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US nonprofit · EIN 852807114 · Columbus, OHiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 852807114) - 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 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2020.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Groundwork Ohio Organization

Donations deductible
Revenue
$2.4m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$2.5m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$5.3m
$232k liabilities
Net assets
$5.1m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
4.0 years on average
Staff
18
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Chair observed
≥1 yr
Robyn Lightcap
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
How am I connected?

Groundwork Ohio Organization's network

5 people4 organisationsi5 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (4) 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

5 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 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Robyn Lightcap ChairBoard Chair2022
4 yrs
David Melin (also filed as Dave Melin)Treasurer2022
4 yrs
Dr Rebekah DormanMember2023
3 yrs
Eric KearneyMember2023
3 yrs
Lisa GrayCompany secretary2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Lynanne GutierrezCoo& Policysince 2022
Shannon JonesCEO and Pressince 2022

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Dr Rebekah DormanSecretary1$0
Robyn LightcapImmediate Past Chair1$0
Lisa A GrayBoard Chair1$0
David MelinTreasurer1$0
Cheryl RoseVice Chair1$0
Rick CarfagnaMember1$0
Eric KearneyMember1$0
Laura DicolaMember1$0
Randy Leite PhDMember1$0
Rev John C JonesMember1$0

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

About

Legal name
Groundwork Ohio Organization
EIN
852807114
Address
175 S 3rd St Ste 420, Columbus, OH, 43215-5188
State
Ohio
Mission
To champion high-quality early learning and healthy development strategies from the prenatal period to age five, that lay a strong foundation for ohio kids, families, and communities. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B05 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
7 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2004
Principal officer
Lisa Gray (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 February 2021
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
2, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥4years on the filingsRobyn Lightcap
≥4years on the filingsDavid Melin
≥4years on the filingsLisa Gray
≥3years on the filingsDr Rebekah Dorman

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
$5.3m
Total liabilities
$232k
Net assets or fund balances
$5.1m
Contributions and grants received
$2.2m
Program service revenue
$14k
Grants and similar paid out
$13k
Employees
18

Grants paid

2 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
Northeast Ohio Black Health CoalitionTo assist the organization in providing a listening session(s) in communities where there are high disparities in asthma rates among the bla$12k
The Breathing AssociationTo assist the organization in providing a listening session(s) in communities where there are high disparities in asthma rates among the bla$1k