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Nonprofit · EIN 02-0580058

THE COLUMBUS PARTNERSHIP

Tax-exempt · COLUMBUS, OH 43215

Financials

$9.4M$4.5M2023$2.1M$4.4M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of THE COLUMBUS PARTNERSHIP by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$2,065,507$4,353,677-$2,288,170$3,738,603$1,545,128$2,193,475
December 31, 2023990$9,362,677$4,467,866$4,894,811$8,516,520$444,731$8,071,789
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,042,034
of which government grants
$500,000
Membership dues
$330,000
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$23,473
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$93,473
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$63,999
Accounting fees
$102,529
Occupancy
$150,325
Travel
$30,925
Depreciation
$103,883
Program services (functional)
$4,232,556
Management and general (functional)
$121,121

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$8,516,520
Total assets, end of year
$3,738,603
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,545,128
Net assets, end of year
$2,193,475
Land, buildings and equipment
$672,893
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,727,977
Net assets with donor restrictions
$465,498
Gross receipts
$2,065,507
Employees
0
Volunteers
80
Year formed
2002
State of legal domicile
OH

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
KENNETH MCDONALDPRESIDENT AND CEO
Officer
20$0$556,000$86,797
SEAN GRANTCHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFIC
Officer
20$0$404,134$86,451
MARK PATTONVICE PRESIDENT, NEW BUSINE
Officer
20$0$328,720$55,133
STEVE STEINOURCO-CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
FRANCES HENRYSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
JOHN AMMENDOLADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARY AUCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DONALD S BARBOURDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RALPH ANDRETTADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CORRINE M BURGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RENEE CACHILLODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER CALAMARIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BRADLEY L CAMPBELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DAVID CIESINSKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
TANNY CRANEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
69 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MELANIE CORN EDDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHAD DELLIGATTIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GIORDANO ALBERTAZZIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MOLLY KOCUR BOYLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID T HARRISON PHDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LISA K INGRAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK D KVAMMEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID R MEUSEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
M CAMERON MITCHELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRENT D CRAWFORDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SANDRA C DOYLE-AHERNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DEE B HASLAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERT H SCHOTTENSTEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DANIEL P SULLIVANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LORI GILLETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JASON HOLLARDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MANUEL GUZMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LESLIE H WEXNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SCOTT L WHITEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRETT L KAUFMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JEFFREY W EDWARDSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN W KESSLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
NANCY KRAMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TRACI MARTINEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DOUGLAS F KRIDLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MATTHEW A SCANTLANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LEWIS F VON THAERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ADAM WEINBERG PHDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RICHARD S LANGDALEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSEPH R NARDONEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KIMBERLY K ZAVISLAKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOEL S PIZZUTIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JONATHAN H PRICEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DOUGLAS E ULMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ELIZABETH P KESSLER ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STEPHEN E MARKOVICH MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES T MERKELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERT D NELSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TIMOTHY C ROBINSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ARTHUR W SCHERBELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JANE GROTE ABELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK S JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LORRAINE L LUTTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL D MARTZ ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
THOMAS J OBROKTA JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TOM SCHMIDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ALEX E TIMMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KIRT A WALKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
HEATHER E BRILLIANTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ANDREW ROSEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
OLE ROSGARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LEWIS SMOOT JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAN SYNDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KARA TROTTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BILLY VICKERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LLOYD YATESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LARA DELEONEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GINA BOSWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MATT GARTHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CRISSY HANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ADAM JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PAUL JUDGEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL LEFENFELDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PETER J MOHLER PHDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JONATHAN MOODYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JULIE SLOATDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JEFFREY B SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ELISE SPRIGGSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN WARNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 84 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
KENNETH MCDONALDPRESIDENT AND CEO
Officer
20$0$831,458$90,034
SEAN GRANTCHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFIC
Officer
20$0$401,080$76,250
MARK PATTONVICE PRESIDENT, NEW BUSINE
Officer
20$0$313,994$55,956
STEVE STEINOURCO-CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
FRANCES HENRYSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
JOHN AMMENDOLADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARY AUCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DONALD S BARBOURDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RALPH ANDRETTADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CORRINE M BURGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RENEE CACHILLODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER CALAMARIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BRADLEY L CAMPBELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DAVID CIESINSKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
TANNY CRANEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MELANIE CORN EDDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CHAD DELLIGATTIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
GIORDANO ALBERTAZZIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MOLLY KOCUR BOYLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DAVID T HARRISON PHDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LISA K INGRAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARK D KVAMMEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DAVID R MEUSEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
M CAMERON MITCHELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BRENT D CRAWFORDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SANDRA C DOYLE-AHERNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DEE B HASLAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ROBERT H SCHOTTENSTEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DANIEL P SULLIVANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LORI GILLETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JASON HOLLARDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MANUEL GUZMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LESLIE H WEXNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SCOTT L WHITEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BRETT L KAUFMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JEFFREY W EDWARDSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOHN W KESSLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
NANCY KRAMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
TRACI MARTINEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DOUGLAS F KRIDLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MATTHEW A SCANTLANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LEWIS F VON THAERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ADAM WEINBERG PHDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RICHARD S LANGDALEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOSEPH R NARDONEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KIMBERLY K ZAVISLAKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOEL S PIZZUTIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JONATHAN H PRICEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DOUGLAS E ULMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ELIZABETH P KESSLER ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
STEPHEN E MARKOVICH MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JAMES T MERKELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ROBERT D NELSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
TIMOTHY C ROBINSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ARTHUR W SCHERBELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JANE GROTE ABELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARK S JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LORRAINE L LUTTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MICHAEL D MARTZ ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
THOMAS J OBROKTA JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
TOM SCHMIDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ALEX E TIMMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KIRT A WALKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
HEATHER E BRILLIANTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ANDREW ROSEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
OLE ROSGARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LEWIS SMOOT JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DAN SYNDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KARA TROTTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BILLY VICKERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LLOYD YATESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LARA DELEONEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
GINA BOSWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MATT GARTHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CRISSY HANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ADAM JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
PAUL JUDGEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MICHAEL LEFENFELDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
PETER J MOHLER PHDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JONATHAN MOODYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JULIE SLOATDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JEFFREY B SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ELISE SPRIGGSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOHN WARNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
150 S FRONT ST STE 200, COLUMBUS, OH 43215-7107
In care of
% ALEX SHUMATC
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
KENNY MCDONALD, 150 SOUTH FRONT STREET 200, COLUMBUS, OH 43215
Signed the 990
SEAN GRANT, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Phone
(614) 225-0500
Return prepared by
GBQ PARTNERS LLC

Mission

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: INVESTIGATION AND STUDY OF VARIOUS AREAS OF NEED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PLANS AND PROGRAMS TO BE UNDERTAKEN AND THE CREATION OF STRATEGIES AND PROGRAMMING TO BEGIN EXECUTING THE SAME.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. INVESTIGATION AND STUDY OF VARIOUS AREAS OF NEED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PLANS AND PROGRAMS TO BE UNDERTAKEN.
    Expenses $3,915,320 · grants $93,473
  • OTHER PROJECTS - THE ORGANIZATION TAKES ON VARIOUS SHORT-TERM PROJECTS FROM TIME TO TIME WHICH ARE OF IMMEDIATE AND/OR TRANSIENT INTEREST. IF A PROJECT IS NOT SUFFICIENTLY WELL-DEFINED IN TIME OR PURPOSE, IT FALLS WITHIN THIS CATEGORY.
    Expenses $294,702
  • EDUCATION - INVESTIGATION AND STUDY OF VARIOUS AREAS NEEDED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PLANS AND PROGRAMS TO BE UNDERTAKEN TO IMPROVE URBAN EDUCATION IN SUPPORT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY.
    Expenses $22,534

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
02-0580058
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2003
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$3,738,603
Income (IRS master file)
$2,065,507

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$2,065,507$4,353,677$3,738,603IRS
990December 2023$9,362,677$4,467,866$8,516,520XML
990December 2022$2,340,277$2,596,192$3,282,994IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 02-0580058).

Questions about THE COLUMBUS PARTNERSHIP

What is the EIN of THE COLUMBUS PARTNERSHIP?
The employer identification number (EIN) of THE COLUMBUS PARTNERSHIP is 02-0580058.
Is THE COLUMBUS PARTNERSHIP tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2003.
Are donations to THE COLUMBUS PARTNERSHIP tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does THE COLUMBUS PARTNERSHIP file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of THE COLUMBUS PARTNERSHIP due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did THE COLUMBUS PARTNERSHIP last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of THE COLUMBUS PARTNERSHIP?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names KENNY MCDONALD.
Who are the officers and directors of THE COLUMBUS PARTNERSHIP?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 84 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does THE COLUMBUS PARTNERSHIP have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,065,507, expenses of $4,353,677 and total assets of $3,738,603 at year end.

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