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Pdf Association INC FY2023 filing

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Winchester, MA501(c)(6)Since 2019Community Development EIN 83-3933060Revenue $1.9M in FY2023

On file with the IRSpdfa.org10 Longfellow Rd, 01890-2210 · Winchester, MATax-exempt since Apr 2020

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Pdf Association, INC. (the organization") is a massachusetts nonprofit membership corporation and a trade Association headquartered in massachusetts and organized:a) to advance the common business interest of organizations, businesses, and individuals in the development and implementation of portable document format ("Pdf") technology;b) to serve as a resource for discussion, advancement, and promotion of, education and technical support related to, and research into, common business interests and best practices of Pdf developers and implementers;c) to promote and support communication among Pdf developers and implementers with governmental authorities and agencies and standard-setting bodies and provide technical support to such entities;d) to facilitate communication and business relationships among Pdf developers and implementers; ande) to assist in the setting of standards for Pdf technology

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$206K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $99K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$206K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $11K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$54K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.9M
+302% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$486K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2023▲ +302%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$472K
FY2021$445K
FY2022$461K
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$879K
FY2025$747K
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2023▲ +250%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$389K
FY2021$487K
FY2022$417K
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$802K
FY2025$711K
Net assets
$486K
FY2023▲ +456%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$85K
FY2021$43K
FY2022$87K
FY2023$486K
FY2024$562K
FY2025$598K

From the FY2023 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2020.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $1.2M Management & general 19% · $283K

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; $206K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Duff Johnson
Clerk & Treasurer
$206,288Pt VII · Sec A
Raf Hens
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Duff Johnson’s $182K as Clerk & Treasurer is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community development 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Duff Johnson$182,085$164,179$206,288$161,148$148,190$60,000

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes PDF technology development and implementation for businesses and individuals.

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3 programs · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

The organization continues to seek contracts with government entities for the purpose of advancing the interests of the PDF industry.

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

The organization will expand adds's existing practice of promoting and disseminating technical standards, guidelines and best practice materials for the PDF community, adds members, and the general public, including - potentially materials for sale. The activities will be carried out primarily by U.S.

Pt IX · col B
03

The organization will be engaging in public relations activities such as membership drives, lobbying government agencies and corporations, presentations at third party events and its own educational conferences to be carried out primarily by U.S.

Pt IX · col B

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2022
3d Pdf Consortium INCFY2022$11K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$11K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$457K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$283K
Owns and owesPt X
$486K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$540K
Total assetsLn 16$540K
LiabilitiesLn 26$54K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$457K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$540K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$540K
Total assetsLn 16$540K
LiabilitiesLn 26$54K
Net assetsLn 32$486K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$93K$540K
Total assetsLn 16$93K$540K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$54K
Net assetsLn 32$87K$486K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$206K$206K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$13K
Legal feesLn 11b$22K$22K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$67K$9K$58K
Information technologyLn 14$981K$925K$56K
RoyaltiesLn 15$33K$33K
TravelLn 17$35K$19K$16K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$67K$67K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$242$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.2M$283K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $747K$711K$36K$598K 990 PDF
FY2024 $879K$802K$76K$562K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.9M$1.5M$398K$486K 990 PDF
FY2022 $461K$417K$44K$87K 990 PDF
FY2021 $445K$487K−$42K$43K 990 PDF
FY2020 $472K$389K$83K$85K 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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,854,891 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $178,800$456,747
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $282,177$1,398,144
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $460,977$1,854,891
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $173,017$219,480
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $243,611$1,237,094
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $416,628$1,456,574
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $44,349$398,317
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,854,891 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$456,747
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$456,747
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,398,144$1,398,144
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,398,144 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,854,891
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,456,574 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $206,288$206,288
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,192$13,192
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $21,595$21,595
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $22,252$22,252
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,000 · Management $58,006$67,006
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $925,078 · Management $56,359$981,437
IX-15 RoyaltiesManagement $32,822$32,822
IX-17 TravelPrograms $19,318 · Management $15,993$35,311
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $67,390$67,390
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $242 · Management $9,039$9,281
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,173,118 · Management $283,456 · Fundraising $0$1,456,574
Part X · Balance sheet $539,989 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $92,659$539,989
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $92,659$539,989
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,260$9,573
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$44,700
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,260$54,273
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $87,399$485,716
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $87,399$485,716
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $92,659$539,989
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $485,716 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,854,891
XI-2 Total expenses$1,456,574
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$398,317
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$87,399
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$485,716

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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