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Lighter Association Inc

990EZ • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 52-1498417

Jan 01, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018 • Filed on Feb 15, 2019

Organization ProfileWWW.LIGHTERASSOCIATION.ORG
1701 Pennsylvania Avenue NW No 200Washington, DC 20006

(202) 253-4347

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

47th percentile

0.00x

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

2018 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Liabilities / Revenue

47th percentile

0.00x

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

2018 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Net Margin

62nd percentile

7.0%

Higher net margin than 62% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Top Officer Pay

70th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 70% of similar nonprofits.

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

2018 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Asset Growth

67th percentile

11%

Faster asset growth than 67% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Revenue Growth

25th percentile

-12%

Faster revenue growth than 25% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets47th percentile

Assets

Up

$125,313

Up $12,882 (+11%) from 2017

Net Assets

Up

$125,313

Up $12,882 (+11%) from 2017

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2017

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue47th percentileNet Margin62nd percentile

Revenue

Down

$183,400

Down $24,800 (-12%) from 2017

Expenses

Down

$170,518

Down $12,641 (-6.9%) from 2017

Net Income

Down

$12,882

Down $12,159 (-49%) from 2017

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth67th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2011: $91,536Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $126,010Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $75,569Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $55,161Net Assets 2014: $55,1612014Assets 2015: $133,647Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $133,6472015Assets 2016: $87,390Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $87,3902016Assets 2017: $112,431Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $112,4312017Assets 2018: $125,313Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $125,3132018Assets 2019: $128,598Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $128,5982019Assets 2020: $128,106Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $97,433Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $97,4332021Assets 2022: $58,353Net Assets 2022: $58,3532022Assets 2023: $60,468Liabilities 2023: $02023

Highlighted filing

2018

Assets$125,313
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$125,313
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth25th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2011: $178,469Expenses 2011: $142,032Net Income 2011: $36,4372011Revenue 2012: $191,000Expenses 2012: $156,526Net Income 2012: $34,4742012Revenue 2013: $100,217Expenses 2013: $150,658Net Income 2013: -$50,4412013Revenue 2014: $125,109Expenses 2014: $145,517Net Income 2014: -$20,4082014Revenue 2015: $225,000Expenses 2015: $146,514Net Income 2015: $78,4862015Revenue 2016: $106,000Expenses 2016: $152,257Net Income 2016: -$46,2572016Revenue 2017: $208,200Expenses 2017: $183,159Net Income 2017: $25,0412017Revenue 2018: $183,400Expenses 2018: $170,518Net Income 2018: $12,8822018Revenue 2019: $150,800Expenses 2019: $147,515Net Income 2019: $3,2852019Revenue 2020: $129,050Expenses 2020: $129,542Net Income 2020: -$4922020Revenue 2021: $76,000Expenses 2021: $106,671Net Income 2021: -$30,6712021Revenue 2022: $78,000Expenses 2022: $117,080Net Income 2022: -$39,0802022Revenue 2023: $123,000Expenses 2023: $120,886Net Income 2023: $2,1142023

Highlighted filing

2018

Revenue$183,400
Expenses$170,518
Net Income$12,882
Open 2018 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Signed
Feb 15, 2019
Return Version
2018v3.1
Gross Receipts
$183,400
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The lighter association is a trade association organized to foster and advance the interests of the lighter industry, to increase the safety and improve the quality of its products, to collect and disseminate information relating to the industry, to present industry views to government bodies, and to promote public relations for the lighter industry.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
THE ASSOCIATION FOSTERS ADVANCEMENT AND INTEREST IN THE INDUSTRY, PROVIDES PRODUCT SAFETY AND QUALITY INFORMATION, PROVIDES INDUSTRY VIEWS TO GOVERNMENT BODIES AND PROMOTES PUBLIC RELATIONS. (12 MEMBERS)$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay70th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
BIC CORPORATIONDirector-$0--
CALICO BRANDS INCDirector-$0--
SWEDISH MATCH NORTH AMERICADirector-$0--
ZIPPO MANUFACTURINGDirector-$0--
MATTHEW A MCLOUGHLINPres/Sec/Treas-$0--
Political and Lobbying Activity
In-house lobbying only
No
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Lighter Association Inc
EIN
52-1498417
Phone
2022534347
Address
1701 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW NO 200, WASHINGTON, DC 20006

Signing Officer

Name
Matthew a Mcloughlin
Title
President
Phone
2022534347
Signed
2019-02-15
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Hertzbach & Company Pa
Address
1803 RESEARCH BLVD 215, ROCKVILLE, MD 20850
Preparer
Anthony F Allen CPA
Phone
3013152150
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

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

“Description: office supplies and expenses. Amount: 436. Description: travel. Amount: 1,369. Description: conferences / meeting. Amount: 188. Description: insurance. Amount: 2,838. Description: dues & subscriptions. Amount: 500. Description: fees & licenses. Amount: 351. Description: industry survey expense. Amount: 1,280. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 6,962.”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets

“Description: trademark. Beg. Of year amount: 518. End of year amount: 518.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2018 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$125,313
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$125,313
Revenue
$183,400
Expenses
$170,518
Net income
$12,882
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.60$0.00$1.23$1.21$0.02
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.58$0.58$0.78$1.17$0.39
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.97$0.00$0.97$0.76$1.07$0.31
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.28$0.00$1.29$1.30$0.00
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.29$0.00$1.29$1.51$1.48$0.03
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.25$0.00$1.25$1.83$1.71$0.13
2017Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.12$0.00$1.12$2.08$1.83$0.25
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.87$0.00$0.87$1.06$1.52$0.46
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.34$0.00$1.34$2.25$1.47$0.78
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.55$0.55$1.25$1.46$0.20
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.76$0.00$1.00$1.51$0.50
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.26$0.00$1.91$1.57$0.34
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.92$0.00$1.78$1.42$0.36
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