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Falls Church, VA501(c)(3)Since 1991Public & Societal BenefitEIN 54-1598954Revenue $2.8M in FY2024

On file with the IRSvpppa.org8116 Arlington Blvd Ste 210, 22042-1002 · Falls Church, VATax-exempt since Oct 1996Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers and 10 employees.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists 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
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $369K a year · 18% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$160K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 53% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.7M
37% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 37% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.8M
+1% vs prior year
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$3.0M
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$2.8M
FY2024▲ +1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2024$2.8M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2024▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2024$2.6M
Net assets
$3.0M
FY2024▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2024$3.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1996.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $2.2M Management & general 13% · $320K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $160K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Christopher Williams
Executive Director
$160,000Pt VII · Sec A
Shelly Ettel
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Scott Fruge
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brad Gibson
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tim Belitz
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher Williams’s $160K as Executive Director is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 731 $1–10M public & societal benefit 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Christopher Williams$160,000$160,000$80,000——
Sara Taylor—$125,529$110,391$110,904$114,364

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

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

Programs and updates

Promotes health, safety, and environmental excellence through collaboration.

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3 programs · $2.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

National Conference

Provides ideal setting for members from a wide variety of industries across the country to share ideas on environmental, health and safety issues. Approximate number of persons benefited is 4,000.

$1.5Mprogram expense
02

Other Programs Include

Outreach, courses, government affairs, scholarships, and support for chapters.

$369Kprogram expense
03

Membership

Increase and promote worker industry health and safety through voluntary cooperation. The Association provides its members a direct link to OSHA, DOE and similar agencies legislative information. Approximate number of persons benefited is 500,000.

$239Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Enterprise Holdings FoundationFY2023$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $59K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$14,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$17,095
Unitemized GrantFY2022$14,136
Unitemized GrantFY2020$14,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$141K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.2M
Managementcol C$320K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$141K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$2.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$993K
SavingsLn 2$138K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.2M
Other assetsLn 15$18K
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.7M$3.2M
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M$3.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$14K$14K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$160K$134K$26K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$535K$447K$88K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$79K$79K
Payroll taxesLn 10$53K$44K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$289K$264K$26K
Investment management feesLn 11f$300$300
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$155K$142K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$8K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$81K$39K$42K
OccupancyLn 16$27K$23K$4K
TravelLn 17$77K$75K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$933K$927K$7K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$32K$32K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$6K$982
InsuranceLn 23$15K$9K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$84K$70K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$2.2M$320K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $2.8M$2.6M$194K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.2M$2.9M−$685K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.3M$2.9M−$642K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$1.5M−$345K$3.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,817,550 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,618,953$2,669,510
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $126,824$141,438
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $34,519$6,602
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,780,296$2,817,550
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $17,377$14,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $978,786$825,941
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,589,673$1,711,687
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,585,836$2,551,628
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $194,460$265,922
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,817,550 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $8,692 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,607,046 · Unrelated business $53,772$2,660,818
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $141,438$141,438
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,602$6,602
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,622,340 · Unrelated business $53,772 · Excluded from tax $141,438$2,817,550
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,551,628 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $14,000$14,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $133,657 · Management $26,343$160,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $446,707 · Management $88,042$534,749
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $78,654$78,654
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $43,858 · Management $8,680$52,538
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $263,641 · Management $25,844$289,485
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $300$300
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $141,570 · Management $13,878$155,448
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,928 · Management $2,183$10,111
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $38,693 · Management $41,916$80,609
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,131 · Management $3,604$26,735
IX-17 TravelPrograms $74,954 · Management $1,977$76,931
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $926,591 · Management $6,611$933,202
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $32,212$32,212
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,299 · Management $982$7,281
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,821 · Management $6,201$15,022
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $69,747 · Management $14,604$84,351
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,231,809 · Management $319,819 · Fundraising $0$2,551,628
Part X · Balance sheet $4,677,705 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $793,667$992,778
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $662,950$138,333
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $116,041$72,677
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $163,586$247,594
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,852,447$2,367,516
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $864,686$840,607
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $19,366$18,200
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,484,024$4,677,705
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $94,141$171,370
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,659,907$1,437,639
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $115,025$112,589
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,869,073$1,721,598
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,561,821$2,916,977
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $53,130$39,130
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,614,951$2,956,107
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,484,024$4,677,705
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,956,107 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,817,550
XI-2 Total expenses$2,551,628
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$265,922
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,614,951
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$75,234
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,956,107

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