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Central Ohio Community Improvement

COLUMBUS, OH EIN: 04-3829443 Website

To stabilize or increase property values in areas of Franklin County suffering from the effects of blighted, vacant, abandoned, tax-foreclosed or economically-stranded properties and to promote and facilitate rehabilitation, reutilization and return to productive status.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$15.9M

+0.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$67K

+113.9% YoY

Grant Count

2

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$34K

+113.9% YoY

About Central Ohio Community Improvement

Based on IRS filings

Central Ohio Community Improvement is a nonprofit organization focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in COLUMBUS, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $15.9M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $67K. Net investment income was $88K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

ColumbusDaytonGrove CityToledo

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$5M$10M$15M$20M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$15,936,783$15,849,163$12,619,826
Revenue$11,406,142$18,148,092$4,628,636
Expenses$10,589,909$16,272,234$4,395,683
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$88,200$57,463$21,463
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$239K$478K$716K$955K12 grants20206 grants20216 grants20222 grants20232 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Homes on the Hill$37KHomeport Voice & Vision$30K

Grant Size Distribution

28 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K4$50–100K6$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

2 open opportunities from Central Ohio Community Improvement

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Curtiss L WilliamsExecutive Director$277KMelissa ColemanAsst Secretary$97K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Curtiss L WilliamsExecutive Director40$277,077
Melissa ColemanAsst Secretary40$96,654
Erica CrawleyEx-Officio Member2
Cheryl Brooks-SullivanEx-Officio MemberCOCIC Chairperson2
John OGradyEx-Officio Member2
Sadicka WhiteAppointed DirectorCOCIC Vice Pres2
Robert WeilerAppointed DirectorCOCIC Vice Pres2
Michael StevensCity of Columbus Representative2
Jim JewelTownship Representative2
Fred RansierCOCIC Vice Pres SecretaryTreasurer2

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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