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Major League Baseball Umpires Association

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Neenah, WI501(c)(5)Employment EIN 91-2036368Revenue $884K in FY2025

On file with the IRSmlbua.comPo Box 394, 54957-0394 · Neenah, WITax-exempt since Jun 2001

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To secure by all means lawful and reasonable open and responsive collective bargaining representation for all persons who are employed as Umpires by Major League Baseball.

501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Run by 9 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(5)
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $147K a year · 19% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$143K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 93% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 6.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$14K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$884K
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$604K
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$884K
FY2025▲ +20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$497K
FY2021$883K
FY2022$869K
FY2023$778K
FY2024$734K
FY2025$884K
Expenses
$604K
FY2025▼ -43%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$670K
FY2021$490K
FY2022$491K
FY2023$445K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$604K
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +32%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$540K
FY2021$933K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2001.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $143K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Philip Janssen
Administrator
$142,850Pt VII · Sec A
Dan Bellino
President (beg Feb)/VP (thru Feb)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Quinn Wolcott
At-Large Member/VP (beg Feb)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
William Little
Secretary-Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chris Conroy
At-Large Member (thru Feb)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nic Lentz
At-Large Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bill Miller
President (thru Feb)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cory Blaser
At-Large Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Philip Janssen’s $143K as Administrator is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1216 $100K–1M employment 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
Philip Janssen$142,850$135,350$132,850$132,850$122,850$130,350

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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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Major league baseball umpires association is the exclusive collective bargaining representative for all regular full-time major league umpires employed by the office of the commissioner of major league baseball.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$884K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$800K
Investment incomeLn 3$84K
Money outPt IX
$604K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$349K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$800K
Investment incomeLn 3$84K
Gains on assetsLn 7$27K
Total revenueLn 12$884K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$86K
SavingsLn 2$264K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$349K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 69
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$349K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$14K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$139K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$382K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K
Investment management feesLn 11f$13K
Office expensesLn 13$14K
TravelLn 17$22K
InsuranceLn 23$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$604K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $884K$604K$280K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $734K$1.1M−$330K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $778K$445K$333K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $869K$491K$378K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $883K$490K$393K$933K 990 PDF
FY2020 $497K$670K−$174K$540K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $883,630 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $664,280$799,719
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $69,236$83,911
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $733,516$883,630
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,154$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $144,595$150,326
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $915,310$453,413
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,063,059$603,739
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$329,543$279,891
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $883,630 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $799,719$799,719
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $56,471$56,471
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $27,440$27,440
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $799,719 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $83,911$883,630
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $603,739 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$139,307
IX-10 Payroll taxes$11,019
IX-11b Legal fees$382,038
IX-11c Accounting fees$12,600
IX-11f Investment management fees$12,728
IX-13 Office expenses$13,569
IX-17 Travel$21,605
IX-23 Insurance$7,211
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$1,445
IX-24e All other expenses$2,217
IX-25 Total functional expenses$603,739
Part X · Balance sheet $1,751,139 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $32,329$85,507
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,277,926$263,691
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,027$3,198
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$1,398,743
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,314,282$1,751,139
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$13,641
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$13,641
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,314,282$1,737,498
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,314,282$1,737,498
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,314,282$1,751,139
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,737,498 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$883,630
XI-2 Total expenses$603,739
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$279,891
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,314,282
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$143,325
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,737,498

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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