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US nonprofit · EIN 851009031 · Cincinnati, OHiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 851009031) - 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 tenure.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), grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code SO), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Cincinnati Observatory Foundation

Donations deductible
Revenue
$74k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$190k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$1.5m
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$1.5m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
5.3y av
Staff
0
6 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
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Cincinnati Observatory Foundation's network

6 people4 organisationsi6 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (6) 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

6 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Anna CouttsDirector2020
6 yrs
Emily WallaceTreasurer and Director2023
3 yrs
Joanne PedersenSecretary and Director2020
6 yrs
John PinneyDirector2024
2 yrs
Lauren NiestradtDirector2020
6 yrs
Megan OkunPresident and Director2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

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
John PinneyDirector2023

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
Megan OkunPresident and Director1$0
Joanne PedersenSecretary and Director1$0
Anna CouttsDirector1$0
Emily WallaceTreasurer and Director1$0
John PinneyDirector1$0
Lauren NiestradtDirector1$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Cincinnati Observatory Foundation
EIN
851009031
Address
3489 Observatory Pl, Cincinnati, OH, 45208-2563
State
Ohio
Mission
To raise funds for and to support the programs and activities of the cincinnati observatory center. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
T20 Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2020
Principal officer
Matthew Titus (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 April 2021
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
SO (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

RelatedTHE CINCINNATI OBSERVATORY CENTER SHALL MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY AND HERITAGECincinnati Observatory Center

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsAnna Coutts
≥6years on the filingsJoanne Pedersen
≥6years on the filingsLauren Niestradt
≥6years on the filingsMegan Okun

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
$1.5m
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$1.5m
Contributions and grants received
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$182k
Employees
0
Volunteers
6

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$74k$190kDeficit $115k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

1 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.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Cincinnati Observatory CenterHistoric preservation of cincinnati observatory and stem education in the field of astronomy.$182k