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Central Ohio Workforce Investment Corporation

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2016 · Form 990 · revenue $3.6M · expenses $4.5M · assets $240K

EIN
20-1175160
Address
1111 E Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43205
Website
www.cowic.org
NTEE code
-
Subsection
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Ruling year
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Mission

To meet employment needs

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

4 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Costantino Shirley CFO2015-2016 $62,818$182,110 1
Coleman-Tolbert Suzzane CEO2016 $50,536$50,536 1
Martin Barbara Interim CFO2016 $42,489$42,489 1
Coleman-Tolbert Suzanne (former) COWIC, President & CEO2015 $138,887$138,887 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

32 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Barker Judy Board Member2016 0 $0 reported 1
Calestro Peggy Board Member2016 0 $0 reported 1
Russell Gretta Board Member2016 0 $0 reported 1
Schiele Ann Board Member2014-2016 0 $0 reported 1
Sharp Derek Board Member2016 0 $0 reported 1
Stewart Angela Board Member2016 0 $0 reported 1
Bigby Pierre (former) Bigby Financial Planning, LLC, President2014-2015 0 $0 reported 2
Hollenbaugh Ritchey (former) Carlile, Patchen & Murphy, LLP - Attorney2014-2015 2 $0 reported 2
Harrell Dewitt (former) DDHX Enterprises, Inc., President/CEO2014-2015 2 $0 reported 2
Morris Brian (former) Morris Communications, President2014-2015 0 $0 reported 2
Williamson Archie (former) Diversified Systems, President2015 2 Not reported 2
Chilton Robert (former) Executive Director, IMPACT2014-2015 0 $0 reported 2
Mccarthy Pamela (former) Central Community House, Exec Director2014-2015 0 $0 reported 2
Harris Quinten (former) City of Columbus, Deputy Director of Jobs/Econ. Development2014-2015 0 $0 reported 2
Bartley Trudy (former) Asst VP/Govt Affairs, OSU2014-2015 0 $0 reported 1
Campbell Steve (former) City of Columbus2014-2015 0 $0 reported 1
Dalby Michael (former) President & CEO Columbus Chamber2014-2015 0 $0 reported 1
Doody Sue (former) President, Lindey's Grant Ave Investments2014-2015 0 $0 reported 1
Harkin Kate (former) OSU, Dir of Outreach & Education2014-2015 0 $0 reported 1
Otey Barbara (former) Ohio Health, Vice President2014-2015 1 Not reported 1
Seward Rollin (former) Econ Dev & Plan, Franklin County2014-2015 1 Not reported 1
Washington Christopher (former) Franklin University, Provost & Senior VP2015 1 Not reported 1
Kosanovich Matt (former) United Way of Central OH, Senior Impact Dire2014 1 Not reported 2
Nicholson Bob (former) Opp for Ohioans W/Disabilities Agency, Reg Mgr2014 1 Not reported 2
Bivens Joy (former) Ambassador Home Health Services, Owner2014 2 $0 reported 1
Case Nancy (former) Exec Dir, Comm & Civic Engagement, Cols State2014 0 $0 reported 1
Endicott Holly (former) OH Dept of JFS; Region 6 Chamber2014 0 $0 reported 1
Hillman Charles (former) Cols Metro Housing Authority, Director2014 0 $0 reported 1
Lipster Stephen (former) Electrical Trades Center, Director2014 1 Not reported 1
Moore R Brian (former) Cardinal Health, Vice President2014 1 Not reported 1
Skok Roberta (former) AFSCME Ohio Council 8, Regional Director2014 1 Not reported 1
Trotman Anthony (former) Franklin County Dept of Job & Fam Srvc, Director2014 1 Not reported 1

People by year

2016 · 9 people listed · 3 paid, $156K · 48 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
COSTANTINO SHIRLEY CFO40 $62,232$0$586 $62,8181
COLEMAN-TOLBERT SUZZANE CEO40 $48,821$0$1,715 $50,5361
MARTIN BARBARA Interim CFO40 $42,489$0$0 $42,4891
BARKER JUDY Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
CALESTRO PEGGY Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
RUSSELL GRETTA Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
SCHIELE ANN Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
SHARP DEREK Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
STEWART ANGELA Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
2015 · 18 people listed · 2 paid, $258K · 68 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
COLEMAN-TOLBERT SUZANNE COWIC, President & CEO40 $138,887$0$0 $138,8871
COSTANTINO SHIRLEY COWIC, COO/CFO40 $119,292$0$0 $119,2921
BARTLEY TRUDY Asst VP/Govt Affairs, OSU0 $0$0$0 $01
BIGBY PIERRE Bigby Financial Planning, LLC, President0 $0$0$0 $02
CAMPBELL STEVE City of Columbus0 $0$0$0 $01
CHILTON ROBERT Executive Director, IMPACT0 $0$0$0 $02
DALBY MICHAEL President & CEO Columbus Chamber0 $0$0$0 $01
DOODY SUE President, Lindey's Grant Ave Investments0 $0$0$0 $01
HARKIN KATE OSU, Dir of Outreach & Education0 $0$0$0 $01
HARRELL DEWITT DDHX Enterprises, Inc., President/CEO2 $0$0$0 $02
HARRIS QUINTEN City of Columbus, Deputy Director of Jobs/Econ. Development0 $0$0$0 $02
HOLLENBAUGH RITCHEY Carlile, Patchen & Murphy, LLP - Attorney2 $0$0$0 $02
MCCARTHY PAMELA Central Community House, Exec Director0 $0$0$0 $02
MORRIS BRIAN Morris Communications, President0 $0$0$0 $02
OTEY BARBARA Ohio Health, Vice President1 --- $01
SEWARD ROLLIN Econ Dev & Plan, Franklin County1 --- $01
WASHINGTON CHRISTOPHER Franklin University, Provost & Senior VP1 --- $01
WILLIAMSON ARCHIE Diversified Systems, President2 --- $02
2014 · 25 people listed · none paid · 65 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BARTLEY TRUDY Asst WP/Govt Affairs, OSU0 $0$0$0 $01
BIGBY PIERRE Bigby Financial Planning, LLC, President0 $0$0$0 $02
BIVENS JOY Ambassador Home Health Services, Owner2 $0$0$0 $01
CAMPBELL STEVE City of Columbus0 $0$0$0 $01
CASE NANCY Exec Dir, Comm & Civic Engagement, Cols State0 $0$0$0 $01
CHILTON ROBERT Executive Director, IMPACT0 $0$0$0 $02
DALBY MICHAEL President & CEO Columbus Chamber0 $0$0$0 $01
DOODY SUE President, Lindey's Grant Ave Investments0 $0$0$0 $01
ENDICOTT HOLLY OH Dept of JFS; Region 6 Chamber0 $0$0$0 $01
HARKIN KATE OSU, Dir of Outreach & Education0 $0$0$0 $01
HARRELL DEWITT DDHX Enterprises, Inc., President/CEO2 $0$0$0 $02
HARRIS QUINTEN City of Columbus, Deputy Director of Jobs/Econ. Development0 $0$0$0 $02
HILLMAN CHARLES Cols Metro Housing Authority, Director0 $0$0$0 $01
HOLLENBAUGH RITCHEY Carlile, Patchen & Murphy, LLP - Attorney2 $0$0$0 $02
KOSANOVICH MATT United Way of Central OH, Senior Impact Dire1 --- $02
LIPSTER STEPHEN Electrical Trades Center, Director1 --- $01
MCCARTHY PAMELA Central Community House, Exec Director1 --- $02
MOORE R BRIAN Cardinal Health, Vice President1 --- $01
MORRIS BRIAN Morris Communications, President1 --- $02
NICHOLSON BOB Opp for Ohioans W/Disabilities Agency, Reg Mgr1 --- $02
OTEY BARBARA Ohio Health, Vice President1 --- $01
SCHIELE ANN Lower Lights Christian Health Center1 --- $01
SEWARD ROLLIN Econ Dev & Plan, Franklin County1 --- $01
SKOK ROBERTA AFSCME Ohio Council 8, Regional Director1 --- $01
TROTMAN ANTHONY Franklin County Dept of Job & Fam Srvc, Director1 --- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2016 · 5 contractors · $1.4M
NameLocationServicePaid
Proteam Workforce SolutionsColumbus, OHTemp Eml & Participant PR$695,391
City of ColumbusColumbus, OHProgram Services$345,932
New Horizons CLC of Columbus LLCWesterville, OHProgram Services$125,715
Assist 4 Dentist LLCLewis Center, OHProgram Services$119,900
Roadmaster Drivers School of Ohio IncColumbus, OHProgram Services$110,610
2015 · 5 contractors · $2.9M
NameLocationServicePaid
Proteam Workforce SolutionsColumbus, OHTemp Eml & Participant PR$1,553,138
Henkels & McCoy IncChicago, ILProgram Services$386,556
Impact Community ActionColumbus, OHProgram Services$346,936
Jewish Family ServicesColumbus, OHProgram Services$345,037
Franklin County Depatment of Job & Family ServicesColumbus, OHProgram Services$300,825
2014 · 5 contractors · $4.2M
NameLocationServicePaid
Proteam Workforce SolutionsColumbus, OHTemp Eml & Participant PR$2,236,948
Henkels & McCoy IncChicago, ILProgram Services$811,223
Jewish Family ServicesColumbus, OHProgram Services$606,082
Roadmaster Drivers School of Ohio IncColumbus, OHTraining Services$367,455
Goodwill ColumbusColumbus, OHProgram Services$226,231

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2016 · 24 grants to organizations · $1.5M

Listed grants add up to $1,546,991; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $2,034,331. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2015 · 20 grants to organizations · $3.8M

Listed grants add up to $3,774,588; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $3,989,792. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2014 · 54 grants to organizations · $4.7M

Listed grants add up to $4,731,129; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $6,760,886. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2016 · Form 990 period ending 2017-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,585,432$4,517,862 $239,553$239,553 $3,585,432$0 $155,843480
2015 · Form 990 period ending 2016-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$7,903,787$8,201,730 $1,171,983$1,171,983 $7,903,787$0 $258,179680
2014 · Form 990 period ending 2015-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$12,441,281$12,085,296 $1,469,926$1,469,926 $12,441,281$0 $286,453650

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $3,216,391 in all, tax years 2016 to 2016. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
ASPYR Public charity Exact 2016 1$3,216,391 2016$3,216,391
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Similar organizations

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
MADERA COUNTY WORKFORCE INVESTMENT CORPORATIONCAJ21 $3,615,096$3,312,768 Exec Dir/Sec$136,245 Similar name, revenue within 2x
FRESNO AREA WORKFORCE INVESTMENT CORPORATIONCAJ22 $29,341,116$29,036,636 CEO$223,956 Similar name, revenue within 10x
Central Vermont Investment CorporationVTNot reported -$62,972$66,957 Treasurer$0 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 3 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
ASSETS UNDER MOVEMENT DAF sponsor$483,4452 22024–2024 FRESNO AREA WORKFORCE INVESTMENT CORPORATION; MADERA COUNTY WORKFORCE INVESTMENT CORPORATION
EAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$100,0001 12022–2022 MADERA COUNTY WORKFORCE INVESTMENT CORPORATION
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation$404 12020–2023 MADERA COUNTY WORKFORCE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2016 · Form 990 · $4,517,862 spent · pay $1,641,311 · grants $2,034,331 · events $920
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $1,977,633$1,977,633-- 43.8%
Other salaries and wages $1,230,537$1,119,045$111,492$0 27.2%
Occupancy $345,951$338,173$7,778$0 7.7%
Fees: other services $302,889$293,761$9,128$0 6.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $155,843$0$155,843$0 3.4%
Payroll taxes $123,259$123,259$0$0 2.7%
Other employee benefits $106,733$106,548$185$0 2.4%
Information technology $106,016$103,064$2,952$0 2.3%
Grants to US individuals $56,698$56,698-- 1.3%
Office expenses $52,341$48,887$3,454$0 1.2%
Pension plan contributions $24,939$24,939$0$0 0.6%
Fees: accounting $14,390$14,390$0$0 0.3%
Fees: legal $8,369$6,527$1,842$0 0.2%
Advertising and promotion $7,090$6,938$152$0 0.2%
Travel $4,254$4,175$79$0 0.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $920$920$0$0 0.0%
Total$4,517,862100%

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2015 · Form 990 · $8,201,730 spent · pay $2,782,431 · grants $3,989,792 · events $279
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $3,871,892$3,871,892-- 47.2%
Other salaries and wages $2,078,787$1,890,644$188,143$0 25.3%
Occupancy $922,620$855,374$67,246$0 11.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $258,179$0$258,179$0 3.1%
Payroll taxes $219,997$185,816$34,181$0 2.7%
Other employee benefits $207,242$178,875$28,367$0 2.5%
Office expenses $147,855$105,135$42,720$0 1.8%
Information technology $133,425$108,068$25,357$0 1.6%
Fees: other services $121,074$32,991$88,083$0 1.5%
Grants to US individuals $117,900$117,900-- 1.4%
Fees: legal $61,076$1,987$59,089$0 0.7%
Advertising and promotion $22,991$22,464$527$0 0.3%
Pension plan contributions $18,226$13,845$4,381$0 0.2%
Fees: accounting $17,250$0$17,250$0 0.2%
Travel $2,937$2,172$765$0 0.0%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $279$0$279$0 0.0%
Total$8,201,730100%

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2014 · Form 990 · $12,085,296 spent · pay $3,582,959 · grants $6,760,886 · events $38,766
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $6,647,011$6,647,011-- 55.0%
Other salaries and wages $2,650,869$2,650,869$0$0 21.9%
Occupancy $571,243$530,944$40,299$0 4.7%
Fees: other services $429,139$428,180$959$0 3.6%
Other employee benefits $374,027$362,200$11,827$0 3.1%
Office expenses $327,599$302,332$25,267$0 2.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $286,453$82,684$203,769$0 2.4%
Information technology $252,417$224,299$28,118$0 2.1%
Payroll taxes $226,024$208,493$17,531$0 1.9%
Grants to US individuals $96,300$96,300-- 0.8%
Advertising and promotion $61,440$61,417$23$0 0.5%
Pension plan contributions $45,586$39,584$6,002$0 0.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $38,766$37,006$1,760$0 0.3%
Travel $29,704$26,448$3,256$0 0.2%
Grants outside the US $17,575$17,575-- 0.1%
Fees: accounting $17,335$0$17,335$0 0.1%
Fees: legal $13,808$13,808$0$0 0.1%
Total$12,085,296100%

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