Ohio Lobbying Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
311273977
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2010
Location
Columbus, OH, USA
Phone
6143631616
Rating
50
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$133,351
Expenses
$95,152
Assets
$204,068
Liabilities
$429

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MELISSA KUHN WHEELER (PRESIDENT)
  • CHRISY WRIGHT (PRESIDENT EL)

People named in this filing

  • DON BOYD (PAST PRESIDE)
  • MELISSA KUHN WHEELER (PRESIDENT)
  • CHRISY WRIGHT (PRESIDENT EL)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

The association provides a vehicle for the discussion of public policy and professional issues, and for the dissemination of information regarding lobbying activities in the state of Ohio; monitor legislative and administrative activities at all levels of government, and offer recommendations on public policy issues; establish and carry out effective communication and public education program designed to promote both the public interest and interest of the assocation; and develop and implement a program of professional education and to promote professionalism among members in pursuit of lobbying activities.

What it reported doing in 2025

The association conducts meetings, hosts a website, produces a directory, and provides additional services of common interest to members.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 81% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
Distribution model
Transfer-based 990-EZ. The 990-EZ reports grants or member benefits, but it does not separate enough spending to show the nonprofit’s full delivery mix.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 18
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 68
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 27.6%; rating input score 28
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 28.6%; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.14; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 41%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.5% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 27.6% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 14 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 28/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 8/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 44/100.