Ohio River Foundation

Analysis

Ohio River Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Blue Ash, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Ohio River Foundation reported income of $730k and spending of $469k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $141k to $730k (+417%), an average of +51% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Ohio River Foundation sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eastern Sierra Interpretive Association ($729k), Central Oregon Trail Alliance ($731k) and St Louis Earth Day ($729k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $76k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $217k. At year end it held assets of $548k against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $537k. It reported 14 employees.