Nonprofit · EIN 82-2861019
FC CINCINNATI FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · CINCINNATI, OH 45202
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,569,478 | $2,122,314 | $447,164 | $1,424,628 | $222,827 | $1,201,801 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,659,754 | $2,447,254 | $212,500 | $903,529 | $148,892 | $754,637 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,568,436
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $78
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $78
- Net income from fundraising events
- $964
- Other revenue
- $964
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $102,700
- Other salaries and wages
- $309,526
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $309,526
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $303
- Accounting fees
- $12,531
- Travel
- $2,565
- Depreciation
- $8,019
- Program services (functional)
- $1,967,373
- Management and general (functional)
- $63,220
- Fundraising (functional)
- $91,721
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $903,529
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,424,628
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $222,827
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,201,801
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $13,366
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,208
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,201,801
- Gross receipts
- $2,733,518
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 213
- Year formed
- 2017
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERDING JEFF | DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CARROLL DENNIS | DIRECTOR/TREASURER (END 03/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MACKEY SANDRA | DIRECTOR/CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SAMMARCO DR LAKSHMI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SIMON NICHOLAS | DIRECTOR/SECRETARY (END 05/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BLAKE KEITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BLAKE KELLY | DIRECTOR/VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| HARSH WILLIAM | DIRECTOR (END 12/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KADON KARL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDNER MARTHA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDNER TABITHA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MALLORY MARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PEPPER DAVID | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NEELY MANDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WANAMAKER STEVE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHITE BONNIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LARSON DON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GAITHER CARTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KNUE CARLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SPAULDING DAVID | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MCGOWAN DAN | DIRECTOR/TREASURER (BEG 08/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| WESTFALL ALLISON | SECRETARY (BEG 05/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LEDER SHELLIE | DIRECTOR (BEG 05/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERDING JEFF | DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CARROLL DENNIS | DIRECTOR/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MACKEY SANDRA | DIRECTOR/CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SAMMARCO DR LAKSHMI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SIMON NICHOLAS | DIRECTOR/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BLAKE KEITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BLAKE KELLY | DIRECTOR/VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| HARSH WILLIAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KADON KARL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDNER MARTHA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDNER TABITHA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MALLORY MARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PEPPER DAVID | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NEELY MANDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WANAMAKER STEVE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WHITE BONNIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LARSON DON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GAITHER CARTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KNUE CARLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SPAULDING DAVID | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 14 EAST FOURTH STREET SUITE 400, CINCINNATI, OH 45202-3702
- In care of
- % SARAH HUBER
- Mailing address (990-N for 2017)
- 14 East Fourth Street 4th Floor, Cincinnati OH 45202
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JEFF BERDING, 14 EAST FOURTH STREET SUITE 400, CINCINNATI, OH 45202
- Principal officer (990-N for 2017)
- Jeff Berding, 14 East Fourth Street 4th Floor, Cincinnati OH 45202
- Signed the 990
- JEFF BERDING, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (513) 977-5435
- Return prepared by
- DELOITTE TAX LLP
Mission
THE FC CINCINNATI FOUNDATION AIMS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN THROUGH SOCCER.
Program accomplishments
- LEARNING IS COOL:THE PROGRAM STARTED BACK IN 2008 BY THE MARVIN LEWIS COMMUNITY FUND (MLCF) WITH A SIMPLE MESSAGE: EARN REWARDS FOR MAKING THE HONOR ROLL. OVER THE YEARS, THESE REWARDS, NO MATTER HOW LARGE OR SMALL, HAVE HAD A PROFOUND IMPACT ON STUDENTS' SELF-ESTEEM AND MOTIVATION. AFTER HOLDING FOCUS GROUPS WITH THE STUDENTS MLCF LEARNED THAT THEY FEEL GOOD WHEN SOMEONE IMPORTANT LIKE AN FC CINCINNATI PLAYER RECOGNIZE THEM FOR THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. STUDENTS REACHING THE "A" HONOR ROLL TWO OR MORE TIMES ARE INVITED TO THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT CELEBRATION HELD AT THE CINCINNATI ZOO. THIS EVENT WAS THE TRANSITION POINT FROM MLCF TO FCCF IN 2019. FCCF IS HONORED TO TAKE ON THIS PROJECT AND TO CONTINUE THE LEGACY MARVIN LEWIS CREATED WITH THE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM REACHED AROUND 24,862 STUDENTS ACROSS SIXTY SEVEN SCHOOLS IN 2024.Expenses $1,246,662
- MINI PITCH:FCCF WORKS WITH PARTNERS TO REVITALIZE UNDERUTILIZED TENNIS OR BASKETBALL COURTS, TURNING THEM INTO MINI SOCCER PITCHES, AND PROVIDING KIDS WITH A SAFE SPACE TO PLAY THE SPORT. THESE MINI PITCHES ARE UTILIZED FOR FCCF AND OTHER PROGRAMMING ALONG WITH FREE PLAY FOR KIDS (AND ADULTS) IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS THEY SERVE. IN 2024, FC CINCINNATI FOUNDATION INVESTED IN ONE MINI PITCH BUILD IN THE CINCINNATI AREA (BOOKER T WASHINGTON). THIS INCLUDES NEW PITCH BUILDS, UPGRADES TO EXISTING MINI PITCHES, AND ACCRUALS FOR FUTURE MINI PITCH BUILDS.Expenses $190,671
- SOCCER UNITES:THIS PROGRAM HAS TWO COMPONENTS. THE FIRST COMPONENT HAS LOCAL KIDS PARTICIPATING IN A TWELVE WEEK SOCCER CURRICULUM AND RECEIVING FREE SOCCER EQUIPMENT WHILE LEARNING TO PLAY THE GAME AND LIVE AN ACTIVE LIFESTYLE. IN 2024, 11,610 CHILDREN WERE REACHED IN-PERSON. IN THE SECOND COMPONENT OF THE SOCCER UNITES PROGRAM, FC CINCINNATI CLUB AMBASSADOR OMAR CUMMINGS VISITS SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE REGION FOR GYM CLASS TAKE-OVERS WHERE HE AND FCCF STAFF TEACH KIDS TO PLAY SOCCER AND BUILD UPON PROGRAMMING AS KIDS IMPROVE. VISITS TAKE PLACE ONCE PER WEEK FOR A 4-6 WEEK PERIOD.Expenses $133,490
- WEST END SOCCER TEAM:THE WEST END PRIDE GETS KIDS FROM THE WEST END INVOLVED IN SAY EAST SOCCER. WITH COACHES, EQUIPMENT AND TEAM MANAGEMENT PROVIDED BY FCCF STAFF, KIDS ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN REC LEAGUE SOCCER WITH THEIR PEERS FROM OTHER AREAS IN OUR COMMUNITY. 559 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN 2024.Expenses $153,131
- WEST END COMMUNITY BUILDING AND SOCIAL JUSTICE SUPPORT:FC CINCINNATI FOUNDATION PROVIDES SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE WEST END COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THOSE WORKING ON SOCIAL JUSTICE CAUSES.Expenses $223,686 · grants $102,700
- STAY IN THE GAME!:FC CINCINNATI FOUNDATION JOINED THE STATE-WIDE STAY IN THE GAME! CAMPAIGN TO TACKLE CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM. FC CINCINNATI FOUNDATION'S ROLE IS TO PARTNER WITH DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE ACTIVATIONS, PLAYER MESSAGES (IN-PERSON OR DIGITALLY) AND INCENTIVES TO ENCOURAGE BETTER ATTENDANCE.Expenses $19,733
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
- 82-2861019
- 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
- 2018
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Recreation and sports (N12)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,424,628
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,733,518
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,569,478 | $2,122,314 | $1,424,628 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,659,754 | $2,447,254 | $903,529 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,773,317 | $1,486,771 | $956,928 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2017 Officer: Jeff Berding | December 31, 2017 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 82-2861019).
Questions about FC CINCINNATI FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of FC CINCINNATI FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FC CINCINNATI FOUNDATION is 82-2861019.
- Is FC CINCINNATI FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2018.
- Are donations to FC CINCINNATI FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FC CINCINNATI FOUNDATION 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 FC CINCINNATI FOUNDATION 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 FC CINCINNATI FOUNDATION 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 FC CINCINNATI FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JEFF BERDING.
- Who are the officers and directors of FC CINCINNATI FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 23 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does FC CINCINNATI FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,569,478, expenses of $2,122,314 and total assets of $1,424,628 at year end.
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