Theatrical Interpreting Services of Cleveland
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 452512305
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2022–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2022
- Location
- North Ridgeville, OH, USA
- Rating
- 89
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Deaf/Hearing Impaired Centers
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $61,701
- Expenses
- $60,436
- Assets
- $4,535
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
People named in this filing
- Jeanne Mendis (board member)
- Merry Pietila (Board Member)
- Karen A Schiller (Secretary)
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 American Sign Language ASL interpretation services for theatrical productions concerts and live events and to improve and promote accessibility for Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals.
What it reported doing in 2025
The organization provides American Sign Language ASL interpretation services and accessibility consultation for theatrical productions concerts and live events throughout Northeast Ohio to ensure accessibility for Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. During the year the organization coordinated and delivered ASL interpretation for live performances and events serving an estimated 100-300 Deaf and hard-of-hearing patrons. Services included interpreter coordination preparation on-site interpretation and consultation with venues and production teams to improve accessibility interpreter placement and overall audience experience. No grants were made in connection with this program. The organization aims to expand access to interpreted performances increase partnerships with regional theaters and venues and continue improving the quality availability and consultation services related to ASL interpretation and accessibility.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 99
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 32
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 97.8%; rating input score 98
- Program expense ratio: 99.8%; rating input score 100
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 2.1%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.08; rating input score 11; 11th 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: 13.3% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 11.8% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 7.5% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 97.8% of revenue deployed · 99.8% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $60K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 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 — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 11/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 48/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.