALLY.
- $200,874 spent. IN TRANSFORMATION, CAMERA SHARE, AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN TRANSFORMATION, CPR'S PHOTOGRAPHY AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING PROGRAM, CONTINUED TO SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE IN EXPLORING IDENTITY, SELF-EXPRESSION, AND COLLECTIVE CARE THROUGH SELF-PORTRAITURE, PERSONAL NARRATIVE, AND CRITICAL REFLECTION. THE PROGRAM OPERATES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CLEVELAND- AREA SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SITES. CPR'S CAMERA SHARE PROGRAM, WHICH DISTRIBUTES CAMERAS AND SUPPORTS PHOTOGRAPHIC PRACTICE ACROSS THE COMMUNITY, PRODUCED PRINT AND ZINE PUBLICATIONS DURING THE YEAR, INCLUDING THE NATIONALLY DISTRIBUTED ZINE DESCRIBED ABOVE. CPR ALSO MADE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN 2025 TRANSITIONING YOUNG STAFF RECEIVED CONTINUED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ENGAGEMENT WITH A TEAM OF ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGISTS, BUILDING BOTH INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND THE CONDITIONS FOR HEALTHY COLLABORATION ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION. THIS WORK RUNS IN PARALLEL WITH THE HEALING- CENTERED PRACTICE WORK SHAPING YOUTH PROGRAMMING, REFLECTING CPR'S COMMITMENT TO COHERENT PRACTICE ACROSS STAFF, EDUCATORS, AND STUDENTS.
- IN TRANSFORMATION, CAMERA SHARE, AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN TRANSFORMATION, CPR'S PHOTOGRAPHY AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING PROGRAM, CONTINUED TO SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE IN EXPLORING IDENTITY, SELF-EXPRESSION, AND COLLECTIVE CARE THROUGH SELF-PORTRAITURE, PERSONAL NARRATIVE, AND CRITICAL REFLECTION. THE PROGRAM OPERATES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CLEVELAND- AREA SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SITES. CPR'S CAMERA SHARE PROGRAM, WHICH DISTRIBUTES CAMERAS AND SUPPORTS PHOTOGRAPHIC PRACTICE ACROSS THE COMMUNITY, PRODUCED PRINT AND ZINE PUBLICATIONS DURING THE YEAR, INCLUDING THE NATIONALLY DISTRIBUTED ZINE DESCRIBED ABOVE. CPR ALSO MADE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN 2025 TRANSITIONING YOUNG STAFF RECEIVED CONTINUED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ENGAGEMENT WITH A TEAM OF ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGISTS, BUILDING BOTH INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND THE CONDITIONS FOR HEALTHY COLLABORATION ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION. THIS WORK RUNS IN PARALLEL WITH THE HEALING- CENTERED PRACTICE WORK SHAPING YOUTH PROGRAMMING, REFLECTING CPR'S COMMITMENT TO COHERENT PRACTICE ACROSS STAFF, EDUCATORS, AND STUDENTS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
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 October 13, 2026.
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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 October 21, 2026.
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