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The Community Hall Foundation
Also known as Akron Civic Theatre
The Community Hall Foundation reported $10.1 million in revenue and $11.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $86.01 went to program services, $13.16 to management and general costs and $0.83 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 80.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $213,753 (EXEC DIRECTOR). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 95% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $11MFor context, the median across 479 covered community improvement & capacity building charities: $90.45 programs, $9.31 management, $0.24 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $10MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 86.0% | 89.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 13.2% | 9.2% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.8% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.08 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 11.8% | 80.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.3% | 14.9% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 80.6% | 11.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $213,753 | $291,103 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.92% | 1.49% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 22.8 | 9.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 27 of 27 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe operation of the Community Hall Foundation dba akron civic theatre includes presentations of live music (jazz, blues, folk), dance (ballet, contemporary), theater (all-city musical) and occasionally film. In addition, tours are offered and the facility is used for a variety of community-based events. The foundation also rents the facilities to a wide variety of organizations for the purpose of their presentation of live music, dance, theater, and film. The facilities are also used for other community-based fundraising events, as well as weddings and meetings
The Community Hall Foundation dba akron civic theatre provides administrative, fiscal, logistical, and technical support to the city of akron in relation to its programming of lock 3 and lock 4 parks. Lock 3 hosts a series of free friday night concerts from memorial day to labor day, a series of saturday evening concerts from late june through labor day, and a number of festivals including the rib white and blue festival over fourth of july and the italian american festival the following week. Lock 4 hosts a series of jazz, blues and gospel concerts during the summer months
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXEC DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $185,456 | $0 | $28,297 | $213,753 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Community Hall Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $197K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b27 · 27 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 576
- Volunteers Part I, line 6185
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to The Community Hall Foundation totaling $56 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from The Community Hall Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for The Community Hall Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of The Community Hall Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, The Community Hall Foundation reported that 86.0% of its $11.1 million in expenses went to program services, 13.2% to management and general and 0.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Community Hall Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Community Hall Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 was $213,753, for the role of EXEC DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Community Hall Foundation get its money?
Of $10.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, 11.8% came from contributions and grants (including 0.3% from government grants) and 80.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Community Hall Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 34-1015948 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, object 202641199349301874 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, object 202501119349300045 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2023, object 202421949349301507 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2022, object 202341589349301504 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2021, object 202241539349300314 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2020, object 202141829349300734 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 34-1015948: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.