Liabilities / Assets
49th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Flexographic Pre-Press Platemakers
EIN 43-1780139 • 501(c)6 • Springfield, MA
Profile
To create, promote and enhance high standards within the flexographic pre-press platemaking industry, to provide leadership through vision and direction, to strengthen education at all levels and to further the best interests of the industry.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
50th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
69th percentile
Higher net margin than 69% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
80th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 80% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
44th percentile
Faster asset growth than 44% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
67th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 67% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$52,181
Up $8,409 (+19%) from 2023
Liabilities
Up$625
Up $625 from 2023
Net Assets
Up$51,556
Up $7,784 (+18%) from 2023
Revenue
Up$129,935
Up $10,664 (+8.9%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$122,151
Up $15,371 (+14%) from 2023
Net Income
Down$7,784
Down $4,707 (-38%) from 2023
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $52,181
- Liabilities
- $625
- Net assets
- $51,556
- Revenue
- $129,935
- Expenses
- $122,151
- Net income
- $7,784
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2024
- Signed
- May 1, 2025
- Return Version
- 2023v6.0
- Gross Receipts
- $129,935
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Promotion of industry & member services
To create, promote and enhance high standards within the flexographic pre-press platemaking industry, to provide leadership through vision and direction, to strengthen education at all levels and to further the best interests of the industry.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP HELD ANNUALLY AND ANNUAL CONVENTION TO PROMOTE THE INDUSTRY AND CONTINUE EDUCATION OF MEMBERSHIP. | $0 | $0 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AARON PETTIJOHN | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| MIKE AGNESS | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| HAILEY FERRINGTON | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| RICH MARLIN | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| JEFF FRANCIS | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| LARRY DINGMAN | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| DAN ROSEN | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| PETER CAPPAS | Past President | PT | $0 | - | - |
| LAURA WRIGHT | President | PT | $0 | - | - |
| AARON PETTIJOHN | President-Elect & Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Flexographic Pre-press Platemakers
- EIN
- 43-1780139
- Phone
- 4136869187
- Address
- 1350 MAIN STREET 1100, SPRINGFIELD, MA 01103
Signing Officer
- Name
- Laura Wright
- Title
- President
- Phone
- 4136869187
- Signed
- 2025-05-01
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Whittlesey Pc
- Address
- 14 BOBALA RD, HOLYOKE, MA 01040
- Preparer
- Thomas Dowling
- Phone
- 4135363970
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 4 - Other Investment Income
“Description: interest. Amount: 1.”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 8 - Other Revenue
“Description: sponsorships. Amount: 18,080.”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses
“Description: management fees. Amount: 67,890. Description: software. Amount: 362. Description: annual conference and convention. Amount: 44,209. Description: website. Amount: 3,488. Description: bank & credit card fees. Amount: 3,241. Description: insurance. Amount: 1,120. Description: supplies. Amount: 169. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 120,479.”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets
“Description: prepaid expenses. Beg. Of year amount: 47. End of year amount: 10,452. Description: accounts receivable. Beg. Of year amount: 0. End of year amount: 1,660.”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26 - Other Liabilities
“Description: accounts payable. Beg. Of year amount: 0. End of year amount: 625.”
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