Creosote Council III INC

Not tax-deductible

Butler, PA501(c)(6)Community DevelopmentEIN 20-0026821

Jointly interact with the environmental protection agency in connection with the ongoing federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act, and re-registration review of creosote; jointly generating creosote related health, safety, and environmental data and submitting to the epa; and jointly pursuing federal, state & local product stewardship activities.

73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$261K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Is it a real charity?
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Are gifts tax-deductible?
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Is it filing on time?
FY2024
latest Form 990
IRS e-file · Filing history
Is it financially stable?
2 of 5
years in the black
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
How much reaches the programs?
73%
of spending
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
What are leaders paid?
$261K
to officers and key staff · 54% of spending
Pt VII · Sec A
Do they have reserves?
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Do they carry debt?
$23K
liabilities
Pt X · Ln 26
Who oversees it?
5
independent of 5 voting board members
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$654K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$487K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$106K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$654K
FY2024▲ +2%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$511K
FY2021$857K
FY2022$932K
FY2023$643K
FY2024$654K
Expenses
$487K
FY2024▼ -31%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$492K
FY2021$909K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$710K
FY2024$487K
Net assets
$106K
FY2024▲ +273%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$178K
FY2021$126K
FY2022$7K
FY2023−$61K
FY2024$106K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
No
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CCreosote Council III INC
EINHdr · item D20-0026821
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(6) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2003
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CButler, PA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S41)
WebsiteHdr · item Jcreosotecouncil.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.27
Program services73%$356K
Management & general27%$131K
Total functional expensesLn 25$487K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Operating surplus
+25%
revenue over expenses▲ +341% vs prior filing year
Earned revenue
100%
of revenue from program services & dues<0.01% vs prior filing year
Program spending
73%
of expenses reach member services▼ -8% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$128K
FY2024▲ +286%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$259K
FY2021$252K
FY2022$90K
FY2023$33K
FY2024$128K
Total liabilities
$23K
FY2024▼ -76%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$81K
FY2021$127K
FY2022$83K
FY2023$94K
FY2024$23K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$166K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$128K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B73%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$121K
Total assetsLn 16$128K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$23K
Total net assetsLn 32$106K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.0

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue100%$654K
Total revenueLn 12$654K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $121K · Operating expenses/yr $487K
3.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $356K · Total expenses $487K
73%
Management & General
Management & general $131K · Total expenses $487K
27%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $487K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $0
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $0 · Total revenue $654K
0%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $654K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $654K · Total revenue $654K
100%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $654K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $654K · Total expenses $487K
134%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $654K · Prior year $643K
+2%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $511K · FY2024 $654K
+6%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $106K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $654K · Expenses $487K
+25%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $128K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $106K · Total assets $128K
82%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $128K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Nicholas P Skoulis · Reported title TECHNICAL DI · Highest reported compensation $144K · Total expenses $487K
30%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $487K
—
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 73%——
Overhead ratio 27%——
Revenue growth 2%——
Legal fee ratio 4%——
Accounting fee ratio 4%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Technical Di
$144,500Pt VII · Sec A
Admin Direct
$95,565Pt VII · Sec A
$21,086Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nicholas P Skoulis’s $144K as Technical Di is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1708 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Nicholas P Skoulis$144,500$145,860$161,823$145,723$137,830
David a Webb$95,565$98,680$119,206$103,524$96,250
John R Birckbichler$21,086$26,590$20,145$18,957$19,449

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 5Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 5Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Works with the EPA on pesticide regulations and product stewardship.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $356K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Revenue generated from membership assessments to support the continuing federal & state registrations of creosote for use as a pesticide & promote product stewardship activities. Additional revenue is generated from license fees paid by non-members for use of the organization's data.

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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest Viewing $654K$487K+2% 990 PDF
FY2023 $643K$710K-31% 990 PDF
FY2022 $932K$1.1M+9% 990 PDF
FY2021 $857K$909K+68% 990 PDF
FY2020 $511K$492K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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