The work of the ohio Educational Foundation is to fund initiatives that enhance student learning, student achievement, and well-being, as well as promote social justice. Its board of directors provides four funding opportunities annually.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $123K a year · 61% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
71 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 71.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $102
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$51K
+76% vs prior year
Spent
$105K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$625K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$51K
FY2025▲ +76%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$57K
FY2022$160K
FY2023$709K
FY2024$29K
FY2025$51K
Expenses
$105K
FY2025▲ +43%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$27K
FY2022$93K
FY2023$92K
FY2024$74K
FY2025$105K
Net assets
$625K
FY2025▼ -8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$39K
FY2022$106K
FY2023$723K
FY2024$679K
FY2025$625K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2023.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $92K Management & general 12% · $13K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Oea President, Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Oea President, Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Oea Vice President, Ex Officio
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Oea Executive Director, Ex Officio
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Oea Executive Director, Ex Officio
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Oea CFO, Staff Liaison
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Oea Secretary/Treasurer, Ex Officio
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

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Funds initiatives to improve student learning, achievement, well-being, and promote social justice.

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1 program · $92K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The work of the ohio educational foundation is to fund initiatives that enhance student learning, student achievement, and well-being, as well as promote social justice. Its board of directors provides four funding opportunities annually.

$92Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$102
Grants paid · 13 grants · $43K · 2020–2024
Individual RecipientFY2022$8,136
Individual RecipientFY2021$5,500
Ohio Governors Imagination LibraryFY2020$5,000
Anthony V Spano FoundationFY2020$5,000
Individual RecipientFY2020$3,000
Individual RecipientFY2020$3,000
North College Hill EaFY2020$3,000
Individual RecipientFY2020$2,448
Individual RecipientFY2020$1,856
Individual RecipientFY2020$500
Individual RecipientFY2020$200
Individual RecipientFY2020$100

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$51K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$51K
Money outPt IX
$105K
Ln 25
Programscol B$92K
Managementcol C$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$625K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$625K
Total assetsLn 16$625K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$51K
Total revenueLn 12$51K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$625K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$625K
Total assetsLn 16$625K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$625K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$679K$625K
Total assetsLn 16$679K$625K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$679K$625K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$92K$92K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$220$220
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$509$509
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$105K$92K$13K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $51K$105K−$54K$625K 990 PDF
FY2024 $29K$74K−$44K$679K 990 PDF
FY2023 $709K$92K$617K$723K 990 PDF
FY2022 $160K$93K$67K$106K 990 PDF
FY2021 $57K$27K$30K$39K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $51,395 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $25,110$51,395
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,055$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $29,165$51,395
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $69,459$92,313
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,158$12,837
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $73,617$105,150
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$44,452−$53,755
Part VI · Governance 8 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $51,395 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$51,395
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$51,395
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$51,395
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $105,150 across 5 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $92,313$92,313
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,749$3,749
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $220$220
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $509$509
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $8,359$8,359
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $92,313 · Management $12,837 · Fundraising $0$105,150
Part X · Balance sheet $625,190 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $678,945$625,190
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $678,945$625,190
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $678,945$625,190
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $678,945$625,190
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $625,190 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$51,395
XI-2 Total expenses$105,150
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$53,755
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$678,945
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$625,190

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