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Specifications Consultants In

EIN 47-2799579 • 501(c)6 • Bensalem, PA

Profile

The organization assists design firms, owners, and manufacturers in acquiring professionally written construction specifications from qualified independent and employed specifiers, who advance excellence in preparing construction specifications, promote their special services and expertise to potential clients, share their knowledge, experience, and resources through discussions, conferences, and educational programs, network for mutual benefit.

CO Corp Guarantee Tr3331 StreetBensalem, PA 19020

www.scip.com

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

49th percentile

0.5%

Higher net margin than 49% 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

54th percentile

0.6%

Faster asset growth than 54% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

44th percentile

-1.8%

Faster revenue growth than 44% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets49th percentile

Assets

Up

$149,460

Up $948 (+0.6%) from 2024

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2024

Net Assets

Up

$149,460

Up $948 (+0.6%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue50th percentileNet Margin49th percentile

Revenue

Down

$183,050

Down $3,450 (-1.8%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$182,102

Up $42,459 (+30%) from 2024

Net Income

Down

$948

Down $45,909 (-98%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth54th percentile

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

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2018: $118,090Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $118,0902018Assets 2019: $151,465Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $151,4652019Assets 2020: $171,082Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $171,0822020Assets 2021: $144,144Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $144,1442021Assets 2022: $180,349Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $180,3492022Assets 2023: $101,655Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $101,6552023Assets 2024: $148,512Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $148,5122024Assets 2025: $149,460Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $149,4602025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$149,460
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$149,460
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth44th percentile

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

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2018: $103,475Expenses 2018: $56,236Net Income 2018: $47,2392018Revenue 2019: $118,800Expenses 2019: $85,425Net Income 2019: $33,3752019Revenue 2020: $115,300Expenses 2020: $95,683Net Income 2020: $19,6172020Revenue 2021: $12,600Expenses 2021: $39,538Net Income 2021: -$26,9382021Revenue 2022: $153,300Expenses 2022: $117,096Net Income 2022: $36,2042022Revenue 2023: $127,895Expenses 2023: $206,589Net Income 2023: -$78,6942023Revenue 2024: $186,500Expenses 2024: $139,643Net Income 2024: $46,8572024Revenue 2025: $183,050Expenses 2025: $182,102Net Income 2025: $9482025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$183,050
Expenses$182,102
Net Income$948
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

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

Open filing
Assets
$149,460
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$149,460
Revenue
$183,050
Expenses
$182,102
Net income
$948
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.49$0.00$1.49$1.83$1.82$0.01
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.49$0.00$1.49$1.87$1.40$0.47
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.02$0.00$1.02$1.28$2.07$0.79
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.80$0.00$1.80$1.53$1.17$0.36
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.44$0.00$1.44$0.13$0.40$0.27
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.71$0.00$1.71$1.15$0.96$0.20
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.51$0.00$1.51$1.19$0.85$0.33
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.18$0.00$1.18$1.03$0.56$0.47
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025
Signed
Oct 30, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$183,050
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The organization assists design firms, owners, and manufacturers in acquiring professionally written construction specifications from qualified independent and employed specifiers, who advance excellence in preparing construction specifications, promote their special services and expertise to potential clients, share their knowledge, experience, and resources through discussions, conferences, and educational programs, network for mutual benefit.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
ACQUIRING PROFESSIONALLY WRITTEN CONSTRUCTIONSPECIFICATIONS FROM QUALIFIED INDEPENDENT AND EMPLOYEDSPECIFIERS. PROMOTE THEIR SPECIAL SERVICES AND EXPERTISETO POTENTIAL CLIENTS, SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, AND RESOURCES THROUGH DISCUSSIONS, CONFERENCES, ANDEDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, NETWORK FOR MUTUAL BENEFIT$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay80th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
KATHRYN MAREKPresident-$0--
RON GERENPresident-Elect-$0--
AMY BAKERVice President-$0--
LISA MURRAYVice President-$0--
JILL GOEDKENSecretary-$0--
ELIAS SALTZTreasurer-$0--
TERUMI WOODSAffiliate Director-$0--
VIVIAN VOLZImmediate Past President-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Specifications Consultants in
EIN
47-2799579
Phone
6096282390
Address
CO CORP GUARANTEE TR3331 STREET, BENSALEM, PA 19020

Signing Officer

Name
Elias Saltz
Title
Treasurer
Phone
6096282390
Signed
2025-10-30
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Levy & Chopra Cpas Pllc
Address
485 UNDERHILL BLVD SUITE 104, SYOSSET, NY 11791
Preparer
Anubhav Chopra
Phone
5166820025
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

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

“Description: paypal fees. Amount: 5,721. Description: office supplies. Amount: 2,212. Description: club hosting fees. Amount: 2,327. Description: annual conference. Amount: 136,467. Description: madcad database. Amount: 8,833. Description: provider fees. Amount: 1,200. Description: insurance. Amount: 1,146. Description: district of columbia filing fee. Amount: 230. Description: telephone-teleconference. Amount: 160. Description: consulting. Amount: 21,133. Description: aia legal line subscription. Amount: 385. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 179,814.”

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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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