Wire and Cable education and idea exchange

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$145K 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)(3)
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
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $47K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$145K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $482K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 6.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $7K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$130K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$707K
+36% vs prior year
Spent
$621K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$698K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$707K
FY2024▲ +36%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$300K
FY2021$286K
FY2022$724K
FY2023$518K
FY2024$707K
Expenses
$621K
FY2024▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$428K
FY2021$501K
FY2022$543K
FY2023$675K
FY2024$621K
Net assets
$698K
FY2024▲ +27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$697K
FY2021$530K
FY2022$658K
FY2023$551K
FY2024$698K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1977.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $437K Management & general 30% · $184K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $145K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO/Director
$144,912Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David B Kiddoo$144,912$168,559$151,008$145,973$147,031
Michelle Melsop————$77,411

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

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1 program · $437K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Wire & cable symposium

$437Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$707K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$698K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$621K
Ln 25
Programscol B$437K
Managementcol C$184K
Owns and owesPt X
$698K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$346K
Total assetsLn 16$828K
LiabilitiesLn 26$130K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$698K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$707K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$346K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$346K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$482K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$828K
LiabilitiesLn 26$130K
Net assetsLn 32$698K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$163K$346K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$419K$482K
Total assetsLn 16$604K$828K
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K$130K
Net assetsLn 32$551K$698K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$297K$148K$148K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$12K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$237K$237K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$55K$52K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$621K$437K$184K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $707K$621K$86K$698K 990 PDF
FY2023 $518K$675K−$157K$551K 990 PDF
FY2022 $724K$543K$181K$658K 990 PDF
FY2021 $286K$501K−$215K$530K 990 PDF
FY2020 $300K$428K−$127K$697K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $706,918 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,340$7,050
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $508,167$697,857
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,810$2,011
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $518,317$706,918
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 $294,451$296,556
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $380,816$324,824
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $675,267$621,380
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$156,950$85,538
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $706,918 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,050
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,050
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $697,857$697,857
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $2,011$2,011
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $697,857 · Unrelated business $2,011 · Excluded from tax $0$706,918
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $621,380 across 6 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $148,278 · Management $148,278$296,556
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $18,050$18,050
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $12,189$12,189
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $236,624$236,624
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,616$2,616
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $52,085 · Management $3,260$55,345
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $436,987 · Management $184,393 · Fundraising $0$621,380
Part X · Balance sheet $827,955 assets, 10 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $163,033$346,235
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $418,608$481,720
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $12,000$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $604,484$827,955
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $53,194$127,023
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$3,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $53,194$130,023
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $551,290$697,932
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $551,290$697,932
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $604,484$827,955
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $697,932 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$706,918
XI-2 Total expenses$621,380
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$85,538
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$551,290
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$61,104
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$697,932

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