Nonprofit · EIN 31-4379453
COLUMBUS URBAN LEAGUE
Tax-exempt · COLUMBUS, OH 43203
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $13,525,823 | $14,994,210 | -$1,468,387 | $14,806,411 | $3,181,719 | $11,624,692 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $14,392,357 | $17,300,804 | -$2,908,447 | $15,008,592 | $2,548,999 | $12,459,593 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $26,836,436 | $22,172,922 | $4,663,514 | $18,424,914 | $3,612,560 | $14,812,354 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $13,699,377
- of which government grants
- $9,853,017
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $28,972
- Net rental income
- $10,000
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$22,369
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$224,318
- Other revenue
- -$202,526
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,769,201
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $617,893
- Other salaries and wages
- $5,523,532
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $7,153,873
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $450,150
- Accounting fees
- $52,216
- Occupancy
- $890,743
- Travel
- $178,213
- Depreciation
- $254,118
- Program services (functional)
- $10,630,755
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,210,709
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,152,746
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $15,008,592
- Total assets, end of year
- $14,806,411
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,181,719
- Net assets, end of year
- $11,624,692
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,225,813
- Publicly traded securities
- $5,420,023
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $10,985,873
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $638,819
- Gross receipts
- $13,863,710
- Employees
- 326
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 1918
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHANIE HIGHTOWER | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $401,000 | $12,356 |
| KESHA GARRETT | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $182,292 | $22,245 |
| TAWANNA WILLIAMS | AVP REGIONAL CAMPUS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $131,322 | $19,692 |
| CHRISTINA BOULDING | VP OF ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,975 | $12,047 |
| MARIO HALL | DIRECTOR OF GRANTS COMPLIANCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $131,042 | $1,662 |
| LORENZO BRENT | AVP OF FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT SERV Highest-paid employee | 40 | $119,281 | $12,087 |
| BETH MURPHY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON NELSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DARREN SHEPPARD | AT LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GIAVONNI LUCAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HUSSEIN AWADA | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM NEGRON | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENDALL WHITE | CULYP PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA BLOUNT-GARNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA STIMAC | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MONICA OLIVERIO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICHOLE BARNES MARSHALL | BOARD VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE SHAW | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TRISTAN HALL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VIREN PATEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM JEFFERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LARRY WALKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHANIE HIGHTOWER | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 50 | $456,121 | $9,427 |
| JENNIFER MCKENZIE | AVP OF PROGRAMMING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $175,183 | $489 |
| JEANEEN HOOKS | AVP OF FINANCIAL COMPLIANC Officer | 40 | $159,902 | $9,174 |
| CHRISTINA BOULDING | VP OF ADVANCEMENT Officer | 45 | $154,472 | $10,081 |
| JOI ARMSTRONG | DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $131,722 | $19,798 |
| NAZREE GORE | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 45 | $129,139 | $9,293 |
| MARY LOVE | SENIOR ACCOUNTANT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $118,104 | $6,788 |
| MAUDE HILL | AVP OF COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC RELATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,809 | $13,844 |
| BETH MURPHY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON NELSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GIAVONNI LUCAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEIRA CHATMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK HALPIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA BLOUNT-GARNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA STIMAC | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA OLIVERIO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRISTAN HALL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VIREN PATEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM JEFFERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM NEGRON | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLE BARNES MARSHALL | BOARD VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HUSSEIN AWADA | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE SHAW | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DARREN SHEPPARD | AT LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHANIE HIGHTOWER | PRESIDENT & CEO Key employee | 50 | $420,192 | $8,737 |
| CHARLES HILL | VP OF OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMMING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $132,345 | $8,933 |
| CHRISTINA BOULDING | VP OF ADVANCEMENT Officer | 45 | $130,363 | $8,901 |
| JEANEEN HOOKS | AVP OF FINANCIAL COMPLIANCE PERFORMANCE & STRATEGY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,633 | $8,601 |
| LELAND BASS | DIRECTOR, APPRENTICESHIP SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 45 | $132,685 | $1,426 |
| TERRY YOUNG | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND COMPLIANCE Highest-paid employee | 50 | $123,845 | $6,863 |
| JENNIFER MCKENZIE | AVP OF PROGRAM PERFORMANCE & STRATEGY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,438 | $1,868 |
| NAZREE GORE | CFO Officer | 45 | $116,405 | $6,758 |
| VIREN PATEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM NEGRON | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLE BARNES MARSHALL | BOARD VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY TOKISH JR | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE SHAW | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE GREEN | BOARD SECRETARY (FORMER) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HUSSEIN AWADA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON NELSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DARREN SHEPPARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK HALPIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA STIMAC | BOARD MEMBER (SINCE 12/31) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GIAVONNI LUCAS | BOARD MEMBER (SINCE 12/31) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM JEFFERSON | BOARD MEMBER (SINCE 1/30) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH MURPHY | BOARD MEMBER (SINCE 4/30) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| O'NEAL SAUNDERS | BOARD MEMBER (THROUGH 12/31) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VINITA CLEMENTS | BOARD MEMBER (THROUGH 12/31) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SALIL VERMA | BOARD MEMBER (THROUGH 12/31) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 788 MOUNT VERNON AVE, COLUMBUS, OH 43203-1408
- In care of
- % MARY LOVE
- Mailing address (990-N for 2023)
- 788 Mount Vernon Avenue, Columbus OH 43203
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- STEPHANIE HIGHTOWER, 788 MT VERNON AVE, COLUMBUS, OH 43203
- Signed the 990
- STEPHANIE HIGHTOWER, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (614) 257-6300
- Website
- CUL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLARK SCHAEFER HACKETT & CO
Mission
YOUR COLUMBUS URBAN LEAGUE IS A TRUSTED, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION. WE CREATE OPPORTUNITY AND ACCESS FOR ALL PEOPLE THROUGH ECONOMIC, EDUCATIONAL, AND SOCIAL PROGRESS.
Program accomplishments
- CAREER SERVICES: PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT TO JOB SEEKERS AND ASPIRING PROFESSIONALS TO HELP THEM REACH THEIR CAREER GOALS. INDIVIDUALS ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE TOOLS AND CONFIDENCE THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN TODAY'S COMPETITIVE JOB MARKET.Expenses $2,550,456
- ENTREPRENEURSHIP & SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES: PROVIDES NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR ASPIRING ENTREPRENEURS BY WORKING TO EQUIP PARTICIPANTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, RESOURCES AND SUPPORT NEEDED TO TRANSFORM THEIR BUSINESS IDEAS INTO REALITY. THESE SERVICES FOSTER VENTURES THAT NOT ONLY SUCCEED BUT ALSO MAKE A MEANINGFUL IMPACT ON OUR LOCAL ECONOMY.Expenses $894,214 · grants $250,000
- FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT SERVICES: PROVIDES PARTICIPANTS WITH THE TOOLS, KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES NECESSARY TO UNDERSTAND AND TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR FINANCES. THIS HELPS TO ENSURE EVERYONE CAN BE PART OF A FINANCIALLY EMPOWERED COMMUNITY.Expenses $2,997,715 · grants $1,519,201
- HEAD START: PROVIDES PRE-KINDERGARTEN EDUCATION SERVICES TO CHILDREN AGES 3-5 YEARS OLD. HEAD START ALSO PROVIDES WRAP-AROUND SERVICES TO FAMILIES INCLUDING RESOURCES FOR EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING AND HEALTH SERVICES.Expenses $4,188,370
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-N on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 31-4379453
- 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
- 1941
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $14,806,411
- Income (IRS master file)
- $13,863,710
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $13,525,823 | $14,994,210 | $14,806,411 | XML |
| 990-N for 2023 | June 30, 2024 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990 | June 2024 | $14,392,357 | $17,300,804 | $15,008,592 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $26,836,436 | $22,172,922 | $18,424,914 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $21,875,735 | $16,168,823 | $12,884,662 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | 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 31-4379453).
Questions about COLUMBUS URBAN LEAGUE
- What is the EIN of COLUMBUS URBAN LEAGUE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COLUMBUS URBAN LEAGUE is 31-4379453.
- Is COLUMBUS URBAN LEAGUE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1941.
- Are donations to COLUMBUS URBAN LEAGUE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COLUMBUS URBAN LEAGUE 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 COLUMBUS URBAN LEAGUE 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 COLUMBUS URBAN LEAGUE 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 COLUMBUS URBAN LEAGUE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names STEPHANIE HIGHTOWER.
- Who are the officers and directors of COLUMBUS URBAN LEAGUE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 22 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $401,000 (STEPHANIE HIGHTOWER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does COLUMBUS URBAN LEAGUE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $13,525,823, expenses of $14,994,210 and total assets of $14,806,411 at year end.
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