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Plumbing Industry Development Fund INC FY2020 filing

Not tax-deductible

Wauwatosa, WI501(c)(6)Mutual / membership EIN 39-6081490Revenue $214K in FY2020Latest return filed Oct 23, 2025

On file with the IRS11001 W Plank CT Ste 100, 53226-3668 · Wauwatosa, WITax-exempt since Jan 1964

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A business league/trade association that promotes the business interest of employers in milwaukee, wisconsin and the surrounding metropolitan area who are signatory to a collective bargaining agreement with certain employees represented by plumbers local no. 75, especially with regard to labor relations.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2020 · 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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $34K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Cash reserves
21 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$120K
39% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 39% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$214K
Spent
$164K
Net assets
$184K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$214K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$214K
FY2021$209K
FY2022$218K
FY2023$243K
FY2024$256K
Expenses
$164K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$164K
FY2021$192K
FY2022$192K
FY2023$204K
FY2024$218K
Net assets
$184K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$184K
FY2021$202K
FY2022$223K
FY2023$271K
FY2024$312K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 1964.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Mike Scherer
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Steve Adkins
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeff Hintze
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Lynch
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jonathan Kowalski
Administrator
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Advocates for employers with unionized plumbers on labor relations and business interests.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Pidf provided sponsorship of, promotion of, participation in, representation at, monitoring of, and reporting concerning meetings, conferences, and conventions, the business of which relates to the needs of contractors engaged in the plumbing industry.

Pt IX · col B
02

In 2020, pidf also participated in and provided representation of the interests of plumbing firms regarding industry-related committees, councils, boards, and employee benefit funds.

Pt IX · col B
03

In 2020, pidf provided services to more than 70 plumbing firms. We provided promotion and sponsorship of education programs to firms engaged in the plumbing industry.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$214K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$212K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$164K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$184K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$285K
Total assetsLn 16$304K
LiabilitiesLn 26$120K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$212K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$214K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$17K
SavingsLn 2$269K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$285K
Total assetsLn 16$304K
LiabilitiesLn 26$120K
Net assetsLn 32$184K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
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$234K$285K
Total assetsLn 16$252K$304K
LiabilitiesLn 26$118K$120K
Net assetsLn 32$134K$184K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$164K
Office expensesLn 13$139
Total functional expensesLn 25$164K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Oct 23, 2025 $256K$218K$37K$312K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 1, 2024 $243K$204K$39K$271K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 19, 2023 $218K$192K$26K$223K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 12, 2022 $209K$192K$18K$202K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 9, 2021 $214K$164K$50K$184K 990 PDF

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 $214,018 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $211,322$212,001
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,100$2,017
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $214,422$214,018
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $164,089$164,137
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $164,089$164,137
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $50,333$49,881
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $214,018 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $212,001$212,001
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,017$2,017
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $212,001 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,017$214,018
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $164,137 across 2 lines filed
IX-11a Management fees$163,998
IX-13 Office expenses$139
IX-25 Total functional expenses$164,137
Part X · Balance sheet $303,824 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $19,035$16,570
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $214,787$268,623
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $18,666$18,631
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $252,488$303,824
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $118,176$119,631
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $118,176$119,631
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $134,312$184,193
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $134,312$184,193
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $252,488$303,824
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $184,193 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$214,018
XI-2 Total expenses$164,137
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$49,881
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$134,312
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$184,193

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

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