Lead Ohio EIN 47-3665908

Lead Ohio

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Trains underrepresented community leaders to advance progressive causes with a focus on equity. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $773K in revenue, $654K in expenses, and $377K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Membership association · Education
Location
Columbus, OH
Website
www.leadohio.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$773KFY2024
Expenses
$654K
Net assets
$377K
People
9
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  47-3665908 Membership association Columbus, OH
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Trains underrepresented community leaders to advance progressive causes with a focus on equity.
Leadership
Louise Valentine · Executive Di · $139K
Money in and out
$773K revenue, $654K expenses
Bottom line
+15% operating surplus
Membership & operating revenue · FY2024
Total revenue
$773K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$654K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$377K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $119K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.19 Fundraising $0.10
Operating surplus
+15%
revenue over expenses▲ +315% vs prior filing year
Earned revenue
43%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
82%
of spending is salaries & benefits▲ +2% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$773K
FY2024▲ +15%
Expenses
$654K
FY2024▼ -9%
Total assets
$377K
FY2024▲ +46%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2024
Total revenue
$773K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$654K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$377K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$119K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$377K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B72%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $468K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Lead ohio, a private 501(c)(4) organization, has a mission to build a more progressive ohio through a government reflective of the diverse makeup of the state. Through its programming, lead ohio recruits, trains, connects, and educates progressives across ohio on how to shape a more equitable and just future for all ohioans.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CLead Ohio
EINHdr · item D47-3665908
Principal addressHdr · item CColumbus, OH
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.leadohio.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOH
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B60)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$138,566Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Louise Valentine’s $139K as Executive Di is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Louise Valentine$138,566$131,852
Denny Wojtanowski$135,490$135,490$127,696$120,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$444K · 57%
Program service revenue$329K · 43%
Contributions & grants57%$444K
Program service revenue43%$329K
Total revenueLn 12$773K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.19 Fundraising $0.10
Program services72%$468K
Management & general19%$121K
Fundraising10%$65K
Total functional expensesLn 25$654K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$377K
Total assetsLn 16$377K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$377K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $377K · Operating expenses/yr $654K
6.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $468K · Total expenses $654K
72%
Management & General
Management & general $121K · Total expenses $654K
19%
Fundraising
Fundraising $65K · Total expenses $654K
10%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $180K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $509K
$0.35 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $444K · Total revenue $773K
57%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $773K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $329K · Total revenue $773K
43%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $773K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $329K · Total expenses $654K
50%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $773K · Prior year $671K
+15%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $313K · FY2024 $773K
+25%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $377K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $773K · Expenses $654K
+15%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $377K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $377K · Total assets $377K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $377K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Louise Valentine · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $139K · Total expenses $654K
21%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $538K · Total expenses $654K
82%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 72%
Overhead ratio 19%
Fundraising cost ratio 15%
Revenue growth 15%
Accounting fee ratio 0.3%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$209K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $15K · 2020–2020
Columbus FoundationOH · FY2020$15,000

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$773K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$671K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$412K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$389K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$313K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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