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Nonprofit · EIN 31-1487941

EMA FOUNDATION FOR PAPER-BASED COMMUNICATIONS

Also known as TECHNICAL RESEARCH

Tax-exempt · ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314

Financials

$262K$354K2023$285K$418K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of EMA FOUNDATION FOR PAPER-BASED COMMUNICATIONS by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$284,820$417,914-$133,094$9,641,293$38,625$9,602,668
December 31, 2023990$262,030$354,348-$92,318$8,471,871$5,500$8,466,371
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$284,820
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$35,640
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$13,215
Accounting fees
$25,000
Program services (functional)
$39,754
Management and general (functional)
$378,160

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$8,968,089
Total assets, end of year
$9,641,293
Total liabilities, end of year
$38,625
Net assets, end of year
$9,602,668
Publicly traded securities
$9,413,824
Net assets without donor restrictions
$9,429,543
Net assets with donor restrictions
$173,125
Gross receipts
$284,820
Employees
0
Volunteers
9
Year formed
1996
State of legal domicile
VA

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Paul SiegleImmediate Past Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
T Hunter WilsonSecretaryTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Cheryl ChapmanTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
Michael HoganTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
Dan KirkTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
Marcus SheanshangTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
David MitchellEx-Officio
Trustee or director
1$0
Robert MeltonChairman
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Mark GreenbergVice Chairman
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Dan KirkTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
Michael HoganTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
Derek P WaterhouseEx-Officio
Trustee or director
1$0
Marcus SheanshangTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
Cheryl ChapmanTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
Paul SiegleImmediate Past Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Robert MeltonChairman
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Stephen BunkerSecretaryTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Mark GreenbergVice Chairman
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
700 S WASHINGTON ST STE 260, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314-4291
In care of
% MARIE CLARKE
Signed the 990
MARIE CLARKE, President
Phone
(703) 739-2200
Return prepared by
Blythe International Ltd

Mission

To identify and analyze major trends that affect the Envelope Industry, especially the health and future of the Postal Administrations in North America and throughout the World.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • The Robert Martin Scholarship Fund each year awards a student from Benedictine High School in Richmond, VA a scholarship towards his/her college education.
    Expenses $26,641 · grants $25,640 · revenue $28,236
  • The Poopsie Bower Tuck Scholarship will be awarded to a female member of the envelope manufacturing community seeking to advance her education.
    Expenses $10,728 · grants $10,000 · revenue $13,807
  • The Institute for Postal Studies was created to conduct a comprehensive research and educational campaign on postal reform. The mission is to create educational tools and information that can be used in the reform or transformation of the USPS.
    Expenses $2,000
  • Pete Peterson fund
    Expenses $385 · revenue $8,208
  • The mission of the Institute for Environmental Studies is to create tools and information that can be used to educate the paper-based communications industry and external constituencies on environmental matters.

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025Check at the IRS
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
31-1487941
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1997
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B60)
Assets (IRS master file)
$9,641,293
Income (IRS master file)
$284,820

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$284,820$417,914$9,641,293XML
990December 2023$262,030$354,348$8,471,871XML
990December 2022$447,380$247,906$8,054,404IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 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 31-1487941).

Questions about EMA FOUNDATION FOR PAPER-BASED COMMUNICATIONS

What is the EIN of EMA FOUNDATION FOR PAPER-BASED COMMUNICATIONS?
The employer identification number (EIN) of EMA FOUNDATION FOR PAPER-BASED COMMUNICATIONS is 31-1487941.
Is EMA FOUNDATION FOR PAPER-BASED COMMUNICATIONS tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1997.
Are donations to EMA FOUNDATION FOR PAPER-BASED COMMUNICATIONS tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does EMA FOUNDATION FOR PAPER-BASED COMMUNICATIONS 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 EMA FOUNDATION FOR PAPER-BASED COMMUNICATIONS 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 EMA FOUNDATION FOR PAPER-BASED COMMUNICATIONS last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who are the officers and directors of EMA FOUNDATION FOR PAPER-BASED COMMUNICATIONS?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does EMA FOUNDATION FOR PAPER-BASED COMMUNICATIONS have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $284,820, expenses of $417,914 and total assets of $9,641,293 at year end.

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