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Cincinnati Regional Business Committee

The CINCINNATI REGIONAL BUSINESS COMMITTEE (crbc) exists to ignite and accelerate transformational change in the greater cincinnati community, leveraging the unique assets, leadership and collective resources of business executives to have long-term positive impact for sustainable growth and regional prosperity.

$480k
Granted FY2024still arriving
7
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$200k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$1.9MCommunity Improvement$1.4MPublic Benefit$270kRecreation & Sports$150kPhilanthropy$129kHousing & Shelter$50kEnvironment$33kReligion$19kOther$0
02FY2024 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 7 grants below total $440,500, the rows itemized in this filing. The $480,083 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $39,583 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $8k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $58k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $375k
$50,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$1.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ACCELERATE GREAT SCHOOLS$200,000
CINCINNATI USA REGIONAL CHAMBER FOUNDATION$75,000
CINTRIFUSE$50,000
KENTUCKY STUDENTS FIRST$50,000
REDI CINCINNATI$33,000
IDEA CINCINNATI$25,000
THE PORT OF GREATER CINCINNATI$7,500
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY21–21, $20k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 16%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 16%OHIO EXCELS: $20k → 15%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

85%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.3M · 10 repeat orgs$602k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +13% since the first grant, against -68% for those funded once.

10 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2024, 6 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
13

Total granted

$3.3M
$519k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+13%
-68%

Still filing today

60%
54%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $83k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Community ImprovementEducationEnvironmentHuman ServicesHealthPhilanthropyOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • C
    Cintrifuse
    6× · 2017–2024 · $340k · revenue +29%
  • GF
    GREENLIGHT FUND INC
    6× · 2017–2022 · $330k · revenue +215%
  • CU
    CINCINNATI USA REGIONAL CHAMBER FOUNDATION
    4× · 2021–2024 · $240k · revenue +13%

Funded once

  • RC
    REDI CINCINNATI
    one grant, 2022 · $100k
  • CO
    CINCINNATIANS OPPOSED TO NEW TAXES
    one grant, 2023 · $100k
  • TU
    THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2018 · $59k · revenue +20%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Cincinnati Usa Regional Chamber

To grow the vibrancy and economic prosperity of the cincinnati region.

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2
Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce

Advancing a thriving central ohio commmunity by serving as a catalyst for all businesses to grow and flourish. our mission pillars are connections, government relations, strategic business solutions and talent/workforce.

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3
Greater Cincinnati Convention and Visitors Bureau Inc

The cincinnati usa convention & visitors bureau is an aggressive sales, marketing, and service organization. our primary responsibility is to positively impact the region's area economy through convention, tradeshow and visitor…

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4
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc

Central indiana corporate partnership (cicp) is an alliance of indiana's business and research university leaders coming together to foster long-term prosperity for the region. cicp's mission is to transform the economy of indiana in order…

Community Improvement
5
Ohio Business Roundtable

To harness the collective expertise of ohio's ceos to advocate for policies that improve ohio's economic competitiveness.

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6
Digitalc

Empower the people of greater cleveland to achieve success through technology, innovation and connected community.

Community Improvement
7
Columbus Compact Corporation

Columbus compact is a catalyst for positive development of central city columbus' neighborhoods and business districts.

Community Improvement
8
Greater Cincinnati Energy Alliance

To facilitate investment in energy efficiency and solar for homeowners, non-profit organizations, and commercial building owners through outreach and education, project management, and financing solutions.

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9
Ohio Chamber of Commerce

As the state's leading business advocate and resource, the ohio chamber of commerce aggressively champions free enterprise, economic competitiveness and growth for the benefit of all ohioans.

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10
Global Cleveland

Global cleveland is dedicated to growing northeast ohio's economy by welcoming and connecting international people to opportunities and fostering a more inviting community for those seeking a place to call home.

Human Services
11
Columbus Learning Center Management Corp D/B/a Community Education Coalition

The community education coalition (cec) is a partnership of education, business, and community stakeholders focused on aligning and integrating our community learning system, economic development, and quality of life.

Education
12
Columbus Education Association

Teacher representation

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Greater Cincinnati Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Cise. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

16 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 16 of the 27 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/16
Grantees still filing
9/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ACCELERATE GREAT SCHOOLS: $1,700,000 · OtherACCELERATE GREAT SCHOOLSREDI Cincinnati LLC: $348,000 · OtherREDI Cincinnati LLCREDI CINCINNATI: $100,000 · OtherTHE MOVE FORWARD PAC: $100,000 · OtherCINCINNATI BUSINESS COMMITTEE: $100,000 · OtherCINCINNATIANS OPPOSED TO NEW TAXES: $100,000 · Other+8 more: $226,500 · Other+8 moreCintrifuse: $340,000 · Community ImprovementCintrifuseGREENLIGHT FUND INC: $330,000 · Community ImprovementGREENLIGHT FUND INCCINCINNATI USA REGIONAL CHAMBER FOUNDATION: $240,000 · Community ImprovementCINCINNATI USA REGIONAL CHA…CINCINNATI CENTER CITY DEVELOPMENT CORP: $50,000 · Community ImprovementTeach for America Inc: $100,000 · EducationKENTUCKY STUDENTS FIRST INC: $50,000 · EducationIDEA Public Schools: $25,000 · EducationTHE GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION: $70,000 · PhilanthropyTHE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI FOUNDATION: $59,000 · PhilanthropyGREEN UMBRELLA: $25,000 · EnvironmentOHIO EXCELS: $20,000 · Human ServicesCISE: $20,000 · ReligionTHE HEALTH COLLABORATIVE: $15,000 · Health
Other$2,674,500Community Improvement$960,000Education$175,000Philanthropy$129,000Environment$25,000Human Services$20,000Religion$20,000Health$15,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetACCELERATE GREAT SCHOOLS: $1,700,000 over 8y, 64% of budgetCintrifuse: $340,000 over 6y, 2.2% of budgetGREENLIGHT FUND INC: $330,000 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetCINCINNATI USA REGIONAL CHAMBER FOUNDATION: $240,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetTeach for America Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCINCINNATI BUSINESS COMMITTEE: $100,000 over 2y, 3.2% of budgetTHE GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION: $70,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI FOUNDATION: $59,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCINCINNATI CENTER CITY DEVELOPMENT CORP: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKENTUCKY STUDENTS FIRST INC: $50,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetGREEN UMBRELLA: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetIDEA Public Schools: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOHIO EXCELS: $20,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetCISE: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCITIZENS FOR CHILDRENS SERVICES OF HAMILTON COUNTY: $15,000 over 1y, 6.1% of budgetTHE HEALTH COLLABORATIVE: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds ACCELERATE GREAT SCHOOLS ↗
  • Who funds Cintrifuse ↗
  • Who funds GREENLIGHT FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds CINCINNATI USA REGIONAL CHAMBER FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Teach for America Inc ↗
  • Who funds CINCINNATI BUSINESS COMMITTEE ↗
  • Who funds THE GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CINCINNATI CENTER CITY DEVELOPMENT CORP ↗
  • Who funds KENTUCKY STUDENTS FIRST INC ↗
  • Who funds GREEN UMBRELLA ↗
  • Who funds IDEA Public Schools ↗
  • Who funds OHIO EXCELS ↗
  • Who funds CISE ↗
  • Who funds CITIZENS FOR CHILDRENS SERVICES OF HAMILTON COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds THE HEALTH COLLABORATIVE ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Horizon Community Fun…The Greater Cincinnat…Hcs FoundationGe Aerospace Foundati…Fidelity Investments …
Horizon Community Funds of Northern KentuckyKY15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 4 of 4Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky · The Greater Cincinnati Foundation · Hcs Foundation · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Cincinnati Regional Business Committee funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Cincinnati Regional Business Committee. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%5%19%42%75%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 27 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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