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FOCUS ON OHIOS FUTURE

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2019 · Form 990EZ · revenue $9K · expenses $9K · assets $734

EIN
26-4264161
Address
50 W BROAD ST STE 1111, COLUMBUS, OH 43215-5906
Website
WWW.FOCUSONOHIOSFUTURE.ORG
NTEE code
S41
Subsection
501(c)(4)
Ruling year
2009
Cross-check
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Mission

TO EDUCATE THE CITIZENS OF OHIO REGARDING INITIATIVES WHICH SUPPORT AND ADVANCE BUSINESS, AND TO PARTICIPATE IN FORUMS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH THAT SUPPORT AND ADVANCE BUSINESS IN OHIO.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Gordon Gough DIRECTOR & TREASURER/SECRE2010-2019 1 $0 reported 8
John C Matesich Iii DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT2010-2019 1 $0 reported 2
John C Mahaney Jr DIRECTOR & VICE PRESIDENT2010-2019 1 $0 reported 7

People by year

2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN C MATESICH III DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
JOHN C MAHANEY JR DIRECTOR & VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $07
GORDON M GOUGH DIRECTOR & TREASURER/SECRE1 $0-$0 $08
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN C MATESICH III DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
JOHN C MAHANEY JR DIRECTOR & VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $07
GORDON M GOUGH DIRECTOR & TREASURER/SECRE1 $0-$0 $08
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN C MATESICH III DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
JOHN C MAHANEY JR DIRECTOR & VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $07
GORDON M GOUGH DIRECTOR & TREASURER/SECRE1 $0-$0 $08
2016 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN C MATESICH III DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
JOHN C MAHANEY JR DIRECTOR & VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $07
GORDON M GOUGH DIRECTOR & TREASURER/SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $08
2015 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN C MATESICH III DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
JOHN C MAHANEY JR DIRECTOR & VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $07
GORDON M GOUGH DIRECTOR & TREASURER/SECRE1 $0-$0 $08
2014 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN C MATESICH III DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
JOHN C MAHANEY JR DIRECTOR & VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $07
GORDON M GOUGH DIRECTOR & TREASURER/SECRE1 $0-$0 $08
2013 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN C MATESICH III DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
JOHN C MAHANEY JR DIRECTOR & VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $07
GORDON M GOUGH DIRECTOR & TREASURER/SECRE1 $0-$0 $08
2012 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN C MATESICH III DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
JOHN C MAHANEY JR DIRECTOR & VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $07
GORDON M GOUGH DIRECTOR & TREASURER/SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $08
2011 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN C MATESICH III DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
JOHN C MAHANEY JR DIRECTOR & VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $07
GORDON M GOUGH DIRECTOR & TREASURER/SECRE1 $0-$0 $08
2010 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN C MATESICH III DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
JOHN C MAHANEY JR DIRECTOR & VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $07
GORDON M GOUGH DIRECTOR & TREASURER/SECRETAR1 $0-$0 $08

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$9,000$9,036 $734$734 $9,000- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$15,000$14,736 $770$770 $15,000- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$23,000$24,036 $506$506 $23,000- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$21,000$21,808 $1,542$1,542 $21,000- ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$30 $2,350$2,350 $0- ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$30,500$29,261 $2,380$2,380 $30,500- ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$19,500$19,403 $1,141$1,141 $19,500- ---
2012 · Form 990EZ period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$47,000$56,983 $1,044$1,044 $47,000- ---
2011 · Form 990EZ period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$123,000$112,831 $11,027$11,027 $123,000- ---
2010 · Form 990EZ period ending 2010-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$15,000$14,142 $858$858 $15,000- ---

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $104,641 in all, tax years 2011 to 2019. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
OHIOANS TO PROTECT JOBS Public charity Exact 2011 1$65,000 2011$65,000
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OHIO COUNCIL OF RETAIL MERCHANTS Public charity Exact 2016-2019 4$39,641 2019$11,340
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2019 · Form 990EZ · $9,036 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $9,000 99.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $36 0.4%
Total$9,036100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $14,736 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $14,700 99.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $36 0.2%
Total$14,736100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $24,036 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $24,000 99.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $36 0.1%
Total$24,036100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $21,808 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $21,000 96.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $808 3.7%
Total$21,808100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $30 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $30 100.0%
Total$30100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $29,261 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $28,500 97.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $761 2.6%
Total$29,261100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $19,403 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
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Fees to independent contractors $18,700 96.4%
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2012 · Form 990EZ · $56,983 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $56,330 98.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $653 1.1%
Total$56,983100%

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2011 · Form 990EZ · $112,831 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $111,500 98.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,331 1.2%
Total$112,831100%

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2010 · Form 990EZ · $14,142 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $14,100 99.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $42 0.3%
Total$14,142100%

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