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← OHIO ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by OHIO ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$19,007,633
Total expenses
$14,316,731
Contributions and grants received
$4,745,677
Grants paid
$11,855,446
Program service revenue
$11,799,483
Investment income
$2,458,009
Other revenue
$4,464
Total assets, end of year
$42,187,714
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,317,035
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$37,870,679
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$13,541,373
Management and general expenses
$715,255
Fundraising expenses
$60,103
Program service expenses (Part III)
$13,541,373

Program services were 94.6% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $4,559,848

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $185,829

  • 2a · Program service revenue: IOLTA/IOTA and Filing Fees

    total $11,369,220 · related or exempt $11,369,220

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Ohio Department of Commerce Uncla

    total $430,263 · related or exempt $430,263

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $991,374 · excluded $991,374

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $4,810,604

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $3,343,969

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,466,635

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,466,635 · excluded $1,466,635

  • 11a · Other revenue: Credit Card Rebate

    total $2,550 · excluded $2,550

  • 11b · Other revenue: Student Loan Repayment Assistance

    total $1,310 · excluded $1,310

  • 11c · Other revenue: Class Action Lawsuit Funds

    total $604 · excluded $604

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $4,464

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $11,551,014 · program services $11,551,014

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $304,432 · program services $304,432

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $400,051 · program services $269,171 · management and general $98,285 · fundraising $32,595

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $820,060 · program services $685,680 · management and general $117,382 · fundraising $16,998

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $98,875 · program services $81,948 · management and general $14,938 · fundraising $1,989

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $124,467 · program services $102,825 · management and general $20,888 · fundraising $754

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $83,527 · program services $66,192 · management and general $14,270 · fundraising $3,065

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $51,315 · management and general $51,315

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $45,750 · program services $45,750

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $127,148 · management and general $127,148

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $332,680 · program services $195,007 · management and general $137,673

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,528 · program services $1,093 · management and general $1,435

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $54,552 · program services $22,800 · management and general $31,197 · fundraising $555

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $78,782 · program services $27,711 · management and general $50,674 · fundraising $397

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $112,261 · program services $88,900 · management and general $20,031 · fundraising $3,330

  • 17 · Travel

    total $9,654 · program services $9,654

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $62,407 · program services $44,201 · management and general $18,206

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $25,588 · program services $23,620 · management and general $1,678 · fundraising $290

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $22,889 · program services $14,224 · management and general $8,665

  • 24a · Other expenses: Repairs & Maintenance

    total $4,601 · program services $3,904 · management and general $697

  • 24b · Other expenses: Equipment Rental

    total $4,150 · program services $3,247 · management and general $773 · fundraising $130

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $123,257 · end of year $160,203

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $7,561,808 · end of year $8,901,802

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,084,814 · end of year $1,068,799

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $85,420 · end of year $62,479

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

    $207,133

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

    $152,543

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $64,524 · end of year $54,590

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $28,008,276 · end of year $31,470,675

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $575,564 · end of year $469,166

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $51,142 · end of year $61,556

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $520,338 · end of year $1,189,360

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $3,772,213 · end of year $1,994,595

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $816,966 · end of year $1,071,524

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $32,036,108 · end of year $37,394,810

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $306,896 · end of year $475,869

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

The Foundation is a nonprofit Ohio foundation committed to improving access to justice and ensuring that Ohioans who are low-income or who lack access can fully and fairly participate in civil systems that produce just outcomes.

Activities or mission (Part I)

The Foundation improves access to justice, funding civil legal aid and other programs.

  • Legal Services and Access to Justice Support:The Foundation is dedicated to improving access to justice in civil matters for all Ohioans. In addition to serving as the largest funder of civil legal aid in the state, the Foundation funds innovative projects that empower Ohioans who are low-income or who lack access to resolve legal issues in order to live safe, stable, and financially secure lives. From ensuring qualified lawyers are available to address life-changing civil legal issues to increasing the accessibility of trusted legal information and forms, the Foundation supports the critical programs, services, and resources needed to ensure that all Ohioans can overcome legal hurdles and thrive in their communities. See Schedule O for additional details.

    Expenses $12,718,469 · Grants $11,855,446 · Revenue $11,799,483

  • Public Funds Compliance:The Foundation works closely with financial institutions, lawyers, title agents, and courts to ensure compliance with Ohio's laws governing Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts (IOLTA), Interest on Trust Accounts (IOTA), and civil filing fee surcharges. The Foundation also works to enhance revenue received from those accounts. Specifically, the Foundation assists lawyers and title insurance agents to properly establish and maintain statutorily required accounts and assists financial institutions and courts to remit and report interest and civil filing fees properly in order to fund civil legal aid and improve access to justice in Ohio.

    Expenses $307,157

  • Pro Bono and Justice Bus:Through a generous grant from the Supreme Court of Ohio, the Foundation works to increase pro bono volunteerism by attorneys, paralegals, and law students to deliver civil legal services to low-income Ohioans across the state. The Foundation is a catalyst for developing new statewide and local pro bono initiatives like the Ohio Justice Bus (the Bus), a mobile civil legal office and technology hotspot which helps rural and low income Ohioans through brief advice clinics. See Schedule O for additional details.

    Expenses $515,747

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Paula Boggs Muething

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jennifer Day

    Immediate Past President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mary Amos Augsburger

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Howard Harcha III

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • P Kelly Tompkins

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ann Bergen

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Sally Bloomfield

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Vallie Bowman-English

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Stephen Buchenroth

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Shawn Busken

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Stuart Cubbon

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christopher Davey

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joe Dawson

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Susan DiMickele

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Matthew Donahue

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • William Dowling

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Thomas Eagle

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • John Eklund

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Lee Fisher

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Charles Gerhardt

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Scott Greenwood

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cheryl Grossman

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Justice Daniel Hawkins

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Jon Hollingsworth

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • William Klatt

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ron Johnson

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Gary Leppla

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Nathan Manning

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Sherry Maxfield

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Elizabeth Miller

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Jordan Miller

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Stephanie Mittica

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • John Pinney

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Richard Pogue

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michele Reynolds

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Thomas Roberts

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Kimberly Shumate

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Justice Melody Stewart

    Supreme Court Liaison

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • DJ Swearingen

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • William Weisenberg

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Josh Williams

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Dean Wilson

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Richard Wright

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Angela M Lloyd

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $210,845
    From this org
    $182,948
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,897
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $182,948
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,906
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,991
    Filer's total
    $210,845

  • Yukiko Yee

    General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer

    Total calculated
    $176,222
    From this org
    $119,219
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,003
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $119,219
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,572
    Nontaxable benefits
    $41,431
    Filer's total
    $176,222

  • Myrna M Burga

    Controller and Human Resources Coordinator

    Total calculated
    $121,135
    From this org
    $105,544
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,591
    Hours/week
    40

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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • Ohio Justice Bus LLC

    Mobile Legal Service Office · OH · income $327,139 · assets $179,778

    Directly controlled by Ohio Access to Justice Foundation

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503189349301715

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