Als United Ohio Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 311235704
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2012–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Columbus, OH, USA
- Phone
- 6142732572
- Rating
- 82
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Health Support Services
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $3,202,762
- Expenses
- $2,398,183
- Assets
- $5,881,919
- Liabilities
- $85,964
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
8 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- MARLIN SEYMOUR (PRESIDENT &)
Highest reported compensation
- MARLIN SEYMOUR (PRESIDENT &): $140,772 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The mission of als united Ohio is to provide comprehensive support and advocacy for people with als and their families, while advancing research for new treatments and an end to als.
What it reported doing in 2024
Patient services and support: als united Ohio provides a wide range of services to people who have been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (als) or lou gehrig's disease and to their family members. Services include case management by medical and healthcare professionals who assist patients, spouses, and caregivers in knowing how to prepare and deal with various aspects (physical, psycho-social, and financial) of being diagnosed with this devastating, terminal illness. In addition, the organization provides equipment loans, monthly support groups, staffing and partnering with als clinics (ohiohealth in columbus and university of cincinnati), a patient grant program and children's als resources. All of these services are provided, free of charge. During this period, over 587 people living with als were served; 903 individuals attended ten monthly support group meetings; 85 child and teen backpacks provided; 482 patient visits to 2 multidisciplinary als clinics, and 1,017 pieces of equipment loaned and purchased for patients. During fiscal year 2025, the organization was able to continue its patient grant program. Total grants provided equaled 222,020. Grants are awarded based upon eligibility applications that are reviewed and approved by the organization's staff.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 63% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 87% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
The verdict
STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 64
- Transparency & Controls: 94
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 74
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 61.5%; rating input score 61
- Program expense ratio: 80.3%; rating input score 80
- Fundraising efficiency: $9.16 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 25.1%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.45; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 5.9%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 10.3% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 8.5% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 6.5% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 61.5% of revenue deployed · 80.3% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1.9M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $141K · 8 people listed
- Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
- Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
- Filing history: 12 filing years from 2012 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 35/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 48/100.