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Screen a listFranklin County Historical Society Dba Cosi Columbus
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Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$23Mrevenue
FY2025 · −12% in 3 yrs227staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−32.4%
Months of reserve1.5mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+1.8%
Middle half of peersMedianFranklin County Historical Society Dba Cosi Columbus
Where the money goes FY2025 · $31M spent
Programs$24M77%Management and general$5.2M17%Fundraising$1.7M6%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$1.4M in FY2024 and −$7.5M in FY2025. Cash covers 1.5 months, under the peer median of 3.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
13 of 13 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 17% of revenue in FY2025. $5.8M is traced federal awards from National Science Foundation.
990 Part VIII · USAspending65funders
$3.3Ma year, last 3 years
55%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Greater Columbus Arts CouncilEvery year since FY2017$270k$268k$422k$412k$436k$668k$1.2ML Brands FoundationStopped after FY2021$770k$770k$760k$760k$500k–Columbus Downtown Development CorporationStopped after FY2019$760k$380k$380k–American Electric Power FoundationOn and off$100k$350k$150k$150kThe Robert F Wolfe & Edgar T Wolfe FoundationEvery year since FY2017$56k$60k$60k$74k$81k$92k$76kAbbott FundSince FY2019$50k$50k$50k$50k$50kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$504k$799k$1.3M$908k$1.4M$2.2M$2.2M39 other fundersUp to $153k a year each$140k$134k$90k$279k$188k$135k$314k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped