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Ohio Heartland Community Action

Marion, OH · EIN 34-0978820 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Ohio Heartland Community Action reported $16.7 million in revenue and $16.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $91.42 went to program services, $8.58 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 100.0% of the total. Government grants made up 99.5%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $154,558 (Executive Director). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 33% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $17M

Program services$91.42 $15M
Management & general$8.58 $1.4M
Fundraising$0.00 $0

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

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $17M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$0.48 $80,555
Government grants$99.52 $17M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	FY2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	91.4%	87.2%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	8.6%	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	100.0%	20.6%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	99.5%	2.4%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	0.0%	70.8%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$154,558	$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	0.93%	1.18%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	2	6
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	1.8	6.9
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	24 of 24	100.0%

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

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$9.5M expenses · 62.7% of program spending · revenue $9.5M

Childrens programs - head start

$4.9M expenses · 32.0% of program spending · revenue $4.9M

Energy assistance programs - utility assistance, home weatherization, housing

$813K expenses · 5.3% of program spending · revenue $860K

Community services - food pantry, prescription assistance, vita, clothing

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
Executive Director Key employee, highest compensated employee, 40 hrs/week	$154,558	$0	$0	$154,558

2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Ohio Heartland Community Action (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $155K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
FY2025 ⓘ	$17M	$17M	91.4%	$2.4M	$154,558
FY2024 ⓘ	$17M	$16M	91.7%	$2.4M	$144,886
FY2023 ⓘ	$16M	$17M	91.7%	$2.3M	$140,836
FY2022 ⓘ	$17M	$17M	92.8%	$2.4M	$129,789
FY2021 ⓘ	$15M	$15M	92.9%	$2.3M	$128,573
FY2020 ⓘ	$13M	$12M	91.9%	$2.1M	$121,276

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · 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–1b24 · 24 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 15aYes
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 5221
Volunteers Part I, line 6100

Correct a figure or respond

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

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Questions people ask

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

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Ohio Heartland Community Action reported that 91.4% of its $16.7 million in expenses went to program services, 8.6% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Ohio Heartland Community Action pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Ohio Heartland Community Action reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $154,558, for the role of Executive Director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Ohio Heartland Community Action get its money?

Of $16.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 100.0% came from contributions and grants (including 99.5% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Ohio Heartland Community Action a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 34-0978820 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202610509349300126 · read the filing · XML
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202520159349300637 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202400389349300135 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202300829349301800 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202210689349300606 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202122869349301247 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 34-0978820: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.