Ottawa River Coalition FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Lima, OH501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 34-1760201

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Our mission is to promote the wise management and use of the Ottawa River and its watershed as a valuable community resource. The Coalition is engaged in a wide variety of activities, all aimed at understanding and protecting water quality in the 372 square mile watershed.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$22K 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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FY2020 · Form 990-EZIndependent: 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-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K a year · 18% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$22K
to officers and key staff · 57% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 57% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $27
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
34
of 34 voting members
Looks good: 34 of 34 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$36K
Spent
$39K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$2K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$36K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$36K
FY2021$15K
FY2022$18K
FY2023$12K
FY2024$18K
FY2025$19K
Expenses
$39K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$39K
FY2021$14K
FY2022$15K
FY2023$3K
FY2024$13K
FY2025$13K
Net assets
$2K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2K
FY2021$2K
FY2022$6K
FY2023$15K
FY2024$19K
FY2025$25K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1994.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $39K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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-EZ; $22K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$11,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$11,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Haley Belisle’s $12K as Executive Director is at the 35th percentile of top reported officer pay among 135 <$100K 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Haley Belisle$12,220$11,000

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes wise management and use of the Ottawa River and its watershed as a valuable community resource.

Provided by the organization

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1 program · $39K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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(Code 351) 1) The Coalition's members believe the organization's most effective role or function is to be a forum for stakeholders. To that end, we conducted 1 annual meeting, 5 regular meetings, and 6 committee meetings.

$39Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$27

By the numbers

The FY2020 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$36K
Gifts and grants$36K
Other income$50
Money out
$39K
Programs$39K
Owns and owes
$2K
net assets
Cash and savings$2K
Total assets$2K
Liabilities$0
People
8
listed
Paid2
Voting board34
Independent34
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$36K
Other income$50
Total revenue$36K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$2K
Total assets$2K
Liabilities$0
Net assets$2K
Operations
Employees0
Volunteers60
Fiscal year endsDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyNo
Whistleblower policyNo
Records policyNo

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $19K$13K$6K$25K 990 PDF
FY2024 $18K$13K$4K$19K 990 PDF
FY2023 $12K$3K$9K$15K 990 PDF
FY2022 $18K$15K$4K$6K 990 PDF
FY2021 $15K$14K$605$2K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $36K$39K−$3K$2K 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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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