Onondaga Civic Development Corporation
Onondaga Civic Development Corporation (OCDC) is a public charity based in Syracuse, New York, formed in 2009. It supports Onondaga County government, businesses, and nonprofit corporations through economic development assistance and financing opportunities.
Onondaga Civic Development Corporation at a glance
- Total assets
- $3,427,071
- +60.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,425,902
- +31.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $115,397
- -12.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $238,682
- -37.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Onondaga Civic Development Corporation
- Contact
Mailing address: 335 Montgomery Street 2Nd Floor, Syracuse, NY 13202
Phone: (315) 435-3770
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Onondaga Civic Development Corporation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
OCDC serves Onondaga County, New York.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Onondaga Civic Development Corporation gives
- Giving grew 93% from 2019 to 2022. 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 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2023) to $302K (2022). In 2024 it reported $253K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Academy at Syracuse Studios Inc Liverpool, NY | To facilitate future projects at the facility site, certain physical improvements and upgrades to the facility building necessary for compliance with various aspects of the village of liverpool code. Additional improvements needed include, but are not limited to, improvements to the sprinkler system and the construction of an advanced sound stage in the facility. The academy is willing, with such improvements, to continue to host students and economic projects for at least two new full length feature films or multi episode television shows to be completed in calendar years 2021 and 2022. | $250,000 |
| Research Foundation for the State University of NY SUNY ESF Albany, NY | To support a research project entited "spearheading new economic development while protecting tourism and access to potable water: satellitte-based harmful algal bloom detection in Onondaga county". | $46,354 |
| Syracuse-Onondaga Planning Agency (County of Onondaga NY) Syracuse, NY | To provide funding to the service provider to upgrade and modernize the Syracuse-onondaga county gis on the web application used by over 60,000 vistors annually consisting of municipal staff, businesses, realtors, engineers, developers and students within Onondaga county, ny, and the general public worldwide. | $5,500 |
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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 | $3,427,071 | $1,425,902 | $238,682 | — | — | $115,397 |
| 2024 | $2,129,691 | $1,084,095 | $383,082 | $252,500 | Total only | $131,108 |
| 2023 | $1,424,864 | $78,190 | $131,884 | $5,000 | Total only | $43,645 |
| 2022 | $1,478,890 | $493,816 | $501,294 | $301,854 | 3 | $411,045 |
| 2021 | $1,501,444 | $324,937 | $272,521 | $20,000 | 2 | $151,834 |
| 2020 | $1,411,344 | $858,817 | $409,365 | $135,000 | 2 | $34,871 |
| 2019 | $970,670 | $757,008 | $468,628 | $156,145 | 6 | $280,924 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
OCDC’s mission is to support Onondaga County government, businesses, and nonprofit corporations; help facilitate solutions to governmental problems; and use financial and policy incentives to stimulate economic growth, promote job creation and retention, and improve residents’ quality of life. The organization also says it aims to provide local, convenient, and economical financing opportunities for its constituents.
Grantmaking
The available filing data reports zero grants for 2023, 2024, and 2025. OCDC’s website describes its financing role as issuing conduit bonds for nonprofit corporations and lists an Economic Growth Fund application. The available information does not specify application requirements, restrictions, or deadlines. Bond financing is distinct from grantmaking.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Michael Laflair as chairperson; Mitchell Latimer, Virginia Biesiada O’Neill, Vincent Cioci, Kimberly Townsend, Christopher Daniel, and Janice Herzog as directors; Nathaniel Stevens as president and chief executive; Robert Schoeneck as treasurer; and Alexis Rodriguez as secretary.
Onondaga Civic Development Corporation is led by Nathaniel Stevens, President & Chief Executive on the 2025 filing; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Nathaniel Stevens
President & Chief Executive
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Laflair
Chairperson
Director → Chairperson, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly Townsend
Director
Director → Acting Chairperson, 2020
Acting Chairperson → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mitchell Latimer
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Virginia Biesiada O'Neill
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vincent Cioci
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Daniel
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janice Herzog
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alexis Rodriguez
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Shoeneck
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Alison Miller (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Karen Doster (2019–2024) — Recording Secretary
- Former: Nate Stevens (2019–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Robert Petrovich (2019–2024) — President & Chief Executive
- Former: Svetlana Dyer (2023–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Kevin Kuehner (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Christopher Cox (2019–2021) — Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Carolyn Evans-Dean (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Gerald Albrigo (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ben Dublin (2019) — Chairman
- Former: Genevieve Suits (2019) — Secretary
- Former: James Jordan (2019) — Director
- Former: Matthew Marko (2019) — Director
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.
Frequently asked questions about Onondaga Civic Development Corporation
How large is Onondaga Civic Development Corporation?
Onondaga Civic Development Corporation reported $3.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.4M.
What does Onondaga Civic Development Corporation fund?
OCDC’s mission is to support Onondaga County government, businesses, and nonprofit corporations; help facilitate solutions to governmental problems; and use financial and policy incentives to stimulate economic growth, promote job creation and retention, and improve residents’ quality of life. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Onondaga Civic Development Corporation?
Onondaga Civic Development Corporation has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
Where does Onondaga Civic Development Corporation make grants?
OCDC serves Onondaga County, New York.
What is Onondaga Civic Development Corporation's EIN?
Onondaga Civic Development Corporation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 80-0458240. 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
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 22, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 21, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 24, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
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