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Pennsylvania Certification Board

Not tax-deductible

Harrisburg, PA501(c)(6)Since 1991EIN 23-2330432

Establish and monitor certification standards for professionals in the behavioral and community health fields. Advocate for quality, comprehensive substance abuse and other behavioral health services. Provide curricula and standards for training and education, maintain ethical standards and procedures for consumer protection and offer management and consultation services to other credentialing organizations.

$120K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $159K a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$120K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$22K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$864K
Net assets
$2.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +5%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$719K
FY2021$867K
FY2022$853K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$864K
FY2024▲ +4%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$656K
FY2021$697K
FY2022$745K
FY2023$829K
FY2024$832K
FY2024$864K
Net assets
$2.9M
FY2024▲ +12%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2024$2.9M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 1991.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990; $120K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Mary Jo Mather
Executive Di
$119,547Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Thomas Baier
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lynn Brown
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasure Gallagher
Executive Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mary Jo Mather$119,547$120,097$120,097$119,472$118,447$119,347

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

Programs and updates

Sets standards, trains professionals, and protects consumers in behavioral and community health.

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3 program services, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

State certification and recertification for substance abuse and other behavioral health professionals. The organization developes standards and credentialing processes, maintains ethical standards and procedures for consumer protection.

Pt IX · col B
02

Approval of education required for substance abuse certification.

Pt IX · col B
03

Provides curricula and standards for training and education

Pt IX · col B

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$969K
Investment incomeLn 3$141K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Money outPt IX
$864K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$2.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$411K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$969K
Investment incomeLn 3$141K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Gains on assetsLn 7$61K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$363K
SavingsLn 2$48K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$411K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$260K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
Net assetsLn 32$2.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$466K$411K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.8M$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$266K$260K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K$22K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M$2.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$141K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$359K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$27K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K
Office expensesLn 13$34K
OccupancyLn 16$38K
TravelLn 17$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$23K
InsuranceLn 23$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$150K
All other expensesLn 24e$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$864K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $1.1M$832K$244K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$829K$209K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $853K$745K$107K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $867K$697K$170K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $719K$656K$63K$1.6M 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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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,130,600 across 5 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $969,000$969,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $80,133$80,133
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $60,773$60,773
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $20,694$20,694
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,029,773 · Excluded from tax $100,827$1,130,600
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $863,612 across 15 lines filed
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$141,102
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$358,791
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$27,360
IX-9 Other employee benefits$7,575
IX-10 Payroll taxes$38,085
IX-11c Accounting fees$1,827
IX-11f Investment management fees$12,221
IX-11g Other fees for services$2,750
IX-13 Office expenses$33,825
IX-16 Occupancy$37,505
IX-17 Travel$1,328
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$23,298
IX-23 Insurance$7,928
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$150,030
IX-24e All other expenses$19,987
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$863,612
Part X · Balance sheet $2,900,074 assets, 12 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $19,992; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $418,407$362,753
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $47,799$47,847
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $700$700
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $266,216$260,060
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,229,501$1,631,022
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $604,334$577,700
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,586,949$2,900,074
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $20,827$22,114
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $22,227$22,114
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,564,722$2,877,960
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,564,722$2,877,960
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,586,949$2,900,074
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,877,960 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,130,600
XI-2 Total expenses$863,612
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$266,988
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,564,722
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$46,250
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,877,960

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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