PHILANTHROPY OHIO: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization: PHILANTHROPY OHIO (EIN 31-1111842)
Tax period: 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Filed: 2011-08-15
IRS object ID: 201122279349303147
Schema version: 2010v3.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2011-08-15T14:02:12-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2010-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SCHNEIDER DOWNS & CO INC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	41 S HIGH ST STE 2100	AddressLine1
City	COLUMBUS	City
State	OH	State
ZIP Code	43215	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2010-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	311111842	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	OHIO GRANTMAKERS FORUM	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	OHIO	NameControl
Phone	6142241344	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	37 W BROAD STREET NO 800	AddressLine1
City	COLUMBUS	City
State	OH	State
ZIP Code	43215	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	GEORGE E ESPY	Name
Title	PRESIDENT	Title
Phone	6142241344	Phone
Date Signed	2011-07-27	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	1	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	TOD E WILSON	Name
Phone	6146214060	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2010	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	GEORGE E ESPY	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	37 W BROAD STREET SUITE 800	AddressLine1
City	COLUMBUS	City
State	OH	State
ZIP Code	43215	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	1631194	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.OHIOGRANTMAKERS.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1984	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	OH	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	OHIO GRANTMAKERS FORUM IS AN ASSOCIATION OF FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATE CONTRIBUTIONS PROGRAMS AND OTHER GRANT MAKING ORGANIZATIONS. ITS MISSION IS TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP FOR ORGANIZED PHILANTHROPY IN OHIO AND TO ENHANCE THE ABILITY OF MEMBERS TO FULFILL THEIR CHARITABLE GOALS.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	16	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	16	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	15	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	147	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	59727	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	16716	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	2246806	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	1286499	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	567984	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	330678	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	9950	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	4181	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	8338	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	694	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	2833078	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	1622052	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	830000	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	1014098	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	938500	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	134445	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	650159	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	1048493	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	2494257	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	1986993	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	338821	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-364941	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	1565610	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	1050596	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	273546	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	123473	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	1292064	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	927123	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	OGF ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION BY PROVIDING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO ITS MEMBERS AND LEADERSHIP TO THE PHILANTHROPIC SECTOR OF OHIO. 2010 ACTIVITIES WERE CONCENTRATED IN THE FOLLOWING FOCUS AREAS.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	0	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	0	SignificantChange
Expense	569821	Expense
Revenue	87042	Revenue
Description	EDUCATION: IN 2010, OGF OFFERED 131 PROGRAMS, SERVING OVER 1,793 PARTICIPANTS. 213 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE 2010 OHIO GRANTMAKERS FORUM ANNUAL CONFERENCE,COMPRISED OF MORE THAN 30 WORKSHOPS, SITE VISITS, AND A CLOSING LUNCHEON ATTENDED BY 60 NONPROFIT LEADERS. IN ADDITION TO THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE, OGF OFFERS PROGRAMS IN 7 CORE COMPETENCY AREAS (COMMUNICATIONS, FINANCE & INVESTMENTS, GOVERNANCE, GRANTMAKING, MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC POLICY AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT) AND ISSUE AREAS (EDUCATION, STATE BUDGET, ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, ETC.) REGIONALLY AND THROUGH WEBINARS.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	677614	Expense
Revenue	62245	Revenue
Description	LEADERSHIP FOR OHIOS PHILANTHROPIC SECTOR: OGF PROVIDED LEADERSHIP FOR ORGANIZED PHILANTHROPY IN THE STATE BY (1) SERVING AS A SPOKESPERSON FOR FOUNDATIONS AMONG VARIOUS EXTERNAL AUDIENCES, INCLUDING PLACING ARTICLES IN THE PUBLIC MEDIA (55 MEDIA STORIES IN 2010), MEETINGS WITH FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL POLICY MAKERS, (IN WASHINGTON, DC AND IN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT MEETINGS) AND THROUGH INTERACTION WITH FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATORS, INCLUDING THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND THE OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL; (2) OGF PRESIDENT GEORGE E. ESPY CHAIRED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHARITABLE ADVISORY COUNCIL, A 14-MEMBER GROUP THAT ADVISED AG CORDRAY ON MATTERS PERTAINING TO OHIOS CHARITIES; (3) PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PHILANTHROPY'S VOICE TO BE HEARD IN STATEWIDE EDUCATION POLICY REFORM THROUGH OUR EDUCATION INITIATIVE, INCLUDING STATEWIDE CONVENINGS OF REPRESENTATIVES OF EDUCATION STAKEHOLDER GROUPS AND REGIONAL MEETINGS FOR LOCAL FOUNDATIONS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	332573	Expense
Description	KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT: OGF ANSWERED 119 REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION IN 2010, PRODUCED 36 NEWSLETTERS CONTAINING OVER 400 ARTICLES, A GRANTMAKING OUTLOOK 2010 REPORT, OHIO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ROSTER, 4-STATE AND OHIO SPECIFIC SALARY SURVEY, AND OHIO: STATE OF PHILANTHROPY 2010. OGF'S WEBSITE WAS A LEADING SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE, PROVIDING ACCESS TO OVER 600 SAMPLE DOCUMENTS AND REFERENCE MATERIALS. OGF'S 7 ELECTRONIC LISTSERVS ALLOWED MEMBERS TO LEARN FROM PEERS, WITH 423 PARTICIPATING BY EITHER ASKING OR ANSWERING QUESTIONS.	Description

Activity Other ActivityOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	83141	Expense
Description	PUBLIC POLICY AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Other Program Service Exp	83141	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceExp
Total Program Service Expense	1663149	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	1	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	1	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	0	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	1	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	0	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	0	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	1	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	0	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	0	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	0	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	1	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	0	School
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	0	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	0	Gaming
Hospital	0	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	0	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	0	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	0	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	0	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	0	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	0	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	0	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	0	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	0	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	0	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	0	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	0	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	0	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	1	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	6	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	15	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	1	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	1	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Form990-T Filed	1	Form990-TFiled
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	0	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	0	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	0	PremiumsPaid
Form8899 Filed	0	Form8899Filed
Form1098 C Filed	0	Form1098CFiled
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	16	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	16	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	0	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	0	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	0	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	1	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	1	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	0	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	1	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	1	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	0	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	1	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	1	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	1	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	1	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	1	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	1	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	1	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	1	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Own Website	X	OwnWebsite
Other Website	X	OtherWebsite
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	STEVEN PHALLEN	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	6142241344	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	37 WEST BROAD STREET	AddressLine1
City	COLUMBUS	City
State	OH	State
ZIP Code	43215	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (19 entries)

TitleTitle	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	OfficerOfficer
HEIDI B JARK
CHAIR	X	0	0	0
DENISE SAN ANTONIO ZEMAN
VICE CHAIR	X	0	0	0
LEAH S GARY
SECRETARY	X	0	0	0
J SCOTT MCREYNOLDS
TREASURER	X	0	0	0
DAVID T ABBOTT
TRUSTEE	X	0	0	0
ANGELA R CLEMENTS
TRUSTEE	X	0	0	0
KIMBERLY E CUTLIP
TRUSTEE	X	0	0	0
CHAD JESTER
TRUSTEE	X	0	0	0
MELISSA A KLEPTZ
TRUSTEE	X	0	0	0
RICHARD W POGUE
TRUSTEE	X	0	0	0
RONALD B RICHARD
TRUSTEE	X	0	0	0
MICHAEL G SHINN
TRUSTEE	X	0	0	0
JANELLE N SIMMONS
TRUSTEE	X	0	0	0
MARY SOBECKI
TRUSTEE	X	0	0	0
STUART W CORDELL
TRUSTEE	X	0	0	0
GORDON WEAN
TRUSTEE	X	0	0	0
GEORGE E ESPY
PRESIDENT		133039	0	15962	48.00	X
ANDREW C PHELAN III
VP - FINANCE		61045	0	12220	40.00	X
NEVA HORNBECK
DIRECTOR FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION		21630	0	845	40.00	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	215714	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	29027	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	1	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	0	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	0	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	0	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation

Name Of Contractor NameOfContractor

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LGA CONSULTING LLC	BusinessNameLine1

Address Of Contractor AddressOfContractor

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7810 HOLISTON COURT	AddressLine1
City	DUBLIN	City
State	OH	State
ZIP Code	43016	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description Of Services	CONSULTING	DescriptionOfServices
Compensation	104169	Compensation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	1	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Membership Dues	632579	MembershipDues
All Other Contributions	653920	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	1286499	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome	ExclusionExclusionAmount	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenue
ANNUAL CONFERENCE	611430	209542	87042	$122,500
SPECIAL PROJECT REVENU	561000	112191	52464		59727
WORKSHOPS/PUBLICATIONS	611430	8945	8945

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	330678	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	4181	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$4,181	ExclusionAmount

Gross Rents GrossRents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	9000	Real

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	9142	Real

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	-142	Real

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-142	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	-$142	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	Description
Business Code	900099	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	836	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	836	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	836	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1622052	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	149287	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	59727	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$126,539	ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	244741	Total
Program Services	195475	ProgramServices
Management And General	27497	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	21769	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	527368	Total
Program Services	422181	ProgramServices
Management And General	58709	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	46478	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	32158	Total
Program Services	25244	ProgramServices
Management And General	3859	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	3055	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	79727	Total
Program Services	62586	ProgramServices
Management And General	9567	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	7574	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	54506	Total
Program Services	42787	ProgramServices
Management And General	6541	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	5178	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9935	Total
Management And General	9935	ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	399	Total
Management And General	399	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	47669	Total
Program Services	37869	ProgramServices
Management And General	5470	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4330	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	17239	Total
Program Services	13533	ProgramServices
Management And General	2068	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1638	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	77072	Total
Program Services	60502	ProgramServices
Management And General	9249	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	7321	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	12718	Total
Program Services	12718	ProgramServices

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	120164	Total
Program Services	120164	ProgramServices

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6611	Total
Program Services	5190	ProgramServices
Management And General	793	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	628	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5161	Total
Program Services	707	ProgramServices
Management And General	4454	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
UNRELATED BUSINESS INCO	5150	5150
SPECIAL PROJECTS	649457	578073	41384	30000
GRANTS EXPENSE	27884	27465	419
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	17046	13381	2046	1619
EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE A	16497	12950	1980	1567

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	35491	Total
Program Services	27174	ProgramServices
Management And General	5029	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	3288	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1986993	Total
Program Services	1663149	ProgramServices
Management And General	189399	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	134445	Fundraising

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1186798	BOY
EOY	801566	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	352289	BOY
EOY	236789	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	13588	BOY
EOY	4464	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	173596	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	165819	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	12935	BOY
EOY	7777	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1565610	BOY
EOY	1050596	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	117839	BOY
EOY	74818	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	155707	BOY
EOY	48655	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	273546	BOY
EOY	123473	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	741963	BOY
EOY	689784	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	550101	BOY
EOY	237339	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1292064	BOY
EOY	927123	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1565610	BOY
EOY	1050596	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-364941	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	1	FSAudited
Audit Committee	1	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1532343	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1012067	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1521617	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	2358306	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1408999	CurrentTaxYear
Total	7833332	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1532343	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1012067	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1521617	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	2358306	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1408999	CurrentTaxYear
Total	7833332	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	1640794	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	6192538	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	9600	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	11385	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	11119	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	9950	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	4181	CurrentTaxYear
Total	46235	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	180	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	179	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	490	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	8338	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	9836	CurrentTaxYear
Total	19023	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	7898590	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	1361765	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.78400	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.78890	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	8001	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Lobbying Expenditures TotalLobbyingExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	8001	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Other Exempt Purpose Expenditures OtherExemptPurposeExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	1662324	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Exempt Purpose Expenditures TotalExemptPurposeExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	1670325	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Lobbying Nontaxable LobbyingNontaxableAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	233516	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	58379	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Tot Lobbying Grassroot Minus Non Tx TotLobbyingGrassrootMinusNonTx

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	0	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Tot Lobby Expend Mns Lobbying Nontx TotLobbyExpendMnsLobbyingNontx

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	0	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount2 LobbyingNontaxableAmount2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year	233516	CurrentYear
Total	233516	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$350,274	LobbyingCeilingAmount

Total Lobbying Expenditures2 TotalLobbyingExpenditures2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year	8001	CurrentYear
Total	8001	Total

Grassroots Nontaxable Amount2 GrassrootsNontaxableAmount2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year	58379	CurrentYear
Total	58379	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$87,569	GrassrootsCeilingAmount

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	33278	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	31870	Depreciation
Book Value	1408	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	102593	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	98221	Depreciation
Book Value	4372	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	37725	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	35728	Depreciation
Book Value	1997	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	7777	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Total Revenue	1622052	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	1986993	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-364941	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Total Adjustments	0	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	-364941	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	1631194	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Revenues	9142	OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990	9142	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	1622052	RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	0	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	1622052	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	1996135	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Expenses Included	9142	OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990	9142	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	1986993	ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	0	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	1986993	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	ExplanationExplanation
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	RENT EXPENSE 9,142.
PART XIII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	RENT EXPENSE 9,142.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (8 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
DECREASE IN REVENUE, EXPENSE AND NET ASSETS:	FORM 990, PART I, LINE 22	IN 2009, THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED A GRANT TOTALING $1,000,000 FROM THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION, WHICH THE ORGANIZATION SUBGRANTED $830,000 DURING 2009 TO OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. NO FUNDING WAS RECEIVED DURING 2010 FROM THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6		THE MEMBERSHIP OF OHIO GRANTMAKERS FORUM CONSISTS OF FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATE CONTRIBUTIONS PROGRAMS AND OTHER GRANTMAKING ORGANIZATIONS FROM THE STATE OF OHIO.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A		MEMBERS MEET ANNUALLY TO ELECT MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11		THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED BY OGF'S AUDIT COMMITTEE WHICH PRESENTS IT TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THEIR REVIEW. A FINAL FILING COPY OF THE FORM IS PROVIDED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER VIA SECURE WEB PORTAL AND/OR E-MAIL PRIOR TO ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF THE FORM TO THE IRS. THE FORM IS ALSO DISPLAYED ON OGF'S WEBSITE, WWW.OHIOGRANTMAKERS.ORG.
	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF OHIO GRANTMAKERS FORUM HAS ADOPTED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT APPLIES TO BOARD MEMBERS, STAFF AND CERTAIN VOLUNTEERS OF THE ORGANIZATION (THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN GRANTED SIGNIFICANT INDEPENDENT DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO FINANCIAL OR OTHER RESOURCES OF THE ORGANIZATION). ANNUALLY, THESE INDIVIDUALS SUBMIT A SIGNED COPY OF THE POLICY FORM DISCLOSING ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORMS ARE REVIEWED, AND IN THE EVENT OF ANY CONLFICT APPROPRIATE ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE POLICY.
	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO AND OFFICERS IS ESTABLISHED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE USING COMPENSATION SURVEY DATA AND SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD.
	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST, ON OUR WEBSITE AND GUIDESTAR.ORG.
	PART XI, LINE 2A	THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE REVIEWED IN THE COURSE OF PERFORMING THE ANNUAL AUDIT.