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Ohio Energy Project FY2024 filing

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Worthington, OH501(c)(3)Since 1991Education EIN 31-1305046Revenue $978K in FY2024Latest return filed May 13, 2026

On file with the IRSohioenergy.orgWorthington, OHTax-exempt since Aug 1991Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To increase Energy knowledge and leadership skills through Energy education materials and leadership training workshops.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$74K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $61K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$74K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $55K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$17K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$978K
-35% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$992K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$978K
FY2024▼ -35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$978K
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2024▼ -27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$992K
FY2024▼ -10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$992K
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1991.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $892K Management & general 14% · $156K Fundraising 3% · $34K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $74K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Jessica Sarber Former
Interim Executive Director
$36,300Pt VII · Sec A
Shauni Nix Former
Executive Director
$19,865Pt VII · Sec A
Michael Goldman
Executive Director
$18,333Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Keelie Gustin
Governance Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Ely
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Courtney Freyhauf
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Goldman’s $82K as Executive Director is at the 20th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Shauni Nix——$111,364$105,060$102,000$98,500
Michael Goldman$82,217$18,333————
Jessica Sarber Former—$36,300————
Shauni Nix Former—$19,865————

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

Inspires students and teachers about energy through workshops, career exploration, and efficiency programs.

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3 programs · $892K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

E3 Smart

Oep provided an energy efficiency program to select ohio classrooms. Participating teachers received the training, curricula, materials, and ongoing instructional support they needed to implement the program successfully in their classrooms.

$689Kprogram expense
02

E3

Energy, efficiency, enviroment: oep provided a comprehensive energy sustainability program to classrooms across the state. Participating teachers received the training, curricula, materials, and ongoing instructional support they needed to implement the program successfully in their classrooms.

$113Kprogram expense
03

Stem Design Challenge

Oep provided an interactive program centering the engineering design process to solve an energy problem. The program spanned elementary and secondary classrooms. Participating teachers received the curricula, materials, and ongoing support to implement the challenge in their classrooms.

$90Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Nisource Charitable FoundationFY2024$50K
Generac Foundation INCFY2024$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$55K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$978K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$673K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$298K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$892K
Managementcol C$156K
Fundraisingcol D$34K
Owns and owesPt X
$992K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$953K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$298K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$673K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$385
Total revenueLn 12$978K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$953K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$953K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$32K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$500
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
Net assetsLn 32$992K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$953K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31K$23K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K$17K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$992K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$75K$52K$17K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$306K$212K$71K$23K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$39K$27K$9K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$20K$7K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$16K$8K$8K
TravelLn 17$6K$5K$738$244
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$568K$564K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$892K$156K$34K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 13, 2026 $1.5M$1.4M$62K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 31, 2025 $978K$1.1M−$104K$992K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 4, 2024 $1.5M$1.5M$6K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 15, 2023 $1.0M$1.2M−$154K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 $1.9M$1.7M$176K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jan 14, 2021 $2.3M$1.9M$380K$1.0M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $977,602 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $364,405$297,743
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,120,164$672,992
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $546$4,136
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,614$2,731
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,493,729$977,602
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $515,744$448,094
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $971,986$633,846
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,487,730$1,081,940
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,999−$104,338
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
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 $977,602 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,415
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$296,328
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,200
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$297,743
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $672,992$672,992
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,521$4,521
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$385−$385
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $2,731$2,731
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $672,992 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,867$977,602
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,081,940 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $52,159 · Management $17,365 · Fundraising $5,575$75,099
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $212,351 · Management $70,698 · Fundraising $22,697$305,746
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $26,809 · Management $8,925 · Fundraising $2,865$38,599
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,898 · Management $6,625 · Fundraising $2,127$28,650
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $18,050$18,050
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $8,860$8,860
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,686$2,686
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,855 · Management $7,856$15,711
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,322 · Management $738 · Fundraising $244$6,304
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,790 · Management $3,790$7,580
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,782$6,782
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $563,974 · Management $3,899$567,873
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $892,158 · Management $156,274 · Fundraising $33,508$1,081,940
Part X · Balance sheet $1,009,021 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,051,155$953,173
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $38,451$32,246
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $31,067$23,102
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,120,673$1,009,021
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,376$17,262
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,200$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $24,576$17,262
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,096,097$975,109
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$16,650
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,096,097$991,759
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,120,673$1,009,021
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $991,759 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$977,602
XI-2 Total expenses$1,081,940
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$104,338
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,096,097
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$991,759

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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