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Portable Lights American Trade Organization Inc (Plato)

EIN 27-3514396 • 501(c)6 • Columbus, OH

Profile

Trade association for the portable lighting industry. The entity's significant activities are based in enforcement of industry standards, product safety, and to safeguard against false and unfair trade practices

2700 Port RoadColumbus, OH 43217

plato-usa.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

49th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

50th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

88th percentile

29%

Higher net margin than 88% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

80th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 80% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

82nd percentile

22%

Faster asset growth than 82% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2025

Revenue Growth

47th percentile

-0.3%

Faster revenue growth than 47% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets49th percentile

Assets

Up

$109,976

Up $25,642 (+30%) from 2024

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2024

Net Assets

Up

$109,976

Up $25,642 (+30%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue50th percentileNet Margin88th percentile

Revenue

Down

$87,200

Down $29,300 (-25%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$61,558

Up $4,659 (+8.2%) from 2024

Net Income

Down

$25,642

Down $33,959 (-57%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth82nd percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2014: $113,022Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $113,0222014Assets 2018: $49,564Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $49,5642018Assets 2019: $56,192Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $56,1922019Assets 2020: $63,461Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $63,4612020Assets 2021: $67,637Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $67,6372021Assets 2022: $60,397Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $60,3972022Assets 2023: $24,733Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $24,7332023Assets 2024: $84,334Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $84,3342024Assets 2025: $109,976Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $109,9762025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$109,976
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$109,976
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth47th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2014: $99,509Expenses 2014: $107,728Net Income 2014: -$8,2192014Revenue 2018: $139,300Expenses 2018: $165,800Net Income 2018: -$26,5002018Revenue 2019: $123,335Expenses 2019: $116,707Net Income 2019: $6,6282019Revenue 2020: $99,445Expenses 2020: $92,176Net Income 2020: $7,2692020Revenue 2021: $100,600Expenses 2021: $96,424Net Income 2021: $4,1762021Revenue 2022: $88,000Expenses 2022: $95,240Net Income 2022: -$7,2402022Revenue 2023: $79,700Expenses 2023: $115,364Net Income 2023: -$35,6642023Revenue 2024: $116,500Expenses 2024: $56,899Net Income 2024: $59,6012024Revenue 2025: $87,200Expenses 2025: $61,558Net Income 2025: $25,6422025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$87,200
Expenses$61,558
Net Income$25,642
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$109,976
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$109,976
Revenue
$87,200
Expenses
$61,558
Net income
$25,642
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.10$0.00$1.10$0.87$0.62$0.26
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.84$0.00$0.84$1.17$0.57$0.60
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.25$0.00$0.25$0.80$1.15$0.36
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.60$0.00$0.60$0.88$0.95$0.07
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.68$0.00$0.68$1.01$0.96$0.04
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.63$0.00$0.63$0.99$0.92$0.07
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.56$0.00$0.56$1.23$1.17$0.07
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.50$0.00$0.50$1.39$1.66$0.27
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.13$0.00$1.13$1.00$1.08$0.08
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Feb 11, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.0
Gross Receipts
$87,200
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Trade association for the portable lights industry. The entity's significant activities are based on enforcement of industry standards, product safety, and to safeguard against false and unfair trade practices.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
EXPENSES RELATED TO THE MEMBERSHIP DUES REVENUE WERE INCURRED TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF CREATING THE BASIS FOR BEST INDUSTRY PRACTICES, SAFETY REGULATION INITIATIVES, AND A PRIMARY INDUSTRY CODE OF CONDUCT.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay80th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
KEVIN PARSONSPresident-$0--
TOM BECKETTVice President-$0--
TOM BECKETTTreasurer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Portable Lights American Trade
EIN
27-3514396
Phone
6143331001
Address
2700 PORT ROAD, COLUMBUS, OH 43217

Signing Officer

Name
Thomas Beckett
Title
Treasurer
Phone
6143331001
Signed
2026-02-11
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Gbq Partners LLC
Address
230 WEST STREET SUITE 700, COLUMBUS, OH 43215
Preparer
Cassie L Shearer
Phone
6142211120
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 8 - Other Revenue

“Description: refunds. Amount: 1,200.”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: travel and meetings. Amount: 10,930. Description: insurance. Amount: 1,635. Description: bank fees/service charges. Amount: 92. Description: dues and memberships. Amount: 2,060. Description: web and domain. Amount: 2,036. Description: marketing. Amount: 7,205. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 23,958.”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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