Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association
Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral (OCCRRA) is a public charity based in Columbus, Ohio. Incorporated in 1989, it coordinates a statewide network of child care resource and referral agencies and supports early care, learning, and afterschool programs and professionals across Ohio.
Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association at a glance
In short: Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association gave $118K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $30K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $118,050
- -100.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -99.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $29,513
- -44.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $30,060
- Total assets
- $6,282,410
- -50.8% 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 October 2026.
How to apply to Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association
- Contact
Mailing address: 2469 Stelzer Rd, Columbus, OH 43219
Phone: (614) 396-5959
Website: https://occrra.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Ohio State University ($51K). Together the top 4 received $118K.
Grant Size Distribution
18,757 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 12,133 grants of 18,757 (65%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
OCCRRA supports a network of seven regional nonprofit resource and referral agencies serving Ohio’s 88 counties. The grants listed for filing year 2025 went entirely to recipients in Ohio.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association gives
- Giving fell 100% 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $118K (2025) to $636.9M (2023). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $118K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Ohio State University Columbus, OH | Stabilization/Access Grant | $50,970 |
| Trumbull Community Action Program Warren, OH | Stabilization/Access Grant | $41,020 |
| Kindercare Education LLC Medina, OH | Stabilization/Access Grant | $19,100 |
| Highly Motivated Professionals Childcare Center Maple Heights, OH | Stabilization/Access Grant | $6,960 |
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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 | $6,282,410 | $10,291,653 | $9,796,551 | $118,050 | 4 | — |
| 2024 | $12,766,106 | $306,993,850 | $306,511,520 | $279,674,412 | 5,308 | — |
| 2023 | $14,426,689 | $800,861,616 | $800,454,212 | $636,877,610 | 6,135 | — |
| 2022 | $12,148,132 | $257,697,040 | $257,649,527 | $232,332,011 | 5,766 | — |
| 2021 | $44,741,019 | $100,793,937 | $100,749,960 | $36,826,381 | 1,544 | $4,242 |
| 2020 | $32,930,280 | $38,549,237 | $37,435,024 | $29,573,936 | 1,760 | — |
| 2019 | $2,433,797 | $6,059,033 | $6,325,268 | — | — | — |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
OCCRRA’s stated mission is to enhance Ohio’s statewide system of child and youth learning and development experiences to achieve high-quality outcomes for children and families. It pursues this mission by supporting the state’s child care resource and referral network, collaborating with partners, implementing programs to improve service quality, and advocating for policy improvements.
Its activities include the Ohio Professional Registry, which supports professional growth and maintains workforce information, and T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Ohio, which provides scholarships to teachers and family child care providers pursuing early childhood education degrees and credentials. OCCRRA also coordinates technical assistance and training, supports Step Up To Quality participation, and administers grants under specified program criteria.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, OCCRRA reported four grants totaling $118,050. Grants ranged from $6,960 to $50,970, with a median of $30,060. All listed grant dollars went to Ohio recipients. Each of the four listed grants was designated a “Stabilization/Access Grant.”
The largest awards were $50,970 to The Ohio State University and $41,020 to Trumbull Community Action Program. The university describes its mission as providing camping and recreational facilities for children and adults associated with 4-H and other educational groups. Trumbull Community Action Program describes its mission as assisting low-income people, older adults, and children in the Warren, Ohio area. OCCRRA also awarded $19,100 to KinderCare Education LLC and $6,960 to Highly Motivated Professionals Childcare Center.
OCCRRA’s filing describes a process in which organizations apply for assistance and applications are reviewed against criteria set by the granting entity. It also states that grant funds are awarded to organizations meeting program-specific criteria and can be used for any business purpose supporting those eligible organizations. For the ARPA pandemic-support program, the filing identifies the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services as the entity setting assistance criteria. In fiscal year 2025, OCCRRA reported receiving $603,746 in ARPA pandemic-support funding and distributing it to approved beneficiaries; this is funding received and distributed, separate from the $118,050 in listed grants.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Nancy Mendez as president, Angela Moses as vice president, and Ashley Scott as treasurer. It lists Michelle Corrigan, Suzanne Gall, Dean Woodring, Jennifer Dodge, Tasha Booker, Randy Leite, and Valora Washington as board members. Chris Angellatta, Ph.D., is identified as CEO in the organization’s annual report.
Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association is led by Christopher Angellatta, CEO on the 2025 filing; 2 of 13 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Christopher Angellatta
CEO
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$28K (2025)
Nancy Mendez
President
Board Member → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Judith Santmire
COO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$94K (2019) → $167K (2025)
Jennifer Dodge
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Randy Leite
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Suzanne Gall
Board Member
President → Board Member, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Allie Parriman
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Angela Moses
Vice President
Board Member → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Corrigan
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Valora Washington
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ashley Scott
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dean Woodring
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tasha Booker
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: Abigail Hampton (2019–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Todd Barnhouse (2019–2024) — CEO
- Former: Vanessa Freytag (2019–2024) — President
- Former: Ann Locket (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Elizabeth Stock (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Eric Karolak (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: George Goddard (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Scott Hasselman (2019–2023) — Membership Council
- Former: Jill Badger (2019–2022) — President
- Former: Billie Osborne-Fears (2019–2020) — Board Member
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 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $167K, to Judith Santmire (COO). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association
How much does Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association give each year?
Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association gave $118K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $279.7M across 5,308 grants.
What is Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association's typical grant size?
Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association's median grant in 2025 was $30,060, and its average grant was $29,513, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association give grants?
Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association gives mostly in Ohio: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.
Does Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Stabilization/Access Grant" (4 grants).
How large is Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association?
Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association reported $6.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10.3M.
What does Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association fund?
OCCRRA’s stated mission is to enhance Ohio’s statewide system of child and youth learning and development experiences to achieve high-quality outcomes for children and families. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association?
Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check occrra.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association's EIN?
Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1339322. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 21, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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