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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by OHIO CITIZEN ACTION.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,111,359
Total expenses
$1,026,305
Contributions and grants received
$940,634
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$170,721
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$4
Total assets, end of year
$398,106
Total liabilities, end of year
$341,991
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$56,115
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$656,356
Management and general expenses
$172,518
Fundraising expenses
$197,431
Program service expenses (Part III)
$656,356

Program services were 64.0% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $456,830

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $483,804

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONSUMER AND ENVIRONMENTAL

    total $170,721 · related or exempt $170,721

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $4 · related or exempt $4

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $4

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $123,311 · program services $37,223 · management and general $73,681 · fundraising $12,407

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $452,915 · program services $318,541 · management and general $22,349 · fundraising $112,025

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $34,419 · program services $22,441 · management and general $5,218 · fundraising $6,760

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $51,428 · program services $33,531 · management and general $7,796 · fundraising $10,101

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $10,000 · program services $5,000 · management and general $5,000

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $8,459 · management and general $8,459

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $16,411 · fundraising $16,411

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $50,765 · program services $27,866 · management and general $22,899

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $49,792 · program services $46,006 · management and general $3,554 · fundraising $232

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $19,457 · program services $12,052 · management and general $3,711 · fundraising $3,694

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $30,545 · program services $11,209 · management and general $10,521 · fundraising $8,815

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $24,283 · program services $15,770 · management and general $3,681 · fundraising $4,832

  • 17 · Travel

    total $31,046 · program services $26,039 · fundraising $5,007

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,549 · program services $1,549

  • 20 · Interest

    total $9,412 · program services $6,112 · management and general $1,427 · fundraising $1,873

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $7,394 · program services $4,802 · management and general $1,121 · fundraising $1,471

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,241 · program services $806 · management and general $188 · fundraising $247

  • 24a · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP COMMUNICATIONS

    total $37,422 · program services $29,938 · fundraising $7,484

  • 24b · Other expenses: CONTRACT SERVICES

    total $36,000 · program services $36,000

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES

    total $19,215 · program services $12,478 · management and general $2,913 · fundraising $3,824

  • 24d · Other expenses: PLEDGE RESERVES

    total $11,241 · program services $8,993 · fundraising $2,248

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $410,774 · program services $321,457 · fundraising $89,317

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $28,926 · end of year $10,521

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $278,690 · end of year $255,225

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $973 · end of year $25,810

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $7,250 · end of year $8,745

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

    $49,357

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

    $31,506

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $24,717 · end of year $17,851

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,179 · end of year $79,954

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $108,402 · end of year $79,420

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $250,000 · end of year $175,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $15,272 · end of year $87,571

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$38,939 · end of year $56,115

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $10,000

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

OHIO CITIZEN ACTION ORGANIZES AND MOBILIZES PEOPLE TO ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC INTERESTS. IN PERSON, BY PHONE, AND ONLINE, WE ENGAGE PEOPLE IN ACTIONS THAT PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH, IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, AND BENEFIT CONSUMERS. OUR CAMPAIGNS CONNECT OHIOANS AND BUILD A MOVEMENT TO PROTECT DEMOCRACY AND CREATE A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.

  • ENERGY WORK PUBLIC EDUCATION, ORGANIZING, AND GRASSROOTS LOBBYING ON ISSUES THAT INCLUDE: CLEAN ENERGY, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, FAIR ENERGY COSTS, PRESERVING DEMOCRACY AND PUBLIC HEALTH.

    Expenses $491,405 · Revenue $170,721

  • ELECTORAL WORK OHIO CITIZEN ACTION ENDORSED CANDIDATES FOR FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL OFFICES AND COMMUNICATED THOSE ENDORSEMENTS TO OUR MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS THROUGH EMAIL AND SOCIAL MEDIA. WE SUPPORTED CANDIDATES WHO SUPPORT CLEAN AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, FAIR ENERGY COSTS, PRESERVING DEMOCRACY AND PROMOTING PUBLIC HEALTH. OCA ENDORSED THROUGH INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES. THOSE INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES CONSISTED OF CANVASSING AND DIRECT VOTER CONTACT AND VOTER EDUCATION.

    Expenses $164,951

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Carla Walker

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Carolyn Gilbert

    SECRETARY/TR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Thomas Ferguson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ted Barrows

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lynn Scheerhorn

    FINANCE OFFI

    Total calculated
    $73,681
    From this org
    $73,681
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    32

  • Rachael Belz

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $76,215
    From this org
    $76,215
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    24

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
2 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202303069349300520

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