Cal-Lab Association

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Elkin, NC501(c)(6)Since 2013Mutual/Membership EIN 47-1297578Revenue $256K in FY2025Latest return filed May 13, 2026

On file with the IRScal-lab.orgElkin, NCTax-exempt since Apr 2015

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To promote the common interests of dental laboratories directed toward the improvement of business and dental laboratory management, including without limiting the gerality of the foregoing, product, marketing, research, and technical information and to carry out the purposes as set forth above.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 47-1297578) · Dispute this line
501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
The IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $24K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
94% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
10.0 mo
of spending, in cash
10.0 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$176K
50% of total assets
Liabilities are 50% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
13 of 13 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$256K
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$302K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$177K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$256K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$289K
FY2021$27K
FY2022$47K
FY2023$277K
FY2024$281K
FY2025$256K
Expenses
$302K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$311K
FY2021$56K
FY2022$62K
FY2023$282K
FY2024$311K
FY2025$302K
Net assets
$177K
FY2025▼ -21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$301K
FY2021$272K
FY2022$257K
FY2023$253K
FY2024$223K
FY2025$177K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2015.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $285K Management & general 6% · $17K

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

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Imm. Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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

Promotes dental labs' interests and offers members educational opportunities.

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1 program · $285K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Annual meeting provides educational classes that satisfy the National Boards classification requirements for Certified Dental Technicians and registered graduates as continuing education

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 47-1297578) · Dispute this line
$285Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$256K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$192K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$63K
Investment incomeLn 3$411
Money outPt IX
$302K
Ln 25
Programscol B$285K
Managementcol C$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$177K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$251K
Total assetsLn 16$353K
LiabilitiesLn 26$176K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$63K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$192K
Investment incomeLn 3$411
Other incomeLn 4–11$32
Total revenueLn 12$256K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$232K
SavingsLn 2$19K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$251K
Accounts receivableLn 4$21K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$80K
Total assetsLn 16$353K
LiabilitiesLn 26$176K
Net assetsLn 32$177K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$320K$251K
Total assetsLn 16$381K$353K
LiabilitiesLn 26$159K$176K
Net assetsLn 32$223K$177K
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 officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$50K$40K$10K
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$4K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$224K$224K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$7K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$302K$285K$17K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 13, 2026 $256K$302K−$46K$177K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 14, 2025 $281K$311K−$30K$223K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 1, 2024 $277K$282K−$5K$253K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 13, 2023 $47K$62K−$14K$257K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 29, 2023 $27K$56K−$29K$272K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $289K$311K−$22K$301K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $255,533 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $68,805$63,360
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $210,185$191,730
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,603$411
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $32$32
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $280,625$255,533
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $310,617$301,656
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $310,617$301,656
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$29,992−$46,123
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $255,533 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$63,360
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$63,360
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$191,730
VIII-3 Investment income$411
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)$32
VIII-12 Total revenue$255,533
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $301,656 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 officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $39,802 · Management $9,950$49,752
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,649$1,649
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,267$3,267
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,330 · Management $1,082$5,412
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,922$5,922
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $224,263$224,263
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,131 · Management $4,260$11,391
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $284,715 · Management $16,941$301,656
Part X · Balance sheet $352,558 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $137,998$231,758
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $182,429$19,378
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $21,181$21,346
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $39,559$80,076
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $381,167$352,558
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $158,535$176,049
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $158,535$176,049
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $222,632$176,509
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $222,632$176,509
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $381,167$352,558
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $176,509 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$255,533
XI-2 Total expenses$301,656
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$46,123
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$222,632
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$176,509

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

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