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BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF CENTRAL OHIO INC

BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF CENTRAL OHIO INC (Ohio) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $20,000 to it, the largest being BBB INSTITUTE FOR MARKETPLACE TRUST ($20,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$3.6M
Funders on record
1
Grants received
$20k
Net assets
$2.6M
0/1 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 1%
01What it does

What Better Business Bureau of Central Ohio Inc does

Mission

The mission better business bureau is to advance marketplace trust by encouragig and supporting ethical business practices. Bbb does this by setting standards for trust, accrediting businesses that meet those standards, and providing resources to help consumers make informed decisions. Through a commitment to ethics, transparency, and ongoing business education, bbb helps build a more truthworthy and reliable marketplace.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.

Program

  1. The program areas that represent the largest investments in resources, as they are central to bbb central ohio's purpose and impact in the community, are: . Accreditation/business trust programs - bbb evaluates and offers accreditation to local businesses based on eight bbb standards for trust, promoting ethical practices, transparency, and responsiveness. Bbb also provides dispute resolution services, including mediation and arbitration, to help resolve complaints fairly and efficiently. Businesses benefit from increased visibility on bbb.org and have opportunities to promote their accreditation in consumer-facing content, reaching visitors actively seeking reputable companies. . Business education - bbb promotes ethical leadership, employee-focused cultures, and a strong commitment to customers and community through ongoing business education outreach. Programs include monthly events, webinars, and presenations at chambers and industry gatherings. Bbb also supports businesses with resources and guidance on reputation management best practices, emphasizing the value of timely and constructive responses to online complaints and reviews. . Consumer education & scam awareness - bbb…

    $3,512,121 spent$534,997 earned by the program
    100% of program spending

The program described on its FY2024 Form 990. Program spending in total: $3,512,121.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.

100 = 20182018 Revenue 100 ($3.5M) Expenses 100 ($3.2M) Net assets 100 ($1.8M)2019 Revenue 101 ($3.5M) Expenses 105 ($3.4M) Net assets 104 ($1.9M)2020 Revenue 105 ($3.6M) Expenses 103 ($3.4M) Net assets 121 ($2.2M)2021 Revenue 96 ($3.3M) Expenses 93 ($3.0M) Net assets 144 ($2.6M)2022 Revenue 94 ($3.3M) Expenses 101 ($3.3M) Net assets 142 ($2.6M)2023 Revenue 97 ($3.4M) Expenses 105 ($3.4M) Net assets 140 ($2.6M)2024 Revenue 102 ($3.6M) Expenses 108 ($3.5M) Net assets 144 ($2.6M)
2018201920202021202220232024
Revenue (102)Expenses (108)Net assets (144)

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $2.5M to $2.9M (+16%).

$2.5M
$2.5M
$2.9M
$3.2M
$3.0M
$3.0M
$3.0M
2018201920202021202220232024
Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.

$227k
’18
$82k
’19
$288k
’20
$311k
’21
−$25k
’22
−$37k
’23
$41k
’24
1.0
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

2018201920202021202220232024
Listed3332333
Joined·+0+0··+0+0
No longer listed·00··00
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.

Funder
'18
total
funders
1

From the IRS filings of BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF CENTRAL OHIO INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

Where its funders are

BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF CENTRAL OHIO INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Ohio, across 1 state in all.

VA

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Organizations like BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF CENTRAL OHIO INC

Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.

In Ohio

Nationally

05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

100% of spending goes to programs.

Program 100%Management 0%Fundraising 0%

Governance

19
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

OH

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Questions and answers

Who funds BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF CENTRAL OHIO INC?
BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF CENTRAL OHIO INC (Ohio) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $20,000 to it, the largest being BBB INSTITUTE FOR MARKETPLACE TRUST ($20,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF CENTRAL OHIO INC have?
IRS filings report 1 organization giving $20,000 in grants to BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF CENTRAL OHIO INC.
Who is the largest funder of BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF CENTRAL OHIO INC?
BBB INSTITUTE FOR MARKETPLACE TRUST is the largest funder on record, with $20,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF CENTRAL OHIO INC find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Ohio. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2018–2024), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing