Ohio Society of Association Executives Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE OSAP FOUNDATION ADVANCES ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP THROUGH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. AS OSAP'S PHILANTHROPIC ARM, THE FOUNDATION RAISES FUNDS AND INVESTS IN PROJECTS THAT DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH ADVANCEMENT OF ASSOCIATIONS IN OHIO.
- Income
- $24,404
- Spending
- $18,581
- Reserves
- 9.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 68%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 (1)
- $16,680 spent. IN AN EFFORT TO INVEST IN THE FUTURE OF THE ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT PROFESSION AND ITS LONG-TERM LEADERSHIP, THE OHIO SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION PROFESSIONALS (OSAP) ACTED TO LAUNCH THE OHIO SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION PROFESSIONALS FOUNDATION (OSAPF) WHOSE MISSION IS TO ADVANCE ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP THROUGH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. IN ADDITION TO OFFERING EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH COMPONENTS TO OHIO'S ASSOCIATION INDUSTRY, THE FOUNDATION OVERSEES THE SHANE YATES MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP, A FUND THAT ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS AND CORPORATE PARTNERS TO CHARITABLY DONATE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS FOR YEARS TO COME - AN INTEREST THAT WAS HELD IN HIGH ESTEEM BY SHANE YATES, OSAP'S PREVIOUS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHO DIED UNEXPECTEDLY IN FEBRUARY 2016.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable 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? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, 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 January 2017.
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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