SHRM Ohio State Council Inc
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SHRM Ohio State Council Inc at a glance
In short: SHRM Ohio State Council Inc reported $1K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $1,395 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- Total assets
- $488,718
- +16.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $873,981
- +42.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $4,632
- -55.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $804,606
- -0.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who SHRM Ohio State Council Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 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
From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2025) to $5K (2023). In 2025 it reported $1K 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Scholarship Award Alexandria, VA | Donation to SHRM Foundation - One Undergraduate Scholarship Annually (2022 & 2023) | $5,100 |
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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 | $488,718 | $873,981 | $804,606 | $1,395 | Total only | $4,632 |
| 2024 | $419,262 | $613,469 | $805,370 | — | — | $10,369 |
| 2023 | $610,163 | $765,688 | $669,551 | $5,100 | 1 | $2,988 |
| 2022 | $514,026 | $657,527 | $606,036 | — | — | $100 |
| 2021 | $462,535 | $482,641 | $531,395 | — | — | $217 |
| 2020 | $509,597 | $419,012 | $343,440 | — | — | $251 |
| 2019 | $434,025 | $782,591 | $871,229 | — | — | $174 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About SHRM Ohio State Council Inc
Based on IRS filings
SHRM Ohio State Council Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Cincinnati, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $489K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $1K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $5K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
SHRM Ohio State Council Inc is led by Robert Palmer, Conference Chair on the 2025 filing; none of the 41 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert Palmer
Conference Chair
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Gurcsik
District Director
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joan Berry Kalamas
District Director
College Relations Director → District Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Renee West
Workforce Readiness Director & Tuscora Chapter Shrm
District Director → Tuscora Chapter Shrm, 2023
Tuscora Chapter Shrm → Workforce Readiness Director & Tuscora Chapter Shrm, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tony Fiore Esq.
Governmental Affairs Director
Governmental Affairs Director → Director & Governmental Affairs, 2021
Director & Governmental Affairs → Governmental Affairs Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cecilia Vocke
Director
Director-Elect → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Payne
Certification Director
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brittany Marcellino
Membership Director
Hra of Central Ohio → Membership Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Bailey
Shrm Foundation Director
Sandusky Cty Hrma → District Director, 2023
District Director → Shrm Foundation Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joyce Whitaker
District Director
Miami Valley Hra → District Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kate Dashner
Senior District Director
District Director → Senior District Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lynn Geist
College Relations Director
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie Doyle
Past State Director & Long
Immediate Past Director → Past State Director & Long Range Planning, 2024
Past State Director & Long Range Planning → Past State Director & Long, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Medoro
Communications, Technology & Shrm - Medina County
Communications Director → Communications & Technology Director, 2024
Communications & Technology Director → Communications, Technology & Shrm - Medina County, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Fagnilli
Immediate Past Director
State Council Director → Director, 2022
Director → Immediate Past Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diane Derubertis
Portage County Hrma
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeannie Seery
Director-Elect
Springfield Hrma → District Director, 2023
District Director → Director-Elect, 2024
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Donnelly
Findlay Area Hra
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patty Schenker
Lake & Geauga Area Shrm
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stacey Corbin
Akron Area Shrm
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bradley Beer
Hra of Central Ohio
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cody Sanderson
Lima Shrm
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Winter
Wayne Area Hra
Wayne Area Hrma → Wayne Area Hra, 2025
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joanie Krein
Miami Valley Hra
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kim Swinehart
Muskingum Valley Hrma
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lynn Kernya
Governmental Affairs Co-Chair
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Boyce Swift
Butler & Warren County Shrm
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Caress Witherspoon
Western Reserve Chapter of Shrm
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dollie Schultz
North Central Ohio Hra
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Greg Hunt
Cincy Shrm
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Heather Merrick
Shrm Representative
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Holly Newcomer
Northwest Ohio Hra
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hope Rice
Springfield Hrma
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jacki Thrasher
Cleveland Shrm
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Sutheimer
Mac Representative
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katie Talkington
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristine Weiss
Sandusky County Hrma
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda Nerad
Ashtabula County Shrm
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mendy Hinty
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tracey Knisley
South Central Ohio Hr Council
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Valarie Nash
Stark County Hra
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (57)
- Former: Craig Kwasnieski (2019–2024) — Greater Lorain Cty Ch Shrm
- Former: Kelley Hollander (2021–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Caryn Santee (2022–2024) — Butler & Warren County Shrm
- Former: Chad Mick (2022–2024) — Diversity Director
- Former: Jenna Kifer (2022–2024) — Western Reserve Chapter Shrm
- Former: Nancy Hartman (2022–2024) — North Central Ohio Hra
- Former: Rebecca Price (2022–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Stella Tsirelis (2022–2024) — Stark County Hra
- Former: Tara Zick (2022–2024) — Shrm - Medina County
- Former: Dan Netter (2023–2024) — Cincy Shrm
- Former: Jared Daly (2023–2024) — Cleveland Shrm
- Former: Lindsay McKenna (2023–2024) — Springfield Hrma
- Former: Tricia Norton (2023–2024) — Sandusky Cty Hrma
- Former: Cassandra Kuharik (2024) — Shrm Foundation Director
- Former: Gina Elliott (2024) — Conference Chair
- Former: Kendallyn Jacobs (2024) — Northwest Ohio Hrma
- Former: Tamantha Hirsch (2024) — South Central Hrma
- Former: Karen Sating (2019–2023) — Past State Director & Long Ran
- Former: Jill Evans (2020–2023) — Shrm Foundation Director
- Former: Chadwick Klein (2022–2023) — District Director
- Former: Kaitlyn Novaria (2022–2023) — Muskingum Valley Hrma
- Former: Kendra Nickel (2022–2023) — Lima Shrm
- Former: Celia Werner (2023) — Chapter Management Professiona
- Former: Chris Baker (2023) — Wayne Area Hra
- Former: Darla Cade (2023) — Membership Director
- Former: Gail A Ritchie (2023) — Northwest Ohio Hrma
- Former: Jason Lawson (2023) — Conference Chair
- Former: Kelly Smith (2023) — South Central Hrma
- Former: Debbie Fisher (2019–2022) — Membership Director
- Former: Byron Neal Jr. (2021–2022) — Diversity Director
- Former: George Sample (2022) — Cleveland Shrm
- Former: Greg Muenchen (2022) — Greater Wilmington Hra
- Former: Guy V Pietra (2022) — Tuscora Chapter Shrm
- Former: Joan Berry (2022) — College Relations Director
- Former: Josie Weaver (2022) — Wayne Area Hra
- Former: Karen Brandenburg (2022) — Greater Cincinnati Hra
- Former: Meghan Gilroy (2022) — Conference Chair
- Former: Russell Wilson (2022) — Licking County Hrma
- Former: Tamra Lowe (2022) — South Central Hrma
- Former: Sharron Simons (2019–2021) — District Director
- Former: Jaden Robinson (2020–2021) — Social Media Director
- Former: Kathleen Dashner (2020–2021) — District Director
- Former: Randy Samsel (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Meghan Hensley (2021) — Ohio Hr Conference Chair
- Former: Shannon Wright (2019–2020) — Certification Director
- Former: Amy Goodman (2020) — Secretary
- Former: Cheryl Phillips (2020) — Workforce Readiness Director
- Former: Kim Robertson (2020) — Ohio Hr Conference Chair
- Former: Lori Schoch-mann (2020) — District Director
- Former: Bob Bethel (2019) — Long Range Planning
- Former: Bonnie Thompson (2019) — Conference Chair
- Former: Carey Cooper (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Daniel Csaky (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Heather Wiley (2019) — Shrm Foundation Director
- Former: Michelle Foster (2019) — District Director
- Former: Sandra Kellam (2019) — Diversity Director
- Former: Stephen Ligus (2019) — District 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 SHRM Ohio State Council Inc
How much does SHRM Ohio State Council Inc give each year?
SHRM Ohio State Council Inc reported $1K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants.
How large is SHRM Ohio State Council Inc?
SHRM Ohio State Council Inc reported $489K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $874K.
What is SHRM Ohio State Council Inc?
SHRM Ohio State Council Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Cincinnati, OH. It holds $489K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does SHRM Ohio State Council Inc operate?
SHRM Ohio State Council Inc has awarded grants in Virginia.
What is SHRM Ohio State Council Inc's EIN?
SHRM Ohio State Council Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1691349. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 9, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 27, 2026)
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