Plastics Pioneers Association

Analysis

Plastics Pioneers Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Saugatuck, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Plastics Pioneers Association reported income of $178k and spending of $95k, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $90k to $178k (+97%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Plastics Pioneers Association sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 51st percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Academy of Strings ($178k), Bangladesh American Society of Greater Houston ($178k) and Paderewski Symphony Orchestra ($178k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.6m.