Clean Fuels Ohio EIN 04-3595329 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Promotes cleaner fuels and efficient vehicles through technical support and education. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $321K in revenue, $471K in expenses, and $-82K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Environment
Location
Lakewood, OH
Website
cleanfuelsohio.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$321KFY2024
Expenses
$471K
Net assets
$-82K
People
12
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  04-3595329 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Lakewood, OH
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Promotes cleaner fuels and efficient vehicles through technical support and education.
Leadership
Kristina Ramey · Chief Executive Officer · $56K
Money in and out
$321K revenue, $471K expenses
Bottom line
62% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$321K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$471K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-82K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$149K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.62 Management & general $0.33 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
62%
of spending reaches programs▼ -19% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +300% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-46%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -350% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$321K
FY2024▼ -81%
Expenses
$471K
FY2024▼ -74%
Total assets
$83K
FY2024▼ -89%
Total liabilities
$165K
FY2024▼ -73%
Total revenue
$321K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$471K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-82K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$149K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$83K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B62%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $250K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Green Fleets

The ohio green fleets program recognizes and assists ohio fleets in taking steps towards reducing their petroleum usage and vehicle emissions. Through educational opportunities, trainings, events, and connections with stakeholders, clean fuels ohio guides fleets through the decision-making process and implementation of various…

$204Kprogram expense
02

Education & Outreach

As unbiased subject matter experts around alternative fuels and efficiency technologies, clean fuels ohio provides educational resources to public and private fleets, government agencies, and industry stakeholders.

$39Kprogram expense
03

Consulting

Clean fuels ohio provides fee for service work for fleets and organizations looking for assistance in evaluating their fuel and technology options to reduce their environmental footprint and economic burden.

$7Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CClean Fuels Ohio
EINHdr · item D04-3595329
Principal addressHdr · item CLakewood, OH
WebsiteHdr · item Jcleanfuelsohio.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOH
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C60)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2000

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$56,337Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristina Ramey’s $56K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 36th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1981 $100K–1M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kristina Ramey$56,337$107,303
Sam Spofforth$85,095$103,936
Phillip La Sussa$64,000
Sam Spofforth Termed 2022$4,261

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$256K · 80%
Program service revenue$56K · 17%
Other revenue$10K · 3%
Contributions & grants80%$256K
Program service revenue17%$56K
Other revenue3%$10K
— government grantsLn 1e$208K
Total revenueLn 12$321K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.62 Management & general $0.33 Fundraising $0.05
Program services62%$291K
Management & general33%$156K
Fundraising5%$24K
Total functional expensesLn 25$471K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$31K
Total assetsLn 16$83K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$165K
Total net assetsLn 32$-82K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $31K · Operating expenses/yr $471K
0.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $291K · Total expenses $471K
62%
Management & General
Management & general $156K · Total expenses $471K
33%
Fundraising
Fundraising $24K · Total expenses $471K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $51K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $261K
$0.19 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $256K · Total revenue $321K
80%
Government reliance
Government grants $208K · Total revenue $321K
65%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $56K · Total revenue $321K
17%
Investment reliance
Investment income $-1K · Total revenue $321K
-0.4%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $56K · Total expenses $471K
12%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $321K · Prior year $1.7M
-81%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $1.3M · FY2024 $321K
-30%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-82K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $321K · Expenses $471K
-46%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $83K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-82K · Total assets $83K
-99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $83K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kristina Ramey · Reported title CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER · Highest reported compensation $56K · Total expenses $471K
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $248K · Total expenses $471K
53%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 62%
Overhead ratio 33%
Fundraising cost ratio 9%
Revenue growth -81%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$29K
Grants paid · 62 grants · $2.7M · 2021–2024
Reconmr LLCFY2024$13,656
Sawatch LabsFY2024$10,000
Virginia Clean CitiesVA · FY2024$8,000
Utah Clean Cities CoalitionFY2024$8,000
Bimbo BakeriesFY2023$120,724
Triangle Clean CitiesFY2023$73,400
Utah Clean Cities CoalitionFY2023$55,650
Wisconsin Clean CitiesFY2023$45,300
Louisiana Clean Fuels CoalitionFY2023$43,950
Low Carbon Fuels CoalitionCA · FY2023$35,000
Virginia Clean CitiesVA · FY2023$34,650
Eastern Pennsylvania Alliance for CleanFY2023$30,000
Clean Cities GeorgiaFY2023$26,700
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$321K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$2.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$2.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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