Electrical Industry Certifications Association INC FY2021 filing

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To promote responsible awareness through certification programs regarding safe and effective practices in the Electrical Industry

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$173K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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
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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 $155K a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$173K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $39K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$836K
+55% vs prior year
Spent
$649K
Net assets
$668K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$836K
FY2021▲ +55%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$537K
FY2021$836K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$649K
FY2021▲ +45%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$446K
FY2021$649K
FY2022$770K
FY2023$870K
FY2024$1.0M
Net assets
$668K
FY2021▲ +40%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$479K
FY2021$668K
FY2022$970K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $173K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$173,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Neil Tolson’s $220K as Executive Director is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Neil Tolson$220,000$209,000$181,000$173,000—
Neil Tolsen————$158,000

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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  • 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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Certifies safe and effective electrical industry practices.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Eica has received accreditation from american national standards institute and is conducting certification exams across the united states.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$39K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$836K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$630K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$206K
Money outPt IX
$649K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$668K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$661K
Total assetsLn 16$673K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$206K
Government grantsLn 1e$56K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$630K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$836K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$661K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$661K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$673K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$668K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 611
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$464K$661K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K$12K
Total assetsLn 16$479K$673K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$5K
Net assetsLn 32$479K$668K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$212K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$120K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$36K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K
Office expensesLn 13$19K
Information technologyLn 14$35K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$39K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$27K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K
InsuranceLn 23$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$101K
Total functional expensesLn 25$649K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.1M$1.0M$54K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$870K$141K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$770K$302K$970K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $836K$649K$187K$668K 990 PDF
FY2020 $537K$446K$91K$479K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $835,716 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $150,000$205,692
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $387,397$630,024
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $65$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $537,462$835,716
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 $332,746$401,608
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $113,622$247,260
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $446,368$648,868
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $91,094$186,848
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $835,716 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$55,692
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$150,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$205,692
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $630,024$630,024
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $630,024$835,716
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $648,868 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$211,543
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$120,016
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$10,390
IX-9 Other employee benefits$35,652
IX-10 Payroll taxes$24,007
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$2,200
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$9,597
IX-13 Office expenses$19,299
IX-14 Information technology$35,395
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$38,519
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$27,342
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$7,269
IX-23 Insurance$6,673
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$100,966
IX-25 Total functional expenses$648,868
Part X · Balance sheet $673,376 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $463,597$661,068
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $15,190$12,308
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $478,787$673,376
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$5,441
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$5,441
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $478,787$667,935
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $478,787$667,935
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $478,787$673,376
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $667,935 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$835,716
XI-2 Total expenses$648,868
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$186,848
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$478,787
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$2,300
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$667,935

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