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COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION OF CUYAHOGA FALLS

COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION OF CUYAHOGA FALLS (Ohio) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $22,736 to it, the largest being CUYAHOGA FALLS PARTNERSHIP FOR PARKS ($22,736). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$440k
Funders on record
1
Grants received
$23k
Net assets
$2.1M
0/1 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 92%
01What it does

What Community Improvement Corporation of Cuyahoga Falls does

Mission

The Community Improvement Corporation of Cuyahoga Falls was formed in july 1970 and incorporated as a corporation not-for-profit under title xvii, chapters 1702 and 1724 of the ohio revised code. The stated purpose of the corporation is to advance, encourage, and promote the industrial, commercial, civic, and economic development of the city of cuyahoga falls, ohio under applicable sections of the ohio revised code. The corporation provides "gap" financial assistance to eligible businesses in the city of cuyahoga falls. Financial assistance is provided to for- profit organizations that are ineligible for financing through traditional lending institutions. The cic financing will not exceed 30% of the organization's total project expenses. The funding is used for the purchase of equipment and/or assets for the business. Assistance is provided in increments between 50,000-100,000, depending on the needs of the business. Payments are deferred for the first year of financing and then amorti

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.

Programs

  1. The organization maintains certain land known as parcel number 35-01540, 333 pleasant meadow boulevard (formerly the mud run gun club), which was previously donated by the city of cuyahoga falls for the purpose or revitalization and economic development. The organization applied for and received a brownfield remediation grant, administered by the state of ohio, department of development in 2022. The cic entered into a professional service agreement with patriot engineering and environmental, inc. For the environmental remediation and project management for this project. Remediation began in spring of 2023. The organization applied for and received an extension on this project. It is slated to be complete by the end of summer 2025. The total cost of the project is estimated to be 1,972,732.00. The brownfield remediation grant is for 1,044,549.00 and the 25% required funding match has been provided by the city of cuyahoga falls. In 2024, the expenses for this project totaled 184,053.48. The organization received 184, 053.48 in grant revenue from the state. Of this amount, 138,040.10 was reimbursed to the city of cuyahoga falls and 46,013.38 was applied to the city 's 25% required…

    $127,001 spent
    88% of program spending
  2. Downtown events are organized throughout the year for the purpose of economic development of the downtown area an to provide the residents of cuyahoga falls and surrounding communities with an opportunity to come together and celebrate their community through music, cultural festivals, and similar events.

    $18,136 spent$1,750 earned by the program
    12% of program spending
  3. The organization provided 2 loans totaling 100,000 to 2 businesses in 2024. The first loan was provided to legacy law firm, llc in the amount of 50,000 and loan payments will begin in january of 2025. This loan created 2 full-time positions for the city of cuyahoga falls. The 2nd loan was provided to black dog baking company, llc in october of 2024. Payments on this loan will begin in november, 2025. This loan also created 2 full-time positions for the city of cuyahoga falls.

The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $145,137.

02The organization over time

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.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($127k) Expenses 100 ($28k) Net assets 100 ($435k)2018 Revenue 0 ($59) Expenses 45 ($13k) Net assets 97 ($422k)2019 Revenue -208 ($-262707) Expenses 68 ($19k) Net assets 32 ($140k)2020 Revenue 20 ($25k) Expenses 82 ($23k) Net assets 33 ($142k)2021 Revenue 16 ($20k) Expenses 325 ($91k) Net assets 16 ($70k)2022 Revenue 1630 ($2.1M) Expenses 238 ($67k) Net assets 155 ($674k)2023 Revenue 1552 ($2.0M) Expenses 2815 ($790k) Net assets 425 ($1.8M)2024 Revenue 348 ($440k) Expenses 540 ($152k) Net assets 491 ($2.1M)
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Revenue (348)Expenses (540)Net assets (491)

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $72k to $2.1M (+2771%).

$443k
$429k
$143k
$146k
$72k
$2.1M
$2.1M
$2.2M
'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24
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.

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2022 97% · 2023 95% · 2024 86%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.

$98k
’17
−$13k
’18
−$282k
’19
$2k
’20
−$71k
’21
$2.0M
’22
$1.2M
’23
$289k
’24
157
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.

'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24
Listed1010121110101010
Joined·+0+4+1+0+0+0+0
No longer listed·0221000
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

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

Funder
'20
total
funders
1

From the IRS filings of COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION OF CUYAHOGA FALLS’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

100% of COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION OF CUYAHOGA FALLS's grant income comes from Ohio funders.

OH

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

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05Profile & governance

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

Where the money goes

96% of spending goes to programs.

Program 96%Management 4%Fundraising 0%

Governance

10
board members
30%
independent
–Conflict-of-interest policy–Whistleblower policy–Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Footprint & structure

Part of a family of 1 related entity

  • City of Cuyahoga Falls · exempt

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Questions and answers

Who funds COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION OF CUYAHOGA FALLS?
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION OF CUYAHOGA FALLS (Ohio) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $22,736 to it, the largest being CUYAHOGA FALLS PARTNERSHIP FOR PARKS ($22,736). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION OF CUYAHOGA FALLS have?
IRS filings report 1 organization giving $22,736 in grants to COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION OF CUYAHOGA FALLS.
Who is the largest funder of COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION OF CUYAHOGA FALLS?
CUYAHOGA FALLS PARTNERSHIP FOR PARKS is the largest funder on record, with $22,736 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION OF CUYAHOGA FALLS 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.

These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), 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