Ohio Citizen Action Education Fund

Analysis

Ohio Citizen Action Education Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 Citizen Action Education Fund reported income of $1.1m and spending of $733k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $439k to $1.1m (+141%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 111%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Ohio Citizen Action Education Fund sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch Inc ($1.1m), United Way of Grundy County ($1.1m) and Foundation for Youth Resiliency and Engagement ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $48k (6.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $141k. It paid $5,231 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $497k against liabilities of $60k, net assets of $437k.