Otse Action Fund FY2024 filing

Not tax-deductible

Columbus, OH501(c)(4)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 47-1303553Revenue $94K in FY2024

On file with the IRSotseactionfund.org341 S 3rd St Ste 11, 43215-5463 · Columbus, OHTax-exempt since Aug 2021

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96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$10K paid to officers and key staff.
Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990-EZIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $7K a year · 7% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$10K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $55K
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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$94K
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$108K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$44K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$94K
FY2024▼ -7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$91K
FY2023$101K
FY2024$94K
FY2025$96K
Expenses
$108K
FY2024
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$108K
FY2025$95K
Net assets
$44K
FY2024▼ -25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$59K
FY2023$58K
FY2024$44K
FY2025$80K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2018-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2021.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $104K

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

7 people listed on the 990-EZ; $10K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director (jan-Jun)
$9,642Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director (oct-Dec)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kevin Werner’s $12K as Executive Director is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 239 <$100K civil rights & advocacy 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Allison Cohen—$9,642$12,767$3,417
Kevin Werner$12,088———
Hannah Kubbins———$9,010

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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Programs and updates

A membership association based in Columbus, OH.

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$55K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$94K
Gifts and grants$94K
Money out
$108K
Programs$104K
Owns and owes
$44K
net assets
Total assets$44K
Liabilities$0
People
7
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$94K
Total revenue$94K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Total assets$44K
Liabilities$0
Net assets$44K
Operations
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $96K$95K$1K$80K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $94K$108K−$14K$44K 990 PDF
FY2023 $101K$58K 990 PDF
FY2022 $91K$59K 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) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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