National Association for Proficiency Testing

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Eagan, MN501(c)(3)Since 1996Community DevelopmentEIN 41-1868207Revenue $858K in FY2025

On file with the IRSproficiency.org3470 Washington Dr Ste 122, 55122-1329 · Eagan, MNTax-exempt since Oct 2003Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 22 volunteers and 7 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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FY2025 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $28K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$176K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 86% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$127K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$858K
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$687K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$577K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$858K
FY2025▲ +27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$589K
FY2021$719K
FY2022$620K
FY2023$570K
FY2024$676K
FY2025$858K
Expenses
$687K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$695K
FY2021$565K
FY2022$725K
FY2023$560K
FY2024$634K
FY2025$687K
Net assets
$577K
FY2025▲ +42%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$305K
FY2021$458K
FY2022$353K
FY2023$364K
FY2024$406K
FY2025$577K

From the FY2025 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 Oct 2003.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $572K Management & general 17% · $115K

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; $176K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer
$130,000Pt VII · Sec A
$31,700Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman of
$14,615Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Trinh Nguyen’s $130K as Treasurer is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1708 $100K–1M community development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Trinh Nguyen$130,000$136,000$156,000———
Carol Hockert———$50,000$50,000$51,923
Richard Brynteson$31,700$37,827$26,800$20,800$20,800—
Charles Ellis$14,615$4,800—$31,000$25,986$36,000

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 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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2 programs · $572K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Proficiency tests were provided to LABORATORIES/MANUFACTURERS to obtain data from measurements taken for specific units. Data from the proficiency tests are then gathered and a statistical analysis consisting of the same test from a different tester is then submitted back to the tester.

$572Kprogram expense
02

Regional income and intra ilc's onsite and other miscellaneous revenue.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$858K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$784K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$64K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Money outPt IX
$687K
Ln 25
Programscol B$572K
Managementcol C$115K
Owns and owesPt X
$577K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$636K
Total assetsLn 16$703K
LiabilitiesLn 26$127K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$64K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$784K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Total revenueLn 12$858K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$636K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$636K
Total assetsLn 16$703K
LiabilitiesLn 26$127K
Net assetsLn 32$577K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 622
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$464K$636K
Total assetsLn 16$538K$703K
LiabilitiesLn 26$132K$127K
Net assetsLn 32$406K$577K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$176K$141K$35K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$259K$207K$52K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$15K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$43K$34K$9K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$2K$567
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K$279
Advertising and promotionLn 12$38K$38K
Office expensesLn 13$50K$43K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$16K$16K
OccupancyLn 16$26K$24K$2K
TravelLn 17$25K$25K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K$109
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$687K$572K$115K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $858K$687K$171K$577K 990 PDF
FY2024 $676K$634K$42K$406K 990 PDF
FY2023 $570K$560K$11K$364K 990 PDF
FY2022 $620K$725K−$105K$353K 990 PDF
FY2021 $719K$565K$154K$458K 990 PDF
FY2020 $589K$695K−$106K$305K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $857,749 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $40,331$63,562
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $631,901$783,607
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,850$10,580
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $676,082$857,749
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $310,087$497,073
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $323,734$190,170
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $633,821$687,243
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $42,261$170,506
Part VI · Governance 7 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $857,749 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$63,562
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$63,562
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $783,607$783,607
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10,580$10,580
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $783,607 · Excluded from tax $10,580$857,749
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $687,243 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $141,052 · Management $35,263$176,315
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $207,326 · Management $51,832$259,158
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,098 · Management $3,775$18,873
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,181 · Management $8,546$42,727
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,269 · Management $567$2,836
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,600$5,600
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,117 · Management $279$1,396
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $38,203$38,203
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $43,255 · Management $6,996$50,251
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,751$15,751
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,754 · Management $2,065$25,819
IX-17 TravelPrograms $25,113$25,113
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,396$2,396
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,514 · Management $109$3,623
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,372$4,372
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,810$14,810
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $572,211 · Management $115,032 · Fundraising $0$687,243
Part X · Balance sheet $703,421 assets, 9 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $141; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $464,190$635,798
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $65,892$67,482
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $538,208$703,421
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $131,997$126,701
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $68$71
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $132,065$126,772
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $406,143$576,649
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $406,143$576,649
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $538,208$703,421
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $576,649 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$857,749
XI-2 Total expenses$687,243
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$170,506
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$406,143
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$576,649

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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