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
27 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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.
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
Analyzes trends impacting the envelope industry and postal services globally.
Questions for Ema Foundation for Paper-Based Communications
Your first name shows with your question. Ema Foundation for Paper-Based Communications answers here, for everyone.
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.
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.
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Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY21 | FY20 | FY19 | FY18 | FY17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $257K | $252K | $245K | $266K | $328K |
| Given inLn 1b | $35K | $39K | $38K | $93K | $104K |
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $76K | $51K | $96K | $151K | $96K |
| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.3M | $268K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $6.2M | $8.0M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $1K | $437 |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $7.5M | $8.3M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $7K | $4K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $7.5M | $8.3M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $8K | $8K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $8K | $8K | ||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $100 | $100 | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $8K | $8K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $20K | $20K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $169 | $169 | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $16K | $16K | ||
| Payments to affiliatesLn 21 | $125K | $125K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $750 | $750 | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $111K | $73K | $38K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $5K | $5K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $304K | $82K | $223K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Aug 20, 2026 | $285K | $418K | −$133K | $9.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | Not on file | ||||
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 19, 2024 | $262K | $354K | −$92K | $8.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 9, 2023 | $447K | $248K | $199K | $8.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 1, 2022 | $1.1M | $304K | $841K | $8.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 29, 2021 | $448K | $382K | $66K | $7.5M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,144,921 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,144,921 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $304,289 across 12 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $8,336,922 assets, 12 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,332,922 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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