Membership Information

Membership Classifications

Platinum: $7500

  • Dinner with the Board President and Executive Director each year
  • Prominent logo placement on website
  • First choice of exclusive golf sponsorships
  • Eligible to participate as a member of the Board of Trustees
  • Receive OHC news and legislative updates
  • Access to membership rosters
  • Discount on Symposium registration

    Gold: $5000

    • Eligible to participate as a member of the Board of Trustees 
    • Receive OHC news and legislative updates 
    • Access to membership rosters
    • Discount on Symposium registration

    Associate: $1000

    • Intended for:
    • Women Business Enterprises and Minority Business Enterprises that have done no more than three LIHTC developments in the last year and no more than one in the previous year
    WBE Eligibility
    • A Women-owned Business Enterprise is defined as a business that is at least 51% owned and controlled by a woman who is an Ohio resident
    MBE Eligibility
    • A for-profit organization must be at least 51% owned and controlled for more than one year by one of the following ethnic groups: African American, Asian, Hispanic or Native American
    • A nonprofit organization must have been led for more than one year by any Ohio resident who belongs to one of the following ethnic groups: African American, Asian, Hispanic or Native American
    • Community Development Corporations
    Eligibility
    • Be organized as a nonprofit corporation and have a letter from the Internal Revenue Service confirming its status as an organization described in IRC 501(c)(3)
    • Be geographically defined by its Articles of Incorporation or Code of Regulations
    • Have a neighborhood base with active resident involvement
    • Demonstrate actual projects undertaken in the construction or rehabilitation of affordable housing in its neighborhood base
      • Discount on Symposium registration

      Together We Make An Impact

      State Housing Tax Credit

      Successfully advocated for a state Low Income Housing Tax Credit

      • $100 million each year through 2027
      • Anticipated to create 4,000 new affordable housing units

        Real Estate Valuation

        Successfully advocated to use the income method to value affordable housing properties for property taxation purposes 

          Executive Director-led Model

          Transitioned to an Executive Director-led model which will provide for proactive communication and advocacy with OHFA and the Ohio legislature

            WHY JOIN OHC?

            Make a Difference in Ohio's Affordable Housing Industry

            Since 1999, we have made an impact in Ohio’s affordable housing industry, but there is much more to be done. Our success is rooted in bringing together our members to advocate on behalf of effective affordable housing policy and legislation at the state and federal level. By joining, you help us strengthen our influence to improving the environment for building and preserving affordable housing for Ohioans.

            Industry

            • OHC Conferences/Events bring knowledge of the most experienced and talented professionals.

            Information

            • OHC Newsletters, email communications, and this website keeps you on top of what may affect the affordable housing industry.

            Invaluable Access

            • Members benefit from one of Ohio’s premier lobbying firms, Hick’s Partners.

            Opportunites

            • Connect and network with like-minded professionals in the industry of affordable housing development.