Summerfair Cincinnati, INC. Is a nonprofit, 501(c) arts organization dedicated to supporting young artists, individual artists, and small and mid-sized community based arts organizations through scholarships, awards, and exhibitions.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$69K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $6K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$69K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $560K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 9.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$4K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$498K
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$486K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$937K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$498K
FY2023▼ -6%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$145K
FY2021$443K
FY2022$529K
FY2023$498K
FY2024$524K
FY2025$534K
Expenses
$486K
FY2023▲ +3%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$256K
FY2021$433K
FY2022$470K
FY2023$486K
FY2024$507K
FY2025$557K
Net assets
$937K
FY2023▲ +4%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$826K
FY2021$946K
FY2022$897K
FY2023$937K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending September 2023) · see the original

Give Claim
You’re viewing the FY2023 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2025) →

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1972.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $400K Management & general 18% · $86K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $69K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$68,559Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Administration
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Awards
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Finance
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Membership
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Operations
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jayne Utter’s $73K as Executive Director is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jayne Utter$72,749$72,749$68,559$63,091$54,536$51,959

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

See Summerfair Cincinnati INC executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes artists and the arts through events and activities.

Questions for Summerfair Cincinnati INC

Tap to ask. Summerfair Cincinnati INC sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Summerfair Cincinnati INC answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

3 programs · $400K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Fine arts & crafts festival is a nationally recognized 3 day outdoor event featuring over 300 exhibitors from across the continent, entertainment by 100+ local performers, art demonstrations, and youth art activities; it attracts 30,000 visitors annually.

$284Kprogram expense
02

Community art program includes community-based exhibits and events, as well as the allocation of funds generated by the organization to small visual and performing arts organizations for programs designed to improve access to the arts in the area.

$85Kprogram expense
03

Support for individual artists include exhibitions of regional established and emerging artists, aid to individual visual artists, as well as funding for programs & scholarships designed to encourage and prepare high school students considering higher education in art.

$32Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 25 grants · $408K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$31,900
ArtworksOH · FY2024$12,000
Cincinnati Arts AssociationOH · FY2024$12,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$31,900
Clifton Cultural Arts CenterOH · FY2023$12,500
ArtworksOH · FY2023$12,000
Cincinnati Arts AssociationOH · FY2023$12,000
Clifton Cultural Arts CenterOH · FY2022$25,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$21,900
ArtworksOH · FY2022$12,000
Cincinnati Arts AssociationOH · FY2022$12,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$21,900
Clifton Cultural Arts CenterOH · FY2021$12,500
Art Academy of CincinnatiOH · FY2021$12,500
ArtworksOH · FY2021$12,000
Cincinnati Arts AssociationOH · FY2021$12,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$21,900
See all 25 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$498K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$430K
Investment incomeLn 3$49K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19K
Money outPt IX
$486K
Ln 25
Programscol B$400K
Managementcol C$86K
Owns and owesPt X
$937K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$380K
Total assetsLn 16$940K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$430K
Investment incomeLn 3$49K
Gains on assetsLn 7$36K
Total revenueLn 12$498K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$380K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$380K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$560K
Total assetsLn 16$940K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$937K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 6630
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$419K$380K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$486K$560K
Total assetsLn 16$906K$940K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$897K$937K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$74K$74K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$22K$22K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$67K$57K$10K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$5K$823
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$4K$772
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$535$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$36K$36K
Office expensesLn 13$968$298$670
Information technologyLn 14$590$110$480
RoyaltiesLn 15$825$825
OccupancyLn 16$50K$38K$12K
TravelLn 17$500$500
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$161K$134K$27K
All other expensesLn 24e$33K$29K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$486K$400K$86K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $534K$557K−$24K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $524K$507K$17K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $498K$486K$12K$937K 990 PDF
FY2022 $529K$470K$60K$897K 990 PDF
FY2021 $443K$433K$9K$946K 990 PDF
FY2020 $145K$256K−$111K$826K 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $498,021 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $16,975$19,315
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $478,052$429,955
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $34,090$48,751
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $529,117$498,021
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $85,900$95,900
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $71,189$77,936
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $312,461$311,959
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $469,550$485,795
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $59,567$12,226
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $498,021 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$19,315
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$19,315
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $429,955$429,955
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $13,108$13,108
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $35,643$35,643
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $429,955 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $48,751$498,021
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $485,795 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $74,000$74,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $21,900$21,900
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $57,208 · Management $10,095$67,303
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,662 · Management $823$5,485
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,376 · Management $772$5,148
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,159$15,159
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $535 · Management $1,302$1,837
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $36,269$36,269
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $298 · Management $670$968
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $110 · Management $480$590
IX-15 RoyaltiesManagement $825$825
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $38,000 · Management $12,000$50,000
IX-17 TravelManagement $500$500
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,367$1,367
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $10,095$10,095
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $133,660 · Management $27,327$160,987
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $29,218 · Management $4,144$33,362
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $400,236 · Management $85,559 · Fundraising $0$485,795
Part X · Balance sheet $940,459 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $419,369$380,404
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $486,191$560,055
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $905,560$940,459
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,878$3,797
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,878$3,797
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $896,682$936,662
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $905,560$940,459
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $936,662 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$498,021
XI-2 Total expenses$485,795
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$12,226
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$896,682
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$27,754
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$936,662

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.