Ohioans United for Education

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
993669401
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Columbus, OH, USA
Phone
9379036544
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$910,000
Expenses
$882,494
Assets
$31,350
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Daniel Ramos (Pres and Chair)
  • Mark Hill (Secretary)
  • Brian Eastman (Treasurer)

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

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

Overview

Mission

To engage in education, advocacy, lobbying and grassroots organizing activities aimed at impacting important economic and public education legislative issues impacting the educational community in Ohio at the local, state and national levels.

What it reported doing in 2025

In 2025, Ohioans United for Education (the organization) fulfilled its exempt purpose as a social welfare organization by conducting educational and advocacy activities focused on Ohios public education system. The organizations primary expenditures supported state policy development through digital/online communications including informational websites, stakeholder outreach, educational graphics, and informational videos designed to increase public awareness and engagement on education policy issues affecting Ohio communities. Additionally, as permitted for 501(c)(4) organizations, the organization conducted limited non-primary purpose activities consisting of independent expenditures supporting or opposing candidates based on their positions on public education issues.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 30
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 96.1%; rating input score 96
  • Program expense ratio: 99.1%; rating input score 99
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: 0%; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: 3%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.04; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 49% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 51% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 156.3% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 96.1% of revenue deployed · 99.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 3 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $874K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $721K reported
  • Consistency: 15 of 15 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 39/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.