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The Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky African American Chamber of Co

The Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky African American Chamber of Co (Ohio) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $326,861 to it, the largest being URBAN LEAGUE OF GREATER SOUTHWESTERN OHIO INC ($225,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2018
$838k
Funders on record
6
Grants received
$327k
Net assets
$-44452
1/6 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 2%
01What it does

What The Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky African American Chamber of Co does

Mission

Chamber's Mission is to establish, cultivate, and strengthen consumer and business relationships; and to provide access to major corporate markets for our members.To preserve and increase Job in community. To help increase business opportunities; and assist in developing strategic partnerships and alliances with businesses.

As stated on its FY2018 Form 990.

Program

The Minority Business Assistance Center(MBAC) provides a platform of technical assistance targeted at start-up and emerging businesses. Through assistance in certification, business plans, financial strategies, and procurement, the program establishes a strong foundation for business growth.In 2018, the MBAC program achieved the following successes: Business support and training for start-ups Training Attendees - Business Plan Developed - Conferences and events sponsored - 12 MBE Certifications - 105 EDGE Certifications - 108

The first program described on its most recent Form 990, which lists programs largest first by expense.

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 ($779k) Expenses 100 ($840k)2018 Revenue 108 ($838k) Expenses 98 ($827k)
20172018
Revenue (108)Expenses (98)

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2017 to 2018, from $136k to $182k (+33%).

$136k
$182k
20172018
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
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2017 57% · 2018 60%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 2 reported years ran a deficit.

−$61k
’17
$12k
’18
0.7
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.

20172018
Listed1817
Joined·+7
No longer listed·8
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2023: the base narrowed from 2 funders to 1 funder, grant income rose $14k → $225k.

Funder
'17
'19
'20
'22
'23
'24*
total
$25k
$25k
$7k
funders
2
2
1
1
1
1

1 of 6 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 8% 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 The Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky African American Chamber of Co’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.

How concentrated its funding is

The Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky African American Chamber of Co leans on a few funders — its largest provides 69% of grant income and the top three 84%; half comes from just 1 funder.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder 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 The Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky African American Chamber of Co.

69%
largest funder
84%
top three
~2
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 52% · 2019 77% · 2020 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — growing more concentrated.

“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.

Where its funders are

93% of The Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky African American Chamber of Co's grant income comes from Ohio funders.

OH
FL

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

’17
’19
’20
’22
’23
Ohio out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $25k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state 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.

04Its place in the field

Organizations like The Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky African American Chamber of Co

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In Ohio

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05Profile & governance

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

Where the money goes

62% of spending goes to programs.

Program 62%Management 13%Fundraising 25%

Governance

16
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

Part of a family of 2 related entities

  • 2303 Gilbert Avenue LLC · disregarded
  • The African American Chamber Education and Resource · exempt

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Questions and answers

Who funds The Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky African American Chamber of Co?
The Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky African American Chamber of Co (Ohio) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $326,861 to it, the largest being URBAN LEAGUE OF GREATER SOUTHWESTERN OHIO INC ($225,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does The Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky African American Chamber of Co have?
IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $326,861 in grants to The Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky African American Chamber of Co, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of The Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky African American Chamber of Co?
URBAN LEAGUE OF GREATER SOUTHWESTERN OHIO INC is the largest funder on record, with $225,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like The Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky African American Chamber of Co 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 FY2018 (financials across 2017–2018), and the filings of 6 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