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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$18,874,092
Total expenses
$22,093,132
Contributions and grants received
$16,264,961
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$277,837
Investment income
$1,572,293
Other revenue
$759,001
Total assets, end of year
$36,776,502
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$36,776,502
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$12,390,892
Management and general expenses
$5,924,369
Fundraising expenses
$3,777,871
Program service expenses (Part III)
$12,390,892

Program services were 56.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $16,069,180

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $195,781

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SALES AND SERVICES

    total $277,837 · related or exempt $253,832 · unrelated business $24,005

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,572,293 · excluded $1,572,293

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $728,776 · excluded $728,776

  • 11a · Other revenue: OSU ALUMNI MAGAZINE

    total $30,225 · unrelated business $30,225

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $30,225

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $8,953,073 · program services $6,625,274 · management and general $2,327,799

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $4,108 · program services $3,081 · management and general $1,027

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $3,777,871 · fundraising $3,777,871

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,914,753 · program services $2,427,147 · management and general $1,487,606

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,763,673 · program services $2,459,669 · management and general $304,004

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $507,077 · program services $10,096 · management and general $496,981

  • 17 · Travel

    total $379,051 · program services $356,308 · management and general $22,743

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $773,888 · management and general $773,888

  • 24a · Other expenses: MAGAZINE PUBLICATIONS

    total $465,334 · program services $465,334

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE

    total $449,272 · program services $4,534 · management and general $444,738

  • 24c · Other expenses: BOD EXPENSE

    total $62,835 · program services $628 · management and general $62,207

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT MAINT & REPAI

    total $42,197 · program services $38,821 · management and general $3,376

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $5,935,126 · end of year $2,716,086

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $32,127,809 · end of year $34,060,416

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $38,062,935 · end of year $36,776,502

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO BE THE HEART OF THE BUCKEYE ALUMNI COMMUNITY, INSPIRING AND CULTIVATING ENGAGED CITIZENS. THROUGH TIME AND CHANGE, WE ENRICH FIRM FRIENDSHIPS AMONG BUCKEYE ALUMNI OF THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY.

  • CONNECTIONSTHE REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM IS THE PRIMARY METHOD THAT THE ASSOCIATION CAN PROVIDE LEADERSHIP AND PROGRAMMING SUPPORT FOR OUR ALUMNI CLUB LEADERS AND VOLUNTEERS. THE CLUBS ARE LOCATED IN OVER 150 CITIES, INCLUDING 8 OVERSEAS. OUR ENGAGEMENT TEAM HELPS THE VOLUNTEERS WITH A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES, MANY OF WHICH SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CURRENT OHIO STATE STUDENTS.

    Expenses $4,505,974 · Revenue $15,525

  • EXPERIENCESTHE CONSTITUENCY PROGRAMS REPRESENTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALUMNI TO ENGAGE WITH THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION WITH THE INTENT TO DEVELOP A LONG-LASTING RELATIONSHIP. PROGRAMS BROADLY INCLUDES SOCIAL GATHERINGS, GAME WATCHES, FOOTBALL PRE-GAME EVENTS, NETWORKING EVENTS,FAMILY ACTIVITIES,ALUMNI TOURS AND OTHER GROUP ACTIVITIES WHERE ALUMNI ARE INVITED TO JOIN THE ASSOCIATION STAFF, FELLOW ALUMNI AND UNIVERSITY AMBASSADORS. PROGRAMS ARE HELD IN A VARIETY OF LOCATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE IN COLUMBUS BUT MANY OF WHICH ARE IN GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.THE ASSOCIATION ENGAGES IN A SET OF ACTIVITIES (PHONE CALLS, MAIL SOLICITATION, EMAIL SOLICITATION, ETC.) THAT ARE INTENDED TO GENERATE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY. THE PROGRAM IS ENTIRELY MANAGED AND DIRECTED BY THE ASSOCIATION.

    Expenses $3,832,997 · Revenue $126,423

  • ADVOCACYACTIVELY ENCOURAGES OTHERS TO CONTRIBUTE THEIR TIME, TALENT OR TREASURE TO OHIO STATE. ADVOCATES HELP TO IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP FUTURE SUPPORTERS, FUELING THE ADVANCEMENT CONTINUUM, WHO WILL ACTIVATE AND LEVERAGE THEIR PERSONAL NETWORKS. CONNECTIONS MADE BY ADVOCATES INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY AND VELOCITY IN WHICH CONSTITUENTS MOVE THROUGH THE ADVANCEMENT CONTINUUM. ADVOCACY FOCUSES ON GOVERNMENT ADVOCATES, THE OSU EARLY INVESTOR NETWORK, DONOR LOYALTY, PARTNERSHIPS, THE YOUNG ALUMNI ACADEMY AND THE STUDENT ALUMNI COUNCIL.

    Expenses $1,745,821 · Revenue $105,664

  • STRATEGY AND BELONGING AND STRATEGY AND ADMINISTRATION.

    Expenses $2,306,100 · Revenue $6,220

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • TED ADAMS

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • STEPHANIE BAXTER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • JR BLACKBURN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • SUSAN BON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • LEONARD HAYNES

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • CATHERINE LANNING

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • ALICE MONG

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • JOSEPH RITCHIE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • SAID SARIOLGHALAM

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • BERNARD SAVARESE

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • EMILY SCHRIVER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • MELISSA WASSER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • TINA PROVOST

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • DAMON FROST

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • DAVE TURKALASKI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • GEORGE VALCARCEL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • ANNE GARCIA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • MOLLY RANZ CALHOUN

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
5 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541279349301224

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