United Way of Central Ohio Inc

COLUMBUS, OH EIN: 31-4393712 Website

UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL OHIO IS THE LOCAL ORGANIZATION THAT HARNESSES THE POWER OF COMMUNITIES WORKING TOGETHER - PEOPLE, NONPROFITS, BUSINESSES AND GOVERNMENT - TO CREATE A STRONGER, MORE EQUITABLE CENTRAL OHIO. SEE SCHEDULE O.WE DO THIS PRIMARILY BY HELPING FAMILIES IN CRISIS MEET BASIC NEEDS AND CHILDREN ACHIEVE STUDENT SUCCESS.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$39.5M

+9.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$11.9M

-5.1% YoY

Grant Count

197

-1.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$60K

-4.1% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$9M$17M$26M$35M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$39,458,269$36,163,636$33,590,820
Revenue$24,296,435$26,157,145$22,819,783
Expenses$23,438,085$23,619,732$23,576,024
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$1,021,901$2,516,658$412,379
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5M$10M$15M$20M294 grants2020305 grants2021268 grants2022228 grants2023199 grants2024197 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

FUNDING FOR INTERNAL INI…$767KCOMMUNITY SHELTER BOARD$735KCOMMUNITY SHARES OF MID-…$573KYMCA OF CENTRAL OHIO$525KCOLUMBUS EARLY LEARNING …$420KCHC CREATING HEALTHIER C…$376KDIRECTIONS FOR YOUTH AND…$375KAMERICA'S BEST CHARITIES$311KLIFECARE ALLIANCE$240KSALVATION ARMY - COLUMBUS$215K

Grant Size Distribution

1,491 grants across all recorded years

1106<$50K171$50–100K147$100–250K40$250–500K25$500K–1M2$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

LISA COURTICEPRESIDENT & CEO$374KMARY BIRCHARDVP OF RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT$159KJULIANA HARDYMONVP OF FINANCE AND CFO$155KMICHAEL WILKOSVP OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT$153KCHERYL WYATTVP SUCCESS BY THIRD GRADE$150KKOURTNI HATTONVP CHIEF PEOPLE & EQUITY OFF…$138KDAVID REIERSONVP PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS$137KMELANIE GRESSONVP IT AND CIC$128KDA'NITA ABNEYSENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIREC…$112K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DERRICK ANTWITRUSTEE1
TAL BENDORBOARD FELLOW1
BARBARA BENHAMPAST CHAIR AND SECRETARY4
MARK BIDSTRUPTRUSTEE1
MELODY BIRMINGHAMTRUSTEE1
JEFF CARPERTRUSTEE1
DUANE CASARESTRUSTEE1
RACHEL CAVINESSTREASURER1
HOPE COTTERTRUSTEE1
DAN CRANECHAIR4
MORGAN GLASSERTRUSTEE1
JEREMY GUTIERREZTRUSTEE1
DAVID LEETRUSTEE1
ELIZABETH MARTINEZTRUSTEE1
STEVE MASONTRUSTEE1
KENNY MCDONALDTRUSTEE1
BILL MCGEETRUSTEE1
AZURE'D METOYERTRUSTEE1
ROCKY PARKERTRUSTEE1
KATHRYN RAINIERITRUSTEE1
MARTYN REDGRAVETRUSTEE1
ROBERT TANNOUSTRUSTEE2
SHAREE WELLSTRUSTEE1
SELESHI ASFAWTRUSTEE1
DAWN BARKLEYTRUSTEE1
DORIAN BASSTRUSTEE1
ANGELA CHAPMANTRUSTEE1
JOHN CONEGLIOTRUSTEE1
DOREEN DELANEY CRAWLEYTRUSTEE1
MELISSA MARINOTRUSTEE1
MATT ZARNOSKYTRUSTEE1
LISA COURTICEPRESIDENT & CEO61$373,934
MICHAEL WILKOSVP OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT42$153,439
JULIANA HARDYMONVP OF FINANCE AND CFO45$155,276
KOURTNI HATTONVP CHIEF PEOPLE & EQUITY OFFICER40$138,165
MARY BIRCHARDVP OF RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT39$158,623
MELANIE GRESSONVP IT AND CIC42$128,152
CHERYL WYATTVP SUCCESS BY THIRD GRADE40$149,825
DAVID REIERSONVP PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS40$137,008
DA'NITA ABNEYSENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR40$112,493

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

21states
+13 more states

Cities

AkronAlexandriaAshburnAthensAtlantaBaltimoreBethesdaBexleyBostonBowling GreenBridgewaterBronxChantillyChautauquaChicagoCincinnatiCirclevilleClevelandColumbusCumberland

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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