Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2000.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
15 people listed on the 990; $85K paid to officers and key staff.
Kristina Ramey’s $56K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 36th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $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
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
See Clean Fuels Ohio executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Promotes cleaner fuels and efficient vehicles through technical support and education.
Questions for Clean Fuels Ohio
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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.
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.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
The auditor reported 7 findings: a weakness in money controls.
The auditor reported no findings.
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $653K | $970K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $7K | $5K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $766K | $1.3M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $390K | $651K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $376K | $620K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $773K | $773K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $85K | $66K | $13K | $6K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $670K | $523K | $101K | $47K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $16K | $13K | $2K | $1K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $46K | $36K | $7K | $3K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $69K | $54K | $10K | $5K |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $201K | $172K | $29K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $33K | $21K | $11K | $2K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $36K | $13K | $21K | $3K |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $12K | $11K | $478 | $120 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $2K | $628 | $1K | $143 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $899 | $324 | $521 | $54 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.9M | $1.5M | $339K | $96K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 | $321K | $471K | −$149K | −$82K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 | $1.7M | $1.8M | −$172K | $115K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 14, 2024 | $2.3M | $2.6M | −$333K | $287K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 | $2.2M | $1.9M | $245K | $620K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 20, 2021 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $57K | $376K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,189,876 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,189,876 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,945,298 across 12 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $1,270,989 assets, 12 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $620,127 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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