Plastic Piping Educational Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
363879888
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2011, Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Glen Ellyn, IL, USA
Phone
6308587337
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$23,129
Expenses
$25,149
Assets
$116,587
Liabilities
$6,486

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CHAD GRIFFIN (PRESIDENT)
  • CARL BAKER (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • CHAD GRIFFIN (PRESIDENT)
  • CARL BAKER (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • BETH GUINN (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Educational programs including scientific studies to advance the knowledge of the manufacture of plastic piping systems.

What it reported doing in 2024

Scholarship to encourage educational achievement in honor of william c. Ives, ppfa's long time legal counsel, trusted advisor, and strong advocate of the plastic pipe industry.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 79% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 78% for direct work, and 22% for grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 96
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 49
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 98.9%; rating input score 99
  • Program expense ratio: 90.7%; rating input score 91

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -8.7%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.64; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -7.8% per year; rating input score 0; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.5% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 98.9% of revenue deployed · 90.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $23K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 32/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 21/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.