Central Ohio Crime Stoppers Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
310916741
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Columbus, OH, USA
Phone
6142076655
Rating
95
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$84,899
Expenses
$83,813
Assets
$188,934

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Napoleon Bell (President)
  • Chris Wilson (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Brian Barczyk (Treasurer)
  • Don Goodman (Secretary)
  • Napoleon Bell (President)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Central Ohio Crime Stoppers envisions a safer, more connected community where residents, law enforcement, and partners stand united to prevent crime, protect one another, and promote lasting peace. We strive to be a trusted bridgeempowering citizens with a voice, inspiring collaboration across neighborhoods, and fostering a culture of accountability, transparency, and shared responsibility. Together, we aim to build a Central Ohio where every person feels secure, valued, and supported.

What it reported doing in 2024

Promotional programs to enhance public awareness of crime and violence in their community and neighborhood. Promote non-profit mission to assist law enforcement in capturing culprits and increase public safety.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 96
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 43
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 95.9%; rating input score 96
  • Program expense ratio: 97.2%; rating input score 97

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1.3%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.25; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 56.5%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 12.1% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.4% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.7% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 95.9% of revenue deployed · 97.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $81K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 48/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 2/100.