Community Industrial Association

501(c)(4) organization Cambridge, OH EIN: 31-6040330

To aid in the promotion and industrial development of Guernsey county and surrounding communities.

Community Industrial Association at a glance

In short: Community Industrial Association gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$25,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$25,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$25,000
Total assets
$4,014,512
+4.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Ohio (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Community Industrial Association funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Cambridge-Guernsey Community Improvement Corporation: $25KCambridge-Guernsey CommunityImprovement Corporation$25K

The largest 2025 recipient was Cambridge-Guernsey Community Improvement Corporation ($25K).

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K3$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 9 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Cambridge

How Community Industrial Association gives

  • Giving fell 66% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K2 grants2021 2 grants2022 3 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2024) to $103K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Cambridge-Guernsey Community Improvement Corporation Cambridge, OHTo provide support to an agency that is involved in economic development$25,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$4,014,512$272,900$107,457$25,0001$103,966
2024$3,844,069$150,523$75,232$25,0001$74,592
2023$3,763,778$267,920$148,032$102,5303$24,948
2022$3,638,890$202,410$121,399$72,5002$-85,367
2021$3,553,879$234,803$115,234$70,0002$19,059

About Community Industrial Association

Based on IRS filings

Community Industrial Association is a public charity, based in Cambridge, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $25K. Net investment income was $104K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Community Industrial Association is led by Bryan Conaway, President since 2023 (on filings since 2021); none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Bryan Conaway

    President

    Trustee → President, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aaron Neff

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ron Van Wey

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dave Caldwell

    Former Trustee

    President → Trustee, 2023

    Trustee → Former Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Denny Patterson

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Dunning

    Vice President

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Sherry

    Former Trustee

    Trustee → Former Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Chuck Jones (2021–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Jeff East (2021–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: John Davis (2021–2022) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Community Industrial Association

How much does Community Industrial Association give each year?

Community Industrial Association gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $25K across 1 grant.

How large is Community Industrial Association?

Community Industrial Association reported $4.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $273K.

Where does Community Industrial Association operate?

Community Industrial Association has awarded grants in Ohio.

What is Community Industrial Association's EIN?

Community Industrial Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-6040330. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 6, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 27, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 30, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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