Electrocoat Association FY2021 filing

Not tax-deductible

Cincinnati, OH501(c)(6)EIN 31-1556281Revenue $179K in FY2021

On file with the IRSelectrocoat.org6915 Valley Ave, 45244-3029 · Cincinnati, OHTax-exempt since Jun 1998

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The Electrocoat Association is organized as a business league to represent the global electrocoating industry by promoting use of the technology and communicating the benefits of electrocoating to manufacturers, consumers, and government.

53¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$84K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $466 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
53%
of spending
Worth a look: 53% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$84K
to officers and key staff · 47% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 47% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$15K
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$179K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$177K
To programs
53%
Net assets
$56K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$179K
FY2021▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$169K
FY2021$179K
FY2022$188K
FY2023$175K
FY2024$233K
FY2025$193K
Expenses
$177K
FY2021▲ +27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$140K
FY2021$177K
FY2022$218K
FY2023$197K
FY2024$196K
FY2025$206K
Net assets
$56K
FY2021▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$54K
FY2021$56K
FY2022$24K
FY2023$3K
FY2024$40K
FY2025$27K

From the FY2021 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 Jun 1998.

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Where the money goes

53 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 53% · $93K Management & general 47% · $84K

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; $84K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec. Direct
$84,000Pt VII · Sec A
Past Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Karen McGlothlin$84,000$80,150$81,900$84,000$84,000$74,550

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 electrocoating technology and its benefits to manufacturers, consumers, and government.

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1 program · $93K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

In carrying out the organization's exempt purposes during the year, the electrocoat association focused on educating industries on the costs and benefits of using electrocoating technology.

$93Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$179K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$128K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$51K
Investment incomeLn 3$754
Money outPt IX
$177K
Ln 25
Programscol B$93K
Managementcol C$84K
Owns and owesPt X
$56K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13K
Total assetsLn 16$71K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$128K
Government grantsLn 1e$17K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$51K
Investment incomeLn 3$754
Gains on assetsLn 7$72
Total revenueLn 12$179K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$13K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$13K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$43K
Total assetsLn 16$71K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$56K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 613
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$19K$13K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$43K$43K
Total assetsLn 16$64K$71K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$15K
Net assetsLn 32$54K$56K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$84K$42K$42K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$4K$2K
TravelLn 17$7K$6K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$135$4K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$47K$30K$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$177K$93K$84K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $193K$206K−$13K$27K 990 PDF
FY2024 $233K$196K$37K$40K 990 PDF
FY2023 $175K$197K−$22K$3K 990 PDF
FY2022 $188K$218K−$30K$24K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $179K$177K$2K$56K 990 PDF
FY2020 $169K$140K$29K$54K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $179,475 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $106,354$127,667
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $61,637$51,054
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $795$754
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $168,786$179,475
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $80,232$90,396
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $59,536$86,965
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $139,768$177,361
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $29,018$2,114
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $179,475 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$111,062
VIII-1e Government grants$16,605
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$127,667
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $51,054$51,054
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $682$682
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $72$72
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $51,808$179,475
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $177,361 across 9 lines filed
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $42,000 · Management $42,000$84,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $6,396$6,396
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,747$7,747
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,282$11,282
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,180 · Management $2,387$6,567
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,670 · Management $1,139$6,809
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $135 · Management $4,193$4,328
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,970$2,970
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $29,868 · Management $17,394$47,262
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $93,135 · Management $84,226 · Fundraising $0$177,361
Part X · Balance sheet $70,634 assets, 11 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $19,195$13,131
X-4 Accounts receivable$13,442
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,107$1,215
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $43,408$42,846
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $63,710$70,634
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $332$120
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $9,333$14,917
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,665$15,037
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $54,045$55,597
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $54,045$55,597
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $63,710$70,634
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $55,597 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$179,475
XI-2 Total expenses$177,361
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,114
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$54,045
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$562
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$55,597

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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