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OHIO AGRICULTURE CONSERVATION COUNCIL

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $100K · expenses $242K · assets $232K

Also known as
COUNCIL
EIN
84-4898544
Address
8995 E MAIN ST, REYNOLDSBURG, OH 43068-3342
Website
OHIOACI.ORG
NTEE code
C20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
August 2021 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Janelle Mead (its 2021 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2021 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

TO BRING TOGETHER THE DIVERSE STAKEHOLDER GROUPS TO IMPROVE OHIOS WATER QUALITY THROUGH MEASUREMENT, EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION OF OHIOS FARMERS IN THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF ON-FARM CONSERVATION AND NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 16 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

16 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Kirk Merritt MEMBER2025 1 $0 reported 7
Janelle Mead BOOKS IN CAR2020-2025 1 $0 reported 3
Jeff Duling CHAIRMAN2024-2025 1 $0 reported 2
Scott Higgins SECRETARY/TR2020-2025 1 $0 reported 5
Lou Brown MEMBER2020-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Pete Bucher VICE CHAIRMA2020-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Jessica D'Ambrosio MEMBER2020-2025 1 $0 reported 2
Gail Hesse MEMBER2020-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Jack Irvin MEMBER2024-2025 1 $0 reported 4
David Neef MEMBER2020-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Andy Stickle MEMBER2020-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Josh Yoder MEMBER2024-2025 1 $0 reported 2
Tadd Nicholson (former) MEMBER2020-2024 1 $0 reported 7
Kris Swartz (former) CHAIRMAN2020-2023 0 $0 reported 3
Gene Baumgardner (former) SECRETARY2020-2023 0 $0 reported 2
Jordan Howeischer (former) MEMBER2020-2023 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 12 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LOU BROWN MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
PETE BUCHER VICE CHAIRMA1 $0$0$0 $01
JESSICA D'AMBROSIO MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $02
JEFF DULING CHAIRMAN1 $0$0$0 $02
GAIL HESSE MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT HIGGINS SECRETARY/TR1 $0$0$0 $05
JACK IRVIN MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $04
JANELLE MEAD BOOKS IN CAR1 $0$0$0 $03
KIRK MERRITT MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $07
DAVID NEEF MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
ANDY STICKLE MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
JOSH YODER MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $02
2024 · 12 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LOU BROWN MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
PETE BUCHER VICE CHAIRMA1 $0$0$0 $01
JESSICA D'AMBROSIO MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $02
JEFF DULING CHAIRMAN1 $0$0$0 $02
GAIL HESSE MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT HIGGINS SECRETARY/TR1 $0$0$0 $05
JACK IRVIN MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $04
JANELLE MEAD BOOKS IN CAR1 $0$0$0 $03
DAVID NEEF MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
TADD NICHOLSON MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $07
ANDY STICKLE MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
JOSH YODER MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $02
2023 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KRIS SWARTZ CHAIRMAN0 $0-- $03
PETE BUCHER VICE CHAIRMA0 $0-- $01
GENE BAUMGARDNER SECRETARY0 $0-- $02
SCOTT HIGGINS TREASURER0 $0-- $05
ANDY STICKLE MEMBER0 $0-- $01
DAVID NEEF MEMBER0 $0-- $01
GAIL HESSE MEMBER0 $0-- $01
JESSICA D'AMBROSIO MEMBER0 $0-- $02
JORDAN HOWEISCHER MEMBER0 $0-- $01
LOU BROWN MEMBER0 $0-- $01
TADD NICHOLSON MEMBER0 $0-- $07
2022 · 12 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GENE BAUMGARDNER SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $02
LOU BROWN MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
PETE BUCHER VICE CHAIRMA2 $0$0$0 $01
JESSICA D'AMBROSIO MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $02
GAIL HESSE MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT HIGGINS TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $05
JORDAN HOWEISCHER MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
JANELLE MEAD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $03
DAVID NEEF MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
TADD NICHOLSON MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $07
ANDY STICKLE MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
KRIS SWARTZ CHAIRMAN2 $0$0$0 $03
2021 · 12 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GENE BAUMGARDNER SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $02
LOU BROWN MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
PETE BUCHER VICE CHAIRMA2 $0$0$0 $01
JESSICA D'AMBROSIO MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $02
GAIL HESSE MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT HIGGINS TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $05
JORDAN HOWEISCHER MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
JANELLE MEAD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $03
DAVID NEEF MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
TADD NICHOLSON MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $07
ANDY STICKLE MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
KRIS SWARTZ CHAIRMAN2 $0$0$0 $03
2020 · 12 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GENE BAUMGARDNER SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $02
LOU BROWN MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
PETE BUCHER VICE CHAIRMA2 $0$0$0 $01
JESSICA D'AMBROSIO MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $02
GAIL HESSE MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT HIGGINS TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $05
JORDAN HOWEISCHER MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
JANELLE MEAD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $03
DAVID NEEF MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
TADD NICHOLSON MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $07
ANDY STICKLE MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
KRIS SWARTZ CHAIRMAN2 $0$0$0 $03

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$100,000$241,698 $232,078$232,078 $100,000$0 -0-
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$262,500$72,319 $373,776$373,776 $262,500$0 -0-
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$75,000$131,686 $192,531$183,595 $75,000- ---
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$203,116$68,670 $248,160$240,281 $203,116$0 -0-
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$177,500$177,202 $105,835$105,835 $177,500$0 -0-
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$245,000$139,463 $105,537$105,537 $245,000$0 -0-

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $380,000 in all, tax years 2019 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
AMERICAN DAIRY ASSOCIATION MIDEAST Public charity Exact 2019-2025 7$350,000 2025$50,000
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OHIO ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL Public charity Exact 2020-2024 5$30,000 2024$5,000
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Where the money went

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2025 · Form 990 · $241,698 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $3,358
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $146,057$146,057-- 60.4%
Fees: management $80,000$80,000-- 33.1%
Information technology $7,644$7,644-- 3.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $3,358$3,358-- 1.4%
Fees: accounting $2,987-$2,987- 1.2%
Office expenses $1,552-$1,552- 0.6%
Other (as described)TAXES-STATE $100-$100- 0.0%
Total$241,698100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $72,319 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $53,549$53,549-- 74.0%
Fees: management $10,000$10,000-- 13.8%
Information technology $5,792$5,792-- 8.0%
Fees: accounting $2,878-$2,878- 4.0%
Other (as described)TAXES-STATE $100-$100- 0.1%
Total$72,319100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $131,686 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
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2022 · Form 990 · $68,670 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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2021 · Form 990 · $177,202 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $250
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Information technology $39,691$39,691-- 22.4%
Fees: legal $3,500-$3,500- 2.0%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $250$250-- 0.1%
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2020 · Form 990 · $139,463 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: management $48,281$48,281-- 34.6%
Information technology $38,431$38,431-- 27.6%
Advertising and promotion $23,420$23,420-- 16.8%
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