Cincinnati Better Business Bureau Inc
Public records raise at least one point you should look into before giving.
What it says it does
TO BE THE LEADER IN ADVANCING MARKETPLACE TRUST. MISSION IS ACCOMPLISHED BY: CREATING COMMUNITY OF TRUSTWORTHY BUSINESSES. SETTING STANDARDS FOR MARKETPLACE TRUST. ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING BEST PRACTICES.
- Income
- $4.3 million
- Spending
- $4.1 million
- Employees
- 40
- Highest pay
- $336,721, president/se
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $623,146 spent. PROVIDES CONSUMER EDUCATION SERVICE THROUGH REPORTS ON BUSINESSES, GENERAL ADVICE ABOUT INDUSTRIES AND ALERTS ON CURRENT SCAMS. PROVIDES DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICES AND COLLABORATIVE SAVINGS ON INSURANCE FOR CONSUMERS AND BUSINESSES.
- $2.6 million spent. PROMOTES AN ETHICAL MARKETPLACE THROUGH REGULAR MONITORING OF MEDIA AND INTERNET.
- $251,538 spent. LOCAL CHARITIES EARN DONOR TRUST BY UNDERGOING AN EVALUATION AGAINST BBB'S NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED 20 STANDARDS OF CHARITY ACCOUNTABILITY. THESE STANDARDS ASSESS HOW ETHICALLY A CHARITY GOVERNS ITSELF, KEEPS ITS FINANCIAL RECORDS, AND FUNDRAISES. THE BBB'S CHARITY EDUCATION SERVICES IS THE LARGEST CHARITY REVIEW PROGRAM IN THE BBB SYSTEM.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 1942.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
Ratings and checks are our reading of public records, using the published method. They are not a statement about anyone's honesty. If you work for this organization, you can send corrections or results, confirm you want gifts through Veridonate, or ask to be removed from giving.