Nonprofit · EIN 31-4152950
GREATER COLUMBUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Tax-exempt · COLUMBUS, OH 43215
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $4,233,883 | $4,513,836 | -$279,953 | $4,307,325 | $2,213,618 | $2,093,707 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,918,963 | $3,631,596 | $287,367 | $4,183,618 | $1,968,597 | $2,215,021 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $962,204
- Program service revenue
- $3,177,063
- Investment income
- $63,491
- Other revenue
- $31,125
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $34,969
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $381,077
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,411,998
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,092,341
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $17,167
- Occupancy
- $144,770
- Travel
- $62,527
- Depreciation
- $42,093
- Program services (functional)
- $1,896,171
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,617,665
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,183,618
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,307,325
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,213,618
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,093,707
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $70,323
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,407,723
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,093,707
- Gross unrelated business income
- $30,600
- Gross receipts
- $4,233,883
- Employees
- 32
- Volunteers
- 60
- Year formed
- 1884
- 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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DON DEPERRO | PRESIDENT & Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $379,877 | $1,200 |
| DESMOND BRYANT | VP OF GOVT R Highest-paid employee | 40 | $184,076 | $1,200 |
| LORIE HOLT | VP OF MEMBER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $180,172 | $1,200 |
| KELLY CAMPBELL | VP FINANCE & Highest-paid employee | 40 | $172,292 | $1,200 |
| HOPE COTTER | VP OF MARKET Highest-paid employee | 40 | $157,106 | $1,200 |
| TIM MCKELLY | DIRECTOR OF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $122,386 | $900 |
| TONY RUSCILLI | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DERRICK CLAY | CHAIR ELECT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL NOLAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG HAWLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH DEMIDOVICH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KL ALLEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMY BANTA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAWN TYLER-LEE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH BLOUNT-MCCORMICK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
22 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEBORAH BOIARSKY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DARNITA BRADLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK KOVACEVICH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN DALY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRANDON DUPLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MONICA DOMINIC | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SEAN GRANT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS GUILLIAMS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN HALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM HARRIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KURT HOEFT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARA ROBERTSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JILL KUHLMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHERINE LANG-CLINE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAN LIKE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEITH MARTINEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSEPH MILLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRANDON NELSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBYN POLLINA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHERINE STRAUSS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG UBERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUE ZAZON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 40 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DON DEPERRO | PRESIDENT & Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $369,666 | $1,200 |
| DEZ BRYANT | VP OF GOVT R Highest-paid employee | 40 | $158,584 | $1,200 |
| LORIE HOLT | VP OF MEMBER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $156,667 | $1,200 |
| HOPE COTTER | VP OF MARKET Highest-paid employee | 40 | $142,683 | $1,200 |
| KELLY CAMPBELL | VP FINANCE & Highest-paid employee | 40 | $137,849 | $1,200 |
| TIM MCKELLY | DIRECTOR OF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,061 | $900 |
| DARCI CONGROVE | CHAIR EMERIT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY RUSCILLI | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH DEMIDOVICH | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KL ALLEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMY BANTA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY A BLACKWELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH BLOUNT-MCCORMICK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH BOIARSKY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DARNITA BRADLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN CARTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DERRICK CLAY | CHAIR ELECT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN DALY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON DUPLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN FREEDMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN GRANT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS GUILLIAMS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN HALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM HARRIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KURT HOEFT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SRIKANT IYER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LORI KAISER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL KUHLMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE LANG-CLINE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN LIKE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES LLENDE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH MARTINEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH MILLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON NELSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL NOLAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VINCE PARISI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBYN POLLINA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE STRAUSS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| GREG UBERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUE ZAZON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 150 S FRONT ST STE 220, COLUMBUS, OH 43215-7107
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DON DEPERRO, 150 SOUTH FRONT ST 200, COLUMBUS, OH 43215
- Signed the 990
- DERRICK CLAY, CHAIR ELECT
- Phone
- (614) 225-6917
- Website
- WWW.COLUMBUS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BHM CPA GROUP INC
Mission
ADVANCING A THRIVING CENTRAL OHIO COMMMUNITY BY SERVING AS A CATALYST FOR ALL BUSINESSES TO GROW AND FLOURISH. OUR MISSION PILLARS ARE CONNECTIONS, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, STRATEGIC BUSINESS SOLUTIONS AND TALENT/WORKFORCE.
Program accomplishments
- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - INITIATES PROGRAMS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND STRENGHTENING OF THE GREATER COLUMBUS ECONOMY WHICH INCLUDES INITIATIVES IN TRADE AND TRANPORTATION, MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY, AND SMALL AND MINORITY BUSINESS.
- EDUCATION - STIMULATES EDUCATION EXCELLENCE; ENGOURAGES DISCUSSION AND DEBATE OF EDUCATIONAL ISSUES BETWEEN BUSINESSES, EDUCATORS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC; AND ENSURES THAT PUBLIC EDUCATION IS A PREDOMINANT PUBLIC CONCERN.
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 31-4152950
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1942
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,307,325
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,233,883
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $4,233,883 | $4,513,836 | $4,307,325 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,918,963 | $3,631,596 | $4,183,618 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,591,269 | $3,183,814 | $3,731,729 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 31-4152950).
Questions about GREATER COLUMBUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
- What is the EIN of GREATER COLUMBUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GREATER COLUMBUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE is 31-4152950.
- Is GREATER COLUMBUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1942.
- Are donations to GREATER COLUMBUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does GREATER COLUMBUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 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 GREATER COLUMBUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 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 GREATER COLUMBUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 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 GREATER COLUMBUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names DON DEPERRO.
- Who are the officers and directors of GREATER COLUMBUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 37 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $379,877 (DON DEPERRO, PRESIDENT &).
- How much revenue does GREATER COLUMBUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $4,233,883, expenses of $4,513,836 and total assets of $4,307,325 at year end.
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