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Print Education & Research Foundation FY2020 filing

Chicago, ILUnknown exempt organizationEIN 52-1542298Revenue $250K in FY2020

On file with the IRSpsda.org/?page=perf_board330 North Wabash No 2000 · Chicago, IL

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Provide Research and Education for the business document and related communications segment of the printing industry.

82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $69K a year · 30% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Liabilities
$36K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% 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
$250K
Spent
$171K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$2.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$250K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$250K
FY2021$639K
FY2022$139K
FY2023−$1K
FY2024$117K
Expenses
$171K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$171K
FY2021$110K
FY2022$236K
FY2023$277K
FY2024$6K
Net assets
$2.5M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$0

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending October 2020) · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $140K Management & general 18% · $31K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Roger Buck
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dana Zezzo
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Research and educate businesses in the printing industry about document communications.

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1 program · $140K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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The foundation fosters proficiency and professionalism within the business document and related communications segment of the printing industry through education, research and development, including market research, consumer awareness, and aiding techinical developments.

$140Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 4 grants · $667K · 2019–2022
Brand ChainPA · FY2022$250,000
Brand ChainPA · FY2021$202,993
Print Services and Distribution AssociationPA · FY2020$74,255
Print Services and Distribution AssociationPA · FY2019$139,946

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$250K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$250K
Money outPt IX
$171K
Ln 25
Programscol B$140K
Managementcol C$31K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$250K
Gains on assetsLn 7$169K
Total revenueLn 12$250K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.5M
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderOctober
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.8M$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K$36K
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M$2.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$140K$140K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Investment management feesLn 11f$27K$27K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15$15
Total functional expensesLn 25$171K$140K$31K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $117K$6K$111K$0 990 PDF
FY2023 −$1K$277K−$278K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $139K$236K−$97K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $639K$110K$529K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $250K$171K$78K$2.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $249,561 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $50$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $125,388$249,561
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $125,438$249,561
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$139,946
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 $33,760$31,301
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $33,760$171,247
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $91,678$78,314
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower 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
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $249,561 across 3 lines filed
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $80,191$80,191
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $169,370$169,370
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $249,561$249,561
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $171,247 across 4 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $139,946$139,946
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,500$4,500
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $26,786$26,786
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $15$15
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $139,946 · Management $31,301 · Fundraising $0$171,247
Part X · Balance sheet $2,538,671 assets, 8 lines filed
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,794,195$2,534,291
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,717$4,380
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,798,912$2,538,671
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $31,125$35,640
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $31,125$35,640
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,767,787$2,503,031
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,767,787$2,503,031
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,798,912$2,538,671
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,503,031 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$249,561
XI-2 Total expenses$171,247
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$78,314
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,767,787
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$343,070
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,503,031

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

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