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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by Innovation Ohio.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,666,673
Total expenses
$1,188,793
Contributions and grants received
$1,666,673
Grants paid
$20,000
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,230,824
Total liabilities, end of year
$112,961
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,117,863
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,054,447
Management and general expenses
$106,902
Fundraising expenses
$27,444
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,054,447

Program services were 88.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,666,673

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $20,000 · program services $20,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $86,769 · program services $73,754 · management and general $8,677 · fundraising $4,338

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $292,466 · program services $248,596 · management and general $29,247 · fundraising $14,623

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $22,786 · management and general $22,786

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $28,952 · program services $24,609 · management and general $2,895 · fundraising $1,448

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,773 · management and general $2,773

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $7,952 · management and general $7,952

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $69,873 · program services $63,091 · management and general $4,521 · fundraising $2,261

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $321,652 · program services $321,652

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $16,317 · program services $4,774 · management and general $6,769 · fundraising $4,774

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $6,392 · management and general $6,392

  • 17 · Travel

    total $20,221 · program services $20,221

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $7,750 · program services $7,750

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,549 · management and general $1,549

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,710 · management and general $1,710

  • 24a · Other expenses: Professional Development

    total $6,734 · management and general $6,734

  • 24b · Other expenses: Dues and Subscriptions

    total $4,897 · management and general $4,897

  • 24c · Other expenses: Research

    total $270,000 · program services $270,000

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $516,821 · end of year $1,029,722

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $9,196

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $3,706

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,644 · end of year $5,490

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $100 · end of year $100

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $193,068 · end of year $195,512

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $15,407 · end of year $4,578

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $60,243 · end of year $108,383

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $639,983 · end of year $1,117,863

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Innovation Ohio is a catalyst for progressive policy and grassroots activity that improves the lives of Ohios working families.

  • Innovation Ohio produced numerous reports and analyses and generated many media mentions on the important public policy issues of the day. Innovation Ohios research was used in debating public policy issues such as redistricting, education, equitable democracy, paid leave and health care.

    Expenses $1,054,447 · Grants $20,000

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Desiree Tims

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $156,267
    From this org
    $86,769
    From related orgs
    $57,846
    Other
    $11,652
    Hours/week
    20 + 20 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $86,769 + $57,846 related
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,991 + $4,661 related
    Filer's total
    $93,760 + $62,507 related

  • Brewster Rhoads

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alan Bannister

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Elisabeth Hire

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Keary McCarthy

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • Battleground Research Inc

    C Corp · Research · OH · 100% owned · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by Innovation Ohio

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202541359349304734

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