Smart Transportation Division

Tax-deductible

Valley View, OH501(c)(8)EIN 31-4135005

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A non-profit organization dedicated to providing a better understanding of the work performed by the Smart membership and the importance of the union to their jobs. To unite and promote the social, moral, and intellectual welfare of the families of Smart members and increase the understanding of various Transportation and legislative issues.

501(c)(8) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
47¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 21 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(8)
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
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
Surplus or deficit
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $74K a year · 63% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
47%
of spending
Concern: 47% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$119K
to officers and key staff · 53% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 53% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$6K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 23 voting members
Looks good: 23 of 23 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$160K
+50% vs prior year
Spent
$224K
To programs
47%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$160K
FY2024▲ +50%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$97K
FY2021$103K
FY2022$113K
FY2023$107K
FY2024$160K
Expenses
$224K
FY2024▲ +35%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$165K
FY2021$169K
FY2022$223K
FY2023$166K
FY2024$224K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +0.6%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.4M

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 Aug 1940.

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

Where the money goes

47 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 47% · $104K Management & general 53% · $119K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $119K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Internationa
$60,176Pt VII · Sec A
Internt'l Se
$58,349Pt VII · Sec A
Nat'l Leg Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Tru
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP District
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP District
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP District
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP District
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kathryn Seegmiller$60,176$57,530$55,000$55,000$55,000
Denise Wallace$58,349$56,650$55,000$55,000$55,000

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates members and families on union importance, jobs, and transportation issues.

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1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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A non-profit organization dedicated to providing a better understanding of the work performed by the smart membership and the importance of the union to their jobs.

Pt IX · col B

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$160K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$149K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Money outPt IX
$224K
Ln 25
Programscol B$104K
Managementcol C$119K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$87K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9K
Government grantsLn 1e$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$149K
Gains on assetsLn 7$115K
Total revenueLn 12$160K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$87K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$87K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 621
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$81K$87K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$119K$59K$59K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Investment management feesLn 11f$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$122$8K
OccupancyLn 16$9K$9K
TravelLn 17$40K$40K
InsuranceLn 23$590$590
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$615$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$224K$104K$119K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $160K$224K−$64K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $107K$166K−$60K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $113K$223K−$110K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $103K$169K−$65K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $97K$165K−$69K$1.6M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $159,715 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$6,616
VIII-1e Government grants$2,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,616
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,594$2,594
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $33,243$33,243
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $115,262$115,262
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $117,856 · Excluded from tax $33,243$159,715
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $223,907 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $59,263 · Management $59,262$118,525
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $10,892$10,892
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,720 · Management $4,720$9,440
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,855$4,855
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $14,829$14,829
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,763$1,763
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $122 · Management $8,042$8,164
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $9,000$9,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $39,702$39,702
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $590$590
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $615 · Management $5,532$6,147
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $104,422 · Management $119,485 · Fundraising $0$223,907
Part X · Balance sheet $1,364,890 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $80,972$87,480
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $71$120
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,273,971$1,277,290
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,355,014$1,364,890
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,164$6,285
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,164$6,285
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $814,450$725,385
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $536,400$633,220
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,350,850$1,358,605
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,355,014$1,364,890
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,358,605 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$159,715
XI-2 Total expenses$223,907
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$64,192
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,350,850
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$73,443
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1,496
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,358,605

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

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