Environmental Education Council of Oh in C/o Brenda Metcalf

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
311011605
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Lancaster, OH, USA
Phone
7406532649
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Environmental Education and Outdoor Survival Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$199,591
Expenses
$198,265
Assets
$161,229
Liabilities
$6,699

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BRENDA METCALF (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • MALLORY SICKLE (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • JEFF MONTAVON (PAST PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • BRENDA METCALF (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $61,821 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

At eeco it is our mission to be a leader in the promotion and facilitation of environmental education (ee), and to nurture knowledge, attitudes and behaviors. We want a healthy and sustainable environment, and the key to this is education. Through eeco, individuals and groups are not only educated, but also develop partnerships with other individuals and organizations. These partnerships strengthen ee in Ohio, leading to a more environmentally literate population and a healthier environment. You are welcome to become a partner and friend. If you would like more information regarding eeco, please feel free to contact me directly at [email protected].

What it reported doing in 2025

The purpose of the environmental education council of Ohio (eeco) is to provide professional development for Ohio educators and sound science education for Ohio students. With a partnership with the Ohio environmental education fund (oeef), eeco is able to provide education through a regional structure in Ohio. We see over 30,000 students and provide professional development for over 7,000 educators annually. The main educational program that eeco and oeef is promoting in Ohio is a environmental stem career program that targets Ohio educators as well as middle school, high school and college students. Eeco continues to provide other educational opportunities for prek-college students as well as education for the general public. It is the intention of eeco that all ohioans are environmentally literate and engage in decision making that ensures sustainability for future generations. 2)completed 22 workshops and special events with over 30,000 participants3)published and dispersed 4 newslatters ( fall, winter, spring and fall) and a greenpaper.these go out to over 10,000 educators in Ohio.4)all regions have made proposals to underserved audiences for the Ohio epe-oeef.5)regional directors have created teams that address environmental issues for their regions. These include urban and minority, social studies, early childhood, high school and language arts, adult audiences and preservice teacher education for college students. Also added career mentoring and adult education.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 69
  • Sustainability: 33
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 85.9%; rating input score 86
  • Program expense ratio: 86.3%; rating input score 86
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.7%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.81; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 31.2%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.4% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 85.9% of revenue deployed · 86.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 2 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $171K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $62K · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2011 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 37/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 36/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 10/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 29/100.