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Ema Foundation for Paper-Based Communications FY2020 filing

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Alexandria, VA501(c)(3)Since 1996Education EIN 31-1487941Revenue $448K in FY2020

On file with the IRS700 S Washington St Ste 260, 22314-4291 · Alexandria, VATax-exempt since Apr 1997Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To identify and analyze major trends that affect the Envelope Industry, especially the health and future of the Postal Administrations in North America and throughout the World.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
13¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $176K a year · 34% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
13%
of spending
Concern: 13% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
41 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $6.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 40.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$7K
0.10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$448K
Spent
$382K
To programs
13%
Net assets
$7.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$448K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$448K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$447K
FY2023$262K
FY2025$285K
Expenses
$382K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$382K
FY2021$304K
FY2022$248K
FY2023$354K
FY2025$418K
Net assets
$7.5M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.5M
FY2021$8.3M
FY2022$8.0M
FY2023$8.5M
FY2025$9.6M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1997.

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

Where the money goes

13 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 13% · $51K Management & general 87% · $331K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ron L Wilson
Ex-Officio
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Stephen E Hart
Immediate Past Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paul Siegle
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Robert Melton
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Analyzes trends impacting the envelope industry and postal services globally.

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3 programs · $48K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

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 thereform or transformation of the USPS.

$26Kprogram expense
02

The mission of the Institute for Environmental Studies is to create tools and information that can be used to educate the paper-based communications industry and external constituencies on environmental matters.

$17Kprogram expense
03

Joyce Tuck Scholarship Fund

$5Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

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

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$448K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$326K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$122K
Money outPt IX
$382K
Ln 25
Programscol B$51K
Managementcol C$331K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$7.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$122K
Investment incomeLn 3$326K
Gains on assetsLn 7$77K
Total revenueLn 12$448K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Other assetsLn 15$9K
Total assetsLn 16$7.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$7.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 69
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.1M$6.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$7.5M$7.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$69K$7K
Net assetsLn 32$7.4M$7.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Investment management feesLn 11f$20K$20K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$125K$125K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$202K$43K$159K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$382K$51K$331K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $285K$418K−$133K$9.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 Not on file
FY2023 $262K$354K−$92K$8.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $447K$248K$199K$8.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$304K$841K$8.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $448K$382K$66K$7.5M 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 $447,894 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $112,100$121,600
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,018,189$326,294
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,130,289$447,894
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $8,500$8,500
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,000$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $412,725$373,666
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $427,225$382,166
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $703,064$65,728
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $447,894 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$121,600
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$121,600
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $249,315$249,315
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $76,979$76,979
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $326,294 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$447,894
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $382,166 across 9 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $8,500$8,500
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,000$8,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $20,000$20,000
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,800$1,800
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $5,000$5,000
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesManagement $125,000$125,000
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,956$1,956
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $42,767 · Management $159,000$201,767
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $10,143$10,143
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $51,267 · Management $330,899 · Fundraising $0$382,166
Part X · Balance sheet $7,499,640 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,353,530$1,301,716
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $37,000$32,250
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,143$1,187
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $6,081,710$6,155,329
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $16,531$9,158
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,496,039$7,499,640
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $69,477$7,350
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $69,477$7,350
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,088,247$7,134,859
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $338,315$357,431
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,426,562$7,492,290
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,496,039$7,499,640
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,492,290 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$447,894
XI-2 Total expenses$382,166
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$65,728
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,426,562
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,492,290

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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