Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,065,507
- Total expenses
- $4,353,677
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,042,034
- Grants paid
- $93,473
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $23,473
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,738,603
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,545,128
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $2,193,475
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $4,232,556
- Management and general expenses
- $121,121
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $4,232,556
Program services were 97.2% 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.
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1b · Membership dues
$330,000
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$500,000
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,212,034
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3 · Investment income
total $23,473 · excluded $23,473
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $93,473 · program services $93,473
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11b · Fees: legal
total $63,999 · program services $63,999
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $102,529 · program services $102,529
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11g · Fees: other
total $1,443,757 · program services $1,443,757
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $23,124 · program services $23,124
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13 · Office expenses
total $96,973 · program services $96,973
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14 · Information technology
total $196,613 · program services $196,613
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16 · Occupancy
total $150,325 · program services $150,325
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17 · Travel
total $30,925 · program services $30,925
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $104,642 · program services $104,642
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $103,883 · management and general $103,883
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23 · Insurance
total $2,862 · management and general $2,862
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24a · Other expenses: SHARED SEVICES - SC
total $1,668,948 · program services $1,668,948
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24b · Other expenses: SHARED SEVICES - CP
total $166,785 · program services $166,785
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24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE
total $35,354 · program services $35,354
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24d · Other expenses: DIGITAL INCLUSION
total $24,000 · program services $24,000
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24e · All other expenses
total $45,485 · program services $31,109 · management and general $14,376
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
end of year $641,185
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $6,133,333 · end of year $319,347
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,210,950 · end of year $925,201
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $299,724 · end of year $266,724
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $8,847
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,411,072
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$738,179
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $770,513 · end of year $672,893
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $102,000 · end of year $101,500
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $802,906
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $444,731 · end of year $700,837
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $844,291
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $8,071,789 · end of year $1,727,977
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
end of year $465,498
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: INVESTIGATION AND STUDY OF VARIOUS AREAS OF NEED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PLANS AND PROGRAMS TO BE UNDERTAKEN AND THE CREATION OF STRATEGIES AND PROGRAMMING TO BEGIN EXECUTING THE SAME.
Activities or mission (Part I)
SEE SCHEDULE O FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AND MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CIVIC ADVOCACY: TO ENGAGE IN THE CONDUCT OF INVESTIGATIONS AND STUDIES AND TO DEVELOP PLANS, PROGRAMS AND ACTIONS TO BE UNDERTAKEN IN THE GREATER COLUMBUS AREA TO SECURE ITS LONG-TERM, BROAD-BASED VITALITY AND PROSPERITY.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. INVESTIGATION AND STUDY OF VARIOUS AREAS OF NEED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PLANS AND PROGRAMS TO BE UNDERTAKEN.
Expenses $3,915,320 · Grants $93,473
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OTHER PROJECTS - THE ORGANIZATION TAKES ON VARIOUS SHORT-TERM PROJECTS FROM TIME TO TIME WHICH ARE OF IMMEDIATE AND/OR TRANSIENT INTEREST. IF A PROJECT IS NOT SUFFICIENTLY WELL-DEFINED IN TIME OR PURPOSE, IT FALLS WITHIN THIS CATEGORY.
Expenses $294,702
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EDUCATION - INVESTIGATION AND STUDY OF VARIOUS AREAS NEEDED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PLANS AND PROGRAMS TO BE UNDERTAKEN TO IMPROVE URBAN EDUCATION IN SUPPORT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY.
Expenses $22,534
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Steve SteinourSTEVE STEINOUR
CO-CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Frances HenryFRANCES HENRY
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
John AmmendolaJOHN AMMENDOLA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Mary AuchMARY AUCH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Donald S BarbourDONALD S BARBOUR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Ralph AndrettaRALPH ANDRETTA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Corrine M BurgerCORRINE M BURGER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Renee CachilloRENEE CACHILLO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Christopher CalamariCHRISTOPHER CALAMARI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Bradley L CampbellBRADLEY L CAMPBELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
David CiesinskiDAVID CIESINSKI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Tanny CraneTANNY CRANE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Melanie Corn EdDMELANIE CORN EDD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Chad DelligattiCHAD DELLIGATTI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Giordano AlbertazziGIORDANO ALBERTAZZI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Molly Kocur BoyleMOLLY KOCUR BOYLE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
David T Harrison PhDDAVID T HARRISON PHD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Lisa K IngramLISA K INGRAM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Mark D KvammeMARK D KVAMME
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
David R MeuseDAVID R MEUSE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
M Cameron MitchellM CAMERON MITCHELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Brent D CrawfordBRENT D CRAWFORD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Sandra C Doyle-AhernSANDRA C DOYLE-AHERN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Dee B HaslamDEE B HASLAM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Robert H SchottensteinROBERT H SCHOTTENSTEIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Daniel P SullivanDANIEL P SULLIVAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Lori GillettLORI GILLETT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Jason HollarJASON HOLLAR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Manuel GuzmanMANUEL GUZMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Leslie H WexnerLESLIE H WEXNER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Scott L WhiteSCOTT L WHITE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Brett L KaufmanBRETT L KAUFMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Jeffrey W EdwardsJEFFREY W EDWARDS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
John W KesslerJOHN W KESSLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Nancy KramerNANCY KRAMER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Traci MartinezTRACI MARTINEZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Douglas F KridlerDOUGLAS F KRIDLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Matthew A ScantlandMATTHEW A SCANTLAND
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Lewis F Von ThaerLEWIS F VON THAER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Adam Weinberg PhDADAM WEINBERG PHD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Richard S LangdaleRICHARD S LANGDALE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Joseph R NardoneJOSEPH R NARDONE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Kimberly K ZavislakKIMBERLY K ZAVISLAK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Joel S PizzutiJOEL S PIZZUTI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Jonathan H PriceJONATHAN H PRICE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Douglas E UlmanDOUGLAS E ULMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Elizabeth P Kessler EsqELIZABETH P KESSLER ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Stephen E Markovich MDSTEPHEN E MARKOVICH MD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
James T MerkelJAMES T MERKEL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Robert D NelsonROBERT D NELSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Timothy C RobinsonTIMOTHY C ROBINSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Arthur W ScherbelARTHUR W SCHERBEL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Jane Grote AbellJANE GROTE ABELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Mark S JohnsonMARK S JOHNSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Lorraine L LuttonLORRAINE L LUTTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Michael D Martz EsqMICHAEL D MARTZ ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Thomas J Obrokta JrTHOMAS J OBROKTA JR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Tom SchmidTOM SCHMID
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Alex E TimmALEX E TIMM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Kirt A WalkerKIRT A WALKER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Heather E BrilliantHEATHER E BRILLIANT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Andrew RoseANDREW ROSE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Ole RosgardOLE ROSGARD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Lewis Smoot JrLEWIS SMOOT JR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Dan SynderDAN SYNDER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Kara TrottKARA TROTT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Billy VickersBILLY VICKERS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Lloyd YatesLLOYD YATES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Lara DeleoneLARA DELEONE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Gina BoswellGINA BOSWELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Matt GarthMATT GARTH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Crissy HandCRISSY HAND
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Adam JohnsonADAM JOHNSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Paul JudgePAUL JUDGE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Michael LefenfeldMICHAEL LEFENFELD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Peter J Mohler PhDPETER J MOHLER PHD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Jonathan MoodyJONATHAN MOODY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Julie SloatJULIE SLOAT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Jeffrey B SmithJEFFREY B SMITH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Elise SpriggsELISE SPRIGGS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
John WarnerJOHN WARNER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Sean GrantSEAN GRANT
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFIC
- Total calculated
- $490,585
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $404,134
- Other
- $86,451
- Hours/week
- 20 + 20 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $320,945 related
- Bonus
- $0 + $83,189 related
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0 + $63,434 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $23,017 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $490,585 related
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Mark PattonMARK PATTON
VICE PRESIDENT, NEW BUSINE
- Total calculated
- $383,853
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $328,720
- Other
- $55,133
- Hours/week
- 20 + 20 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $299,033 related
- Bonus
- $0 + $29,687 related
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0 + $43,271 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $11,862 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $383,853 related
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Kenneth McDonaldKENNETH MCDONALD
PRESIDENT AND CEO
- Total calculated
- $642,797
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $556,000
- Other
- $86,797
- Hours/week
- 20 + 20 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $550,000 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0 + $6,000 related
- Deferred
- $0 + $62,955 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $23,842 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $642,797 related
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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 4B
- KENNETH MCDONALD AND SEAN GRANT PARTICIPATE IN A 457 NONQUALIFIED PLAN.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
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2024 LEGENDS LUNCHEON
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$12,500
RISE TOGETHER POVERTY SUMMIT AND BOARD DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION INITIATIVE
-
$10,000
2024 AADA FRIEND OF THE FORUM
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$7,500
2024 CATALYST SPONSORSHIP
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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501(C)(6) · ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT · OH
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501(C)(3) · ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT · OH
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501(C)(3) · ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT · OH
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Disregarded entities
Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.
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SMART COLUMBUS LLC
SMART CITY INITIATIVES · OH · income $1,734,325 · assets $3,386,905
Directly controlled by COLUMBUS PARTNERSHIP
Related corporations and trusts
Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.
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CLEAN ENERGY PARTNERS
C · CLEAN ENERGY · OH · 100% owned · share of income $78,522 · share of assets $60,284 · controlled entity
Directly controlled by THE COLUMBUS PARTNERSHIP
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 17 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202533219349314253
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