Nonprofit · EIN 14-1761628
INCE FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · WAKEFIELD, MA 01880
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $143,942 | $50,159 | $93,783 | $760,181 | $0 | $760,181 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $65,261 | $52,638 | $12,623 | $666,398 | $0 | $666,398 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $61,019 | $48,675 | $12,344 | $653,775 | $0 | $653,775 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $11,200
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $132,742
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $109,759
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $28,600
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Program services (functional)
- $42,917
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,562
- Fundraising (functional)
- $5,680
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $666,398
- Total assets, end of year
- $760,181
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $760,181
- Publicly traded securities
- $582,746
- Gross receipts
- $217,543
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 11
- Year formed
- 1993
- State of legal domicile
- NY
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEVE MARSHALL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| GORDON EBBITT | VICE PRESIDENT - DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| ROBERT J BERNHARD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| JAMES K THOMPSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| ERIC W WOOD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| ROBERT D HELLWEG JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| PATRICIA DAVIES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 |
| PAUL R DONAVAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERIC W WOOD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| GORDON EBBITT | VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| ROBERT D HELLWEG JR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| JAMES K THOMPSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| PATRICIA DAVIES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 |
| ROBERT J BERNARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAUL R DONAVAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEVEN MARSHALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERIC W WOOD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| GORDON EBBITT | VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| ROBERT D HELLWEG JR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| JAMES K THOMPSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| PATRICIA DAVIES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 |
| ROBERT J BERNARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL R DONAVAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEVEN MARSHALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 401 EDGEWATER PL STE 600, WAKEFIELD, MA 01880-6200
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ROBERT J BERNHARD, 1019 N NOTRE DAME AVE, SOUTH BEND, IN 46617
- Signed the 990
- ROBERT J BERNHARD, TREASURER
- Phone
- (574) 485-7721
- Website
- INCEFOUNDATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WEGNER CPAS LLP
Mission
INCE FOUNDATION, INC. FUNDS AWARDS FOR BEST STUDENT PAPERS, TRAVEL AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND PROJECTS FOLLOWING REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION BY THE INSTITUTE OF NOISE CONTROL ENGINEERING OF THE USA (INCE-USA). THE FOUNDATION CO-SPONSORS WORKSHOPS AND SYMPOSIA AS FOLLOW-UP TO THE 2010 NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING CONSENSUS REPORT "TECHNOLOGY FOR A QUIETER AMERICA".
Program accomplishments
- AWARDS AND MEDALS FUNDED BY THE INCE FOUNDATION DURING 2025 ARE:* INCE/USA STUDENT PAPER AND CLASSIC PAPER AWARDS WERE AWARDED TO SIX STUDENTS AND PRESENTED DURING NOISE-CON 2025 CONFERENCE.* MARTIN HISCHORN/GRADUATE STUDENT PROJECT AWARD WAS FUNDED AND PRESENTED AT NOISE-CON 2025.* EIGHTEEN HALLBERG FOUNDATION TRAVEL AWARDS TO NOISE-CON 2025 WERE FUNDED.* THE INCE-USA SCHOLARSHIP WAS AWARDED IN 2025.Expenses $28,813 · grants $28,600
- AS PART OF ITS TECHNOLOGY FOR A QUIETER AMERICA (TQA) PROGRAM, THE INCE FOUNDATION FUNDED: * A REPORT WAS PREPARED AND PRINTED IN 2025 FOR THE 2024 TWO-DAY TQA VIRTUAL WORKSHOP "URBAN NOISE: IMPACT AND CONTROL."* THE INCE FOUNDATION CO-SPONSORED A TWO-DAY IN-PERSON WORKSHOP "DISRUPTIVE AND BLUE-SKY IDEAS FOR NOISE CONTROL." THE WORKSHOP WAS HOSTED BY THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING ON NOVEMBER 3-4, 2025. * COPIES OF ALL PREVIOUS TQA WORKSHOP REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE ON-LINE AT NO COST AT HTTPS://WWW.INCEUSA.ORG/PUBLICATIONS/TECHNICAL-REPORTS/.Expenses $14,104
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
- 14-1761628
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1998
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T00Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $760,181
- Income (IRS master file)
- $217,543
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $143,942 | $50,159 | $760,181 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $65,261 | $52,638 | $666,398 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $61,019 | $48,675 | $653,775 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $47,986 | $36,170 | $641,452 | 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 14-1761628).
Questions about INCE FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of INCE FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of INCE FOUNDATION INC is 14-1761628.
- Is INCE FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
- Are donations to INCE FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does INCE FOUNDATION INC 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 INCE FOUNDATION INC 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 INCE FOUNDATION INC 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 INCE FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ROBERT J BERNHARD.
- Who are the officers and directors of INCE FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does INCE FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $143,942, expenses of $50,159 and total assets of $760,181 at year end.
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