KARAMU HOUSE

CLEVELAND, OH

20240325-USDA-RD-OH-MLM-0025 Mar. 25, 2024, Cleveland, Ohio. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small and U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown, D-OH, visited the Benjamin Franklin Elementary School and met with students and teachers to learn how its gardening education program is inspiring careers in agriculture. USDA media by Mark McCann.
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Karamu House is a historic African American theater and cultural center located in the University Circle neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. Founded in 1915 by Russell and Rowena Jelliffe, Karamu House was originally a settlement house that provided social services to the surrounding community. Over time, it evolved into a vibrant cultural institution that is dedicated to promoting racial harmony and diversity through the arts.

Today, Karamu House is home to a performing arts theater, art galleries, classrooms, and community meeting spaces. Its diverse programming includes theater productions, dance performances, music concerts, visual art exhibits, and educational workshops. The theater seats 400 guests and features a state-of-the-art sound and lighting system.

Karamu House has a rich history of showcasing the work of African American artists, including Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and August Wilson. It has also served as a training ground for many prominent actors, directors, and playwrights, including James Earl Jones, Ruby Dee, and Terrence McNally.

Karamu House is committed to promoting social justice, equality, and inclusion through the arts. It is a beloved institution in the Cleveland community and a national leader in the promotion of African American culture and heritage.

KARAMU HOUSE is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in CLEVELAND OH. US MID #8403900889

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Midwest (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin). Total revenue from most recent IRS 990 Form: $ 785,732 from tax period 201206 (YYYYMM).

20240325-USDA-RD-OH-MLM-0025 Mar. 25, 2024, Cleveland, Ohio. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small and U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown, D-OH, visited the Benjamin Franklin Elementary School and met with students and teachers to learn how its gardening education program is inspiring careers in agriculture. USDA media by Mark McCann.
20240325-USDA-RD-OH-MLM-0051 March 25, 2024, Cleveland, Ohio. USDA Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small and U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown, D-OH, visited the Ohio Aerospace Institute to learn how drone technology and vertical farming can support agriculture. USDA media by Mark McCann.
20240325-USDA-RD-OH-MLM-0052 March 25, 2024, Cleveland, Ohio. USDA Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small and U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown, D-OH, visited the Ohio Aerospace Institute to learn how drone technology and vertical farming can support agriculture. USDA media by Mark McCann.
20240325-USDA-RD-OH-MLM-0055 March 25, 2024, Cleveland, Ohio. USDA Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small and U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown, D-OH, visited the Ohio Aerospace Institute to learn how drone technology and vertical farming can support agriculture. USDA media by Mark McCann.
Dragonfly Along the elevated boardwalk within Lake Abram Metropolitan Preserve within the Cleveland Metroparks.
Lake Abram Marsh It's unfortunate that this photo can't convey the trilling of the redwing blackbirds that inhabit this marsh.
Egyptiana Fashion designs inspired by ancient Egypt, displayed in a Cleveland Museum of Art exhibit about the influence of Egypt on modern popular culture and aesthetics. Right a center: by Egyptian designer Yasmine Yeya for Maison Yeya. Left: by Karl Lagerfeld for House of Chanel.
Euphorbia Obesa Baseball Plant
Severance Music Center
Totally Cleveland Giving a nod to my home city. We hosted quite a few folks who came here to view the total solar eclipse. I'm so happy we had favorable weather.
Nave Nave of the St. Theodocious Orthodox Cathedral in the Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland
Vaulted Ceiling Vaulted ceiling of the Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus in the Slavic Village neighborhood of Cleveland

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KARAMU HOUSE
2355 E 89TH ST
CLEVELAND
OH
44106-3403

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KARAMU HOUSE Information

MID # 8403900889
Name KARAMU HOUSE
Alternate Name KARAMU HOUSE
Classification Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Midwest
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 340714448
NTEECC A23
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) 201206
INCOME 785,732
REVENUE 785,732
LAT/LONG 41.495082, -81.624475
CODES FIPS State Code: 39
FIPS County Code: 035
US Census Tract: 113500
US Census Block: 1000