Dottie System INC

Not tax-deductible

Baton Rouge, LA501(c)(6)EIN 72-1106648

To support the protection of our members' facilities, the public, and the environment by providing excellent damage prevention services in a cost- effective manner

84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$163K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
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
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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $203K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$163K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$220K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.6M
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$3.6M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$4.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.6M
FY2024▼ -5%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.4M
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$3.6M
Expenses
$3.6M
FY2024▼ -1.0%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$3.6M
Net assets
$4.1M
FY2024▲ +0.7%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$4.1M

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 Jun 1988.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $3.0M Management & general 16% · $561K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $163K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$163,099Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairpe
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023
Brent Saltzman$163,099$122,068

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

Protects facilities, people, and the environment through cost-effective damage prevention services.

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2 program services, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Provides a call center to aid in protection of underground utilities. Member companies pay a monthly fee to be notified of planned excavation in the areas where the members have underground utilities. Each member company is charged a monthly fee based upon the number of notifications they receive within that month.

Pt IX · col B
02

Membership fees; provides a call center to aid in protection of underground utilities. Member companies pay an annual fixed membership fee.

Pt IX · col B

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$125K
Money outPt IX
$3.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.0M
Managementcol C$561K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$220K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$125K
Total revenueLn 12$3.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$35K
SavingsLn 2$3.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$410K
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$220K
Net assetsLn 32$4.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.4M$3.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$439K$410K
Total assetsLn 16$4.4M$4.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$337K$220K
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M$4.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$163K$163K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$363K$363K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$39K$39K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$43K$43K
Legal feesLn 11b$27K$27K
Accounting feesLn 11c$26K$26K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.1M$2.1M$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$344K$172K$172K
Office expensesLn 13$50K$4K$46K
Information technologyLn 14$37K$37K
TravelLn 17$41K$31K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$83K$65K$17K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$29K$15K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$157K$157K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$94K$50K$44K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.6M$3.0M$561K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $3.6M$3.6M$28K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.8M$3.6M$198K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.1M$3.8M$244K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.7M$3.4M$322K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.4M$3.2M$223K$3.3M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,628,472 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,503,488$3,503,488
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $124,984$124,984
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,628,472$3,628,472
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,600,765 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $163,099$163,099
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $363,112$363,112
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $39,471$39,471
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,143$8,143
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $42,619$42,619
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $27,412$27,412
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $26,355$26,355
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,084,489 · Management $7,200$2,091,689
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $172,045 · Management $172,048$344,093
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,750 · Management $46,422$50,172
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $37,053$37,053
IX-17 TravelPrograms $30,528 · Management $10,176$40,704
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $65,414 · Management $17,335$82,749
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,582 · Management $14,582$29,164
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $156,781$156,781
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $50,216 · Management $43,878$94,094
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,027 · Management $2,028$4,055
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,039,495 · Management $561,270 · Fundraising $0$3,600,765
Part X · Balance sheet $4,286,742 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $504,948$34,659
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,910,876$3,263,169
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $488,432$538,764
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $32,824$40,432
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $438,882$409,718
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,375,962$4,286,742
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $330,263$210,549
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,471$9,258
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $336,734$219,807
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,039,228$4,066,935
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,039,228$4,066,935
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,375,962$4,286,742
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,066,935 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,628,472
XI-2 Total expenses$3,600,765
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$27,707
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,039,228
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,066,935

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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