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Pennsylvania Certification Board FY2022 filing

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Harrisburg, PA501(c)(6)Since 1991Mutual / membership EIN 23-2330432Revenue $853K in FY2022

On file with the IRSpacertboard.org298 S Progress Ave, 17109-4626 · Harrisburg, PATax-exempt since Jan 1991

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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.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$119K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $177K a year · 19% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$119K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 6.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$22K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$853K
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$745K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$2.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$853K
FY2022▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$719K
FY2021$867K
FY2022$853K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$745K
FY2022▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$656K
FY2021$697K
FY2022$745K
FY2023$829K
FY2024$832K
FY2025$864K
Net assets
$2.2M
FY2022▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$2.9M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · 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 Jan 1991.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $119K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Mary Jo Mather
Executive Di
$119,472Pt 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
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
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

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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

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

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2021
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

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$853K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$837K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Money outPt IX
$745K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$2.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$392K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$837K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$30K
Total revenueLn 12$853K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$361K
SavingsLn 2$32K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$392K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$249K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$250K$392K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$260K$249K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K$22K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$2.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$141K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$303K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$28K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K
Legal feesLn 11b$757
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K
Investment management feesLn 11f$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K
Office expensesLn 13$14K
OccupancyLn 16$16K
TravelLn 17$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$24K
InsuranceLn 23$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$130K
All other expensesLn 24e$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25$745K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.1M$864K$267K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$832K$244K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$829K$209K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $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 R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $852,712 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $828,670$836,605
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $20,970−$2,063
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $17,200$18,170
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $866,840$852,712
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $497,739$513,092
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $199,429$232,324
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $697,168$745,416
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $169,672$107,296
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $852,712 across 5 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $836,605$836,605
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $27,631$27,631
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$29,694−$29,694
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $18,170$18,170
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $825,081 · Excluded from tax $27,631$852,712
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $745,416 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$140,928
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$302,736
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$27,972
IX-9 Other employee benefits$7,532
IX-10 Payroll taxes$33,924
IX-11b Legal fees$757
IX-11c Accounting fees$5,458
IX-11f Investment management fees$4,631
IX-11g Other fees for services$4,400
IX-13 Office expenses$14,078
IX-16 Occupancy$16,437
IX-17 Travel$4,543
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$23,628
IX-23 Insurance$7,154
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$130,054
IX-24e All other expenses$21,184
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$745,416
Part X · Balance sheet $2,194,114 assets, 14 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $19,992; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $218,432$360,768
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $31,724$31,727
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $700$700
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $260,496$249,098
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $408,526$408,073
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $864,835$1,067,994
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $67,992$55,762
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,872,697$2,194,114
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,495$21,055
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,400$1,400
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $17,895$22,455
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,854,802$2,171,659
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,854,802$2,171,659
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,872,697$2,194,114
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,171,659 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$852,712
XI-2 Total expenses$745,416
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$107,296
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,854,802
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$209,561
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,171,659

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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