Plymouth Union Public Research Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
995005043
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
5122776095
Rating confidence
Limited

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,000,000
Expenses
$471,062
Assets
$2,528,938
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • ERIC WILSON (DIRECTOR): $15,000 total reported compensation
  • MICHAEL GOLDFARB (DIRECTOR): $15,000 total reported compensation
  • LEE ZELDIN (DIRECTOR (AS OF 10/01/24)): $15,000 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Plymouth union public research is dedicated to advancing the public understanding of sound economic, regulatory and legal policies through research and education. We serve as a trusted resource to our members and the public at large on issues affecting american prosperity and economic growth.

What it reported doing in 2024

Plymouth union public research conducted both quantitative and qualitative research to provide its members and the public a picture into ever-changing public sentiment.we provided long-range tracking of public opinion related to key questions facing the future of the country. Areas of focus included policies related to energy, healthcare, tax, trade and manufacturing.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 26
  • Sustainability: 86
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Limited
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 84.3%; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.37; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 9.6%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 0 of 3 board members independent · 5 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $15K · 3 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $120K reported
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 31/100.