Ohio Middle Level Association

Tax-deductible

Macedonia, OH501(c)(3)EIN 51-0137819

To further middle level education for students in ohio

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$18K 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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FY2025 · 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 $15K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 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
$18K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
47 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 47.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 30 voting members
Concern: none of 30 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$76K
-54% vs prior year
Spent
$90K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$356K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$76K
FY2025▼ -54%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$118K
FY2021$108K
FY2022$74K
FY2023$120K
FY2024$164K
FY2025$76K
Expenses
$90K
FY2025▼ -8%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$96K
FY2021$68K
FY2022$126K
FY2023$92K
FY2024$98K
FY2025$90K
Net assets
$356K
FY2025▼ -4%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$290K
FY2021$330K
FY2022$277K
FY2023$305K
FY2024$371K
FY2025$356K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · 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 1988.

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% · $90K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $18K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$9,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$9,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Nichole Bertke$9,000$9,000$9,000$9,000$9,000—
Paul Destino$9,000$9,000$9,000$9,000$9,000$9,000
Dona Klein—————$9,000

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

Improves middle school education for Ohio students.

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1 program service account for $89K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Further education for ohio middle school students

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$76K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$60K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Money outPt IX
$90K
Ln 25
Programscol B$90K
Owns and owesPt X
$356K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$356K
Total assetsLn 16$356K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a30
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Other incomeLn 4–11$60K
Gains on assetsLn 7$9K
Total revenueLn 12$76K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$115K
SavingsLn 2$241K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$356K
Total assetsLn 16$356K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$356K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$371K$356K
Total assetsLn 16$371K$356K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$371K$356K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$18K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Investment management feesLn 11f$140$140
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$14K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$10K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$25K
Total functional expensesLn 25$90K$90K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $76K$90K−$15K$356K 990 PDF
FY2024 $164K$98K$66K$371K 990 PDF
FY2023 $120K$92K$27K$305K 990 PDF
FY2022 $74K$126K−$52K$277K 990 PDF
FY2021 $108K$68K$40K$330K 990 PDF
FY2020 $118K$96K$22K$290K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $75,724 across 4 lines filed
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $6,564$6,564
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $9,451$9,451
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $59,709$59,709
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $75,724$75,724
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $90,312 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $18,000$18,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,685$1,685
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,875$2,875
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $140$140
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,205$5,205
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,629$13,629
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,141$4,141
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,586$9,586
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,165$9,165
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,220$1,220
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,666$24,666
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $90,312 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$90,312
Part X · Balance sheet $355,970 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $142,695$114,547
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $227,863$241,423
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $370,558$355,970
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $370,558$355,970
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $370,558$355,970
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $370,558$355,970
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $355,970 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$75,724
XI-2 Total expenses$90,312
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$14,588
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$370,558
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$355,970

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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