OHIO ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES
EIN 31-1391013 · Education (B90Z)
What they do
OACC is DEDICATED to THE ADVANCEMENT and IMPLEMENTATION of SOUND POLICY and INITIATIVES THAT WORK to ENSURE THE SUCCESS of THE MORE THAN 300,000 COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS IN OHIO. ROOTED IN THE BELIEF THAT EVERY PERSON SHOULD HAVE ACCESS to A HIGH-QUALITY COLLEGE EDUCATION, THE OACC SUPPORTS THE MISSION of THE STATES 23 COMMUNITY COLLEGES to PROVIDE PROGRAMMING IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION, LOWER-DIVISION BACCALAUREATE EDUCATION, DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION, and CONTINUING EDUCATION IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. to THAT END, THE OACC EXISTS to ADVOCATE for OHIOS COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AS WELL AS SERVE AS A RESOURCE for ITS MEMBER INSTITUTIONS. THE OACC PROVIDES LEADERSHIP to DEVELOP and EXECUTE STRATEGIC DIRECTION for OHIOS COMMUNITY and TECHNICAL COLLEGES, REPRESENTS ITS MEMBER COLLEGES AT THE STATE and NATIONAL LEVEL, PROMOTES THE BENEFIT of COMMUNITY COLLEGES to THE RESIDENTS of OHIO, PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES for TRUSTEE DEVELOPMENT, and FACILITATES THE EXCHANGE of IDEAS and INFORMATION.
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Of every $100 spent, about $65.50 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.
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They name their leaders48 people are listed in the latest report.
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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $118,019 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.
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Leadership and board
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JOHN HERSHEYPAST PRES &
THOMAS WALSHPAST VICE PR
LAURA RITTNERVICE PRES OP
AVI ZAFFINIPRESIDENT &
ELIZABETH GATESTRUSTEE
TODD HERNANDEZTRUSTEE
JANE KRITESTRUSTEE
JEROME REVISHCHAIR
JOHN BRIDENBAUGHTRUSTEE
JOHN CROOKSTRUSTEE
JOSH SMITHTRUSTEE
KAY REITERTRUSTEE
LYNNE SPRAGUETRUSTEE
MARK WALTONTRUSTEE
MARY BETH HAMMONDIMM PAST CHA
MICHAEL BASTONTRUSTEE
PHIL DUBBSTRUSTEE
RANDALL BARENGOTRUSTEE
RYAN SMITHTRUSTEE
SANDY BARBERCHAIR ELECT
SARAH PARKER INTERIM PRESTRUSTEE
STEVEN COHENTRUSTEE
SUNIL AHUJATRUSTEE
TIM ANDERSONTRUSTEE
ANDREW RANDALLTRUSTEE
DR DOREY DIABTRUSTEE
BEN MITCHELLTRUSTEE
BEVERLY VITAZTRUSTEE
CHRIS SPRADLINTRUSTEE
CHRISTINE DENNISONTRUSTEE
DANNETTA GRAVESTRUSTEE
DIONE SOMERVILLETRUSTEE
DON ORTNERTRUSTEE
DR BETTY YOUNGTRUSTEE
DR CHAD BROWNTRUSTEE
DR CYNTHIA SPIERSTRUSTEE
DR DAVID HARRISONTRUSTEE
DWIGHT MCELFRESHSECRETARY
DR JO ALICE BLONDINVICE CHAIR
DR JOHN BERRYVICE CHAIR E
DR MARCIA BALLINGERTREASURER
DR MONICA POSEYIMM PAST VIC
DR NICOLE ROADESTRUSTEE
DR PARA JONESTRUSTEE
DR PAUL GASPARROTRUSTEE
DR RON SCHUMACHERTRUSTEE
DR RYAN MCCALLTRUSTEE
DR STEVEN JOHNSONTRUSTEE
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1996
- Location
- 175 S 3RD ST STE 560, COLUMBUS, OH 43215-7106
- County
- Franklin
- In care of
- AVI ZAFFINI
- Primary officer
- AVI ZAFFINI, PRESIDENT & CEO
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- H & J CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS INC
- NTEE classification
- Education (B90Z)