OHIO CITIZEN ACTION: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: OHIO CITIZEN ACTION (EIN 34-1208942)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-10-16
IRS object ID: 201302899349300430
Schema version: 2012v2.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-10-16T13:54:00-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	341208942	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	OHIO CITIZEN ACTION	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	OHIO	NameControl
Phone	2168615200	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	614 W SUPERIOR AVE 1200	AddressLine1
City	CLEVELAND	City
State	OH	State
ZIP Code	44113	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	RACHAEL BELZ	Name
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	Title
Phone	2168615200	Phone
Date Signed	2013-05-17	DateSigned

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As DoingBusinessAs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	OHIO CITIZEN ACTION	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	RACHAEL BELZ	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2330 VICTORY PARKWAY 100	AddressLine1
City	CINCINNATI	City
State	OH	State
ZIP Code	45206	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	941740	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
All Affiliates Included	true	AllAffiliatesIncluded
Organization501c	X	Organization501c
Web Site	WWW.OHIOCITIZEN.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Other	X	TypeOfOrganizationOther
Year Formation	1976	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	OH	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	OHIO CITIZEN ACTION IS OHIO'S LARGEST ENVIRONMENTAL ORG. WITH 80000 MEMBERS. THE ORG. ENGAGES IN DOOR-TO-DOOR DEMOCRACY WORKING WITH NEIGHBORS OF POLLUTING FACILITIES TO WIN CAMPAIGNS THAT PROTECT HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	7	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	7	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	158	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	100	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	1033919	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	856221	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	64442	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	6180	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	3	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	1802	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	7018	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	77537	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	1105382	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	941740	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	820792	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	670553	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	37673	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	34167	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	182607	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	221468	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	211528	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	1079933	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	916248	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	25449	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	25492	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	174565	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	227462	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	270831	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	298236	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	-96266	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	-70774	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	OHIO CITIZEN ACTION (OCA) IS OHIO'S LARGEST ENVIRONMENTAL ORG. OCA ENGANGES IN DOOR-TO-DOOR DEMOCRACY WORKING WITH NEIGHBORS OF POLLUTING FACILITIES TO WIN CAMPAIGNS THAT PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	604818	Expense
Revenue	6180	Revenue
Description	ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC EDUCATION ORGANIZING AND LOBBYING ON ENVIRONMENTAL ENERGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES INCLUDING TOXIC CHEMICAL EXPOSURE AIR POLLUTION WATER POLLUTION COAL MINING AND NUCLEAR SAFETY.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	5266	Expense
Description	CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUPPORT FOR CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM EFFORTS PUBLIC ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND ISSUES RELATED TO ELECTION PROCEDURES.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense	610084	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	false	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	true	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	true	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	9	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	158	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	true	NonDeductibleContributions
Non Deductible Disclosure	true	NonDeductibleDisclosure
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	7	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	7	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	true	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	true	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	true	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Own Website	X	OwnWebsite
Other Website	X	OtherWebsite
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	LYNN SCHEERHORN FINANCE DIRECTOR	NamePerson
Telephone Number	2168615200	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	614 W SUPERIOR AVE 1200	AddressLine1
City	CLEVELAND	City
State	OH	State
ZIP Code	44113	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (9 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
MARY JOHNSON
DIRECTOR	1	X	0	0	0
BARBARA WOOD
DIRECTOR	1	X	0	0	0
NANCY SULLIVAN
DIRECTOR	1	X	0	0	0
DAVID ASHENHURST
DIRECTOR	1	X	0	0	0
STEPHEN GABOR
DIRECTOR	1	X	0	0	0
ANNE WISE
PRESIDENT	2	X	0	0	0	X
LAURA RENCH
SECRETARY TREASURER	2	X	0	0	0	X
ALEXANDRA BUCHANAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	20		32473	0	0	X
LYNN SCHEERHORN
FINANCE DIRECTOR	40		56419	0	0	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	88892	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation

Name Of Contractor NameOfContractor

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	NA	NamePerson

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	0	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Membership Dues	835544	MembershipDues
All Other Contributions	20677	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	856221	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	CONTRACT SERVICES	Description
Total Revenue Column	6180	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	6180	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	6180	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	2	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$2	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	1800	Other

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	1800	Other

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1800	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$1,800	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events	9352	GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	6815	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	2537	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$2,537	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT	Description
Total Revenue Column	75000	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	75000	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	75000	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	941740	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	81180	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$4,339	ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	88892	Total
Program Services	24355	ProgramServices
Management And General	56419	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	8118	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	457644	Total
Program Services	349680	ProgramServices
Management And General	23062	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	84902	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	71582	Total
Program Services	48991	ProgramServices
Management And General	10408	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	12183	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	52435	Total
Program Services	35887	ProgramServices
Management And General	7624	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	8924	Fundraising

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	75	Total
Program Services	75	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	8158	Total
Management And General	8158	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	34167	Total
Fundraising	34167	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	505	Total
Program Services	398	ProgramServices
Fundraising	107	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	25334	Total
Program Services	19216	ProgramServices
Management And General	3566	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2552	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3559	Total
Program Services	2436	ProgramServices
Management And General	517	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	606	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	39175	Total
Program Services	26811	ProgramServices
Management And General	5696	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	6668	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	32124	Total
Program Services	24829	ProgramServices
Management And General	1184	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	6111	Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4168	Total
Program Services	4168	ProgramServices

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9302	Total
Program Services	6367	ProgramServices
Management And General	1352	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1583	Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	10572	Total
Program Services	7235	ProgramServices
Management And General	1538	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1799	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4982	Total
Program Services	3410	ProgramServices
Management And General	724	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	848	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	Program ServicesProgramServices	FundraisingFundraising
MEMBERSHIP DUES	450	450
BANK CHARGES	19660	2859	13455	3346
MEMBERSHIP COMMUNICATIONS	41564		33251	8313
PLEDGE RESERVES	11900		9520	2380

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	916248	Total
Program Services	610084	ProgramServices
Management And General	123557	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	182607	Fundraising

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCosts

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	544099	Total
Program Services	422992	ProgramServices
Fundraising	121107	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	10536	BOY
EOY	13193	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	128238	BOY
EOY	158197	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5869	BOY
EOY	37885	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3719	BOY
EOY	4907	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	219203	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	208385	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	21390	BOY
EOY	10818	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4813	BOY
EOY	2462	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	174565	BOY
EOY	227462	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	60831	BOY
EOY	68236	EOY

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	210000	BOY
EOY	230000	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	270831	BOY
EOY	298236	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-96266	BOY
EOY	-70774	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-96266	BOY
EOY	-70774	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	174565	BOY
EOY	227462	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	25492	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Donated Services	-596	ReconcilationDonatedServices
Reconcilation Other Changes	596	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nondeduct	true	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondeduct
Only In House Lobbying	true	OnlyInHouseLobbying
Agree To Carryover Prior Year	false	AgreeToCarryoverPriorYear

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	13669	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	13669	Depreciation

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	147919	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	143076	Depreciation
Book Value	4843	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	57615	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	51640	Depreciation
Book Value	5975	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	10818	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	949151	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities	596	DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Revenue Not Rptd F990	596	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	948555	RevenueSubtotal
Other Revenues Not Included	-6815	OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	-6815	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	941740	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	923659	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities	596	DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Other Expenses Included	6815	OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990	7411	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	916248	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	916248	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Explanation	A) ALL FUNDRAISING EXPENSES FOR EVENT 6815. PART VIII ONLY RECORDS THE NET REVENUE. AUDITED STATEMENTS RECORDS THE GROSS REVENUE AND GROSS EXPENSES. B) DONATED SERVICES AND CORRESPONDING EXPENSE ARE REFLECTED IN AUDITED STATEMENTS AND NOT ON FORM 990. THESE DONATED SERVICES WERE WITH A VENDOR THAT IS ONGOING WHO NORMALLY CHARGES FOR THESE SERVICES.	Explanation

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	X	MailSolicitations
Email Solicitations	X	EmailSolicitations
Phone Solicitations	X	PhoneSolicitations
In Person Solicitations	X	InPersonSolicitations
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	X	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrants
Special Fundraising Events	X	SpecialFundraisingEvents
Agreement Ref Fundraising	true	AgreementRefFundraising

Fundraiser Activity Information FundraiserActivityInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Individual	HUDSON BAY CO OF MN	NameOfIndividual
Activity	DOOR-TO-DOOR PHONE	Activity
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	false	FundraiserControlOfFunds
Gross Receipts	835544	GrossReceipts
Amount Retained By Contractor	34167	AmountRetainedByContractor
Net To Organization	801377	NetToOrganization

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	835544	TotalGrossReceipts
Total Retained By Contractors	34167	TotalRetainedByContractors
Total Net To Organization	801377	TotalNetToOrganization
Licensed States	OH	LicensedStates
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStates
Licensed States	WV	LicensedStates

Gaming Information GamingInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteer Labor Bingo	false	VolunteerLaborBingo
Volunteer Labor Pull Tabs	false	VolunteerLaborPullTabs
Volunteer Labor Other Gaming	false	VolunteerLaborOtherGaming

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Licensed	false	Licensed
License Suspended Etc	false	LicenseSuspendedEtc
Gaming With Nonmembers	false	GamingWithNonmembers
Member Of Other Entity	false	MemberOfOtherEntity
Contract With3rd Party For Gam Rev	false	ContractWith3rdPartyForGamRev
Charitable Distrib Required	false	CharitableDistribRequired

Form990 Schedule G Part IV Form990ScheduleGPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Explanation	PART I LINE 2B COLUMN I 1 ADDRESS FOR HUDSON BAY COMPANY OF MINNESOTA 11032 VERA CRUZ AVE NORTH CHAMPLAIN MN 55316	Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (2 entries)

ExplanationExplanation

PART VI LINE 6 7A OHIO CITIZEN ACTION IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION. WHEN PEOPLE JOIN THE ORGANIZATION THEY ARE GIVEN WRITTEN INFORMATION ON HOW TO OBTAIN PROXIES FOR VOTING FOR BOARD MEMBERS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS TWO CATEGORIES OF MEMBERS THOSE ELECTED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS WHICH MUST CONSTITUTE THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD AND THOSE ELECTED BY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS. THE BOARD HAS THE DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY FOR THE ORGANIZATION. PART VI LINE 9 MARY JOHNSON 4925 TENSHAW DR DAYTON OH 45418 BARBARA WOOD 1428 WAYLAND DR COLUMBUS OH 43207 NANCY SULLIVAN 534 ENRIGHT AVE ENRIGHT RIDGE URBAN ECOVILLAGE CINCI OH 45205 DAVID ASHENHURST. PO BOX 381 OBERLIN OH 44074 STEPHEN GABOR 10301 LAKE AVE 525 CLEVELAND OH 44102 ANNE WISE 3273 CLARENDON RD CLEVE HTS OH 44118 LAURA RENCH SEC TREAS 8280 W THIRD ST NEW LEBANON OH 45345 PART VI LINE 11B POLICY FOR BOARD DISTRIBUTION AND REVIEW OF IRS FORM 990 THE FINANCIAL DIRECTOR SHALL PREPARE THE ANNUAL IRS FORM 990. UPON ITS COMPLETION THE FINANCIAL DIRECTOR SHALL REVIEW THE FORM 990 WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. ONCE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THE FINANCIAL DIRECTOR SHALL THEN DISTRIBUTE A COPY OF THE IRS FORM 990 TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE SHALL MEET AND DOCUMENT THEIR APPROVAL OR FURTHER QUESTIONS BY WAY OF COMMITTEE MINUTES. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MAY MEET IN PERSON OR BY PHONE. UPON APPROVAL OF THE BOARD AUDIT COMMITTEE THE FINANCIAL DIRECTOR SHALL DISTRIBUTE TO THE FULL BOARD A COPY OF THE FORM 990 FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE FORM 990 SHALL NOT BE FILED WITH THE IRS UNTIL THE FULL BOARD HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW IT. PART VI LINE 12 C PROCESS FOR MONITORING AND COMPLYING WITH CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ANNUALLY BOARD MEMBERS OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND TO SIGN A DOCUMENT AFFIRMING THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE POLICY. THEY MUST INDICATE IF ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS AND FULLY DESCRIBE SUCH CONFLICT. THEY ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO PROMPTLY BRING TO THE BOARD'S ATTENTION ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT MAY ARISE IN THE FUTURE. PART VI LINE 15B PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF KEY EMPLOYEES. WHEN FILLING AN OPEN POSITION OF A KEY EMPLOYEE SUCH AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FINANCIAL DIRECTOR ORGANIZING DIRECTOR OR OTHER MANAGEMENT LEVELPOSITIONS A REVIEW WILL BE DONE USING COMPARATIVE DATA OF EQUAL POSITIONS WITHIN COMPERABLE ORGANIZATIONS. EXPERIENCE AND SENIORITY WILL BE A FACTOR OF CONSIDERATION. INDEPENDENT OPINIONS WILL BE SOUGHT WHENEVER POSSIBLE TO SUBSTANTIATE THE DECISION. THE CURRENT POLICY REGARDING COMPENSATION INCREASES IS TO PROVIDE A SALARY INCREASE ON APRIL 1 OF EACH YEAR IN THE AMOUNT OF 3 OR A MINIMUM OF 1000. EXCEPTIONS MADE BE MADE TO THIS POLICY BASED ON EXCEPTIONAL MERIT BUT WITHIN THE COMPARATIVE NORM. THE BOARD PRESIDENT APPROVESS THE ANNUAL INCREASE FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. COMPARATIVE DATA IS OBTAINED FROM INTERVIEWS WITH OTHER NON-PROFITS WE WORK ALONG WITH AS WELL AS PUBLICATIONS THAT GATHER SUCH INFORMATION. PART VI LINE 19 PROCESS FOR MAKING CERTAIN OCA DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. AS NOTED PREVIOUSLY THE IRS FORM 990 IS MADE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST ON OUR WEBSITE AND THROUGH GUIDESTAR ANOTHER WEBSITE. OTHER DUCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST INCLUDING AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION BY-LAWS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.

PART XI LINE 6 AND LINE 9 DONATED SERVICES ARE REFLECTED HERE AS THE REVENUE OF THE DONATION OF SERVICES (LINE 6) AND THE EXPENSE THAT WE WOULD NORMALLY HAVE INCURRED HAD THE SERVICES NOT BEEN DONATED. THE DONATED SERVICES WERE WITH A VENDOR THAT IS ONGOING WHO NORMALLY CHARGES FOR THESE SERVICES.