Ground Level Solutions INC FY2021 filing

IRS exemption revoked

Columbus, OHUnknown exempt organizationEIN 31-1118789

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Provide heating and weatherization for low income families as well as training and energy education for staff and outside contractors.

90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$80K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2022
latest Form 990
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $256K a year · 7% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$80K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: -1.7 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$985K
×34 of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 3400% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$3.8M
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$4.2M
To programs
90%
Net assets
−$956K
By yearFY2020–FY2022
Revenue
$3.8M
FY2021▲ +7%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$3.8M
Expenses
$4.2M
FY2021▲ +14%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$4.2M
FY2022$3.9M
Net assets
−$956K
FY2021▼ -88%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$508K
FY2021−$956K
FY2022−$1.1M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Form 990 (PDF) Claim
IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2026
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Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2022.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $3.8M Management & general 10% · $427K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $80K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Ex. Dir.
$80,054Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
John Johnson$87,000$80,054$80,016

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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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

Helps low-income families with heating and weatherization, offering energy training.

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1 program · $3.8M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Heating, Weatherization, and Insulation Program Epp

Program - lower electric utilization

$3.8Mprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.8M
Money outPt IX
$4.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.8M
Managementcol C$427K
Owns and owesPt X
−$956K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2−$600K
Total assetsLn 16$29K
LiabilitiesLn 26$985K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.8M
Total revenueLn 12$3.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1−$600K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2−$600K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$365K
Total assetsLn 16$29K
LiabilitiesLn 26$985K
Net assetsLn 32−$956K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 526
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$136K−$600K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$361K$365K
Total assetsLn 16$908K$29K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M$985K
Net assetsLn 32−$508K−$956K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$80K$0$80K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$836K$796K$40K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$22K$22K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$98K$98K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$75K$66K$9K$0
Management feesLn 11a$4K$0$4K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$0$11K$0
Office expensesLn 13$11K$11K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$36K$36K$0$0
TravelLn 17$50K$50K$0$0
InterestLn 20$6K$6K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$42K$0$42K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$3.0M$2.7M$241K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.2M$3.8M$427K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 Latest $3.8M$3.9M−$145K−$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $3.8M$4.2M−$451K−$956K 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.6M$3.7M−$172K−$508K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,796,379 across 2 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $13 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,796,366
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,796,366 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $13$3,796,379
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,246,881 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $80,054 · Fundraising $0$80,054
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $795,601 · Management $40,000 · Fundraising $0$835,601
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $21,830 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$21,830
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $97,767 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$97,767
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $65,739 · Management $9,184 · Fundraising $0$74,923
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,519 · Fundraising $0$3,519
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $11,200 · Fundraising $0$11,200
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,781 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,781
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,530 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,530
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $35,751 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$35,751
IX-17 TravelPrograms $49,915 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$49,915
IX-20 InterestPrograms $6,025 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,025
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $41,774 · Fundraising $0$41,774
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,734,764 · Management $241,447 · Fundraising $0$2,976,211
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,819,703 · Management $427,178 · Fundraising $0$4,246,881
Part X · Balance sheet $29,430 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $136,279−$599,623
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $356,982$208,568
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $26,053$26,052
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $27,501$29,824
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $361,393$364,609
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $908,208$29,430
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $719,602$857,593
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $424,318−$118,969
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,416,681$985,160
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$508,473−$955,730
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$508,473−$955,730
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $908,208$29,430
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$955,730 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,796,379
XI-2 Total expenses$4,246,881
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$450,502
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$508,473
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$3,245
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$955,730

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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