The Center for Community Solutions improves health, social, and economic conditions through nonpartisan research, policy analysis, communications, and advocacy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 88 volunteers and 21 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $262K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$505K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $16.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 11.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.0M
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.2M
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$3.4M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$31.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.2M
FY2024▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$5.0M
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$3.2M
Expenses
$3.4M
FY2024▼ -15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$3.4M
Net assets
$31.7M
FY2024▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$30.4M
FY2021$33.9M
FY2022$28.7M
FY2023$30.0M
FY2024$31.7M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1939.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $2.7M Management & general 20% · $676K Fundraising 2% · $78K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

25 people listed on the 990; $505K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$179,200Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Public Policy
$110,000Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Fellow
$109,995Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Research
$106,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Emily Campbell’s $179K as President & CEO is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John R Corlett—$229,417$177,263$186,597$189,143
Emily Campbell$179,200$119,679$106,421$105,933$105,406
Tara Britton$110,000$102,601———
Zulma Zabala$109,995$107,774———
Emily Muttillo$106,000————

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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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

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Improves community well-being through research, policy analysis, and advocacy.

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1 program · $2.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Core Competencies

The center for community solutions provides various support services to individuals and organizations throughout northeast ohio. Community solutions provides strategic leadership to improve targeted health, social and economic conditions.

$2.7Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 77 grants · $2.0M · 2020–2024
The Ohio Poverty Law CenterFY2024$5,000
The City Club of ClevelandOH · FY2024$5,000
The City Club of ClevelandOH · FY2023$98,381
Circle Health ServicesOH · FY2023$50,000
University Settlement INCOH · FY2023$25,000
We Think 4 a ChangeOH · FY2023$25,000
Thrive for ChangeOH · FY2023$20,000
Str8 PositiveOH · FY2023$20,000
Ministry of HopeOH · FY2023$20,000
Ursuline PiazzaOH · FY2023$15,000
Rainbow Babies & Childrens HospitalOH · FY2023$5,336
Applewood Centers INCOH · FY2023$5,336
Ginn FoundationOH · FY2022$25,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$568K
Money outPt IX
$3.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.7M
Managementcol C$676K
Fundraisingcol D$78K
Owns and owesPt X
$31.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16$33.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$20K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$568K
Investment incomeLn 3$1.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7$690K
Total revenueLn 12$3.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$3.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$16.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$117K
Other assetsLn 15$13.0M
Total assetsLn 16$33.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32$31.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 688
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.8M$3.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$15.7M$16.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$144K$117K
Total assetsLn 16$31.7M$33.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32$30.0M$31.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$51K$51K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$179K$141K$18K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.4M$1.3M$183K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$78K$74K$3K$894
Other employee benefitsLn 9$197K$181K$15K$906
Payroll taxesLn 10$125K$123K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$88K$88K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$67K$67K
Investment management feesLn 11f$82K$82K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$474K$455K$11K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$67K$43K$23K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$38K$36K$2K$207
OccupancyLn 16$128K$113K$14K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$265K$78K$153K$34K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$34K$28K$5K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$106K$85K$12K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.4M$2.7M$676K$78K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $3.2M$3.4M−$244K$31.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.6M$4.0M−$1.4M$30.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.1M$3.5M$640K$28.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.0M$3.0M$2.0M$33.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.0M$2.6M$377K$30.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,173,926 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,296,020$1,310,313
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $706,388$567,894
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $586,812$1,289,383
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,497$6,336
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,595,717$3,173,926
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $713,316$50,940
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,046,411$2,018,471
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,256,413$1,348,306
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,016,140$3,417,717
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,420,423−$243,791
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,173,926 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$20,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,290,313
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,310,313
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $567,894$567,894
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $598,973$598,973
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $6,336$6,336
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $690,410$690,410
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $567,894 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,295,719$3,173,926
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,417,717 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $50,940$50,940
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $140,848 · Management $17,920 · Fundraising $20,432$179,200
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,256,512 · Management $183,218$1,439,730
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $73,770 · Management $2,929 · Fundraising $894$77,593
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $181,195 · Management $14,938 · Fundraising $906$197,039
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $123,381 · Fundraising $1,528$124,909
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $87,868$87,868
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $67,200$67,200
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $82,091$82,091
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $455,191 · Management $11,347 · Fundraising $7,135$473,673
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $43,484 · Management $22,764 · Fundraising $1,093$67,341
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $36,010 · Management $1,508 · Fundraising $207$37,725
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $112,843 · Management $13,626 · Fundraising $1,083$127,552
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $77,564 · Management $153,288 · Fundraising $34,099$264,951
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $27,820 · Management $4,997 · Fundraising $1,057$33,874
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $84,763 · Management $11,947 · Fundraising $9,321$106,031
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,664,321 · Management $675,641 · Fundraising $77,755$3,417,717
Part X · Balance sheet $33,659,323 assets, 17 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,771,188$3,266,923
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $275,170$249,500
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $38,700$158,479
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $73,677$34,505
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $144,084$117,193
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $14,506,710$15,913,282
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,158,464$951,076
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $11,719,735$12,968,365
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $31,687,728$33,659,323
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $132,901$87,417
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $647,300$674,830
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $527,587$497,892
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,725,184$1,972,021
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,710,730$11,611,514
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $19,251,814$20,075,788
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $29,962,544$31,687,302
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $31,687,728$33,659,323
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $31,687,302 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,173,926
XI-2 Total expenses$3,417,717
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$243,791
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$29,962,544
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,152,778
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$815,771
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$31,687,302

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