Future Ready Five
Our goal is to have 100% of our county's children demonstrate kindergarten readiness when taking Ohio's kindergarten readiness assessment.
Future Ready Five at a glance
- Total assets
- $3,087,644
- +4.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $4,940,430
- -62.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $10,965
- -63.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $4,925,064
- -61.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Future Ready Five
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Future Ready Five
Who Future Ready Five funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $1.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Action for Children Columbus, OH | Support Mission | $1,000,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,087,644 | $4,940,430 | $4,925,064 | — | — | $10,965 |
| 2024 | $2,956,615 | $13,189,821 | $12,938,325 | — | — | $29,896 |
| 2023 | $1,655,785 | $2,671,728 | $2,794,246 | $1,000,000 | 1 | $41,180 |
| 2022 | $1,876,711 | $1,965,605 | $2,088,317 | — | — | $15,146 |
| 2021 | $1,968,004 | $2,431,354 | $2,062,060 | — | — | $952 |
| 2020 | $1,509,417 | $3,286,903 | $2,670,630 | — | — | $2,840 |
| 2019 | $973,151 | $2,665,840 | $2,714,716 | — | — | $7,462 |
About Future Ready Five
Based on IRS filings
Future Ready Five is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Columbus, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $11K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Future Ready Five is led by Mario Basora, CEO on every filing since 2023; none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mario Basora
CEO
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$210K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Tanny Crane
Co-Chairperson
Director → Co-Chairman, 2020
Co-Chairman → Co-Chairperson, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erica Crawley
Co-Chairperson
Director → Co-Chairman, 2023
Co-Chairman → Co-Chairperson, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew J. Ginther
Director
Co-Chairman → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chad Jester
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Harrison
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Kelleher
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Martz
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Hagen
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Young
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Hightower
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Traci Martinez
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Auch
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (11)
- Former: Timothy J. Clarke (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Heather Brilliant (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Neeta Agrawal (2024) — CAO
- Former: Jane Leach (2019–2023) — CEO
- Former: Angela Croyles (2023) — Director of Finance
- Former: Angela Boucher (2019–2022) — Director of Finance
- Former: Angela Rhodes (2019–2021) — Associate Executive Director
- Former: Kenneth N. Wilson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Michael B. Coleman (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: George S. Barrett (2019) — Co-Chairman
- Former: Marguerethe Jaede (2019) — Director K- Initiatives
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $252K, to Mario Basora (CEO). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Future Ready Five
How large is Future Ready Five?
Future Ready Five reported $3.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.9M.
What is Future Ready Five?
Future Ready Five is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Columbus, OH. It holds $3.1M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Future Ready Five operate?
Future Ready Five has awarded grants in Ohio.
What is Future Ready Five's EIN?
Future Ready Five's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-3819208. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 8, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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