Nonprofit · EIN 26-4245238
OHIO ENERGY GROUP
Tax-exempt · CINCINNATI, OH 45202
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,135,652 | $1,097,494 | $38,158 | $96,051 | $26,972 | $69,079 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,070,902 | $1,069,301 | $1,601 | $39,620 | $11,112 | $28,508 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,135,652
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $797,548
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $39,620
- Total assets, end of year
- $96,051
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $26,972
- Net assets, end of year
- $69,079
- Gross receipts
- $1,135,652
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2003
- State of legal domicile
- OH
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREG LONG | PRESIDENT Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MATT PATERSON | VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MATT MORRIS | TREASURER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KIRK MASSA | OFFICER-AT-LARGE Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER HUNSPERGER | OFFICER-AT-LARGE Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE PETERS | OFFICER-AT-LARGE Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KERRY COLUMBER | OFFICER-AT-LARGE Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREG LONG | PRESIDENT Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MATT PATERSON | VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MATT MORRIS | TREASURER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KIRK MASSA | OFFICER-AT-LARGE Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER HUNSPERGER | OFFICER-AT-LARGE Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE PETERS | OFFICER-AT-LARGE Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KERRY COLUMBER | OFFICER-AT-LARGE Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 425 WALNUT ST STE 2400, CINCINNATI, OH 45202-3978
- In care of
- % BOEHM KURTZ & LOWRY
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- GREG LONG, C/O CLEVELAND-CLIFFS 9227 CENTRE, POINTE DRIVE, WEST CHESTER, OH 45069
- Signed the 990
- GREG LONG, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (513) 421-2255
- Website
- OHIOENERGYGROUP.COM
- Return prepared by
- CLARK SCHAEFER HACKETT & CO
Mission
TO MONITOR ELECTRICITY AND NATURAL GAS DEVELOPMENTS IN THE STATE OF OHIO AND TO TAKE REGULATORY AND LEGISLATIVE ACTION TO ENSURE MEMBER COMPANIES REALIZE THE LOWEST REASONABLE COSTS FOR RELIABLE ENERGY.
Program accomplishments
- ENSURED MEMBER COMPANIES REALIZED THE LOWEST REASONABLE COST FOR RELIABLE ENERGY.THE OHIO ENERGY GROUP INC. (OEG) IS AN OHIO NON-PROFIT CORPORATION WHOSE MEMBERS ARE INDUSTRIAL PURCHASERS OF ELECTRICITY AND NATURAL GAS IN OHIO. THROUGH, OR WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF LEGAL COUNSEL, OEG'S PAST, PRESENT AND PLANNED ACTIVITIES ARE AS FOLLOWS:TO INTERVENE IN OHIO REGULATORY PROCEEDINGS TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF THE OEG MEMBERS RELATING TO THE PURCHASE OF ELECTRICITY AND NATURAL GAS. THE OHIO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (PUCO) CONTINUES TO REGULATE MANY ASPECTS OF THE PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF ELECTRICITY IN OHIO. IT IS IMPERATIVE TO PARTICIPATE IN SUCH PROCEEDINGS TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE SHARED INTEREST OF THE MEMBERS OF OEG, WITH RESPECT TO PURCHASE AND CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRICITY BY THE MEMBERS, AS INDUSTRIAL CONSUMERS OF ELECTRICITY, AND DIRECTLY RELATES TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE OF COLLECTIVELY HANDLING VARIOUS ISSUES RELATED TO ELECTRICITY AND NATURAL GAS IN OHIO. OEG HAS PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS REGULATORY PROCEEDINGS SINCE ITS FORMATION ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2003. PARTICIPATION IN REGULATORY PROCEEDINGS IS INITIATED BY LEGAL COUNSEL FOR OEG AND CONDUCTED PRIMARILY BEFORE THE PUCO IN COLUMBUS, OHIO. THE APPROXIMATE PERCENTAGE OF TIME DEVOTED TO THIS ACTIVITY IS AND WILL BE 10%.TO NEGOTIATE WITH ELECTRIC AND NATURAL GAS PROVIDERS ON ISSUES BEING CONSIDERED OR IN DISPUTE BEFORE THE PUCO. THE PUCO FREQUENTLY ENCOURAGES NEGOTIATION AND POTENTIAL SETTLEMENT OF ISSUES BEFORE IT. NEGOTIATION OF ISSUES THAT ARE THE SUBJECT TO PROCEEDINGS WITH THE PUCO WOULD PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE OEG MEMBERS AND ADVANCE ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE IN THE SAME WAY AS OEG'S INTERVENTION IN OHIO REGULATORY PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE PUCO. OEG HAS CONDUCTED NEGOTIATIONS WITH NATURAL GAS AND ELECTRIC PROVIDERS ON A CONTINUING BASIS SINCE ITS FORMATION ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2003. NEGOTIATIONS ARE CONDUCTED BY LEGAL COUNSEL FOR OEG AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS, INCLUDING THE OFFICE OF LEGAL COUNSEL IN CINCINNATI, OHIO, AND AT THE LOCATION OF GAS AND/OR ELECTRIC PROVIDERS WITHIN THE STATE OF OHIO. THE APPROXIMATE PERCENTAGE OF TIME SPENT ON THIS ACTIVITY IS AND WILL BE 25%.TO EDUCATE OEG MEMBERS ABOUT ISSUES THAT ARE UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE PUCO, OR RAISED BY PARTICULAR MEMBERS RELATING TO ELECTRICITY AND NATURAL GAS IN OHIO, THROUGH REGULAR MEMORANDA, CONFERENCE CALLS AND MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS, EITHER REGULARLY SCHEDULED, OR PURSUANT TO SPECIAL PURPOSE MEETINGS CALLED BY THE MEMBERS. THE EXCHANGE OF EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING ISSUES OF COMMON INTEREST SURROUNDING ELECTRICITY AND NATURAL GAS PURCHASE AND TRANSMISSION IN OHIO FOR OEG MEMBERS IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE IN PROTECTING AND PROMOTING THE INTERESTS OF OEG MEMBERS IN CONNECTION WITH ELECTRICITY AND NATURAL GAS PURCHASING. THIS ACTIVITY HAS BEEN ON-GOING SINCE ITS FORMATION ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2003 AND IS EXPECTED TO A CONTINUOUS FEATURE OF MEMBERSHIP. MEMORANDA ARE GENERATED BY OEG LEGAL COUNSEL, AND RESPONSES ARE MADE AND EXCHANGED NORMALLY THROUGH LEGAL COUNSEL, AND COLLECTIVELY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION, FAX OR REGULAR MAIL. CONFERENCE CALLS ARE INITIATED AT THE OFFICE OF LEGAL COUNSEL, AND MEETINGS ARE PERIODICALLY HELD AT LOCATIONS SELECTED BY THE MEMBERS. THE APPROXIMATE PERCENTAGE OF TIME SPENT ON THIS ACTIVITY IS AND WILL BE 10%.TO MONITOR OHIO LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS, REPORT TO THE MEMBERS ON THE POTENTIAL EFFECT OF SUCH LEGISLATION, IN CONNECTION WITH THE COST AND RELIABILITY OF ENERGY SERVICE TO MEMBERS, AND TO ASSIST MEMBERS IN LOBBYING LEGISLATORS ON AN "AD HOC" BASIS, AS REQUESTED BY THE MEMBERS. THIS ACTIVITY IS ALSO DIRECTLY RELATED TO FURTHERING OEG'S EXEMPT PURPOSE OF PROTECTING AND PROMOTING THE INTEREST OF OEG MEMBERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE COSTS AND RELIABILITY OF ELECTRICITY AND NATURAL GAS IN OHIO. MONITORING OF OHIO LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE FORMATION ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2003 AND CONTINUES TO THE PRESENT AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE FUTURE. THE ACTIVITIES WILL BE CONDUCTED BY COUNSEL FOR OEG AT ITS OFFICE, AND AT THE OFFICES OF THE PUCO, OR AT OTHER APPROPRIATE LOCATION. THE APPROXIMATE PERCENTAGE OF TIME SPENT ON THIS ACTIVITY IS AND WILL BE 10%.TO INTERVENE, ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS, AS DETERMINED IN ADVANCE BY OEG, AND UTILITY-SPECIFIC, NON-GENERIC OHIO REGULATORY PROCEEDINGS, FEDERAL REGULATORY PROCEEDINGS, OR NATURAL GAS PROCEEDINGS. SUCH INTERVENTIONS WILL REQUIRE "OPT-INS" BY EACH MEMBER WHICH PARTICIPATES. SPECIFIC CASE BY CASE INTERVENTIONS ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO OEG'S EXEMPT PURPOSE, AS ARE ITS INTERVENTION INTO GENERIC REGULATORY PROCEEDINGS. IN SUCH SPECIFIC INTERVENTIONS, IT WOULD BE INITIATED BY LEGAL COUNSEL WITHIN THE APPROPRIATE REGULATORY FORUM. THE APPROXIMATE PERCENTAGE OF TIME SPENT ON THIS ACTIVITY IS AND WILL BE 45%.THE ABOVE ACTIVITIES BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2003, HAVE CONTINUED TO THE PRESENT, AND ARE PLANNED TO CONTINUE IN THE FUTURE WITHOUT MATERIAL CHANGE. THE ACTIVITIES ABOVE ARE PRINCIPALLY CONDUCTED BY MICHAEL L. KURTZ, KURT J. BOEHM, AND JODY KYLER COHN SPECIAL ENERGY LEGAL COUNSEL TO THE APPLICANT, AND ARE CONDUCTED BEFORE THE PUCO, AT THE FERC IN WASHINGTON, D.C., AT MEETINGS INVOLVING PARTICULAR UTILITY COMPANIES, OR AT THE OFFICES OF BOEHM, KURTZ & LOWRY.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-4245238
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2011
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S46)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $96,051
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,135,652
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,135,652 | $1,097,494 | $96,051 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,070,902 | $1,069,301 | $39,620 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,024,420 | $1,038,294 | $33,847 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 26-4245238).
Questions about OHIO ENERGY GROUP
- What is the EIN of OHIO ENERGY GROUP?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of OHIO ENERGY GROUP is 26-4245238.
- Is OHIO ENERGY GROUP tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 2011.
- Are donations to OHIO ENERGY GROUP tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does OHIO ENERGY GROUP file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of OHIO ENERGY GROUP due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did OHIO ENERGY GROUP last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of OHIO ENERGY GROUP?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names GREG LONG.
- Who are the officers and directors of OHIO ENERGY GROUP?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 7 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does OHIO ENERGY GROUP have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,135,652, expenses of $1,097,494 and total assets of $96,051 at year end.
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