Mssc provides an industry-led, training, assessment and certification system focused on the core skills and knowledge needed by the nation's front-line production and material handling workers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$604K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $98K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$604K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $27K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$178K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.6M
Spent
$4.0M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.6M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$8.5M
FY2023$4.8M
FY2024$4.1M
Expenses
$4.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$4.5M
FY2022$8.9M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$4.2M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.5M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2002.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $3.3M Management & general 8% · $328K Fundraising 8% · $307K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $604K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$307,208Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$296,589Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Neil Reddy’s $366K as Chairman is at the 99th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1245 $1–10M employment 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Neil Reddy$365,982$391,799$319,682$447,163$307,208
Leo Reddy$323,010$220,833$277,494$434,963$296,589

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Trains, assesses, and certifies front-line production and material handling workers in essential skills.

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3 programs · $3.3M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Assessment/Testing

MSSC provides on-line testing for individuals and training and certification for facilities to become assessment centers. MSSC has authorized 246 assessment centers. MSSC has issued 37,832 assessments to over 22,000 individuals resulting in 29,857 certificates awarded.

$2.0Mprogram expense
02

Course Training

MSSC delivers courses designed to help individuals enhance their core knowledge and skills for work at mid-technical production level. MSSC has delivered over 30,000 courses to training organizations and provides training programs in 33 states.

$868Kprogram expense
03

Instructor Certification Training

To provide training to certify teachers and instructors on ways to teach MSSC courses in different learning environments. MSSC has trained over 500 instructors for CPT AND/OR CLT.

$474Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$27K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$189K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$160K
Money outPt IX
$4.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.3M
Managementcol C$328K
Fundraisingcol D$307K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$178K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$160K
Government grantsLn 1e$160K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$37K
Other incomeLn 4–11$189K
Total revenueLn 12$3.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$213K
SavingsLn 2$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$39K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$178K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$53K$39K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$143K$178K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$630K$378K$126K$126K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$663K$530K$66K$66K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$19K$13K$3K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$70K$49K$10K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$76K$54K$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$45K$32K$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$154K$108K$23K$23K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$77K$54K$11K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$77K$54K$11K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$91K$64K$14K$14K
TravelLn 17$61K$43K$9K$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$47K$33K$7K$7K
InterestLn 20$1$1
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$342$342
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.9M$1.9M
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$2K$15K$510
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.0M$3.3M$328K$307K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $4.1M$4.2M−$86K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.8M$4.3M$537K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.5M$8.9M−$402K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.4M$4.5M−$141K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $3.6M$4.0M−$400K$1.4M 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 $3,557,117 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$160,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,106,117$3,170,428
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,735$37,431
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $490,805$189,258
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,606,657$3,557,117
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,600,428$1,458,130
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,922,347$2,498,851
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,522,775$3,956,981
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $83,882−$399,864
Part VI · Governance 11 of 13 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,557,117 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$160,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$160,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,170,428$3,170,428
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $37,431$37,431
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $189,258$189,258
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,170,428 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $226,689$3,557,117
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,956,981 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $378,102 · Management $126,034 · Fundraising $126,034$630,170
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $530,013 · Management $66,252 · Fundraising $66,252$662,517
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $13,342 · Management $2,825 · Fundraising $2,825$18,992
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $49,174 · Management $10,412 · Fundraising $10,412$69,998
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $53,709 · Management $11,372 · Fundraising $11,372$76,453
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $31,618 · Management $6,695 · Fundraising $6,695$45,008
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $108,406 · Management $22,954 · Fundraising $22,954$154,314
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $7,104$7,104
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $54,078 · Management $11,451 · Fundraising $11,451$76,980
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $53,955 · Management $11,425 · Fundraising $11,425$76,805
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $63,887 · Management $13,528 · Fundraising $13,528$90,943
IX-17 TravelPrograms $42,965 · Management $9,098 · Fundraising $9,098$61,161
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $33,191 · Management $7,028 · Fundraising $7,028$47,247
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1$1
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $13,757$13,757
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,615 · Management $342 · Fundraising $342$2,299
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,905,069$1,905,069
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,449 · Management $15,204 · Fundraising $510$18,163
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,321,574 · Management $328,377 · Fundraising $307,030$3,956,981
Part X · Balance sheet $1,597,655 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $343,373$212,550
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,136,035$1,013,245
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $425,910$328,313
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $53,248$39,493
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,054$4,054
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,962,620$1,597,655
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $142,992$177,891
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $142,992$177,891
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,819,628$1,419,764
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,819,628$1,419,764
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,962,620$1,597,655
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,419,764 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,557,117
XI-2 Total expenses$3,956,981
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$399,864
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,819,628
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,419,764

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