The taxes GRC’s employees pay to the State of Ohio, the City of Cleveland, and the City of Fairview Park are important to Ohio’s economy. These taxes are determined based on the number of civil service employees, their location within the Center, and their wages and salaries. Most of GRC’s employees work on sites that are part of the City of Cleveland; other GRC facilities fall within the boundaries of the cities of Fairview Park and Brook Park. Data on Brook Park could not be quantified because taxes collected by Brook Park are paid through the Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA).

Table 9 shows that during the five-year period FY 1994-1998, the City of Cleveland received $9.5 million from GRC’s employees, for an annual average of $1.9 million. The City of Fairview Park received $2.3 million over these years. These taxes are one part of GRC’s direct impact on Northeast Ohio. While the number of civil service employees declined significantly during these years, the taxes levied by the cities and the State of Ohio declined only slightly, suggesting that the salaries and wages of the remaining employees increased over these years to partially offset the decline in the number of employees. The State of Ohio collected almost $28 million from GRC’s employees over the five years, or an annual average of $5.6 million.