Ohio Nature Education
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WILDLIFE RESCUE, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND WILDLIFE REHABILITATION
- Income
- $110,274
- Spending
- $100,905
- Reserves
- 8.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 76%
- Highest pay
- $33,504, board trustee
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 67% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 8.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 8% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $63,167 spent. WE PROVIDE A HOME FOR MORE THAN 30 WILD ANIMALS WHICH ARE UNABLE TO RETURN TO THE WILD. WE INCORPORATE WILD ANIMALS INTO ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE FROM PRESCHOOL AGE TO SENIOR CITIZENS. WE CONDUCT MORE THAN 300 PROGRAMS ANNUALLY FOR MORE THAN 25,000 PEOPLE IN UP TO 13 OHIO COUNTIES. WE REHABILITATE A SMALL NUMBER OF INJURED, ORPHANED, AND SICK ANIMALS. WE GENERALLY ADMIT 50 ANIMALS PER YEAR. WE PROVIDE ADVICE TO CALLERS TO HUMANELY DETER WILDLIFE FROM THEIR HOMES AND YARDS. WE ADVISE OUR COMMUNITY TO ATTRACT WILDLIFE. WE ADVISE OUR COMMUNITY WHEN NOT TO INTERVENE ON BEHALF OF WILDLIFE. WE RESPOND TO 100 WILDLIFE CRISIS CALLS ANNUALLY.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 1999.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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