Ohiox
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What it says it does
OHIOX IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT REPRESENTS, CONNECTS, PROMOTES, AND ADVOCATES FOR THOSE COMMITTED TO GROWING OHIO'S ECONOMY THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION.
- Income
- $656,930
- Spending
- $554,500
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 15
- Highest pay
- $171,378, director & p
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 2025, 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, 2025, 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 (4)
- IN 2025, OHIOX CONTINUED TO BRING OHIO'S TECH COMMUNITY TOGETHER THROUGH A ROBUST CALENDAR OF IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EVENTS ACROSS THE STATE, ENGAGING THOUSANDS OF ATTENDEES FROM STARTUPS, SMALL BUSINESSES, ENTERPRISES, ACADEMIA, AND GOVERNMENT. SIGNATURE GATHERINGS INCLUDED THE OHIO TECH SUMMIT, GOVTECH SUMMIT, OHIO AI SUMMIT, CEO RETREAT, AI ROUNDTABLES, AND MORNINGTECHS. WE ALSO LAUNCHED NEXT25, A NEW INITIATIVE RECOGNIZING 25 INNOVATORS AGE 35 AND UNDER WHO ARE REINVENTING OHIO'S INNOVATION ECONOMY. THE INAUGURAL CLASS SPOTLIGHTED EMERGING LEADERS WORKING ACROSS AI, MEDTECH, AND OTHER FRONTIER INDUSTRIES-BRIDGING OHIO'S LEGACY STRENGTHS WITH ITS DIGITAL FUTURE AND CONNECTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF TALENT TO THE BROADER TECH COMMUNITY.
- OHIOX CHAMPIONED POLICIES AND PROGRAMS TO STRENGTHEN OHIO'S TECH WORKFORCE, INNOVATION ECONOMY, AND GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS. OHIO TECH DAY, OUR FLAGSHIP TECH EDUCATION PROGRAM, REACHED MORE THAN 35,000 STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH OUR 2025 MAILER-A SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION FROM PRIOR YEARS. WE HELPED LEAD THE PUSH FOR A STATEWIDE COMPUTER SCIENCE GRADUATION REQUIREMENT, JOINING LEGISLATIVE LEADERS AT THE STATEHOUSE TO SUPPORT LEGISLATION REQUIRING OHIO HIGH SCHOOLS TO OFFER COMPUTER SCIENCE AND REQUIRING STUDENTS TO COMPLETE A COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSE TO GRADUATE-BUILDING ON THE MOMENTUM OF OHIOFORCS.COM, OUR JOINT CALL FROM 100+ TECH CEOS. AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, OHIOX ADVOCATED FOR INNOVATION POLICIES SUCH AS THE RESTORATION OF FULL AND IMMEDIATE EXPENSING OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COSTS, WARNING THAT CURRENT RULES ARE CHILLING R&D INVESTMENT, HARMING OHIO STARTUPS, AND CEDING GROUND TO GLOBAL COMPETITORS. WE ALSO CONTINUED TO SUPPORT STATE-LED AI WORKFORCE INITIATIVES ROOTED IN OUR PREVIOUS WORK AROUND THE OHIO AI TOOLKIT FOR SCHOOLS AND OHIO'S AI IN EDUCATION STRATEGY. OHIOX CHAMPIONED POLICIES AND PROGRAMS TO STRENGTHEN OHIO'S TECH WORKFORCE, INNOVATION ECONOMY, AND GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS. OHIO TECH DAY, OUR FLAGSHIP TECH EDUCATION PROGRAM, REACHED MORE THAN 35,000 STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH OUR 2025 MAILER-A SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION FROM PRIOR YEARS. WE HELPED LEAD THE PUSH FOR A STATEWIDE COMPUTER SCIENCE GRADUATION REQUIREMENT, JOINING LEGISLATIVE LEADERS AT THE STATEHOUSE TO SUPPORT LEGISLATION REQUIRING OHIO HIGH SCHOOLS TO OFFER COMPUTER SCIENCE AND REQUIRING STUDENTS TO COMPLETE A COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSE TO GRADUATE-BUILDING ON THE MOMENTUM OF OHIOFORCS.COM, OUR JOINT CALL FROM 100+ TECH CEOS. AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, OHIOX ADVOCATED FOR INNOVATION POLICIES SUCH AS THE RESTORATION OF FULL AND IMMEDIATE EXPENSING OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COSTS, WARNING THAT CURRENT RULES ARE CHILLING R&D INVESTMENT, HARMING OHIO STARTUPS, AND CEDING GROUND TO GLOBAL COMPETITORS. WE ALSO CONTINUED TO SUPPORT STATE-LED AI WORKFORCE INITIATIVES ROOTED IN OUR PREVIOUS WORK AROUND THE OHIO AI TOOLKIT FOR SCHOOLS AND OHIO'S AI IN EDUCATION STRATEGY.
- OHIOX CONTINUED TO GROW ITS DEDICATED TECH NEWS PLATFORM, PUBLISHING ORIGINAL STORIES THAT HIGHLIGHTED MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTS, EMERGING STARTUPS, AND THE INNOVATION SHAPING OHIO'S TECH ECONOMY. IN 2025, OHIOX ALSO RELEASED ITS INAUGURAL STATE OF AI REPORT, A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT OHIO'S AI OPPORTUNITY DEVELOPED WITH INPUT FROM ENTERPRISE LEADERS, AI PRACTITIONERS, AND ENTREPRENEURS ACROSS THE STATE. THE REPORT MAPPED OHIO'S AI STRENGTHS, IDENTIFIED AREAS OF COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE, AND PROVIDED A SHARED FRAMEWORK FOR BUILDING OHIO'S AI FUTURE-ELEVATING THE STATE'S PROFILE AS A NATIONAL HUB FOR TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION.
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Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 2025.
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 2020.
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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