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Northwestern Ohio Community Action Commi

Defiance, OH · EIN 34-0971599 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Northwestern Ohio Community Action Commi reported $12.6 million in revenue and $12.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $91.24 went to program services, $8.76 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 96.7% of the total. Government grants made up 95.2%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $127,457 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 38% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $12M

For context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $13M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2025 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
91.2%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
8.8%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
96.7%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
95.2%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
1.2%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$127,457$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.03%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
16
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
2.96.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
18 of 20100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$6.3M expenses · 56.1% of program spending · grants $714K

Child development provided full-time and part-year comprehensive preschool and home-based services to 344 low-income children in 8 centers with 17 classrooms. Transportation services were provided to 110 of these children using 11 buses. Medical exams were received by 329 children and 299 received dental exams. Classroom children were served 28,159 breakfasts, 30,838 lunches and 26,087 snacks that met usda regulations. Child care assistance was provided to 1,930 children by 123 providers/centers for 943 families who were income-eligible and either working or attending classes. Each provider…

$2.6M expenses · 23.0% of program spending · grants $296K · revenue $14,463

Housing and energy services served three humdred and twenty five households. One hundred thirty homes received weatherization services including attic/sidewall/floor insulation and air duct sealing. One hundred and one homes received furnace or a/c replacements or a clean and tune up. Seventy one received hot water heaters. We had four roof replacements/repairs. Eighty refrigerators/freezers were replaced. Four hundred and four energy-efficient bulbs were installed. Four homes received handicap modifications. Fifty eight exhaust fans were installed, one well pump replacement, and two floor…

$2.4M expenses · 20.9% of program spending · grants $297K · revenue $112K

Community services made 10,338 payments for utilities, rent, food, gasoline, prescriptions, or employment-related needs on behalf of low-income households. The soup kitchen served 6,659 meals to low-income individuals. It also provided 765 units of transportation to consumers and for food donation pickup. Usda food commodities were distributed to 641 unduplicated low-income households. Emergency shelter rooms housed 153 homeless individuals for 5,368 nights. Thirty households who were homeless had payments made toward rent, rent arrearages, deposits and/or utility bills. Financial coaching…

Highest reported compensation

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$115,246$0$12,211$127,457
FINANCE DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$89,724$0$7,531$97,255

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Northwestern Ohio Community Action Commi (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $225K (Part IX, line 5).

7 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20M2019202020212022202320242025$13M$12M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2025 ⓘ$13M$12M91.2%$3.0M$127,457
2024 ⓘ$14M$14M93.6%$2.7M$126,077
2023 ⓘ$14M$15M93.6%$2.6M$106,810
2022 ⓘ$16M$16M93.4%$2.9M$107,983
2021 ⓘ$14M$14M91.6%$3.1M$102,093
2020 ⓘ$10M$10M91.3%$2.9M$127,594
2019 ⓘ$9.1M$9.1M90.3%$2.6M$125,954

Governance answers, as filed

2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b20 · 18 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5201
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6529

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to Northwestern Ohio Community Action Commi totaling $14,000 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Northwestern Ohio Community Action Commi's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Northwestern Ohio Community Action Commi, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Northwestern Ohio Community Action Commi's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Northwestern Ohio Community Action Commi reported that 91.2% of its $12.3 million in expenses went to program services, 8.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Northwestern Ohio Community Action Commi pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Northwestern Ohio Community Action Commi reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $127,457, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Northwestern Ohio Community Action Commi get its money?

Of $12.6 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 96.7% came from contributions and grants (including 95.2% from government grants) and 1.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Northwestern Ohio Community Action Commi a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 34-0971599 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202602669349300630 · read the filing
  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202542749349301229 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423029349301277 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323179349307342 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202222839349300532 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202113169349300221 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202042559349300134 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 34-0971599: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.