Ohio History Connection
Donations deductibleRevenue
$37.6m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$42m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$6.5m
$15.7m liabilities
Net assets
Minus $9.2m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
18
5.4 years on average
Staff
318
475 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
9
named in Part VII
Ohio History Connection's network
18 people19 organisationsi18 people and 19 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (18). Violet dotted lines (19) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
18 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 18 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Hastie | Company secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Ann Bair | Vice President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Anthony Joseph | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Betty Montgomery | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Charley Moses | President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Chief Billy W Friend (also filed as Chief Billy Friend) | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Elizabeth A Weibel (also filed as Betty Weibel) | Vice President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Gregory H Simpson (also filed as Gregory Simpson) | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Guadalupe Velasquez | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Heidi M Samuel (also filed as Heidi Samuel) | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| James B Hadden | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jen Miller | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jon T Elsasser (also filed as Jon Elsasser) | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Melody Young | Treasurer | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Renu Ramankutty | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Richard F Hillis (also filed as Rich Hillis, Richard Hillis) | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Robert M Roach (also filed as Bob Roach, Robert Roach) | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Steve Coon | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
9 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Ann E Ruege | Chief Development Officer | since 2022 |
| Benjamin D Garcia | Deputy Executive Director & Chief Learning Officer | since 2021 |
| Gerald Dannemiller | Chief Marketing Officer | 2023 |
| Hillary Bates | Chief Development Officer | since 2020 |
| Jamison D Pack | Chief Marketing Officer | since 2019 |
| Jeffrey K Ward | Chief Financial Officer | since 2019 |
| LOX A Logan | Chief Executive Officer | since 2019 |
| Megan Wood | Executive Director & CEO | since 2020 |
| Steve George | Senior Advisor to the CEO | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megan Wood | Executive Director & CEO | 40 | $300k | $6k | |
| Jeffrey Ward | Chief Financial Officer | 40 | $168k | ||
| Gerald Dannemiller | Chief Marketing Officer | 40 | $142k | ||
| Ann Ruege | Chief Development Officer | 40 | $142k | ||
| Stacia Kuceyeski | Chief Operating Officer | 40 | $136k | ||
| Jennifer Aultman | Chief Historic Sites Offic | 40 | $135k | ||
| Charley Moses | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ann Bair | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Melody Young | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Alex Hastie | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Janenne Allen | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Steve Coon | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jon T Elsasser | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Chief Billy W Friend | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| James B Hadden | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Richard Hillis | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Anthony Joseph | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jen Miller | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Betty Montgomery | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Renu Ramankutty | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert M Roach | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kathleen Owen Russell | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Christopher H Gillcrist | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Guadalupe Velasquez | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mike Dewine | Governor, State of Ohio | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rob McColley | President, Ohio Senate | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nickie J Antonio | Minority Leader, Ohio Sena | 1 | $0 | ||
| Matt Huffman | Speaker of the Ohio House | 1 | $0 | ||
| Allison Russo | Minority Leader, Ohio Hous | 1 | $0 | ||
| Melissa Shaw | Ohio Local History Allianc | 1 | $0 | ||
| Daniel Rivers | President, Ohio Academy of | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mike Duffey | Chancellor, Ohio Dept of H | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michael Woytek | President, Ohio Academy of | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lydia Mihalik | Director, Ohio Dept of Dev | 1 | $0 | ||
| Laura P Battocietti | Director, Capitol Square R | 1 | $0 | ||
| Stephen D Dackin | Director, Dept of Educatio | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Ohio History Connection
- EIN
- 314389673
- Address
- 800 E 17th Ave, Columbus, OH, 43211-2474
- State
- Ohio
- Mission
- (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A800 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1885
- Principal officer
- Megan Wood (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 1951
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsAlex Hastie
≥7years on the filingsCharley Moses
≥7years on the filingsElizabeth A Weibel
≥7years on the filingsGregory H Simpson
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $6.5m
- Total liabilities
- $15.7m
- Net assets or fund balances
- Minus $9.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $35.1m
- Program service revenue
- $2.1m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $1.8m
- Employees
- 318
- Volunteers
- 475
Grants paid
25+ listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Capitol Square Foundation | Women's suffrage monument | $190k |
| Van Wert County Port Authority | Paul bruhn grant payment; kauke mccurdy block bldg | $158k |
| Riddle Block 9 LLC | Paul bruhn 1 p20ap00425 grant payment | $109k |
| Third Street Studio LLC | Paul bruhn 1 grant payment p20ap00425 | $95k |
| Painesville Tower LLC | Paul bruhn 1 grant payment lake county nat'l bank | $94k |
| Mark Miller | Paul brun 2 grant payment - new towne gallery | $81k |
| Confluence Corporation | Paul bruhn 2 grant payment confluence | $74k |
| Honey House Coshocton LLC | Paul bruhn 2 grant payment | $60k |
| Ohio Historical Society Foundation | Memorial gifts | $49k |
| University of Cincinnati | Am250 grant thinking about ohio development | $43k |
| Americas River Roots Experience | Grant support for freedom journey web based app | $40k |
| Oberlin Heritage Center | Ohf -monroe house, brick & mortar project | $39k |
| Cleveland Restoration Society | Ffy 2024 certified local gov't grant | $33k |
| The Ohio State University Foundation | Am250 ohio grant disbursement osu foundation | $30k |
| City of Toledo | Ohrab regrant funding | $27k |
| East Liverpool Community Partnership for Revitalization | Commission funding support beginning project | $25k |
| Waterville Historical Society | Ohf grant sargent house museum foundation | $23k |
| Summit County Fiscal Office | Am250 community grant award | $23k |
| City of Shaker Heights | Ffy2023 certified local govt grant city of sh | $22k |
| City of Athens | Ffy2022 certified local govt grant | $22k |
| Dairy Barn Arts Center | Ohf - historic cupola restoration project | $19k |
| Mahoning Valley Historical Society | Ohf grant for programs & collections project | $19k |
| City of Bowling Green | Ffy 2023 certified local govt grant | $18k |
| City of Ravenna | Ffy 2023 certified local govt grant | $18k |
| Columbus Landmarks Foundation | Ffy2023 certified local govt grant | $18k |