OHIO ENERGY LEADERSHIP COUNCIL: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
OHIO ENERGY LEADERSHIP COUNCIL (EIN 31-1366474)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-17
IRS object ID
202513219349308191
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-11-17T11:39:14-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1PEASE BELL CPAS LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line11111 SUPERIOR AVE E STE 2500AddressLine1Txt
CityCLEVELANDCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP44114ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN311366474EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1OHIO ENERGY LEADERSHIP COUNCILBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2C/O MEYERS ROMAN FRIEDBERG & LEWISBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlINDUBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2168310042PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line128601 CHAGRIN BOULEVARD 600AddressLine1Txt
CityCLEVELANDCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP44122ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMATT BRAKEYPersonNm
Person TitleSECRETARY/TREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2168310042PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonALEXANDER N SEMERANOPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01064629PTIN
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMATT BRAKEYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line128601 CHAGRIN BOULEVARD 600AddressLine1Txt
CityCLEVELANDCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP44122ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,274,822GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.OHIOENERGYLEADERSHIPCOUNCIL.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1992FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateOHLegalDomicileStateCd
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Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$503PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$23,475CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,258,506PYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Total Expenses$1,431,617CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$35,995PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$156,795CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$565,450TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,211,417TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$431,258TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$290,987NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$134,192NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE ORGANIZATION PROMOTES, AT THE STATE LEVEL, CONSISTENT AND RATIONAL ENERGY POLICIES TO ASSURE THAT ENERGY SUPPLIES ARE AVAILABLE TO OHIO CONSUMERS AT REASONABLE PRICES.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescOHIO ENERGY LEADERSHIP COUNCIL MARKETING REFERRAL PROGRAMDesc
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1MYERS ROMAN FRIEDBERG & LEWIS LPABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2168310042PhoneNum

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CityCLEVELANDCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ANTHONY J SMITH
VICE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATT BRAKEY
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RENEE RAMBO-MCEWEN
CHAIRPERSON (JAN-MAY), TRUSTEE4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIMOTHY HAMILTON
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DEAN DOUGLASS
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RUSS LANG
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

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BAKER HOSTETLER LLP
127 PUBLIC SQUARE 2000CLEVELANDOH44114LEGAL SERVICES$822,419
FLANNERY GEORGALIS LLC
1375 E 9TH STREET 30TH FLOORCLEVELANDOH44114LEGAL SERVICES$214,064
BRAKEY ENERGY INC
8584 E WASHINGTON STREET 213CHAGRIN FALLSOH44023TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES$207,500
MEYERS ROMAN FRIEDBERG & LEWIS LPA
28601 CHAGRIN BOULEVARD SUITE 600CLEVELANDOH44122LEGAL SERVICES$119,179
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

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MEMBERSHIP DUES INCOME221000$1,144,349$1,144,349
ENERGY MARKETING REFER221000$106,998$106,998
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Total Program Service Revenue$1,251,347TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$23,475TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$23,475ExclusionAmt

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Total Revenue Column$1,274,822TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$23,475ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,155,145TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$49,138TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$207,500TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$11,177TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,657TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,431,617TotalAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$1,502,404BOYAmt
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$1,502,404BOYAmt
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Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$1,211,417BOYAmt
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$1,211,417BOYAmt
EOY$431,258EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

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BOY$290,987BOYAmt
EOY$134,192EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$290,987BOYAmt
EOY$134,192EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,502,404BOYAmt
EOY$565,450EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$156,795ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House LobbyingYes (1)OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
FUNDS HELD ON BEHALF OF MEMBERS$274,073
SMARTGRID SETTLEMENT FUNDS RESERVED FOR EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS$157,185
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$431,258TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AARTICLE 6 OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CODE OF REGULATIONS DESCRIBES THE PROCESS BY WHICH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS ELECTED. THE "REGULAR MEMBERS" OF THE ORGANIZATION HOLD THE POWER TO ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS COMPRISED OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND AT LEAST THREE OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES OF THREE DIFFERENT REGULAR MEMBERS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS MADE UP OF THE THREE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION (CHAIRMAN, SECRETARY TREASURER, AND VICE CHAIRMAN). THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS ELECTED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE REGULAR MEMBERS. THE OTHER DIRECTORS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE SELF-NOMINATED REGULAR MEMBERS WHO ARE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF THE REGULAR MEMBERSHIP AT AN ANNUAL MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS GENERALLY PERFORMS GOVERNANCE DUTIES OF THE ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING THE ADOPTION OF BY-LAWS, APPROVAL OF BUDGETS, AND APPROVAL OF LITIGATION THAT IS NOT OF A REGULATORY ENERGY OR EMERGENCY NATURE. HOWEVER, THE REGULAR MEMBERSHIP HAS THE ULTIMATE POWER TO EXERCISE THE POWERS OF THE NON-PROFIT CORPORATION AND CONTROL ITS BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND PROPERTY, INCLUDING ALL OF THE POWERS AND DUTIES DESCRIBED IN THE PRECEDING SENTENCE. AS DESCRIBED IN THE RESPONSE TO QUESTION 7A, THE REGULAR MEMBERSHIP OF THE ORGANIZATION ELECTS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE 990 IS REVIEWED PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GTECHNICAL SUPPORT FEES 207,500.

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