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Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE COLUMBUS PARTNERSHIP

EIN 02-0580058 · Urban & Community Economic Development (S31)

What they do

SEE SCHEDULE O for A DESCRIPTION of THE ORGANIZATIONS 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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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $97.20 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

Plain answer: A tax form cannot prove that a charity is doing good. It can show how the charity says it spent its money—and point out questions you should ask.

Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders84 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

204.92%of revenue went to mission work97.2% of expenses · Program services
$210.78spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.
5.86%of revenue went to management and office costs2.8% of expenses
$0.86in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.
98.9%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $2,288,170 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $86,797 for KENNETH MCDONALD (PRESIDENT AND CEO). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$2,065,507
Mission workProgram services$4,232,556204.92% of revenue97.2% of expenses
ManagementOffice and general costs$121,1215.86% of revenue2.8% of expenses
FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses
Total expenses$4,353,677210.78% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails
2024CurrentExpense mix: 97.2% mission · 2.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 210.78% of revenue
2023Expense mix: 97.1% mission · 2.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 47.72% of revenue
2022Expense mix: 95.9% mission · 4.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 110.94% of revenue
2021Expense mix: 96.8% mission · 3.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.91% of revenue
2020Expense mix: 96.5% mission · 3.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.12% of revenue
2019Expense mix: 97.4% mission · 2.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.75% of revenue
2018Expense mix: 99.2% mission · 0.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 119.84% of revenue
2017Expense mix: 95.3% mission · 4.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 78.11% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$2,065,507
Expenses$4,353,677
Annual shortfall $2,288,170 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$4,232,556 · 97.2% of expenses
Management and office costs$121,121 · 2.8% of expenses
See all reported dollar amounts
Revenue$2,065,507
Expenses$4,353,677
Assets$3,738,603
Income$2,065,507
Contributions$2,042,034
Mission work (program services)$4,232,556
Grants given$1,961,338
Average grant$89,152
Management and general$121,121
Accounting fees$102,529
People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation
KENNETH MCDONALDPRESIDENT AND CEO · 20 hrs/week $86,797Base · Other $86,797
SEAN GRANTCHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFIC · 20 hrs/week $86,451Base · Other $86,451
MARK PATTONVICE PRESIDENT, NEW BUSINE · 20 hrs/week $55,133Base · Other $55,133

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (84)

KENNETH MCDONALDPRESIDENT AND CEO

SEAN GRANTCHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFIC

MARK PATTONVICE PRESIDENT, NEW BUSINE

MELANIE CORN EDDDIRECTOR

MICHAEL D MARTZ ESQDIRECTOR

MATTHEW A SCANTLANDDIRECTOR

MATT GARTHDIRECTOR

MARY AUCHDIRECTOR

MARK S JOHNSONDIRECTOR

MARK D KVAMMEDIRECTOR

MANUEL GUZMANDIRECTOR

M CAMERON MITCHELLDIRECTOR

LORRAINE L LUTTONDIRECTOR

LORI GILLETTDIRECTOR

LLOYD YATESDIRECTOR

LISA K INGRAMDIRECTOR

LEWIS SMOOT JRDIRECTOR

LEWIS F VON THAERDIRECTOR

LESLIE H WEXNERDIRECTOR

LARA DELEONEDIRECTOR

KIRT A WALKERDIRECTOR

KIMBERLY K ZAVISLAKDIRECTOR

ROBERT D NELSONDIRECTOR

ADAM JOHNSONDIRECTOR

TOM SCHMIDDIRECTOR

TIMOTHY C ROBINSONDIRECTOR

THOMAS J OBROKTA JRDIRECTOR

TANNY CRANEDIRECTOR

STEVE STEINOURCO-CHAIRMAN

STEPHEN E MARKOVICH MDDIRECTOR

SCOTT L WHITEDIRECTOR

SANDRA C DOYLE-AHERNDIRECTOR

ROBERT H SCHOTTENSTEINDIRECTOR

MICHAEL LEFENFELDDIRECTOR

RICHARD S LANGDALEDIRECTOR

RENEE CACHILLODIRECTOR

RALPH ANDRETTADIRECTOR

PETER J MOHLER PHDDIRECTOR

PAUL JUDGEDIRECTOR

OLE ROSGARDDIRECTOR

NANCY KRAMERDIRECTOR

MOLLY KOCUR BOYLEDIRECTOR

TRACI MARTINEZDIRECTOR

CHRISTOPHER CALAMARIDIRECTOR

DOUGLAS E ULMANDIRECTOR

DONALD S BARBOURDIRECTOR

DEE B HASLAMDIRECTOR

DAVID T HARRISON PHDDIRECTOR

DAVID R MEUSEDIRECTOR

DAVID CIESINSKIDIRECTOR

DANIEL P SULLIVANDIRECTOR

DAN SYNDERDIRECTOR

CRISSY HANDDIRECTOR

CORRINE M BURGERDIRECTOR

DOUGLAS F KRIDLERDIRECTOR

CHAD DELLIGATTIDIRECTOR

BRETT L KAUFMANDIRECTOR

BRENT D CRAWFORDDIRECTOR

BRADLEY L CAMPBELLDIRECTOR

BILLY VICKERSDIRECTOR

ARTHUR W SCHERBELDIRECTOR

ANDREW ROSEDIRECTOR

ALEX E TIMMDIRECTOR

ADAM WEINBERG PHDDIRECTOR

JEFFREY B SMITHDIRECTOR

JULIE SLOATDIRECTOR

JOSEPH R NARDONEDIRECTOR

JONATHAN H PRICEDIRECTOR

JONATHAN MOODYDIRECTOR

JOHN W KESSLERDIRECTOR

JOHN WARNERDIRECTOR

JOHN AMMENDOLADIRECTOR

JOEL S PIZZUTIDIRECTOR

JEFFREY W EDWARDSDIRECTOR

KARA TROTTDIRECTOR

JASON HOLLARDIRECTOR

JANE GROTE ABELLDIRECTOR

JAMES T MERKELDIRECTOR

HEATHER E BRILLIANTDIRECTOR

GIORDANO ALBERTAZZIDIRECTOR

GINA BOSWELLDIRECTOR

FRANCES HENRYSECRETARY

ELIZABETH P KESSLER ESQDIRECTOR

ELISE SPRIGGSDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since
January 2003
Location
150 SOUTH FRONT STREET 200, COLUMBUS, OH 43215
County
Franklin
In care of
SEAN GRANT
Primary officer
SEAN GRANT, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

How to reach them

Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2024
Tax period began
January 1, 2024
Return type
990
Tax preparer
GBQ PARTNERS LLC
NTEE classification
Urban & Community Economic Development (S31)
IRS tax category
Urban & Community Economic Development
Grant-giving organization
Yes

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