The Ohio State University
To be the heart of the buckeye alumni community, inspiring and cultivating engaged citizens. Through time and change, we enrich firm friendships among buckeye alumni of the Ohio State University.
The Ohio State University at a glance
- Total assets
- $38,674,629
- +5.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $19,937,136
- +5.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $1,356,159
- -13.7% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $19,709,867
- -10.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Ohio State University funds
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2019 it made 8 grants totaling $53K.
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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 | $38,674,629 | $19,937,136 | $19,709,867 | — | — | $1,356,159 |
| 2024 | $36,776,502 | $18,874,092 | $22,093,132 | — | — | $1,572,293 |
| 2023 | $38,062,935 | $22,249,591 | $19,163,634 | — | — | $3,089,445 |
| 2022 | $39,400,090 | $16,436,782 | $14,761,784 | — | — | $1,614,229 |
| 2021 | $38,232,745 | $14,093,968 | $13,056,265 | — | — | $1,195,604 |
| 2020 | $30,856,240 | $15,973,657 | $16,108,657 | — | — | $1,193,328 |
| 2019 | $32,088,190 | $14,653,641 | $14,805,965 | $53,101 | 8 | $1,170,483 |
About The Ohio State University
Based on IRS filings
The Ohio State University is a public charity focused on Education, based in Columbus, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $38.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $1.4M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Ohio State University is led by Molly Ranz - Calhoun, President & CEO on every filing since 2020; none of the 23 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Molly Ranz - Calhoun
President & CEO
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bernard Savarese
Chair
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jr Blackburn
Director
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Said Sariolghalam
Director
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Bon
Director
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ted Adams
Director
Director → Treasurer, 2024
Treasurer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alice Mong
Director
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Wasser
Director
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Emily Schriver
Director
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Ritchie
Director
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anne Garcia
Director
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Damon Frost
Director
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dave Turkalaski
Director
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
George Valcarcel
Director
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christina Provost
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Harsh
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Terranova
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Baxter
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Abby Spangenberg
Executive Officer
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anna Bokovoy
Executive Officer
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brad Myers
Executive Officer
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ellen Crivella
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tahira Rehmatullah
Vice Chair
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (41)
- Former: Leonard Haynes (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Catherine Lanning (2023–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Tina Provost (2024) — Director
- Former: Mark Eppert (2019–2023) — Chair
- Former: Constance Cullman (2023) — Director
- Former: Margery Harris (2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Matthew Hall (2023) — Director
- Former: Stacia Bretherton (2023) — Director
- Former: Gilda Spencer (2019–2022) — Vice Chair
- Former: Katy Endsley (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Margie Harris (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Stacy Rastauskas (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Bernie Savarese (2020–2022) — Vice Chair
- Former: Cathy Lanning (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Jackson Stoller (2021–2022) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Keith Key (2021–2022) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Amelia Scheetz (2022) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Amy Rohling McGee (2019–2021) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Catherine Baumgardner (2019–2021) — Chair
- Former: Janelle Jordan (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Matt Hall (2019–2021) — Vice Chair
- Former: Michael Lee (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Rosa Ailabouni (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Vaughn Broadnax (2019–2021) — Vice Chair
- Former: Claire Burton (2020–2021) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Craig Friedman (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Jaime Hoffman (2020–2021) — CFO
- Former: Mike Papadakis (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Chris Culley (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jeff Kamin (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kelley Crooks (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kristin Watt (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Liza Reed (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Molly McCann (2019–2020) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Barbara J. Tootle (2019) — Vice Chair
- Former: Dan Kimmett (2019) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Georgie M. Shockey (2019) — Director
- Former: James Smith (2019) — President & CEO
- Former: Mark Beebe (2019) — CFO
- Former: Sachin Hejeebu (2019) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Stephen Chappelear (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 The Ohio State University
How large is The Ohio State University?
The Ohio State University reported $38.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $19.9M.
What is The Ohio State University?
The Ohio State University is a public charity focused on Education, based in Columbus, OH. It holds $38.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does The Ohio State University operate?
The Ohio State University has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Florida, Michigan, Ohio, Texas.
What is The Ohio State University's EIN?
The Ohio State University's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-6401596. 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
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- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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