Midwest Sign Association

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Livonia, MI501(c)(6)EIN 31-0909961Revenue $189K in FY2024

On file with the IRSmsaasn.org37637 Five Mile Road Ste 399, 48154-1543 · Livonia, MITax-exempt since Dec 1978

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To promote the general welfare of the sign industry in the MIdwest as to the relations of the sign industry with the public it serves and the relations between the members and to conceive and inaugurate progressive educ.

73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$81K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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)(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
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$81K
to officers and key staff · 41% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 41% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$2K
1.0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
130
of 130 voting members
Looks good: 130 of 130 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$189K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$196K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$229K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$189K
FY2024▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$123K
FY2022$166K
FY2023$198K
FY2024$189K
Net assets
$229K
FY2024▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$212K
FY2022$223K
FY2023$236K
FY2024$229K

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 Dec 1978.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $142K Management & general 27% · $54K

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; $81K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$80,723Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Dee Scott$80,723$75,092$69,403$68,265

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes the Midwest sign industry's welfare and member relations through education.

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1 program · $142K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Meetings and Conventions The primary purpose of the MSA meetings is to provide industry education and opportunities for networking. The

$142Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$189K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$93K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$89K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$196K
Ln 25
Programscol B$142K
Managementcol C$54K
Owns and owesPt X
$229K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$70K
Total assetsLn 16$232K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a130
IndependentVI 1b130
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$89K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$93K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$2K
Total revenueLn 12$189K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$70K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$70K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$161K
Total assetsLn 16$232K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$229K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
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$238K$70K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$161K
Total assetsLn 16$238K$232K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$236K$229K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$81K$81K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$900$900
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$53K$53K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$20K$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$196K$142K$54K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $189K$196K−$7K$229K 990 PDF
FY2023 $198K$236K 990 PDF
FY2022 $166K$223K 990 PDF
FY2021 $123K$212K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $189,297 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $75,449$89,386
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $114,436$93,473
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,304$6,438
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $198,189$189,297
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $75,092$89,585
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $104,865$106,261
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $184,957$195,846
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $13,232−$6,549
Part VI · Governance 130 of 130 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body130
VI-1b Independent voting members130
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $189,297 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$89,386
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$89,386
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $83,261 · Unrelated business $10,212$93,473
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $8,861$8,861
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets−$2,423
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $92,122 · Unrelated business $10,212$189,297
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $195,846 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $80,723$80,723
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $2,422$2,422
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,440$6,440
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $900$900
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,315$1,315
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,046$2,046
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,273$1,273
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $4,800$4,800
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,993$1,993
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $52,937$52,937
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $12,278$12,278
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $8,889$8,889
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $19,830$19,830
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $142,093 · Management $53,753$195,846
Part X · Balance sheet $231,594 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $237,847$70,397
X-11 Publicly traded securities$161,197
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $237,847$231,594
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,971$2,267
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,971$2,267
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $235,876$229,327
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $237,847$231,594
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $229,327 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$189,297
XI-2 Total expenses$195,846
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$6,549
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$235,876
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$229,327

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

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