Nonprofit · EIN 31-0239310
CINCINNATI USA REGIONAL CHAMBER
Tax-exempt · CINCINNATI, OH 45202
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $28,442,311 | $29,935,636 | -$1,493,325 | $20,885,453 | $6,741,102 | $14,144,351 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $22,717,464 | $23,599,393 | -$881,929 | $20,937,178 | $6,132,513 | $14,804,665 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $12,662,776
- of which government grants
- $228,284
- Program service revenue
- $14,797,758
- Investment income
- $234,746
- Net rental income
- $188,369
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$75,854
- Other revenue
- $747,031
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $130,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,659,728
- Other salaries and wages
- $7,617,586
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $10,968,633
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $59,445
- Accounting fees
- $51,588
- Occupancy
- $643,400
- Travel
- $287,420
- Depreciation
- $306,062
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $20,937,178
- Total assets, end of year
- $20,885,453
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $6,741,102
- Net assets, end of year
- $14,144,351
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $693,545
- Publicly traded securities
- $11,164,469
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $13,546,418
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $597,933
- Gross unrelated business income
- $670,736
- Gross receipts
- $33,810,483
- Employees
- 94
- Volunteers
- 300
- Year formed
- 1839
- State of legal domicile
- OH
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MR BRENDON J CULL | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $467,327 | $39,558 |
| MS KIMBERLY LAUTERBACH | CEO, REDI Key employee | 40 | $416,158 | $39,391 |
| MR DARRIN REDUS | CEO, MBA Key employee | 40 | $368,988 | $35,515 |
| MS KATE WARD | CBO Officer | 40 | $260,543 | $32,248 |
| MR JUSTIN BROOKHART | EVP OF CULTURAL ECONOMY AN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $230,147 | $18,781 |
| MS GINA RITTINGER | VP STRATEGIC GROWTH, REDI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $211,614 | $23,840 |
| MR CURTIS HOLLIS | COO - MBA Highest-paid employee | 40 | $198,527 | $27,967 |
| MS AUDREY TREASURE | VP WORKFORCE INNOVATION CE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $190,117 | $10,966 |
| MR THOMAS DEERE | VP MEMBERSHIP Highest-paid employee | 40 | $188,119 | $9,216 |
| MR GREGORY W HARMEYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR TEDD H FRIEDMAN | CORPORATE COUNSEL Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS CANDACE S MCGRAW | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR BRIAN HODGETT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR LEIGH R FOX | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JAMES A WATKINS | FIRST VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
45 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS NATALIE L AUZENNE-SWAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR JEFF BERDING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR TROY BRODIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR LONNIE GRAYSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR KENNETH MCNUTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR WARREN WEBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MS MAUREEN BICKLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR THOMAS WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR KERRY BYRNE | MEMBER OF EXECUTIVE COMMIT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MS PAARAS PARKER | MEMBER OF EXECUTIVE COMMIT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MS BARBARA SMITH | MEMBER OF EXECUTIVE COMMIT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MR GERALD A SPARKMAN | MEMBER OF EXECUTIVE COMMIT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MS AMY B SPILLER | MEMBER OF EXECUTIVE COMMIT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MR DERRICK J BRAZIEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MS SYLVIA BUXTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR ANDREW D CIAFARDINI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR KEITH G DAILEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MS WHITNEY M ECKERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR TIMOTHY A ELSBROCK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MS KAREN FORGUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MS DEBORAH HAYES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR ARCHIE M BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR STEPHEN L HIGHTOWER II | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MS CAROLYN PIONE MICHELI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR RYAN HAYS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR STEPHEN D MULLINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MS MOLLY NORTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR J SCOTT ROBERTSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MS ANYA SANCHEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR JEREMY VAUGHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR JOHN R WARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR ALEXANDER M YASTREBENETSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MS LANAE BARNES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR STEVEN M BESTARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MS ELIZABETH BLACKBURN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR STEPHEN BYBEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MS STEPHANIE EBKEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR KONSTANTINOS ELEFTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR STEPHEN P EWALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR KREG KEESEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR KAI LEWARS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR DOUGLAS L MARSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR ROBERT W MCDONALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MS REGINA CARSWELL RUSSO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR PHILIP WICKLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 56 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MR BRENDON J CULL | PRESIDENT (JAN-MAY 15) & CEO (MAY 16- DEC) Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $457,328 | $37,730 |
| MS KIMBERLY LAUTERBACH | CEO, REDI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $436,573 | $33,137 |
| MS MICHELLE DOLL-SPEISER | CFO AND COO (JAN - AUG 4TH) Officer | 40 | $425,001 | $14,326 |
| MR DARRIN REDUS | CEO, MBA Highest-paid employee | 40 | $344,421 | $38,816 |
| MS JILL P MEYER | CEO (JANUARY - MAY 15TH ) Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $328,359 | $24,231 |
| MS GINA RITTINGER | VP STRATEGIC GROWTH, REDI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $202,181 | $31,494 |
| MR JUSTIN BROOKHART | EVP OF CULTURAL ECONOMY AND EXEC. DIR. OF BLINK Highest-paid employee | 40 | $206,168 | $16,784 |
| MS AUDREY TREASURE | VP WORKFORCE INNOVATION CENTER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $184,173 | $29,632 |
| MS KATE WARD | CBO (JULY 5TH - DEC) Officer | 40 | $112,980 | $9,078 |
| MR GREGORY W HARMEYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR TEDD H FRIEDMAN | CORPORATE COUNSEL Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS CANDACE S MCGRAW | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR BRIAN HODGETT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR LEIGH R FOX | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JAMES A WATKINS | FIRST VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS NATALIE L AUZENNE-SWAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JEFF BERDING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JOSEF ALLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR TROY BRODIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR LONNIE GRAYSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR KENNETH MCNUTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR WARREN WEBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR BEN PARKS JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS MAUREEN BICKLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JAMES W SOWAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR THOMAS WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JAMES M ZIMMERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS NERISSA E MORRIS | MEMBER OF EXECUTIVE COMMIT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR PATRICK LAFLEY | MEMBER OF EXECUTIVE COMMIT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JAMES W PRICE II | MEMBER OF EXECUTIVE COMMIT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR GERALD A SPARKMAN | MEMBER OF EXECUTIVE COMMIT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS AMY B SPILLER | MEMBER OF EXECUTIVE COMMIT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR DERRICK J BRAZIEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS SYLVIA BUXTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR KERRY BYRNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR ANDREW D CIAFARDINI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR KEITH G DAILEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS WHITNEY M ECKERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR TIMOTHY A ELSBROCK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS KAREN FORGUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS DEBORAH HAYES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR ARCHIE M BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR STEPHEN L HIGHTOWER II | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS CAROLYN PIONE MICHELI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR RYAN HAYS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR STEPHEN D MULLINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS MAGGIE NICHOLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS MOLLY NORTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR J SCOTT ROBERTSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS BARBARA SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS PAARAS PAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS ANYA SANCHEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JEREMY VAUGHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JOHN R WARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS MELISSA A WASSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR ALEXANDER M YASTREBENETSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3 E 4TH ST STE 200, CINCINNATI, OH 45202-3746
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BRENDON CULL, 3 E 4TH STREET, CINCINNATI, OH 45202
- Signed the 990
- BRENDON CULL, PRESIDENT AND CEO
- Phone
- (513) 579-3100
- Website
- WWW.CINCINNATICHAMBER.COM
- Return prepared by
- CLARK SCHAEFER HACKETT & CO
Mission
TO GROW THE VIBRANCY AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY OF THE CINCINNATI REGION.
Program accomplishments
- THE CHAMBER PROVIDES NUMEROUS SERVICES, INCLUDING BUSINESS RETENTION AND ATTRACTION, MEMBER BENEFITS TO IMPROVE MEMBERS' BOTTOM LINE, LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS AND EVENTS, SOLUTIONS TO MEMBERS' WORKFORCE CHALLENGES, GOVERNMENT ADVOCACY, PRODUCING THE CITY'S LARGEST FESTIVALS, AND MORE TO CREATE AND SUSTAIN A POSITIVE BUSINESS CLIMATE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING DEMONSTRATING A COMMITMENT TO SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE AND ECONOMIC INCLUSION. THESE SERVICES REFLECT OUR STRATEGIC PLAN: 1. GROW OUR POPULAION 2. GROW OUR ECONOMY3. GROW OUR CULTURAL VIBRANCY 4. CULTIVATE A STRONG BUSINESS COMMUNITYTHE CHAMBER'S TALENTED PROFESSIONAL STAFF WORKS WITH THOUSANDS OF ENGAGED MEMBER COMPANIES, VOLUNTEERS AND PARTNERS IN AN EFFORT TO CREATE AND SUSTAIN A DYNAMIC CINCINNATI USA, A REGION OF FIFTEEN COUNTIES LOCATED IN THREE STATES. THE CHAMBER'S MEMBER BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENT OVER 2,000 BUSINESSES AND 300,000 EMPLOYEES IN OUR 15 COUNTY MSA THROUGHOUT SOUTHWESTERN OHIO, NORTHERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 31-0239310
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1949
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $20,885,453
- Income (IRS master file)
- $33,810,483
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $28,442,311 | $29,935,636 | $20,885,453 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $22,717,464 | $23,599,393 | $20,937,178 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $28,114,499 | $26,349,561 | $21,191,885 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 31-0239310).
Questions about CINCINNATI USA REGIONAL CHAMBER
- What is the EIN of CINCINNATI USA REGIONAL CHAMBER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CINCINNATI USA REGIONAL CHAMBER is 31-0239310.
- Is CINCINNATI USA REGIONAL CHAMBER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1949.
- Are donations to CINCINNATI USA REGIONAL CHAMBER tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does CINCINNATI USA REGIONAL CHAMBER file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CINCINNATI USA REGIONAL CHAMBER due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CINCINNATI USA REGIONAL CHAMBER last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of CINCINNATI USA REGIONAL CHAMBER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names BRENDON CULL.
- Who are the officers and directors of CINCINNATI USA REGIONAL CHAMBER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 60 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $467,327 (MR BRENDON J CULL, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does CINCINNATI USA REGIONAL CHAMBER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $28,442,311, expenses of $29,935,636 and total assets of $20,885,453 at year end.
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