2025-12-01T07:58:22-08:00 2025-05-31 310872466 Nartker Grunewald Eschleman & Cooper LLC 485 Metro Place S Suite 200 Dublin OH 43017 990 2024-06-01 814359966 FINAL THIRD FOUNDATION FINA 6149627222 2404 E MAIN STREET COLUMBUS OH 43209 BENJAMIN LEVEY Executive Director 2025-12-01 true true DAVE E ESCHLEMAN P01254734 6147931333 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BENJAMIN LEVEY 2404 E MAIN STREET COLUMBUS OH 43209 941849 false X WWW.FINALTHIRDFOUNDATION.ORG X 2016 OH THE FINAL THIRD FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE, ENGAGE, AND EDUCATE THROUGHSOCCER-BASED YOUTH-FOCUSED PROGRAMS AND EVENTS. THE FOUNDATION STRIVES TO PROMOTEHEALTH, WELLNESS, ACHIEVEMENT, LEADERSHIP AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, BOTH ON AND OFFTHE FIELD. ITS OVERALL OBJECTIVE IS TO UNITE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND EMPOWER THEM TOACHIEVE THEIR GOALS. 10 9 34 60 0 374082 513215 460156 388725 297 1998 51978 26063 886513 930001 13915 5874 0 315035 484832 0 0 562140 380005 891090 870711 -4577 59290 91999 155370 119744 123825 -27745 31545 FINAL THIRD FOUNDATION (F3) CONTINUES TO GROW AND EVOLVE IN CENTRAL OHIO AND THROUGH ITS PARTNER ORGANIZATION IN KENYA. F3 USES THE GAME OF SOCCER TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER, EDUCATE, AND ENRICH COMMUNITIES. WHAT BEGAN WITH THE LIKONI COMMUNITY FOOTBALL LEAGUE IN KENYA HAS EXPANDED INTO A NETWORK OF PROGRAMS THAT UNIFY COMMUNITIES THROUGH SOCCER, LITERACY, WELLNESS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING. GUIDED BY A GLOBAL MINDSET AND A FOCUS ON COLLECTIVE IMPACT, F3 STRENGTHENS TRUST, BELONGING, AND OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUTH LOCALLY AND ABROAD.IN 202425, F3 EXPANDED ACCESS AND DEEPENED PARTNERSHIPS THAT STRENGTHEN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SPORT AND LEARNING. ALONG-SIDE KEY PARTNERS LIKE NATIONWIDE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL, THE ORGANIZATION HELPED LAUNCH THE FIRST COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOLS REGION 3 ELEMENTARY SOCCER AND WINTER FUTSAL LEAGUES, SERVING MORE THAN 275 STUDENTS. NEW COLLABORATIONS BEGAN WITH WHITEHALL RECREATION TO SUPPORT YOUTH SOCCER AND COACHING EDUCATION, WHILE A FIVE-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH BEXLE false false 704817 5874 421160 RECREATIONAL LEAGUES AND COMMUNITY SOCCER: THROUGH THE COLUMBUS EAST SOCCER ASSOCIATION (CESA), F3 SERVED MORE THAN 1,450 PLAYERS ACROSS ITS 202425 SEASONS, SUPPORTED BY 196 VOLUNTEER COACHES AND 107 TEAMS. SCHOLARSHIPS AND SUBSIDIZED FEES TOTALED $51,780, WITH $27,700 IN DISCOUNTED FIELD COSTS AT PATHWAYS PARK. PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDED BEXLEY AND WHITEHALL RECREATION AND PARKS DEPARTMENT, OHIO YOUTH ACADEMY, COLUMBUS LIONS, COLUMBUS EAGLES, BRICE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, GALACTICOS, DL SOCCER ACADEMY, AND COLUMBUS BILINGUAL ACADEMY.SOCCER & LITERACY INITIATIVE: THE EARLY READERS PROGRAM REACHED 356 PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS ACROSS NINE SCHOOLS. F3S AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM SERVED 1,140 STUDENTS IN GRADES 36 AT 15 SCHOOLSDOUBLE THE PREVIOUS YEARS REACHWITH PROJECTIONS TO SERVE 2,000+ STUDENTS IN 202526. THE VIBRANT VOWELS RESEARCH STUDY, CONDUCTED WITH COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOLS AND RADBOUD UNIVERSITY, EXAMINES THE IMPACT OF COLOR-CODING TEXT ON READING FLUENCY AMONG 3RD5TH GRADERS AT EIGHT SCHOOLS.ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND PATHWAYS PARK: THE SPROUTS PROGRAM ENGAGED 160 STUDENTS ACROSS THREE SCHOOLS THROUGH GARDENING AND ENVIRONMENTAL LESSONS. COLLABORATIONS WITH OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS SUPPORTED MEADOW RECLAMATION AND SOIL RESTORATION PROJECTS AT PATHWAYS PARK. IN 2024, ONE ACRE OF MEADOW WAS SEEDED AND 60 TREES PLANTED WITH THE HELP OF 5060 COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS THROUGH THE CITY OF COLUMBUS TREE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND LOCAL PARTNERS.F3 ACADEMY AND ELITE PATHWAYS: TO MAKE HIGH-LEVEL SOCCER ACCESSIBLE, F3 LAUNCHED THE F3 ACADEMY AND 618 PROJECT. THE ACADEMY (AGES 610) COSTS $100 PER YEAR AND INCLUDES TWO UNIFORMS, NINE LEAGUE GAMES, AND PROFESSIONAL COACHING. 36 PLAYERS CURRENTLY PARTICIPATE. THE COLLEGE ID CAMP HOSTED 57 PLAYERS AND COLLEGE COACHES FROM SEVEN UNIVERSITIES, OFFERING AFFORDABLE EXPOSURE AT $25 PER PARTICIPANT. SUMMER CAMP AND WINTER FUTSAL CLINICS ENGAGED 50 YOUTH IN 202425, PROMOTING TEAMWORK AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT.LIKONI COMMUNITY FOOTBALL LEAGUE (KENYA): FOUNDED IN 2011, THE LIKONI COMMUNITY FOOTBALL LEAGUE HAS ENGAGED OVER 16,000 YOUTH THROUGH STRUCTURED FOOTBALL AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. ABOUT 600 PLAYERS PARTICIPATE EACH SEASON ACROSS BOYS AND GIRLS DIVISIONS. F3 PROVIDES FISCAL SPONSORSHIP, TECHNICAL SUPPORT, AND VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT TO STRENGTHEN GOVERNANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY.PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: F3 INVESTS IN THE GROWTH OF COACHES, REFEREES, AND EDUCATORS. IN 202425, 12 COMMUNITY MEMBERS EARNED U.S. SOCCER GRASSROOTS LICENSES, AND F3 HOSTED FOUR COACHING EDUCATION SESSIONS AND ONGOING MENTORSHIP. REFEREE TRAINING SUPPORTED 40 OFFICIALS (AGES 1467) FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND REMOVED FINANCIAL BARRIERS THROUGH A UNIFORM & ACCESSORY PROGRAM. F3S SOCCER & LITERACY STAFF COMPLETED YEAR-ROUND INSTRUCTIONAL TRAININGS TO ENHANCE TEACHING AND DATA COLLECTION FIDELITY. 704817 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false true false false false false false false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 24 0 true 34 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 10 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true false false X BENJAMIN LEVEY 6145614864 2404 E MAIN STREET COLUMBUS OH 43209 BENJAMIN LEVEY Executive Dir. 60.00 0.00 X X 85423 0 10248 JOSEPH MACKLIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRYNN KOLADA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SAM MARCELLINO Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 GARY BLUMBERG VICE CHAIRMAN 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARLES GOCKEN Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JONATHAN RAMSDEN BOARD CHAIRMAN 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 OBINNA MONEME BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KELSEY GREGORY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES GERDES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 85423 10248 0 false false false 0 28850 484365 513215 PLAYER FEES/REGISTRATIONS 711210 322094 322094 SOCCER & LITERACY PROGRAM 711210 66631 66631 388725 1998 1998 0 0 31445 31445 31445 31445 0 5476 28850 11848 -6372 -6372 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 711210 990 990 990 930001 421160 -4374 5874 5874 0 0 0 95671 86104 9567 0 347824 262391 85433 0 6584 5852 732 34753 28217 6536 0 235 235 15975 15975 0 0 0 0 3149 3149 48783 13354 35429 0 13388 13388 85994 85994 0 0 0 5999 5999 0 6610 6610 10952 8113 2839 SOCCER PROGRAM FEES 176617 176617 BOOKS AND MATERIALS 12303 12303 0 870711 704817 165894 0 49415 36763 18631 98205 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35509 15216 23953 20293 0 0 0 0 109 91999 155370 119744 119744 4081 119744 123825 X -27745 31545 -27745 31545 91999 155370 59290 X false true X true false X 49688 141853 149723 368232 484365 1193861 88147 191407 461543 494567 388725 1624389 65771 65771 0 0 137835 333260 611266 862799 938861 2884021 0 361389 361389 361389 361389 2522632 4 15109 2 297 1998 17410 0 4 15109 2 297 1998 17410 0 990 990 137839 348369 611268 863096 941849 2902421 0.86910 0.99260 0.00600 0.00740 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 17749 8238 9511 17760 6978 10782 20293 CREDIT CARDS PAYABLE 4081 4081 930001 930001 930001 870711 870711 870711 X false COLUMBUS NATIONS CUP 34326 28850 5476 11848 34326 28850 5476 11848 11848 -6372 true COMMUNITY REFUGEE & IMMIGRAT 1925 E DUBLIN GRANVILLE RD COLUMBUS OH 43229 311674893 501(C)(3) 5874 0 CASH SOCIAL SERVICES FOR IMMIGRANTS 1 0 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used PART I, LINE 2:FINAL THIRD FOUNDATION HAS AN AGREEMENT WITH CRIS THAT A PORTION OF THEFUNDS FROM THEIR EVENT WILL BE DONATED TO THE ORGANIZATION. THIS AMOUNT IS DETERMINED BY FINAL THIRD FOUNDATION ON A YEARLY BASIS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c ANY DIRECTOR HAVING A KNOWN DUALITY OF INTEREST OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OFINTEREST ON ANY MATTER SHOULD MAKE A DISCLOSURE OF SUCH CONFLICT TO THEOTHER DIRECTORS. SUCH DIRECTOR SHOULD NOT VOTE OR USE HIS OR HER PERSONALINFLUENCE ON THE MATTER, BUT SUCH DIRECTOR MAY BE COUNTED IN DETERMININGTHE QUORUM OF THE MEETING. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING SHOULD REFLECT THEMAKING OF THE DISCLOSURE, THE ABSTENTION FROM VOTING AND THE QUORUMSITUATION. ANY OFFICER HAVING A KNOWN DUALITY OF INTEREST OR POSSIBLECONFLICT OF INTEREST ON ANY MATTER BEFORE SUCH OFFICER FOR ADMINISTRATIVEACTION SHALL REPORT THE CONFLICT TO THE BOARD CHAIR OR, IN THE CASE OF THEBOARD CHAIR, TO THE CHAIRPERSON. SUCH OFFICER SHALL ABSTAIN FROM TAKING ANYADMINISTRATIVE ACTION ON SUCH MATTER. THE REQUIREMENTS IN THE SECTION 10.2SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS PREVENTING ANY DIRECTOR OR OFFICER FROM BRIEFLYSTATING HIS OR HER POSITION IN THE MATTER, NOR FROM ANSWERING PERTINENTQUESTIONS OF THE BOARD OR OTHER OFFICERS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a THE PROCESS OF DETERMINING EXECCUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION WAS DISCUSSEDBY THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ANDFINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.