Nonprofit · EIN 31-1135712
BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS OF AMERICA
Also known as NATIONAL CENTER
Tax-exempt · COLUMBUS, OH 43212
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,116,755 | $2,651,666 | $465,089 | $2,265,905 | $276,318 | $1,989,587 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,614,238 | $2,228,801 | $385,437 | $1,851,577 | $346,174 | $1,505,403 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,197,024 | $2,277,548 | -$80,524 | $1,348,697 | $249,371 | $1,099,326 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $282,026
- Program service revenue
- $2,700,910
- Investment income
- $5,112
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $105,105
- Other revenue
- $128,707
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $260,228
- Other salaries and wages
- $311,987
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $672,209
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $16,120
- Occupancy
- $2,076
- Travel
- $1,130,102
- Depreciation
- $20,283
- Program services (functional)
- $2,315,415
- Management and general (functional)
- $239,456
- Fundraising (functional)
- $96,795
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,851,577
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,265,905
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $276,318
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,989,587
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $30,557
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,764,748
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $224,839
- Gross receipts
- $3,229,019
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 4,500
- Year formed
- 1966
- State of legal domicile
- OH
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATRICK SCHULTZ | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $123,600 | $45,384 |
| RIC COWLES | CFO Officer | 40 | $80,000 | $11,244 |
| AMY MCCLURE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDA MONAHAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY MUNROE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY GOODMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAYAN AHMED | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA PARKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| OWEN HAMILTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTORIA PINARRETA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEVIN ALEXANDER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BREEZY GUTIERREZ | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY CARRERA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ARGENA FRANK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVEN J MITCHELL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $99,692 | $15,194 |
| RIC COWLES | CFO Officer | 40 | $75,200 | $10,308 |
| DEVIN ALEXANDER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BREEZY GUTIERREZ | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA SUTHERLAND | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ATHENA FRANK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY CARRERA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDA MONAHAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY MCCLURE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTORIA PINARRETA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA PARKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY MUNROE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAYAN AHMED | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| OWEN HAMILTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY GOODMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVEN J MITCHELL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $124,615 | $19,177 |
| RIC COWLES | CFO Officer | 40 | $78,092 | $10,205 |
| PAXTON CAVIN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEVIN ALEXANDER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEANNETTE BARRETO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGIE BENSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA LEAL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SONYA RUSSELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR BRENDA JACOBSEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SABRINA TAYLOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA PARKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN BENJAMIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BREEZY GUTIERREZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LUCY CHRISTENSEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMBER LANE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1365 KING AVE, COLUMBUS, OH 43212-2220
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- RIC COWLES, 1201 DUBLIN RD SUITE 198, COLUMBUS, OH 43215
- Signed the 990
- RIC COWLES, CFO
- Phone
- (614) 895-7277
- Website
- WWW.BPA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLARK SCHAEFER HACKETT & CO
Mission
TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PREPARATION OF GLOBAL PROFESSIONALS THROUGH THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEADERSHIP, CITIZENSHIP, ACADEMIC, AND TECHNOLOGICAL SKILLS.
Program accomplishments
- TO ORGANIZE A NATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE FOR STATE AND LOCAL CHAPTERS TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND COMPETITION AMONG MEMBERS, AND DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND NETWORKS. THE ORGANIZATION SERVED 35,000 STUDENTS AND 2,000 TEACHERS/ADVISORS/ADMINISTRATORS. THE ORGANIZATION PUBLISHED 12 EDITIONS OF "THE SOURCE, AND CONDUCTED 36 WEBINARS FOR BOTH STUDENT AND ADVISOR MEMBERS.Expenses $2,205,457 · revenue $2,793,415
- TO HOLD SMALLER MEETINGS FOR ADMINISTRATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES, AND PROVIDE WORKSHOPS FOR ADVISORS.Expenses $80,720
- TO ORGANIZE A STUDENT LEADERSHIP SUMMIT FOR STATE AND CHAPTER STUDENT LEADERSExpenses $29,238 · revenue $12,600
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 31-1135712
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Group exemption
- Exempt since
- 1970
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S40C)
- Group exemption
- 2117 (4 member organizations)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,265,905
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,229,019
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $3,116,755 | $2,651,666 | $2,265,905 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,614,238 | $2,228,801 | $1,851,577 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,197,024 | $2,277,548 | $1,348,697 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,778,089 | $1,759,856 | $1,447,437 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | 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 31-1135712).
Questions about BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS OF AMERICA
- What is the EIN of BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS OF AMERICA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS OF AMERICA is 31-1135712.
- Is BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS OF AMERICA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1970.
- Are donations to BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS OF AMERICA tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Group exemption).
- Which annual return does BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS OF AMERICA 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 BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS OF AMERICA due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS OF AMERICA last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS OF AMERICA?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names RIC COWLES.
- Who are the officers and directors of BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS OF AMERICA?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 14 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $123,600 (PATRICK SCHULTZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS OF AMERICA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,116,755, expenses of $2,651,666 and total assets of $2,265,905 at year end.
Organizations in its group exemption (4)
- BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS OF AMERICA EIN 31-1392085 · COLUMBUS, OH · last filed 990 for 2021
- BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS OF AMERICA EIN 23-7086918 · COLUMBUS, OH · last filed 990-N for 2023
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