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US nonprofit · EIN 472431620 · Cincinnati, OHiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 472431620) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R).Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Mortar Cincinnati's network

14 people20 organisationsi14 people and 20 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). Violet dotted lines (20) 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

14 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.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Ashlee YoungCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Ben Greenberg (also filed as Ben Greenberg)Director2018
8 yrs
Derrick BrazielDirector2018
8 yrs
Dr Nita Walker (also filed as Dr Nita Walker)Director2020
6 yrs
Jake SamadDirector2019
7 yrs
Joseph Allen WoodsDirector / Executive Director2018
8 yrs
Kala GibsonPresident2018
8 yrs
Kashif ShaikhDirector2020
6 yrs
Pranav KothariVice President - Term Ended2018
8 yrs
Robert W McDonald (also filed as Rob McDonald, Robert McDonald)Director2019
7 yrs
Stephanie KhuranaDirector2020
6 yrs
Shawn MannsTreasurer2022
4 yrs
William ThomasDirector2018
8 yrs
Yvette R Simpson EsqmbaDirector2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 14 →

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Pranav KothariVice President2019

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Joseph Allen WoodsCEO & Co-Founder40$130k$62k
Ashlee YoungSecretary1$0
Kashif ShaikhVice Chair1$0
Shawn MannsTreasurer1$0
Yvette R Simpson EsqBoard Chair1$0
Ben GreenbergDirector1$0
Chelsey AlexanderDirector1$0
Derrick BrazielDirector1$0
Donny HarperDirector$0
Matt KingDirector1$0
Sean ParkerDirector1$0
Shantel RouttDirector1$0
William ThomasDirector1$0
Zahki DavisDirector1$0

About

Legal name
Mortar Cincinnati
EIN
472431620
Address
2453 Gilbert Ave, Cincinnati, OH, 45206-2518
State
Ohio
Mission
Our mission aims to create diverse communities by enabling historically marginalized entrepreneurs to access the resources needed to start & run successful businesses. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
J19 Employment
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Employment
Size band
7 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2014
IRS ruling date
1 December 2014
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2022
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsAshlee Young
≥8years on the filingsBen Greenberg
≥8years on the filingsDerrick Braziel
≥8years on the filingsJoseph Allen Woods

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$5.7m
Total liabilities
$1.4m
Net assets or fund balances
$4.3m
Contributions and grants received
$1.9m
Program service revenue
$238k
Grants and similar paid out
$45k
Employees
14
Volunteers
49