Ohio Digital Learning School (odls) is a full-time online public School for students in grades 9-12, ages 16-21. We're dedicated to inspiring and empowering students through an education experience tailored to their needs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$6K 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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FY2021 · 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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $497K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$6K
to officers and key staff · 0.2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $32K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.7M
118% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 118% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.3M
+95% vs prior year
Spent
$4.0M
To programs
90%
Net assets
−$554K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.3M
FY2021▲ +95%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$5.5M
FY2023$6.8M
FY2024$9.0M
FY2025$10.2M
Expenses
$4.0M
FY2021▲ +152%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$4.0M
FY2022$6.1M
FY2023$7.6M
FY2024$9.6M
FY2025$10.6M
Net assets
−$554K
FY2021▼ -539%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$126K
FY2021−$554K
FY2022−$1.2M
FY2023−$2.0M
FY2024−$2.6M
FY2025−$3.1M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2019.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $3.6M Management & general 10% · $392K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $6K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Secretary
$1,375Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$1,375Pt VII · Sec A
President
$1,250Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$1,250Pt VII · Sec A
$1,125Pt VII · Sec A

Chelsea Kania’s $2K as Director is at the 0th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Chelsea Kania$1,500$1,250$1,000$1,000——
Chris Canova$1,000$1,250$1,250$1,250$1,375$375
Tiffany Akeman Morrissey$1,375$875————
Tiffany Akeman——$625$750$1,375$705
Gregory Fockler$1,250$1,250$625$750$1,125$500
Jennifer Wise——$750$1,250$1,250$375
Meloney Osby————$1,250$375
Roula Braidy$1,125$1,125$250———

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides full-time online public high school education for grades 9-12.

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1 program · $3.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Education of students in grades 9-12.

$3.6Mprogram expense

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 · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$32K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Money outPt IX
$4.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.6M
Managementcol C$392K
Owns and owesPt X
−$554K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$935K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.3M
Total revenueLn 12$3.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$935K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$935K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.7M
Net assetsLn 32−$554K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 563
VolunteersI 60
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
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$689K$935K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.5M$3.7M
Net assetsLn 32$126K−$554K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$6K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.4M$1.4M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$881K$881K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$377K$377K
Payroll taxesLn 10$59K$59K
Legal feesLn 11b$20K$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$193K$193K
Office expensesLn 13$41K$13K$27K
Information technologyLn 14$434K$433K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$108K$17K$91K
TravelLn 17$12K$12K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$700$700
InsuranceLn 23$32K$32K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$365K$356K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.0M$3.6M$392K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $10.2M$10.6M−$404K−$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $9.0M$9.6M−$612K−$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.8M$7.6M−$803K−$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.5M$6.1M−$598K−$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $3.3M$4.0M−$679K−$554K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.7M$1.6M$116K$126K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,299,835 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,694,561$3,299,835
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,694,561$3,299,835
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 $988,221$2,761,386
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $590,364$1,217,934
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,578,585$3,979,320
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $115,976−$679,485
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,299,835 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$3,299,835
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,299,835
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,299,835
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,979,320 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $6,375$6,375
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,437,818$1,437,818
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $880,779$880,779
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $377,135$377,135
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $59,279$59,279
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $19,740$19,740
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,689$11,689
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $193,231$193,231
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,492 · Management $27,223$40,715
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $432,738 · Management $1,140$433,878
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,860 · Management $91,200$108,060
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,239$12,239
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $700$700
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $32,191$32,191
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $355,883 · Management $9,608$365,491
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,586,923 · Management $392,397 · Fundraising $0$3,979,320
Part X · Balance sheet $3,155,723 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $689,185$934,654
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $56,474$95,789
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,780,479$2,114,667
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,956$10,613
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $115,976$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,652,070$3,155,723
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,501,094$3,118,238
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $25,000$27,485
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$563,509
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,526,094$3,709,232
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $125,976−$553,509
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $125,976−$553,509
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,652,070$3,155,723
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$553,509 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,299,835
XI-2 Total expenses$3,979,320
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$679,485
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$125,976
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$553,509

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