Nonprofit · EIN 31-1391013
OHIO ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Also known as COLUMBUS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Tax-exempt · COLUMBUS, OH 43215
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,663,543 | $2,781,562 | -$118,019 | $1,943,697 | $0 | $1,943,697 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $3,635,671 | $3,318,114 | $317,557 | $2,061,716 | $0 | $2,061,716 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,196,354
- of which government grants
- $497,991
- Membership dues
- $1,321,697
- Program service revenue
- $20,300
- Investment income
- $119,375
- Other revenue
- $327,514
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $22,750
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $664,723
- Other salaries and wages
- $283,387
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,323,869
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $45,989
- Occupancy
- $107,353
- Travel
- $48,821
- Program services (functional)
- $1,823,271
- Management and general (functional)
- $958,291
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,061,716
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,943,697
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,943,697
- Gross receipts
- $2,663,543
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 44
- Year formed
- 1993
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN HERSHEY | PAST PRES & Officer | 40 | $432,593 | $162,400 |
| THOMAS WALSH | PAST VICE PR Officer | 40 | $171,899 | $76,021 |
| LAURA RITTNER | VICE PRES OP Officer | 40 | $176,288 | $69,203 |
| AVI ZAFFINI | PRESIDENT & Officer | 40 | $118,421 | $44,689 |
| SUNIL AHUJA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM ANDERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MARCIA BALLINGER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDY BARBER | CHAIR ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDALL BARENGO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL BASTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JOHN BERRY | VICE CHAIR E Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JO ALICE BLONDIN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN BRIDENBAUGH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR CHAD BROWN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN COHEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
33 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN CROOKS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE DENNISON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR DOREY DIAB | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PHIL DUBBS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR PAUL GASPARRO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH GATES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DANNETTA GRAVES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARY BETH HAMMOND | IMM PAST CHA Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DR DAVID HARRISON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TODD HERNANDEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR STEVEN JOHNSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR PARA JONES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JANE KRITES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR RYAN MCCALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DWIGHT MCELFRESH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BEN MITCHELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DON ORTNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR MONICA POSEY | IMM PAST VIC Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SARAH PARKER INTERIM PRES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANDREW RANDALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KAY REITER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEROME REVISH | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DR NICOLE ROADES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR RON SCHUMACHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOSH SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RYAN SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DIONE SOMERVILLE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR CYNTHIA SPIERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRIS SPRADLIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LYNNE SPRAGUE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BEVERLY VITAZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARK WALTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR BETTY YOUNG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 48 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN HERSHEY | PRESIDENT & Key employee | 40 | $407,806 | $117,774 |
| THOMAS WALSH | VICE PRES Key employee | 40 | $221,300 | $84,758 |
| LAURA RITTNER | DIR-STUDENT Key employee | 40 | $174,942 | $64,777 |
| JEROME REVISH | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDY BARBER | CHAIR ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY BETH HAMMOND | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JOHN BERRY | PAST VICE CH Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DWIGHT MCELFRESH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MARCIA BALLINGER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR VICKY WOOD | VICE CHAIR E Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MONICA POSEY | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR DOREY DIAB | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR PAUL GASPARRO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH GATES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN COHEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK WALTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JO ALICE BLONDIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR DAVID HARRISON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL BASTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW RANDALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE GEOGHEGAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE DENNISON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR DOREEN LARSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PHIL DUBBS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR BETTY YOUNG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN MITCHELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MORRIS BEVERAGE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BEVERLY VITAZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DON ORTNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR RYAN MCCALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM ANDERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD HERNANDEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN BRIDENBAUGH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DIONE SOMERVILLE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR CYNTHIA SPIERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE KRITES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR STEVEN JOHNSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANNETTA GRAVES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR NICOLE ROADES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR PARA JONES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR RON SCHUMACHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAY REITER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDALL BARENGO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR CHAD BROWN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNNE SPRAGUE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AVI ZAFFINI | INCOMING PRE Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 175 S 3RD ST STE 560, COLUMBUS, OH 43215-7106
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- AVI ZAFFINI
- Signed the 990
- AVI ZAFFINI, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (614) 221-6222
- Return prepared by
- H & J CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS INC
Mission
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 STATE'S 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 OHIO'S COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AS WELL AS SERVE AS A RESOURCE FOR ITS MEMBER INSTITUTIONS. THE OACC PROVIDES LEADERSHIP TO DEVELOP AND EXECUTE STRATEGIC DIRECTION FOR OHIO'S 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.
Program accomplishments
- THE OACC PRESENTS VARIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS AS WELL AS THE ALL OHIO ACADEMIC TEAM CONFERENCE TO RECOGNIZE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE. OHIO'S COMMUNITY COLLEGES PLAY A KEY ROLE IN EDUCATING AND TRAINING THE WORKFORCE OUR STATE NEEDS TO REVITALIZE THE ECONOMY AND ATTRACT NEW BUSINESSES. THE OACC IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THOSE EFFORTS AND FURTHERING THE MISSION OF THE STATE'S TWO-YEAR COLLEGES. THE OACC SERVES AS AN ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION ON BEHALF OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND WORKS CLOSELY WITH STATE AND FEDERAL POLICY MAKERS TO EDUCATE AND INFORM THEM ON THE ISSUES THAT HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON COMMUNITY COLLEGES.Expenses $1,823,271 · grants $22,750 · revenue $20,300
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 31-1391013
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1996
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B90Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,943,697
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,663,543
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,663,543 | $2,781,562 | $1,943,697 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $3,635,671 | $3,318,114 | $2,061,716 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $3,167,955 | $2,825,987 | $1,744,159 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | 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 31-1391013).
Questions about OHIO ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES
- What is the EIN of OHIO ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of OHIO ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES is 31-1391013.
- Is OHIO ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1996.
- Are donations to OHIO ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does OHIO ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES 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 OHIO ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did OHIO ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of OHIO ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names AVI ZAFFINI.
- Who are the officers and directors of OHIO ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 48 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $432,593 (JOHN HERSHEY, PAST PRES &).
- How much revenue does OHIO ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,663,543, expenses of $2,781,562 and total assets of $1,943,697 at year end.
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