Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN CLUB INC.

Totals

Total revenue: $782,488
Total expenses: $792,580
Contributions and grants received: $476,003
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $306,484
Investment income: $1
Other revenue: $0
Total assets, end of year: $1,471,158
Total liabilities, end of year: $31,541
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $1,439,617
Program services expenses (Part IX): $579,186
Management and general expenses: $102,776
Fundraising expenses: $110,618
Program service expenses (Part III): $579,186

Program services were 73.1% 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.

1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$476,003
2a · Program service revenue: FORUM REGISTRATION

total $179,341 · related or exempt $179,341
2b · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

total $127,143 · related or exempt $127,143
3 · Investment income

total $1 · excluded $1

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $174,339 · program services $130,754 · management and general $17,434 · fundraising $26,151
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $219,341 · program services $164,506 · management and general $21,934 · fundraising $32,901
10 · Payroll taxes

total $30,933 · program services $23,200 · management and general $3,093 · fundraising $4,640
11c · Fees: accounting

total $31,821 · program services $10,819 · management and general $10,501 · fundraising $10,501
11g · Fees: other

total $77,759 · program services $36,320 · management and general $20,562 · fundraising $20,877
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $4,170 · program services $3,336 · fundraising $834
13 · Office expenses

total $12,510 · program services $4,544 · management and general $3,983 · fundraising $3,983
14 · Information technology

total $1,679 · program services $571 · management and general $554 · fundraising $554
16 · Occupancy

total $11,385 · program services $3,871 · management and general $3,757 · fundraising $3,757
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $3,482 · program services $1,184 · management and general $1,149 · fundraising $1,149
23 · Insurance

total $4,818 · management and general $4,818
24a · Other expenses: FORUM MEALS

total $185,708 · program services $185,708 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
24b · Other expenses: SOFTWARE EXPENSE

total $15,973 · program services $5,431 · management and general $5,271 · fundraising $5,271
24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

total $9,720 · program services $0 · management and general $9,720 · fundraising $0
24d · Other expenses: FORUM MEETINGS

total $8,942 · program services $8,942 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $109,182 · end of year $30,803
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $15,105 · end of year $15,107
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $30,150 · end of year $100,000
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $2,916 · end of year $9,772
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$85,066
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$82,345
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $3,189 · end of year $2,721
13 · Investments: program-related

beginning of year $1,100,632 · end of year $1,309,293
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $28,571 · end of year $3,462
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $24,927 · end of year $27,999
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $13,771 · end of year $3,542
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $1,236,047 · end of year $1,439,617
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $15,000 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN CLUB'S MISSION IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE AND IDEAS THROUGH COMMUNITY CONVERSATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO CONNECT PEOPLE AND IDEAS THROUGH COMMUNITY COVERSATION.

THE COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN CLUB (CMC) FULFILLS ITS MISSION BY HOSTING MORE THAN 40 PUBLIC FORUMS ANNUALLY. EVERY FORUM INCLUDES OPEN AUDIENCE Q&A, ENSURING DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES. AS A TRUSTED SOURCE FOR CIVIC DIALOGUE, CMC PROVIDES A PLATFORM FOR DISCUSSIONS ON SOCIAL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND CULTURAL ISSUES. CMC CONVENED OVER 40 EVENTS AND CONVENED NEARLY 6,500 CENTRAL OHIO RESIDENTS ON ISSUES CONNECTED TO CENTRAL OHIO'S SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY.

Expenses $579,186 · Revenue $306,484

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

Stephen WhiteSTEPHEN WHITE

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Marie-Joelle KhouzamMARIE-JOELLE KHOUZAM

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Matt BarnesMATT BARNES

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Tommy HarmanTOMMY HARMAN

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Eddie PaulineEDDIE PAULINE

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Amelia RobinsonAMELIA ROBINSON

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Niel JuristNIEL JURIST

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Lisa HinsonLISA HINSON

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Deb HackathornDEB HACKATHORN

CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Anthony McIntoshANTHONY MCINTOSH

CHAIR, DEI COMMITTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Toni BellTONI BELL

CHAIR, GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Liz MoteLIZ MOTE

CHAIR, MEMBER & SPONSOR CO

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Doug BuchananDOUG BUCHANAN

CHAIR, PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Carey R SchmittCAREY R SCHMITT

CHAIR, RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Kelly AtkinsonKELLY ATKINSON

PAST-CHAIR & CHAIR, LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Kristen EasterdayKRISTEN EASTERDAY

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
Ellen BlochELLEN BLOCH

TREASURER & CHAIR, FINANCE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
Josh HarrisonJOSH HARRISON

VICE CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
Sophia FifnerSOPHIA FIFNER

PRESIDENT & CEO

Total calculated

$174,339

From this org

$156,250

From related orgs

$0

Other

$18,089

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$156,250

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$4,688

Nontaxable benefits

$13,401

Filer's total

$174,339

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

3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
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

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2023
Filed: 4 March 2025
IRS schema version: 2023v6.0
Source object: 202510749349300211

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