Liabilities / Assets
62nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 62% of similar nonprofits.
EIN 52-1411694 • 501(c)3 • Annapolis Jct, MD
Profile
The purpose of the society is to educate and foster an interest in U.S. and foreign first day covers and to encourage and assist the public and our members to gain knowledge about postal history and first day covers and cover collecting through the study of philatelic material that is available to members and all interested parties.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
62nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 62% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
66th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 66% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
25th percentile
Higher net margin than 25% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
81st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 81% 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
36th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 36% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$240,863
Down $15,278 (-6.0%) from 2024
Liabilities
Down$435
Down $61 (-12%) from 2024
Net Assets
Down$240,428
Down $15,217 (-6.0%) from 2024
Revenue
Down$88,336
Down $18,355 (-17%) from 2024
Expenses
Up$103,553
Up $30,368 (+41%) from 2024
Net Income
Down-$15,217
Down $48,723 (-145%) from 2024
Most recent year
2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
See Schedule O
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| See Schedule O | - | - |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debra Gibson | Executive Secretary | PT | $0 | - | - |
“Insurance, stamp dealers, officers, directors 1,656”
“2024 Tax Preparation 553”
“Internet Web CostsZoom, Drop Box, Go Daddy, Quickbooks, Wild Apricot, Cartloom/IONos 4,993”
“Credit Card, Paypal Fees, Bank Fees 1,906”
“First Days Magazine Costs excluding postage and printing included in line 15 57,848”
“Office Supplies, and Post Box 1,122”
“Convention Expenses, Auction Expenses, Cachet Makers Contest Expenses, Court of Honor Expenses 20,998”
“Credit Card Outstanding Beginning of year 496, End of year 435”
“The purpose of the society is to educate and foster an interest in U.S.and foreign first day covers and to encourage and assist the public and our members to gain knowledge about postal history and first day covers and cover collecting through the study of philatelic material that is available to members and all interested parties.”
“The society publishes six issues of its award winning publications, First Days, to provide members and the public information about its activities with articles and research intended to enlighten benners and advanced collectors about first day cover collecting.”
“The society holds our annual convention at the Great American Stamp Show, a venture of the ree larges U.S. stamp collecting organizations. It is a four day event with free admission and features exhibits, dealer information tables, regular and silent auctions and a host of seminars and other educational purpose meetings.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | 2024 Tax Preparation 553 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | Internet Web CostsZoom, Drop Box, Go Daddy, Quickbooks, Wild Apricot, Cartloom/IONos 4,993 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | Credit Card, Paypal Fees, Bank Fees 1,906 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | First Days Magazine Costs excluding postage and printing included in line 15 57,848 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | Office Supplies, and Post Box 1,122 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 6 | Convention Expenses, Auction Expenses, Cachet Makers Contest Expenses, Court of Honor Expenses 20,998 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 7 | Credit Card Outstanding Beginning of year 496, End of year 435 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 8 | The purpose of the society is to educate and foster an interest in U.S.and foreign first day covers and to encourage and assist the public and our members to gain knowledge about postal history and first day covers and cover collecting through the study of philatelic material that is available to members and all interested parties. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 9 | The society publishes six issues of its award winning publications, First Days, to provide members and the public information about its activities with articles and research intended to enlighten benners and advanced collectors about first day cover collecting. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 10 | The society holds our annual convention at the Great American Stamp Show, a venture of the ree larges U.S. stamp collecting organizations. It is a four day event with free admission and features exhibits, dealer information tables, regular and silent auctions and a host of seminars and other educational purpose meetings. |
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