Provide free fundraising and marketing assistance to central ohio charities and educate and provide philanthropic opportunities to ohio state student athletes.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 88-1525390) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $16K a year · 2% of revenue · last 3 filings
A surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
94% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
1.0 mo
of spending, in cash
1.0 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
6 of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$130K
-89% vs prior year
Spent
$574K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$49K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$130K
FY2024▼ -89%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$130K
Expenses
$574K
FY2024▼ -64%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$548K
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$574K
Net assets
$49K
FY2024▼ -90%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$946K
FY2023$494K
FY2024$49K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2022.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $540K Management & general 6% · $32K Fundraising 0% · $2K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Programs and updates

Helps Central Ohio charities raise funds and markets their services, while offering student athletes philanthropic experience.

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1 program · $540K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Provide free fundraising and marketing assistance to central ohio charities and educate and provide philanthropic opportunities to ohio state student athletes.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 88-1525390) · Dispute this line
$540Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $18K · 2024–2024

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$130K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$111K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$574K
Ln 25
Programscol B$540K
Managementcol C$32K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$49K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$49K
Total assetsLn 16$49K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$111K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Total revenueLn 12$130K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$49K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$49K
Total assetsLn 16$49K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$49K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$494K$49K
Total assetsLn 16$494K$49K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$494K$49K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$18K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$39K$20K$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$1K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$520$520
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$376$376
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$499K$494K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$57$57
Total functional expensesLn 25$574K$540K$32K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $130K$574K−$445K$49K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2024 $1.1M$1.6M−$452K$494K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $1.5M$548K$946K$946K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $129,642 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,013,322$111,249
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13,454$1,189
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $100,557$17,204
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,127,333$129,642
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$18,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $93,939$41,985
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,485,612$514,295
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,579,551$574,280
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$452,218−$444,638
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $129,642 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $17,204 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$111,249
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$111,249
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,189$1,189
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,189 · Excluded from tax $17,204$129,642
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $574,280 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $18,000$18,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $19,501 · Management $19,500$39,001
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,492 · Management $1,492$2,984
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,390 · Management $2,390$4,780
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,120 · Management $1,120$2,240
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $520 · Management $520$1,040
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,444 · Fundraising $2,444$4,888
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $376$376
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,465$1,465
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $494,405 · Management $5,044$499,449
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $57$57
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $539,872 · Management $31,964 · Fundraising $2,444$574,280
Part X · Balance sheet $49,144 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $493,782$49,144
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $493,782$49,144
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $493,782$49,144
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $493,782$49,144
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $493,782$49,144
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $49,144 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$129,642
XI-2 Total expenses$574,280
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$444,638
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$493,782
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$49,144

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