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Analyzes trends impacting the envelope industry and postal services globally. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $285K in revenue, $418K in expenses, and $9.6M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1996
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Alexandria, VA
Filings
5 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$285KFY2025
Expenses
$418K
Net assets
$9.6M
People
9
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  31-1487941 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Alexandria, VA Founded 1996
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Analyzes trends impacting the envelope industry and postal services globally.
Leadership
Paul Siegle · Immediate Past Chair
Money in and out
$285K revenue, $418K expenses
Bottom line
10% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$285K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$418K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$9.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$133K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.10 Management & general $0.90
Program efficiency
10%
of spending reaches programs▼ -79% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
276.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -3% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-47%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -33% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$285K
FY2025▲ +9%
Expenses
$418K
FY2025▲ +18%
Total assets
$9.6M
FY2025▲ +14%
Total liabilities
$39K
FY2025▲ +602%
Total revenue
$285K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$418K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$9.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$133K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$9.6M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B10%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CEma Foundation for Paper-Based Communications
EINHdr · item D31-1487941
Principal addressHdr · item CAlexandria, VA
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item L1996
State of legal domicileHdr · item MVA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B60)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 1997

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Immediate Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretarytreasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ex-Officio
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $39K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

The Robert Martin Scholarship Fund each year awards a student from Benedictine High School in Richmond, VA a scholarship towards his/her college education.

$27Kprogram expense
02

The Poopsie Bower Tuck Scholarship will be awarded to a female member of the envelope manufacturing community seeking to advance her education.

$11Kprogram expense
03

The Institute for Postal Studies was created to conduct a comprehensive research and educational campaign on postal reform. The mission is to create educational tools and information that can be used in the reform or transformation of the USPS.

$2Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Investment income100%$285K
Total revenueLn 12$285K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.10 Management & general $0.90
Program services10%$40K
Management & general90%$378K
Total functional expensesLn 25$418K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$217K
Total assetsLn 16$9.6M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$39K
Total net assetsLn 32$9.6M
Months of cash on handcomputed6.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $9.6M · Operating expenses/yr $418K
276.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $40K · Total expenses $418K
10%
Management & General
Management & general $378K · Total expenses $418K
90%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $418K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $7K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $0 · Total revenue $285K
0%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $285K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $285K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $285K · Total revenue $285K
+100%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $418K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $285K · Prior year $262K
+9%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $448K · FY2025 $285K
-9%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $9.6M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $285K · Expenses $418K
-47%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $9.6M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $9.6M · Total assets $9.6M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $9.4M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $9.6M
98%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Paul Siegle · Reported title Immediate Past Chair · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $418K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $418K
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 10%
Overhead ratio 90%
Revenue growth 9%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 4 grants · $66K · 2021–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$35,640
Unitemized GrantFY2023$13,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$8,500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$8,500

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$285K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024not on file
FY2023$262K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$447K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$448K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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