Land Cle FY2022 filing

Cleveland, OH · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$368K
+88% vs prior year
Spent
$309K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$148K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$368K
FY2022▲ +88%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$91K
FY2021$196K
FY2022$368K
FY2023$207K
FY2024$235K
Expenses
$309K
FY2022▲ +102%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$45K
FY2021$153K
FY2022$309K
FY2023$290K
FY2024$173K
Net assets
$148K
FY2022▲ +66%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$46K
FY2021$89K
FY2022$148K
FY2023$65K
FY2024$121K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CLand Cle
EINHdr · item D85-1047943
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2021
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CCleveland, OH
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A33)
WebsiteHdr · item Jthelandcle.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.04
Program services91%$282K
Management & general4%$14K
Fundraising4%$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$309K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
91%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
4.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+16%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Total assets
$149K
FY2022▲ +57%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$46K
FY2021$95K
FY2022$149K
FY2023$65K
FY2024$121K
Total liabilities
$963
FY2022▼ -84%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$6K
FY2022$963
FY2023$563
FY2024$0
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$59K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$149K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B91%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$122K
Total assetsLn 16$149K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$963
Total net assetsLn 32$148K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.7

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$318K · 86%
Program service revenue$50K · 14%
Contributions & grants86%$318K
Program service revenue14%$50K
Total revenueLn 12$368K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $122K · Operating expenses/yr $309K
4.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $282K · Total expenses $309K
91%
Management & General
Management & general $14K · Total expenses $309K
4%
Fundraising
Fundraising $14K · Total expenses $309K
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $9K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $193K
$0.05 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $318K · Total revenue $368K
86%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $368K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $50K · Total revenue $368K
14%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $368K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $50K · Total expenses $309K
16%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $368K · Prior year $196K
+88%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $148K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $368K · Expenses $309K
+16%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $149K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $148K · Total assets $149K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $149K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Lee Chilcote · Reported title Executive Director 1-20228- · Highest reported compensation $39K · Total expenses $309K
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $202K · Total expenses $309K
65%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 91%——
Overhead ratio 4%——
Fundraising cost ratio 4%——
Revenue growth 88%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director 1-20228-
$39,392Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director 8-202212-
$22,833Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher Mosby’s $79K as Executive Director is at the 74th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Christopher Mosby$79,000———
Lee Chilcote——$39,392$45,000
Cynthia L Bailie—$22,867$22,833—

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.

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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 10Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 10Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Reports on Cleveland neighborhoods and suburbs, fostering accountability and inspiring community action.

Provided by the organization

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $282K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Reporting

The Land published more than 100 in-depth news stories about Clevelands neighborhoods and inner-ring suburbs. We hired and trained a diverse group of writers and interns to report these articles. We distributed the articles to a broad audience using our email newsletter, website, and social media.

$282Kprogram expense
02

Collaboration

The Land collaborated with more than 20 media outlets through the Northeast Ohio Solutions Journalism Collaborative (NEOSOJO) to report on how the Covid-19 pandemic is disproportionately affecting marginalized communities in Northeast Ohio and possible solutions for addressing these issues.

Pt IX · col B
03

Civic Engagement

The Lands reporting provided coverage of public meetings, resources for getting involved, and promotion of civic participation opportunities that helped to spur civic engagement in the community.

Pt IX · col B

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$30K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest $235K$173K+13% 990 PDF
FY2023 $207K$290K-44% 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $368K$309K+88% 990 PDF
FY2021 $196K$153K+114% 990 PDF
FY2020 $91K$45K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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