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Trains underrepresented community leaders to advance progressive causes with a focus on equity. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $313K in revenue, $281K in expenses, and $135K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Membership association · Education
Location
Columbus, OH
Website
www.leadohio.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$313KFY2020
Expenses
$281K
Net assets
$135K
People
8
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
Denny Wojtanowski · Executive Di · $120K
Money in and out
$313K revenue, $281K expenses
Bottom line
+10% operating surplus
Membership & operating revenue · FY2020
Total revenue
$313K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$281K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$135K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $31K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.46 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.34
Operating surplus
+10%
revenue over expenses
Earned revenue
0%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
73%
of spending is salaries & benefits

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$313K
FY2020
Expenses
$281K
FY2020
Total assets
$137K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$2K
FY2020
Total revenue
$313K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$281K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$135K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$31K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$137K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B46%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47

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 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
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
$120,000Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $130K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Leadership Academy

A comprehensive program over the course of six full saturdays for potential candidates for elected offices from township trustee all the way up to U.S. Congress and campaign staff and operatives.

$130Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$310K · 99%
Other revenue$2K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$310K
Other revenue1%$2K
Total revenueLn 12$313K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.46 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.34
Program services46%$130K
Management & general20%$57K
Fundraising34%$95K
Total functional expensesLn 25$281K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$135K
Total assetsLn 16$137K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2K
Total net assetsLn 32$135K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $135K · Operating expenses/yr $281K
5.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $130K · Total expenses $281K
46%
Management & General
Management & general $57K · Total expenses $281K
20%
Fundraising
Fundraising $95K · Total expenses $281K
34%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $95K · Solicited contributions $310K
$0.30 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $310K · Total revenue $313K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $313K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $313K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $313K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $281K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $313K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $135K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $313K · Expenses $281K
+10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $137K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $135K · Total assets $137K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $137K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Denny Wojtanowski · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $120K · Total expenses $281K
43%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $205K · Total expenses $281K
73%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 46%
Overhead ratio 20%
Fundraising cost ratio 30%
Legal fee ratio 1%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

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 · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$671K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$412K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$389K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$313K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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