- Revenue 2024
- $10,130,701
- Expenses 2024
- $10,828,121
Program services were 90.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- S41Z
- Classification
- 1200
- Street
- 3 E 4TH STREET
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Other organizations at this address
1 other organization in the IRS Business Master File lists the same street address. matched by us
We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.
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BUILD OUR NEW BRIDGE NOW
EIN 45-5440668
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO DEVELOP AND PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TALENT INITIATIVES AND THE UNIQUE OFFERINGS IN THE CINCINNATI REGION.
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THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS A WIDE VARIETY OF WORK OF THE CINCINNATI REGIONAL CHAMBER, INCLUDING TALENT INITIATIVES, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION EFFORTS, FUNDRAISING FOR A VARIETY OF PROGRAMMING, BLINK, THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION CENTER, AND THE MINORITY BUSINESS ACCELERATOR. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION ROUTINELY SERVES AS A FISCAL SPONSOR FOR A WIDE RANGE OF EFFORTS BY AFFILIATIES AND OTHER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON BUILDING ECONOMIC VIBRANCY ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION.
Expenses $9,749,085 · Grants $9,675,605 · Revenue $801,694
As filed on the 2024 return.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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James ZimmermanJAMES ZIMMERMAN
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Christopher CheCHRISTOPHER CHE
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Brendon CullBRENDON CULL
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $506,885
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $467,327
- Other
- $39,558
- Hours/week
- 2 + 40 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $374,581 related
- Bonus
- $0 + $73,000 related
- Other
- $0 + $19,746 related
- Deferred
- $0 + $17,250 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $22,308 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $506,885 related
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Whitney EckertWHITNEY ECKERT
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Warren WeberWARREN WEBER
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Alex DerksonALEX DERKSON
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Patrick DollePATRICK DOLLE
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Barbara HauserBARBARA HAUSER
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Carolyn MicheliCAROLYN MICHELI
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Barb SmithBARB SMITH
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Danielle WilsonDANIELLE WILSON
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Kate WardKATE WARD
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $292,791
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $260,543
- Other
- $32,248
- Hours/week
- 2 + 40 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $236,325 related
- Bonus
- $0 + $23,000 related
- Other
- $0 + $1,218 related
- Deferred
- $0 + $11,853 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $20,395 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $292,791 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2024
- Revenue
- $10,130,701
- Expenses
- $10,828,121
- Contributions
- $9,210,573
- Grants paid
- $9,675,605
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2023
- Revenue
- $6,837,028
- Expenses
- $6,517,675
- Contributions
- $6,488,492
- Grants paid
- $6,239,855
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2022
- Revenue
- $9,148,460
- Expenses
- $10,104,104
- Contributions
- $8,832,392
- Grants paid
- $10,083,305
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $8,994,630
- Expenses
- $8,038,724
- Assets (EOY)
- $5,241,564
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $8,703,410
- Expenses
- $6,506,762
- Assets (EOY)
- $4,270,215
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $5,666,081
- Expenses
- $5,771,355
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,563,868
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,164,438
- Expenses
- $2,430,102
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,361,829
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,437,824
- Expenses
- $3,462,503
- Assets (EOY)
- $913,736
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,118,896
- Expenses
- $2,125,764
- Assets (EOY)
- $762,896
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,005,490
- Expenses
- $1,978,834
- Assets (EOY)
- $623,029
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,456,230
- Expenses
- $1,284,474
- Assets (EOY)
- $540,280
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,698,356
- Expenses
- $2,006,569
- Assets (EOY)
- $535,084
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2012 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $2,002,057
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,219,168
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
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CINCINNATI USA REGIONAL CHAMBER
$7,841,963
2024 TO SUPPORT CINCINNATI FESTIVALS AND EVENTS, REGIONAL WORKFORCE INNITIATIVES, AND GROW THE VIBRANCY AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY OF THE CINCINNATI REGION.
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CINCINNATI USA REGIONAL CHAMBER
$6,937,339
2022 TO SUPPORT CINCINNATI FESTIVALS AND EVENTS, REGIONAL WORKFORCE INNITIATIVES, AND GROW THE VIBRANCY AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY OF THE CINCINNATI REGION.
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CINCINNATI USA REGIONAL CHAMBER
$4,226,726
2023 TO SUPPORT CINCINNATI FESTIVALS AND EVENTS, REGIONAL WORKFORCE INNITIATIVES, AND GROW THE VIBRANCY AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY OF THE CINCINNATI REGION.
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MINORITY BUSINESS ACCELERATOR
$1,411,330
2022 TO INCREASE ECONOMIC INCLUSION AND EMPOWERMENT IN THE CINCINNATI REGION.
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MINORITY BUSINESS ACCELERATOR
$1,144,878
2023 TO INCREASE ECONOMIC INCLUSION AND EMPOWERMENT IN THE CINCINNATI REGION.
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MINORITY BUSINESS ACCELERATOR
$893,143
2024 TO INCREASE ECONOMIC INCLUSION AND EMPOWERMENT IN THE CINCINNATI REGION.
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REDI CINCINNATI
$624,000
2023 TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PROSPERITY IN THE 16-COUNTY CINCINNATI REGION.
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REDI CINCINNATI
$425,000
2024 TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PROSPERITY IN THE 16-COUNTY CINCINNATI REGION.
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CINCINNATI COMPASS
$401,206
2022 TO ADVANCE THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INCLUSION OF IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES TO ENHANCE THE OVERALL VIBRANCY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH OF THE CINCINNATI REGION.
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CINCINNATI COMPASS
$244,232
2023 TO ADVANCE THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INCLUSION OF IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES TO ENHANCE THE OVERALL VIBRANCY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH OF THE CINCINNATI REGION.
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Grants received
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$860,000
2023 PROGRAMATIC SUPPORT
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CINCINNATI INSTITUTE OF FINE ARTS
$660,000
2022 BLINK GRANT
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$633,000
2022 GENERAL PURPOSE
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$343,000
2024 PROGRAMATIC SUPPORT
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2023 GENERAL SUPPORT
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2023 MINORITY BUSINESS RELIEF, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND GROWTH SUPPORT INITIATIVES
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2022 GENERAL SUPPORT
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2022 General Support
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2024 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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2024 CINCINNATI FUTURES COMMISSION STUDY, CINCINNATI EXPERIENCE SUPPORT , AND ARENA STUDY
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Related organizations
From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
Declared on its 2024 return
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CINCINNATI USA REGIONAL CHAMBER
501(C)(6) · STRENGTHEN CINCINNATI BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT · OH
Declared as related by
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CINCINNATI USA REGIONAL CHAMBER
On its 2024 return as a controlled entity
Taxable family
From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.
Disregarded entities on its 2024 return
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MINORITY BUSINESS ACCELERATOR FUND MANAGEMENT
FUND MANAGER OF MINORITY BUSINESS ACCELERATOR FUNDS · OH · income $588,744 · assets $243,308
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.