Capitol South Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation
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What it says it does
THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE CORPORATION IS FORMED ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL.
- Income
- $9.3 million
- Spending
- $11.7 million
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 15
- Highest pay
- $696,730, president
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)
- $6.1 million spent. MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC PARKING GARAGES AND AN ATTACHED RETAIL CENTER.
- $489,752 spent. IN 2024, COLUMBUS COMMONS WELCOMED MORE THAN 215,000 VISITORS, AN INCREASE OF 12% FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THE PARK HAS CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE CONSISTENT GROWTH IN PATRON ENGAGEMENT EACH YEAR FOLLOWING THE 2020 COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE PROGRAMMING OFFERED AT COLUMBUS COMMONS FOCUSES HEAVILY ON INTERNALLY PRODUCED EVENTS THAT ARE FREE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO ATTEND. THAT YEAR, COLUMBUS COMMONS HOSTED NEARLY 8,000 ATTENDEES BETWEEN TWO FREE CONCERTS FEATURING BELOVED 2000S MUSICAL ARTISTS COLBIE CAILLAT, GAVIN DEGRAW AND SUGAR RAY, AND OVER 18,000 ATTENDEES AT CHILD-FOCUSED PROGRAMMING INCLUDING LARGE-SCALE FAMILY FUN DAYS, WEEKLY EDUCATIONAL COMMONS FOR KIDS EVENTS AND MULTIPLE FREE ANIMATED MOVIE SCREENINGS - ALONG WITH OVER 10,000 SPINS ON THE FREE CAROUSEL.
- $4.0 million spent. IN 2020, CAPITOL SOUTH ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF COLUMBUS FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF TWO PARKING GARAGES TOTALING 1,400 SPACES TO SERVE THE SCIOTO PENINSULA DEVELOPMENT. CONSTRUCTION OF THE GARAGES CONTINUED THOUGH OUT 2021. THE GARAGES WERE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED AND OPENED TO THE PUBLIC IN 2022. CLOSE OUT OF THE CONSTRUCTION PUNCH LIST WAS COMPLETED IN 2024.DURING 2021, CAPITOL SOUTH CONTRIBUTED $3,584,193 OF ITS DOWNTOWN HOUSING INCENTIVE FUND TO CDDC TO ASSIST WITH FUNDING OF THE TOPIARY PARK CROSSING PROJECT, A 98-UNIT AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT BEING DEVELOPED IN DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS. CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT COMMENCED IN 2022 AND OPENED IN THE FALL OF 2023. SEE SCHEDULE O.BEGINNING IN THE SUMMER OF 2021, CAPITOL SOUTH PROVIDED ADDITIONAL SECURITY AND PROGRAMMING TO THE COLUMBUS RIVERFRONT PARK AREA KNOWN AS THE SCIOTO MILE. THESE SERVICES WERE COORDINATED WITH THE CITY OF COLUMBUS DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS TO ACTIVATE THE AREA AFTER THE COVID PANDEMIC. THESE SERVICES CONTINUED IN 2024.
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)(4) social welfare organization.
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)(4) social welfare organization 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 March 1976.
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.
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