Oglebay Institute: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 55-0359760)

Danielle McCracken’s $98K as President is at the 25th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Danielle McCracken	$97,574	$98,272	$98,284	$93,591	$92,300	$92,196
Joseph Menendez	$76,507	$77,004	$76,984	$70,779	$73,279	$70,023

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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Engages people of all ages and abilities in arts, dance, history, and nature through exceptional programming.

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3 programs · $953K · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Museums- provided programming in local and regional history and interpretation, including: operating a house museum and a glass museum with total attendance of nearly 20,000 people; lectures, workshops, classes, and special exhibitions and events; engaged as estimated 239 volunteers and served a total 21,029 particpants.

$352Kprogram expense

02

Environmental education- provided educational and recreational programming on environmental awareness, appreciation, and preservation, including: cso-linked program delivery to over 1,800 students in public and private schools;public day and residential camps, workshops, lectures, special events, and other programming to more than 3,750…

$350Kprogram expense

03

Visual and creative arts- provided educational and recreational programming in visual and creative arts, including: cso-linked program delivery to over 1,800 students in public and private schools; public art exhibitions showcasing local, regional, and national talent attended over 1,800 people; public day camps, classes, and special…

$251Kprogram expense

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2025

Ew Oglebay Memorial FundFY2025$66K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$66K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$2.9M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$690K

Investment incomeLn 3$581K

Money outPt IX

$2.6M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.8M

Managementcol C$669K

Fundraisingcol D$98K

Owns and owesPt X

$22.1M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$917K

Total assetsLn 16$23.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$860K

PeoplePt VI, VII

25

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a25

IndependentVI 1b25

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M

Government grantsLn 1e$415K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$34K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$690K

Investment incomeLn 3$581K

Other incomeLn 4–11$75K

Gains on assetsLn 7$428K

Total revenueLn 12$2.9M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$3K

SavingsLn 2$915K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$917K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$13.1M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.6M

Other assetsLn 15$2.0M

Total assetsLn 16$23.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$860K

Net assetsLn 32$22.1M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5101

VolunteersI 6794

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$784K	$917K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$10.6M	$13.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$6.7M	$6.6M
Total assetsLn 16	$20.2M	$23.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$1.3M	$860K
Net assetsLn 32	$18.9M	$22.1M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6	$200K		$200K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$1.2M	$1.0M	$68K	$57K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$49K	$32K	$14K	$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$208K	$145K	$54K	$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$99K	$73K	$22K	$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$12K		$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$108K	$80K	$22K	$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$41K	$40K		$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$34K	$29K	$3K	$1K
OccupancyLn 16	$136K	$129K	$2K	$6K
TravelLn 17	$6K	$6K		$250
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$5K	$4K	$896	$194
InterestLn 20	$14K		$14K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$230K		$230K
InsuranceLn 23	$56K	$46K	$8K	$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$165K	$146K	$12K	$7K
All other expensesLn 24e	$55K	$45K	$8K	$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$2.6M	$1.8M	$669K	$98K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$3.1M	$2.8M	$317K	$23.3M	990 PDF
FY2024	$2.9M	$2.9M	−$15K	$22.0M	990 PDF
FY2023	$3.4M	$2.9M	$441K	$20.7M	990 PDF
FY2022	$4.1M	$2.8M	$1.3M	$19.7M	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$2.9M	$2.6M	$355K	$22.1M	990 PDF
FY2020	$2.9M	$2.8M	$124K	$18.9M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $2,941,395 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,693,899$1,594,510

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $677,603$690,280

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $421,074$581,371

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $89,287$75,234

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,881,863$2,941,395

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,728,207$1,724,926

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,029,672$861,347

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,757,879$2,586,273

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $123,984$355,122

Part VI · Governance 25 of 25 board members independent, 2 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body25

VI-1b Independent voting members25

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,941,395 across 10 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $80,193 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1b Membership dues$88,317

VIII-1c Fundraising events$33,636

VIII-1e Government grants$414,814

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,057,743

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,594,510

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $690,280$690,280

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $153,840$153,840

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $427,531$427,531

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$4,959−$4,959

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $770,473 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $576,412$2,941,395

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,586,273 across 17 lines filed

IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsManagement $199,865$199,865

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,044,324 · Management $68,220 · Fundraising $57,385$1,169,929

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $32,058 · Management $14,441 · Fundraising $2,033$48,532

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $145,454 · Management $53,927 · Fundraising $8,718$208,099

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $72,729 · Management $21,645 · Fundraising $4,127$98,501

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,650$11,650

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $80,471 · Management $22,225 · Fundraising $5,000$107,696

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $39,710 · Fundraising $1,736$41,446

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $29,386 · Management $2,929 · Fundraising $1,413$33,728

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $128,931 · Management $1,547 · Fundraising $5,705$136,183

IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,725 · Fundraising $250$5,975

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,536 · Management $896 · Fundraising $194$4,626

IX-20 InterestManagement $13,821$13,821

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $229,981$229,981

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $45,526 · Management $7,994 · Fundraising $2,340$55,860

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $145,722 · Management $12,494 · Fundraising $6,917$165,133

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $45,148 · Management $7,784 · Fundraising $2,316$55,248

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,818,720 · Management $669,419 · Fundraising $98,134$2,586,273

Part X · Balance sheet $22,985,672 assets, 18 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,277$2,586

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $781,787$914,619

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $281,342$318,378

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,800$6,121

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $4,577$1,465

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $40,225$57,829

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,734,802$6,639,993

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $10,550,150$13,068,830

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,799,215$1,975,851

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $20,197,175$22,985,672

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $212,327$226,477

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $403,458$312,615

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $485,275$149,975

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,279,373$859,946

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,011,106$10,016,399

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $9,906,696$12,109,327

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $18,917,802$22,125,726

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $20,197,175$22,985,672

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $22,125,726 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,941,395

XI-2 Total expenses$2,586,273

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$355,122

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$18,917,802

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,533,894

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$318,907

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$22,125,726

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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