Financial accountability: 2005 1. Ohio Citizen Action Federal tax return, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax, Form 990, 576 KB pdf. Source Amount Campaign Field and phone canvass dues and contributions $1,575,181.00 All Individual and organization contributions, $5,000 or more     Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers $5,000.00 General support 2. Ohio Citizen Action Education Fund Federal tax return, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax, Form 990, 1.2 MB pdf. Source Amount Campaign Field and phone canvass contributions $127,672.60 All Grants     Beldon Fund $50,000.00 Good Neighbor/Teflon Earthday Network $1,250.00 Refinery Reform Environmental Support Center $1,212.00 Bucket Brigade Joyce Foundation $8,000.00 Campaign reform Gund Foundation $30,000.00 Campaign finance Gund Foundation $10,000.00 General support Lotus Foundation $11,300.00 General support Ostara Foundation $7,000.00 General support Ottinger Foundation $65,000.00 General support Patagonia Foundation $3,000.00 Good Neighbor Rohm & Haas Co. $30,000.00 Fiscal sponsor for local church project Seasongood Foundation $7,500.00 Good Neighbor Tides Center $1,700.00 Bucket Brigade In-kind contributions     Bennett Jacks $8,705.00 2000 VW Passat Wagon Indirect Public Support     Cleveland Community Shares $7,092.00 General support Columbus Community Shares $3,973.77 General support Cincinnati Community Shares $5,722.59 General support 3. Support for Reform Ohio Now ballot measure by Ohio Citizen Action and Ohio Citizen Action Education Fund Contributor Date Amount Filed Type Form Education Fund 10/19/05 $45,000.00 10/25/05 Direct Contribution Monetary Education Fund 11/1/05 $10,000 12/13/05 Direct Contribution Monetary Ohio Citizen Action 10/19/05 $5,995.00 10/27/05 Independent Expenditure In-kind Ohio Citizen Action 10/19/05 $4,233.12 10/27/05 Direct Contribution In-kind Ohio Citizen Action 11/8/05 $8,880.53 12/13/05 Direct Contribution In-kind Ohio Citizen Action 12/16/05 $2,910.00 12/13/05 Independent Expenditure In-kind Notes 1. 'Education Fund' refers to the Ohio Citizen Action Education Fund. The Internal Revenue Service has recognized the Education Fund as a 501(c)(3) organization, with 501(h) election. As such, up to 25% of its spending can go to grassroots lobbying. The Education Fund contributions, detailed above, constituted 14.6% of total spending. 2. There are no restrictions on how much a 501(C)(4) organization like Ohio Citizen Action can spend on lobbying. 3. 'Independent expenditures' are uncoordinated support for a campaign. Ohio Citizen Action wrote, produced, and distributed fliers supporting the ballot measure. 4. 'Direct contributions' are contributions given to a campaign. They can be monetary or in-kind. Ohio Citizen Action also distributed literature written and produced by the Reform Ohio Now campaign committee.