Nonprofit · EIN 03-6025649
AUTOMOBILE LICENSE PLATE COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION
Also known as ALPCA INC
Tax-exempt (reinstated) · SUDBURY, MA 01776
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $244,871 | $269,802 | -$24,931 | $604,302 | $174,665 | $429,637 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $364,703 | $240,848 | $123,855 | $632,604 | $178,036 | $454,568 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $239,018 | $256,045 | -$17,027 | $499,742 | $169,029 | $330,713 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,495
- Program service revenue
- $230,577
- Investment income
- $9,799
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $16,400
- Other salaries and wages
- $38,750
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $55,150
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $7,464
- Accounting fees
- $2,500
- Program services (functional)
- $225,275
- Management and general (functional)
- $44,527
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $632,604
- Total assets, end of year
- $604,302
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $174,665
- Net assets, end of year
- $429,637
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $429,637
- Gross unrelated business income
- $9,799
- Gross receipts
- $244,871
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 15
- Year formed
- 1957
- State of legal domicile
- NH
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT MITCHELL | SECRETARY,CO Officer | 18 | $13,500 |
| ANDREW PANG | TREASURER Officer | 5 | $2,900 |
| CYNTHIA A MCCABE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MORGAN SR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| RICHARD C YOURGA | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| WILLIAM DICKERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| JOEL J KIMMET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MORGAN SR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JOHN B NORTHRUP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| STEVEN TUDAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT MITCHELL | SECRETARY,CO Officer | 18 | $13,500 |
| ANDREW PANG | TREASURER Officer | 5 | $2,900 |
| WILLIAM DICKERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| JOEL J KIMMET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| MIKE MORGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CYNTHIA A MCCABE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| JOHN B NORTHRUP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| STEVEN TUDAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| RICHARD C YOURGA | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT MITCHELL | SECRETARY Officer | 18 | $8,500 |
| ANDREW PANG | TREASURER Officer | 5 | $2,900 |
| WILLIAM DICKERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| JOEL J KIMMET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA A MCCABE | PRESIDENT AN Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| MIKE MORGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JOHN B NORTHRUP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| STEVEN TUDAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| RICHARD C YOURGA | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 774 CONCORD RD, SUDBURY, MA 01776-1100
- In care of
- % RICHARD E DRAGON
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- MICHAEL MORGAN SR, 774 CONCORD AVENUE, SUDBURY, MA 01776
- Signed the 990
- MICHAEL MORGAN SR, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (202) 615-6468
- Website
- WWW.ALPCA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BRUCE D NORLING CPA PC
Mission
THE ALPCA IS DEDICATED TO THE PROMOTION OF LICENSE PLATE COLLECTING AND RESEARCH, THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND PLATES AMONG MEMBERS, AND ALL FRATERNAL BENEFITS OF SHARING A COMMON HOBBY INTEREST WITH OTHERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
Program accomplishments
- SIX TIMES PER YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION PUBLISHES A FULL COLOR MAGAZINE THAT IT MAILS TO ITS 3,000+ MEMBERS. THE MAGAZINE IS THE PRIMARY MEANS USED BY THE ORGANIZATION TO ACCOMPLISH ITS MISSION, BY FACILITATING COMMUNICATION ABOUT THE HOBBY AND PROVIDING INFORMATION TO ALL MEMBERS ABOUT PAST AND FUTURE ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE PUBLICATION CONTAINS COVERAGE OF SANCTIONED REGIONAL EVENTS, STORIES ABOUT MEMBERS AND THEIR COLLECTING ENDEAVORS, MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION, AS WELL AS FEATURE STORIES AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF LICENSE PLATES AND RELATED MATERIALS, WHICH IS THE ONLY SOURCE OF PUBLICATION-RELATED REVENUE. WITH THE MANY WAYS THAT MEMBERS COMMUNICATE, THE CLUB PUBLICATION REMAINS THE SINGLE METHOD THAT THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS LEADERS USE DISSEMINATE INFORMATION IN A UNIFORM, CONSISTENT MANNER.Expenses $135,728 · revenue $156,040
- THE ORGANIZATION HOLDS AN ANNUAL CONVENTION EACH SUMMER IN A DIFFERENT US CITY. IN RECENT YEARS, 310-476 MEMBERS HAVE ATTENDED THIS 3.5 DAY EVENT HELD PRIMARILY TO FOSTER CAMARADERIE AMONGST INDIVIDUALS WITH A COMMON HOBBY INTEREST. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES A SCHEDULED SOCIAL EVENT, A BUSINESS MEETING, A FUNDRAISING AUCTION AT WHICH MEMBERS BID ON PLATES DONATED BY ATTENDEES, AND THREE DAYS OF OPEN TIME DURING WHICH ATTENDEES DISPLAY, TRADE, BUY, AND SELL LICENSE PLATES AND RELATED MATERIALS.Expenses $89,547 · revenue $66,782
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 03-6025649
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(7): Social or recreational club
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Recreation and sports (N20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $604,302
- Income (IRS master file)
- $244,871
Revocation and reinstatement
- Exemption revoked
- May 15, 2012
- Posted by the IRS
- February 11, 2013
- Reinstated
- Effective November 15, 2012
From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $244,871 | $269,802 | $604,302 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $364,703 | $240,848 | $632,604 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $239,018 | $256,045 | $499,742 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $242,446 | $208,329 | $493,458 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 03-6025649).
Questions about AUTOMOBILE LICENSE PLATE COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of AUTOMOBILE LICENSE PLATE COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AUTOMOBILE LICENSE PLATE COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION is 03-6025649.
- Is AUTOMOBILE LICENSE PLATE COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on May 15, 2012 and reinstated it effective November 15, 2012.
- Are donations to AUTOMOBILE LICENSE PLATE COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does AUTOMOBILE LICENSE PLATE COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of AUTOMOBILE LICENSE PLATE COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AUTOMOBILE LICENSE PLATE COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of AUTOMOBILE LICENSE PLATE COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MICHAEL MORGAN SR.
- Who are the officers and directors of AUTOMOBILE LICENSE PLATE COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $13,500 (SCOTT MITCHELL, SECRETARY,CO).
- How much revenue does AUTOMOBILE LICENSE PLATE COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $244,871, expenses of $269,802 and total assets of $604,302 at year end.
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