Ohio Capital Finance Corporation

Public charity · Grantmaker Columbus, OH EIN: 01-0634942

Ohio Capital Finance Corporation provides flexible financing products and utilizes partnerships for the expansion and preservation of afforable housing to advance community development while ensuring that all residents regardless of income live satisfying lives and contribute to their community.

Ohio Capital Finance Corporation at a glance

In short: Ohio Capital Finance Corporation gave $44K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $44K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$44,030
-33.9% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$44,030
-33.9% vs 2023
Median grant
$44,030
Total assets
$236,927,165
+41.4% vs 2023
Primary geography
Ohio (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Ohio Capital Finance Corporation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing: $44KOhio Capital Corporation forHousing$44K

The largest 2024 recipient was Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing ($44K).

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K5$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 5 grants of 11 (45%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Columbus

How Ohio Capital Finance Corporation gives

  • Giving fell 86% from 2021 to 2024. 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$500K$1M$1.5M$2M1 grant2019 3 grants2020 3 grants2021 3 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $44K (2024) to $1.8M (2019). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $44K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing Columbus, OHProgram Support$44,030
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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
2024$236,927,165$19,346,452$6,533,581$44,0301$228,646
2023$167,509,154$11,231,940$4,087,135$66,5881$220,063
2022$134,549,482$18,182,307$4,619,114$1,041,6113$39,193
2021$139,771,046$8,872,596$3,380,376$307,5003$42,202
2020$115,938,159$10,945,831$3,069,829$263,5823$129,457
2019$98,860,946$15,417,119$3,807,323$1,769,3891$216,827

About Ohio Capital Finance Corporation

Based on IRS filings

Ohio Capital Finance Corporation is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Columbus, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $236.9M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $44K. Net investment income was $229K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Ohio Capital Finance Corporation is led by Catherine Cawthon, CEO on every filing since 2021; none of the 17 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Catherine Cawthon

    CEO

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jonathan Welty

    President

    Executive Director → President, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    30 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angela Mingo

    Director & Chair

    Director → Director & Vice Chair, 2020

    Director & Vice Chair → Director & Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dennis Guest

    Outgoing Director

    Director → Outgoing Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeanne Golliher

    Director & Vice Chair

    Director → Director & Secretary, 2023

    Director & Secretary → Director & Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Lee

    Outgoing Director

    Director → Outgoing Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard McQuady

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Loos

    Outgoing Director & Treasurer

    Director → Director & Treasurer, 2023

    Director & Treasurer → Outgoing Director & Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeanne Schroer

    Director & Secretary

    Director → Director & Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Grady P. Appleton

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Nowak

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Tanner

    Director & Treasurer

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Debbie Watts- Robinson

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Mullaney

    CFO

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy L. Rodgers

    Outgoing Secretary

    Secretary → Outgoing Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Hartranft

    Executive Vice President - Risk

    New on the 2024 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lori Conard

    Secretary

    New on the 2024 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Harold D. Keller (2019–2023) — Outgoing Director
  • Former: Susan E. Weaver (2019–2023) — Outgoing Director & Vice Chair
  • Former: Margaret Moertl (2019–2021) — Former CEO
  • Former: Sue Ziegler (2019–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Daniel Slane (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Susan K. Ziegler (2020) — Treasurer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Ohio Capital Finance Corporation

How much does Ohio Capital Finance Corporation give each year?

Ohio Capital Finance Corporation gave $44K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $67K across 1 grant.

How large is Ohio Capital Finance Corporation?

Ohio Capital Finance Corporation reported $236.9M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $19.3M.

What is Ohio Capital Finance Corporation?

Ohio Capital Finance Corporation is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Columbus, OH. It holds $236.9M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Ohio Capital Finance Corporation operate?

Ohio Capital Finance Corporation has awarded grants in Ohio.

What is Ohio Capital Finance Corporation's EIN?

Ohio Capital Finance Corporation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 01-0634942. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS November 16, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 10, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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