Southern Production Program INC

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Member training, education, and maintenance assistance

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 72-0439567) · Dispute this line
501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$142K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $14K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
0% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$142K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
0.5 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $3.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
0.5 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$37K
1% of total assets
Liabilities are 1% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
10 of 10 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$406K
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$482K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$3.2M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$406K
FY2025▼ -7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$398K
FY2022$509K
FY2023$563K
FY2024$439K
FY2025$406K
Expenses
$482K
FY2025+0.5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$415K
FY2022$417K
FY2023$450K
FY2024$480K
FY2025$482K
Net assets
$3.2M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$3.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending July 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1954.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $142K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$142,460Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Steven Bourlon$142,460$138,515$132,698$123,355$120,800

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

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The organization conducts in-house training seminars and provides on-site production training and consulting services for its members and their production staff relative to the care and maintenance of newspaper printing presses and other printing equipment.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 72-0439567) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
02

In conjunction with training and consulting activities, the organization maintains an inventory of parts and fabricated press units for sale that are not easily obtainable at reasonable prices by some member newspapers.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 72-0439567) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
03

The organizations through newsletters and other media keep members informed of current activities and trends in newspapers and other print production.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 72-0439567) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$406K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$208K
Investment incomeLn 3$102K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$61K
Money outPt IX
$482K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$3.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$19K
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$35K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$61K
Investment incomeLn 3$102K
Other incomeLn 4–11$208K
Gains on assetsLn 7$111K
Total revenueLn 12$406K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$17K
SavingsLn 2$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$19K
Accounts receivableLn 4$30K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$24K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$3K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$107K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$179K$19K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.0M$3.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$116K$107K
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K$37K
Net assetsLn 32$3.3M$3.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$142K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$156K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$30K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$45K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K
Investment management feesLn 11f$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K
Office expensesLn 13$3K
OccupancyLn 16$7K
TravelLn 17$95
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$45
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K
InsuranceLn 23$30K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$482K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 17, 2025 $406K$482K−$76K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 4, 2024 $439K$480K−$41K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 2, 2023 $563K$450K$113K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 2, 2022 $509K$417K$92K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 29, 2021 $398K$415K−$17K$3.1M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $406,345 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $42,017$35,030
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $96,956$61,380
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $139,853$212,488
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $159,750$97,447
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $438,576$406,345
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $389,734$396,474
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $89,775$85,410
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $479,509$481,884
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$40,933−$75,539
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $406,345 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $97,447 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$34,860
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$170
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$35,030
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $61,380$61,380
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $101,527$101,527
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $110,961$110,961
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $269,788 · Excluded from tax $101,527$406,345
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $481,884 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)$142,460
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$155,741
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$29,898
IX-9 Other employee benefits$44,717
IX-10 Payroll taxes$23,658
IX-11c Accounting fees$13,750
IX-11f Investment management fees$15,638
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$1,136
IX-13 Office expenses$3,343
IX-16 Occupancy$6,747
IX-17 Travel$95
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$45
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$10,684
IX-23 Insurance$29,918
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$4,054
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$481,884
Part X · Balance sheet $3,262,535 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $73,934$17,252
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $105,421$1,933
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $36,232$30,307
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $34,763$24,485
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,701$3,077
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $116,306$107,333
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,977,355$3,078,148
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,346,712$3,262,535
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $28,447$21,549
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $18,136$15,790
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $46,583$37,339
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,300,129$3,225,196
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,300,129$3,225,196
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,346,712$3,262,535
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,225,196 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$406,345
XI-2 Total expenses$481,884
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$75,539
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,300,129
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$726
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$120
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,225,196

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