Ohio · Nonprofit
OHIO RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION
OHIO RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION (Ohio) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $156,000 to it, the largest being National Restaurant Association ($156,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $3.1M
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $156k
- Net assets
- $2.1M
What Ohio Restaurant Association does
Mission
A. We serve our members by advancing and protecting ohio's restaurant, food service and hospitality industry. B. Foster and promote goodwill among the members of this association. C. Promote a high standard of integrity for all who conduct business within the food service industry. D. Lead through cooperative action and advance by all lawful means the common purposes of association members. E. Promote activities enabling all ohio's businesses we serve to operate ethically, efficiently and for the greatest economic benefit.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Member services:orha provides roi to its members through cost-saving benefits such as safety training, provides consultation and data on nearly all aspects of a hospitality business and networking with fellow operators. Webinars and in person events provide additional opportunities for businesses to improve their operations. Orha also educates its members on the bureaucratic process so they can better understand how government affects their business and how to advocate for their interests.
Member marketing & communications:the marketing & communications department rebuilt the association website, adding martech to reflect the changing environment within the industry in re: to industry news and association-provided events, education, programs, products & services and industry advocacy efforts to best meet the needs of members and industry professionals. Ora added three monthly e-newsletters to members: newsbites, advocacy updates & upcoming events. Business impact e-news continued monthly to members and public who sign up to receive. Pr & media relations remained high priorities to keep members & public abreast of breaking news & to keep members aware of association events, programs, products & services to assist with successful member business operations and to keep stakeholders and interested parties well informed & engaged.
Member advocacy: the ora constantly advocates for common sense, pro-economic growth policies at all levels of government to ensure that the business climate in ohio continues to allow our members to thrive, employing hundreds of thousands of ohioans as ohio's 2nd largest private sector employer and contributing to the vibrancy of communities large and small throughout ohio. In 2023 our advocacy efforts continued to include post covid recovery efforts. We also continue to advocate for workforce development policies that expand opportunity in ohio, including for struggling or disadvantaged populations, and we continuously stress our industry's focus on food safety and workforce safety to our members and to elected officials and regulatory bodies. Additionally, we are a strong voice for the hospitality industry's contributions to ohio's economic development. Thriving hospitality businesses are increasingly centrally important to vibrant communities. We emphasize this regularly to other ohio leaders. This fact has never been more true than it is today; as ohio attracts more and more employers to our state, it is imperative that every community has vibrant, thriving restaurant,…
To represent, educate, assist and promote members, ultimately helping them sustain and grow their businesses.
The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense.
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 2022 to 2023, from $2.5M to $3.0M (+20%).
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: 2023 7% · 2024 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 8 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.
Chief executive
John Barker
President & CEO
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2022: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $50k → $22k.
Left out of every figure on this page: $54k from one payer (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Ohio Restaurant Association Education Foundation). These are real filings, and they are not money OHIO RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION raised.
From the IRS filings of OHIO RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION’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
OHIO RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Ohio, across 1 state in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
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.
Organizations like OHIO RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION
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.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 2 related entities
- Ohio Restaurant Association Education Foundation · exempt
- Aor Inc · corp_trust
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for OHIO RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION: 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 OHIO RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION?
- OHIO RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION (Ohio) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $156,000 to it, the largest being National Restaurant Association ($156,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does OHIO RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $156,000 in grants to OHIO RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of OHIO RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION?
- National Restaurant Association is the largest funder on record, with $156,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like OHIO RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION 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 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