Ohio Partners for Affordable Energy

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
341877494
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Findlay, OH, USA
Phone
4194258860
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$5,146,263
Expenses
$5,248,002
Assets
$1,433,675
Liabilities
$642,073

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

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOHN SARVER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • NICK MILANO (NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • CYNTHIA COLLINS (DIRECTOR OF FINANCE): $83,106 total reported compensation
  • NICK MILANO (NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $75,425 total reported compensation
  • JOHN SARVER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $62,733 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To conduct research and educational programs on affordable energy policies, to advocate on behalf of affordable energy policies, and to implement and manage energy efficiency and related programs.

What it reported doing in 2025

Funds are used for weatherization projects for low-income renters and homeowners. Provided training in these area by conducting and planning conferences with contractors. Sub-contracted with approximately 51 different governments and non-profit agencies for bill payment assistance, weatherization services and energy efficiency, and housing services to over 300,000 households statewide annually.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 77% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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

STRONG - 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 fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 91
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 86
  • Sustainability: 22
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 95.8%; rating input score 96
  • Program expense ratio: 93.9%; rating input score 94
  • Fundraising efficiency: $17.06 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 54; 54th 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: Limited
  • 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: 6 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -2%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.27; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.45; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.2%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -12.4% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -12.4% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -39.2% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 95.8% of revenue deployed · 93.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 6 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $4.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $83K · 17 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $2.2M reported
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2020 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 9 not reported.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 54/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 21/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 8/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 18/100.