Ohio · Nonprofit
CENTRAL COMMUNITY HOUSE
CENTRAL COMMUNITY HOUSE (Ohio) receives grants from 34 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,986,464 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL OHIO INC ($1,866,984). 21 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $2.5M
- Funders on record
- 34
- Grants received
- $4.0M
- Net assets
- $3.7M
What Central Community House does
Mission
Central Community House (cch) is a comprehensive, neighborhood-based community center that has been serving the near east and south side neighborhoods of columbus, ohio since 1936. Rather than specifically address one problem or social condition, cch holistically combats the myriad effects of generational poverty. Healthy children can only exist within strong families; families can only succeed when surrounded by safe, supportive neighborhoods. Cch has a long history of success offering programs, including early education/childcare, after-school/summer programs, transit arts/teen development, senior programs, community organizing, family strengthening/social work, basic needs/crisis assistance, and entrepreneurship and workforce development. More than 4,000 individuals access critical services at cch each year, which reduces or eliminates the need for individuals to rely on costly public assistance or government programs, and can prevent greater issues such as homelessness, crime, unem
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Strong families programming: strong families create strong communities. We provide the services needed to reduce food, housing and employment insecurities. Our family programs help families navigate local resources and find emergency care near them so they can live in safe and supported households. We offer soft skills training, employment assistance, financial education training and emergency housing programs to help access rent and utility assistance. Additionally, we offer health and wellness activities, parenting workshops, and more.
$574,583 spent33% of program spendingSenior programming: staying active in a community is critical in later life. That's why our senior program provides engaging social activities and resources for seniors, by seniors so they can continue to live healthy lives within their own neighborhoods. Our village central senior program helps adults ages 60 and older maintain independence and combat isolation as they age. Led by the members themselves, seniors collaborate and share their lifelong gifts with one another. Additionally, we support our seniors through transportation services, wellness programs, home repairs, access to technology, organized social events, community engagement and more.
$550,761 spent31% of program spendingYouth programming: we help youth succeed in school and in life through programs that inspire culture, creativity and artistic expression. Here, youth have a safe place to play with friends and discover their strengths- helping them lead happier and healthier lives. " laughter and learning go hand-in-hand in our after school program. Running august until may, every monday through friday from 4-6pm, this program provides tutoring, a free computer lab, health and wellness education, field trips, music and arts education, and healthy meals/snack for youth ages 5-11. " our summer day camp program supports busy parents with children ages 5-13. We provide nutritious meals and snacks each day. Additionally, children participate in educational projects, recreational activities, arts programming and more. " our transit arts program brings the power of culture, creativity and artistic expression to youth in our community. We host free workshops scheduled weekly where professional community artists and mentors lead group sessions teaching and practicing the arts. Creative engagement builds upon gifts of youth, while providing a safe space for self-expression and healing; and a connection to…
$460,148 spent26% of program spendingCommunity services: additional revenue supports the management and upgrades of three community facilities, gardening and beautification activities, and community events offered throughout the year, including open mics, community dinners, holiday events, a back-to-school bash, and a children's parade.
$175,462 spent10% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,760,954.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $3.7M to $5.0M (+34%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 58% · 2018 51% · 2019 60% · 2020 64% · 2021 48% · 2022 75% · 2023 65% · 2024 67% · 2025 63%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
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.
Board chair
Nick Stefanik
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 5 funders to 15 funders, grant income fell $726k → $390k.
4 of 34 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 24% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of CENTRAL COMMUNITY HOUSE’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 34 funders by total. 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.
How concentrated its funding is
CENTRAL COMMUNITY HOUSE leans on a few funders — its largest provides 47% of grant income and the top three 79%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
94% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CENTRAL COMMUNITY HOUSE.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 96% · 2018 59% · 2019 48% · 2020 36% · 2021 27% · 2022 33% · 2023 38% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. 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.
How long its funders stay
55% of CENTRAL COMMUNITY HOUSE's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 62% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
98% of CENTRAL COMMUNITY HOUSE's grant income comes from Ohio funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $952k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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.
Government funding CENTRAL COMMUNITY HOUSE receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $10k on record.
- National Endowment for the Arts$10k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like CENTRAL COMMUNITY HOUSE
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
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
71% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for CENTRAL COMMUNITY HOUSE: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CENTRAL COMMUNITY HOUSE?
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY HOUSE (Ohio) receives grants from 34 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,986,464 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL OHIO INC ($1,866,984). 21 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CENTRAL COMMUNITY HOUSE have?
- IRS filings report 34 organizations giving $3,986,464 in grants to CENTRAL COMMUNITY HOUSE, 21 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CENTRAL COMMUNITY HOUSE?
- UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL OHIO INC is the largest funder on record, with $1,866,984 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CENTRAL COMMUNITY HOUSE 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 FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 34 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing