Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
473974398
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2018–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Cleveland, OH, USA
Phone
2166961422
Rating
42
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support

Reported finances

Revenue
$71,810
Expenses
$47,873
Assets
$162,935

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SCOTT KUBOFF (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • TODD GURNEY (BOARD MEMBER)
  • ELLEN HOBBS HIRSHMAN (BOARD MEMBER)
  • DANA PARIS (BOARD MEMBER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

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

What it reported doing in 2024

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

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Transfer-based 990-EZ. The 990-EZ reports grants or member benefits, but it does not separate enough spending to show the nonprofit’s full delivery mix.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 6
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 68
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 9.7%; rating input score 10
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 33.3%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.4; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -7.7% per year; rating input score 0; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.2% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.6% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 9.7% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 21 people listed
  • Consistency: 5 of 5 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2018 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 10/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.