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Plumbing Industry Council

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Saint Louis, MO501(c)(6)Community Development EIN 43-0898926Revenue $640K in FY2020Latest return filed Nov 12, 2021

On file with the IRSpicstl.comSaint Louis, MOTax-exempt since May 2025

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To promote the Plumbing Industry.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Run by 10 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
FY2020
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2020, 6 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Pay to officers and key staff
$208K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 97% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$324K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 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
$640K
Spent
$727K
Net assets
$1.1M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Revoked May 2024, reinstated. IRS ruling May 2025, per the IRS master file. Latest filing on record: FY2020. IRS ruling in May 2025.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $208K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
G Raymond Hefner
Executive Vice President
$207,964Pt VII · Sec A
Lou Grasse
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bob Cocos
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mark Trojahn
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ed Hill JR
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Deluca
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

G Raymond Hefner’s $208K as Executive Vice President is at the 97th 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.

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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

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Promotes the plumbing industry through education, advocacy, and professional development.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

To establish and conduct educational programs for the general public and members of the plumbing industry with respect to new techniques and ideas which will improve 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
$640K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$581K
Other incomeLn 4–11$58K
Investment incomeLn 3$752
Money outPt IX
$727K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$393K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$324K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$581K
Investment incomeLn 3$752
Other incomeLn 4–11$58K
Total revenueLn 12$640K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$203K
SavingsLn 2$190K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$393K
Accounts receivableLn 4$46K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$896
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$917K
Other assetsLn 15$37K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$324K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$500K$393K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$939K$917K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$373K$324K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$4K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$254K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$95K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K
Legal feesLn 11b$26K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K
Office expensesLn 13$36K
OccupancyLn 16$26K
TravelLn 17$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$18K
InterestLn 20$7K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$38K
InsuranceLn 23$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$93K
All other expensesLn 24e$50K
Total functional expensesLn 25$727K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2020 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 12, 2021 $640K$727K−$87K$1.1M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $640,078 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $668,201$581,114
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$7,664$752
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $69,032$58,212
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $729,569$640,078
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,000$4,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $330,083$387,695
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $327,220$335,075
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $661,303$726,770
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $68,266−$86,692
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $640,078 across 5 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $581,114$581,114
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $752$752
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business −$21,012−$21,012
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $79,224$79,224
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $660,338 · Unrelated business −$21,012 · Excluded from tax $752$640,078
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $726,770 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$4,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$253,702
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$94,900
IX-9 Other employee benefits$20,076
IX-10 Payroll taxes$19,017
IX-11b Legal fees$25,846
IX-11d Lobbying fees$12,090
IX-11g Other fees for services$9,100
IX-13 Office expenses$35,610
IX-16 Occupancy$25,551
IX-17 Travel$3,876
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$18,230
IX-20 Interest$7,385
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$9,229
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$38,225
IX-23 Insurance$7,699
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$92,706
IX-24e All other expenses$49,528
IX-25 Total functional expenses$726,770
Part X · Balance sheet $1,393,475 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $261,561$202,740
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $238,926$190,150
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $72,498$46,142
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $904$896
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $939,107$916,795
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $16,115$36,752
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,529,111$1,393,475
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,220$8,475
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $354,878$315,679
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $373,098$324,154
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,133,100$1,002,241
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $22,913$67,080
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,156,013$1,069,321
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,529,111$1,393,475
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,069,321 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$640,078
XI-2 Total expenses$726,770
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$86,692
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,156,013
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,069,321

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

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