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Sign In — Free (10 views/day)CLEVELAND POPS ORCHESTRA, founded in 1994, is a community nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $1.5M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue surged 25% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum.
THE CLEVELAND POPS ORCHESTRA, LED BY CONDUCTOR CARL TOPILOW, PERFORMS THE HIGHEST QUALITY SYMPHONIC POPS MUSIC TO ENTERTAIN AND ENRICH A WIDE AND DIVERSE AUDIENCE AND PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO DEVELOP AN ENDURING APPRECIATION OF MUSIC, BOTH ENHANCING THE RICHNESS AND VIBRANCY OF NORTHEAST OHIO LIVING.
THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF MANY, THE CLEVELAND POPS ORCHESTRA ACHIEVED NEW HEIGHTS IN 2025, INCLUDING: -OVER 35,000 PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO ATTEND OUR CONCERTS. FROM SEVERANCE HALL, CONNOR PALACE, AND...
THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF MANY, THE CLEVELAND POPS ORCHESTRA ACHIEVED NEW HEIGHTS IN 2025, INCLUDING: -OVER 35,000 PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO ATTEND OUR CONCERTS. FROM SEVERANCE HALL, CONNOR PALACE, AND FREE OUTDOOR CONCERTS AROUND OUR REGION, THE POPS CONNECTS PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE WITH THE MUSIC OF THEIR LIVES. -OVER 100 PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS FROM NORTHEAST OHIO WERE EMPLOYED THROUGH THE POPS. AS A RESULT OF NEW PARTNERSHIPS FORMED WITH PLAYHOUSE SQUARE, LIVE NATION, THE CLEVELAND BALLET, THE CLEVELAND POPS ADDED SEVERAL MORE PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MUSICIANS IN THE 2024- 2025 SEASON. -NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED GUEST ARTISTS HAVE WOWED AUDIENCES, PLAYING MUSIC FROM BROADWAY, THE MOVIES, JAZZ, AND LIGHT CLASSICS. -OUR JEAN L. PETITT SCHOLARSHIP AWARD FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PROVIDED YOUNG ARTISTS PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE CLEVELAND POPS ORCHESTRA AND RESOURCES TOWARDS CONTINUING THEIR EDUCATION. -YOUTH ENSEMBLES, INCLUDING THE CLEVELAND POPS YOUTH ORCHESTRA, PERFORMED WITH OUR PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS. -THE CLEVELAND POPS ORCHESTRA PERFORMED SEVEN CONCERTS AS PART OF OUR SUBSCRIPTION SEASON, WITH SEVERAL PERFORMANCES BEING CLOSE TO SOLD-OUT. SEVERAL RUN-OUT CONCERTS WERE PERFORMED, SPONSORED BY LOCAL CORPORATIONS, MUNICIPALITIES,WITH SEVERAL THOUSAND IN ATTENDANCE.FOR THE 24-25 SEASON CONDUCTOR CARL TOPILOW WORKED WITH A GROUP OF 300 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THIS YEAR SAW SEVERAL COLLABORATIVE ENGAGEMENTS WITH OTHER ARTS ORGANIZATIONS. THE POPS WAS THE FEATURED ORCHESTRA PERFORMING FOR A MULTI-SHOW RUN OF "STRICTLY GERSHWIN" AT PLAYHOUSE SQUARE. THE POPS WAS ALSO HIRED TO PERFORM THE MUSIC FOR THE CLEVELAND BALLET'S PERFORMANCE OF "DRACULA".
-ACTUAL MUSIC ACTUAL MUSIC IS AN EDUCATION PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ENGAGE CHILDREN IN THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF MUSIC AND DANCE. ACTUAL MUSIC PROVIDES EDUCATION, PARTICIPATION, LISTENING AND VISUAL...
-ACTUAL MUSIC ACTUAL MUSIC IS AN EDUCATION PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ENGAGE CHILDREN IN THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF MUSIC AND DANCE. ACTUAL MUSIC PROVIDES EDUCATION, PARTICIPATION, LISTENING AND VISUAL EXCITEMENT TO THE YOUNG STUDENT. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES TEACHERS WITH THE TOOLS TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAM IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. THE ACTUAL MUSIC PROGRAM IS BASED ON THE ACADEMIC CONTENT STANDARDS SET BY THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. IN THE SUMMER OF 2024 AND 2025,ACTUAL MUSIC WAS BROUGHT TO THE YMCA OF THE ROCKIES IN ESTES PARK, CO.CAMPERS AT THE YMCA EXPERIENCED THE JOY OF MUSIC, MOVEMENT, AND SONG THROUGH THIS UNIQUE PROGRAM INTRODUCED TO THEM THROUGH A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE CLEVELAND POPS AND THE YMCA. -A GRANT TO COVER THE HIRING OF A CLEVELAND POPS EDUCATION/COMMUNITY OUTREACH MANAGER IS IN THE WORKS. ONCE FILLED, THIS STAFF MEMBER WILL WORK TO BRING ACTUAL MUSIC TO LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE COMING YEAR. -THE CLEVELAND POPS YOUTH ORCHESTRA THE CLEVELAND POPS ORCHESTRA, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MUSIC SETTLEMENT, HAS ESTABLISHED THE CLEVELAND POPS YOUTH ORCHESTRA TO NURTURE AND TRAIN YOUNG MUSICIANS TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WHILE PROMOTING CRITICAL THINKING, SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS THROUGH MUSIC. UNDER THE BATON OF CONDUCTOR CARL TOPILOW, YOUTH ORCHESTRA MEMBERS EXPLORE THE MUSIC OF BROADWAY, HOLLYWOOD, JAZZ, LIGHT CLASSICS, AND POPULAR SONGS. THE CLEVELAND POPS YOUTH ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS RECEIVE COACHING FROM MEMBERS OF THE CLEVELAND POPS ORCHESTRA AND TEACHERS FROM THE MUSIC SETTLEMENT. THE MUSICIANS ALSO PERFORMED FOUR CONCERTS AND ONE PLAYING SIDE BY SIDE WITH THE CLEVELAND POPS ORCHESTRA.
Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency
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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)
Sign In — Free (10 views/day)| 2024 | 2023 | Change | |
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| Revenue | $1,461,054 | $1,164,725 | +0.3% |
| Expenses | $1,585,526 | $1,324,738 | +0.2% |
| Net Income | $-124,472 | $-160,013 | -0.2% |
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Sign In| Name | Title | Hours/Week | Role | Reportable Comp | Other Comp | Total |
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| SHIRLEY MORGENSTERN | PRESIDENT & | 40.00 |
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$91,800 | $0 | $91,800 |
| JAMES M STONE | CHAIR | 5.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN MARIE HAWKINS | VICE CHAIR | 5.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| RUSSELL H GRINDON | TREASURER | 5.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| ADRIENNE STEMEN | SECRETARY | 5.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| DONALD MESSINGER | IMMEDIATE PA | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA M BOYD | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSIE BURKE | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| AUSTIN G CARR | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD H GABELMAN | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| TRICIA GARDNER | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| TAYLOR GEVRY | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD H LUECKE | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN T MARRIE | VICE CHAIR | 5.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| SALLY MESSINGER | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA H MICHEL | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTIN R MISTOVICH | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| LYDIA PARKER | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE OSHER | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SCHNEIDLER | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL A SHEMO | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDALL L SOLOMON | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| DEANA STEIN | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| SALVATORE J TOTINO | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH WARNER | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT B WELTMAN | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| EVELYN WRIGHT | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,461,054 | $1,585,526 | $616,974 | $-124,472 |
| 2024 | $1,164,725 | $1,324,738 | $653,823 | $-160,013 |
| 2023 | $1,096,959 | $1,413,025 | $504,291 | $-316,066 |
| 2022 | $1,301,957 | $1,085,378 | $688,573 | $216,579 |
| 2021 | $559,742 | $443,262 | $788,447 | $116,480 |
| 2020 | $843,041 | $865,007 | $375,833 | $-21,966 |
| 2019 | $1,029,056 | $1,069,654 | $630,101 | $-40,598 |
| 2018 | $1,066,232 | $1,057,433 | $549,080 | $8,799 |
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