Mission
TALK IS CHEAP, INC. IS A NON- PROFTIT ORGANIZATION THAT FOCUSES ON BUILDING CHARACTER, ESTABLISHING CONFIDENCE AND PROVIDING HOPE IN THE LIVES OF YOUNG PEOPLE EVERYWHERE
Public Charity
TALK IS CHEAP INC
TALK IS CHEAP INC is a Public Charity headquartered in BOARDMAN, OH. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $223K revenue, $213K expenses, $63K total assets. 13 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $119K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 020786624
BOARDMAN, OH
Youth Development - Religious Leadership
NTEE: O55
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$223K
Total Expenses$213K
Total Assets$63K
Grant Records13
Funding Total$119K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Talk Is Cheap Inc
How Talk Is Cheap Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$93
Programs
the work itself
$7
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $93 for programs
$93
In 2025, Talk Is Cheap, inc
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$10,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$8,879
GENERAL SUPPORT
$8,879
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$10,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$5,835
Showing up to 5 of 13 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
TREASURER
Craig Steinhoff
EXECUTIVE DI
David G Kohout
TRUSTEE
Greg Smith
TRUSTEE
Jack Durkin
TRUSTEE
Laura Scotford
SECRETARY
Susan Kohout
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $223K | $213K | $63K |
| 2024 | $210K | $202K | $54K |
| 2023 | $197K | $190K | $46K |
| 2022 | $192K | $185K | $38K |
| 2021 | $166K | $188K | $30K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $166K to $223K (+34%), with total assets most recently reported at $63K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.