Provide volunteer aid and assistance to members; and provide a medium for the exchange of construction information.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$411K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $48K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$411K
to officers and key staff · 51% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 51% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $356K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$105K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
528
of 528 voting members
Looks good: 528 of 528 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$951K
-27% vs prior year
Spent
$802K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$837K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$951K
FY2024▼ -27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$945K
FY2021$208K
FY2022$633K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$951K
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$802K
FY2024▲ +34%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$467K
FY2022$765K
FY2023$600K
FY2024$802K
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$837K
FY2024▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$571K
FY2021$367K
FY2022$242K
FY2023$920K
FY2024$837K
FY2025$829K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending March 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1957.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $582K Management & general 27% · $220K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $411K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$291,667Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Assistant
$119,451Pt VII · Sec A
Second Vice President:
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sergeant-At-Arms
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David E Puza’s $250K as Former Executive Director is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David E Puza$250,000$291,667————
Thomas Groark——$240,043$208,383$269,375$172,153
Heidi Taber$124,003$119,451$109,666———
Michael McKenna ESQ——$72,917———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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1 program · $582K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Annual spring and fall business meetings to discuss association's business together with industry developments and concerns. Association's publications and publicity to members and various industry organizations.

$582Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K
Grants paid · 7 grants · $402K · 2019–2024
Moles Charitable Fund INCNJ · FY2024$300,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2019$12,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$951K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$532K
Other incomeLn 4–11$393K
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Money outPt IX
$802K
Ln 25
Programscol B$582K
Managementcol C$220K
Owns and owesPt X
$837K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$328K
Total assetsLn 16$942K
LiabilitiesLn 26$105K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a528
IndependentVI 1b528
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$532K
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Other incomeLn 4–11$393K
Gains on assetsLn 7$11K
Total revenueLn 12$951K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$328K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$328K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$356K
Other assetsLn 15$119K
Total assetsLn 16$942K
LiabilitiesLn 26$105K
Net assetsLn 32$837K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$449K$328K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$434K$356K
Total assetsLn 16$962K$942K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K$105K
Net assetsLn 32$920K$837K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$20K$20K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$250K$188K$62K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$99K$74K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$10K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$38K$38K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$34K$25K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$32K$24K$8K
TravelLn 17$65$65
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$290K$220K$71K
All other expensesLn 24e$22K$21K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$802K$582K$220K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.4M$1.4M$5K$829K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $951K$802K$150K$837K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$600K$710K$920K 990 PDF
FY2022 $633K$765K−$132K$242K 990 PDF
FY2021 $208K$467K−$259K$367K 990 PDF
FY2020 $945K$1.7M−$760K$571K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $951,246 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $404,100$531,519
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $26,459$26,408
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $879,806$393,319
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,310,365$951,246
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $20,000$20,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $412,691$362,630
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $167,639$419,095
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $600,330$801,725
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $710,035$149,521
Part VI · Governance 528 of 528 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body528
VI-1b Independent voting members528
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $951,246 across 5 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $531,519$531,519
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15,284$15,284
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $11,124$11,124
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $393,319$393,319
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $531,519 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $419,727$951,246
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $801,725 across 11 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $20,000$20,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $187,500 · Management $62,500$250,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $74,336 · Management $24,778$99,114
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,137 · Management $3,379$13,516
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $37,500$37,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $25,220 · Management $8,406$33,626
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $24,090 · Management $8,030$32,120
IX-17 TravelPrograms $65$65
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,191$3,191
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $219,534 · Management $70,849$290,383
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $21,100 · Management $1,110$22,210
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $581,982 · Management $219,743 · Fundraising $0$801,725
Part X · Balance sheet $942,061 assets, 14 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $449,493$327,512
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $68,750$64,530
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,705$75,000
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $433,574$355,580
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,000$119,439
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $961,522$942,061
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,405$3,948
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $39,550$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$100,924
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $41,955$104,872
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $750,622$648,030
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $168,945$189,159
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $919,567$837,189
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $961,522$942,061
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $837,189 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$951,246
XI-2 Total expenses$801,725
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$149,521
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$919,567
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$18,421
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$250,320
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$837,189

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