Cleveland Catholic Deaf Center

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
993960113
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Cleveland, OH, USA
Phone
2163463466
Rating
40
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Roman Catholic
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$19,516
Expenses
$7,740
Assets
$18,337
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Colleen Cassidy (President)
  • Michelle Lassiter (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Colleen Cassidy (President)
  • Michelle Lassiter (Vice President)
  • Thomas Smith (Treasurer)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide religious, and social services to the Deaf Catholic Community in Northeast Ohio. The organization offers retreats, workshops, community-building activities and advocacy to support the spiritual and social well-being of Deaf catholic and non-Catholic individuals.

What it reported doing in 2025

The organization hosted retreats, workshops, community-building activities, and fundraisers to support the Deaf Catholic community. We invited Deaf priests and presenters from multiple states to provide spiritual guidance, liturgy, and community support. Delegates also participated in the ICDA US conference to strengthen the leadership, spiritual formation, and national Deaf Catholic collaboration. Activities included hosting visiting clergy, organizing retreats and gatherings, and supporting ICDA Chapter 18 delegate participation. These activities promote spiritual growth, cultural connection, and community engagement for Deaf Catholic individuals in Northeast Ohio.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 63% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

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 a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 78
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 60.3%; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.37; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 98.5% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 94.6% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • 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 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.