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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: July 2026 Expires: July 2028

Council on Child Abuse of Southern Ohio, Inc.

Standards Not Met
Standards Not Met
11
(513) 684-7976
4531 Reading Road
Cincinnati, OH, 45229
https://www.cocachild.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Council on Child Abuse of Southern Ohio, Inc. does not meet the following 1 Standards for Charity Accountability:

Standard 11 (Financial Statements)
Make available to all, on request, complete annual financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. When total annual gross income exceeds $1 million, these statements should be audited in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. For charities whose annual gross income is less than $1 million, a review by a certified public accountant is sufficient to meet this standard. For charities whose annual gross income is less than $250,000, an internally produced, complete financial statement is sufficient to meet this standard.

The charity does not meet this Standard because:

The organization's revenue is between $250,000 and $1M, but the organization does not conduct a CPA review.

Council on Child Abuse of Southern Ohio, Inc. meets the remaining 19 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
The Council on Child Abuse provides educational and public awareness programs to prevent and stop abuse and bullying where children live, learn, and play.

Year, State Incorporated:
1978, OH

COCA exists to prevent and stop child abuse and bullying. Through grade-level appropriate educational presentations to students, staff and parents in schools as well as raising public awareness, COCA's top priority is remaining adaptable and flexible to effectively educate as many children as possible about child abuse and bullying. In addition, COCA is proud to be an Erin's Law compliant approved resource by the Ohio Department of Education for Child Sexual Abuse, Dating Violence and Sexual Violence Prevention. (Senate Bill 288).

For the year ended June 30, 2024, Council on Child Abuse of Southern Ohio, Inc.'s program expenses were:

Program services $328,618
Total Program Expenses $328,618

Chief Executive
Tiffany Thomas, Executive Director

Chair of the Board
Edita Dolan-Mayo

Board Size
10

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Television, Grant proposals, Planned giving arrangements, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Council on Child Abuse of Southern Ohio, Inc.'s IRS Form 990 for the year ended June 30, 2024.

Source of Funds
Contributions and grants $230,792
Program service revenue $166,021
Other revenue $14,918
Total Income $411,731

Programs: 80% Fundraising: 0% Administrative: 20%

Total Income $411,731
Total expenses: $410,769
  Program expenses $328,618
  Fundraising expenses $0
  Administrative expenses $82,151
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $962
Beginning Net Assets $134,005
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $134,967
Total Liabilities $32,438
Total Assets $167,405
Council on Child Abuse of Southern Ohio's fundraising expenses are covered by Talbert House, an affiliated organization. The financial statements of both organizations have been evaluated by BBB.

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