Ohio Public Interest Law Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
310967504
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Columbus, OH, USA
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fire Prevention

Reported finances

Revenue
$101,296
Expenses
$79,035
Assets
$35,978

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MJ Preston (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Arthur Greenbaum (Trustee)
  • Paul Rose (Trustee)
  • MJ Preston (Vice President)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

PILF Fellowships and PILF in Practice events

What it reported doing in 2024

PILF in Practice events: events to educate law school students about the importance of public interest legal work as well as insights from practicing professionals and information on public interest legal opportunities. A few events were held per semester.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 87% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 53
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 77.8%; rating input score 78
  • Program expense ratio: 99.8%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 22%; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.46; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2.1% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -9.6% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -23.2% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 77.8% of revenue deployed · 99.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $79K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 35/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.