Association for Postal Commerce FY2020 filing

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Alexandria, VA501(c)(6)Since 1947Mutual / membership EIN 53-0182977Revenue $1.1M in FY2020

On file with the IRS1800 Diagonal Rd Ste 600, 22314-2840 · Alexandria, VATax-exempt since Mar 1948

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To advocate for the benefit of the Associations members fair and equitable postal rates and regulations.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$334K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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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
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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
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 $24K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$334K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$461K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
40
of 40 voting members
Looks good: 40 of 40 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
0%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$958K
FY2023$983K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$958K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1948.

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What each dollar paid for.

Management & general 100% · $1.1M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

42 people listed on the 990; $334K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$230,600Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director Operation
$103,005Pt VII · Sec A
Director Emeritus
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Plunkett$189,235$217,489$266,267$251,485$238,700$230,600
Ellena Talbott$149,268$121,189$116,928$114,267$105,160$103,005

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

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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

Programs and updates

Advocates for fair postal rates and regulations for association members.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Active participant in numerous regulatory proceedings including, RM2017-3: Statutory Review of the System for Regulating Rates and Classes for Market Dominant Products, ACR 2018: Annual Compliance Report, and MT2019-1, Plus One Market Test.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$932K
Investment incomeLn 3$121K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Managementcol C$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$321K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$461K
PeoplePt VI, VII
42
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a40
IndependentVI 1b40
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$932K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Investment incomeLn 3$121K
Gains on assetsLn 7$77K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$321K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$321K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$461K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 645
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$363K$321K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$444K$461K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$334K$334K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$50K$50K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$43K$43K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$20K
Legal feesLn 11b$540K$540K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Investment management feesLn 11f$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$914$914
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$574$574
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$80K$80K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$0$1.1M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.1M$1.0M$93K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.1M−$22K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$983K$47K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$958K$51K$958K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$1.1M$20K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.1M$1.1M−$45K$1.1M 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 $1,066,288 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $929,865$931,529
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $26,465$13,935
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $112,293$120,824
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,068,623$1,066,288
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $407,951$446,871
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $497,001$664,485
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $904,952$1,111,356
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $163,671−$45,068
Part VI · Governance 40 of 40 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body40
VI-1b Independent voting members40
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 $1,066,288 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$923,700
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,829
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$931,529
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $13,935$13,935
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $44,231$44,231
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $76,593$76,593
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $134,759 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,066,288
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,111,356 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $333,605$333,605
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $49,999$49,999
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $43,406$43,406
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $19,861$19,861
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $540,169$540,169
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,000$14,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $6,654$6,654
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,025$2,025
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $2,403$2,403
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,432$1,432
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $914$914
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $574$574
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,781$1,781
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $79,817$79,817
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $14,716$14,716
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,111,356 · Fundraising $0$1,111,356
Part X · Balance sheet $1,516,518 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $362,988$320,761
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,100$1,622
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,888$10,836
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,156$2,585
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,164,853$1,179,023
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,691$1,691
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,544,676$1,516,518
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $39,148$64,108
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $405,035$396,985
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $444,183$461,093
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,100,493$1,055,425
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,100,493$1,055,425
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,544,676$1,516,518
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,055,425 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,066,288
XI-2 Total expenses$1,111,356
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$45,068
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,100,493
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,055,425

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