Nonprofit · EIN 34-0821275
FORGING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · INDEPENDENCE, OH 44131
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2025 | 990 | $4,670,152 | $4,588,934 | $81,218 | $7,395,112 | $1,892,595 | $5,502,517 |
| May 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,756,643 | $3,718,745 | -$962,102 | $6,808,149 | $1,722,149 | $5,086,000 |
| May 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,603,363 | $4,411,554 | $191,809 | $7,204,225 | $1,951,169 | $5,253,056 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $428,712
- of which government grants
- $428,712
- Program service revenue
- $3,914,119
- Investment income
- $207,347
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $73,924
- Other revenue
- $119,974
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $621,027
- Other salaries and wages
- $650,865
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,582,100
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $11,673
- Accounting fees
- $29,499
- Occupancy
- $102,683
- Travel
- $33,564
- Depreciation
- $21,130
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,808,149
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,395,112
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,892,595
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,502,517
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $91,574
- Publicly traded securities
- $5,450,854
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,502,517
- Gross unrelated business income
- $112,945
- Gross receipts
- $5,588,333
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 12
- Year formed
- 1959
- 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 May 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES R WARREN | FORMER PRESIDENT/CEO Former | 36 | $344,064 | $60,929 |
| ANGELA GIBIAN | DEPUTY CEO/INTERIM PRES/CEO Officer | 36 | $142,897 | $26,346 |
| ANDREW ZIELINSKI | CFO Officer | 32 | $134,066 | $21,379 |
| JIM KRAVEC | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE SCHWEGMAN | VICE CHAIRMAN & SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTONIO ALVAREZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT BRODHEAD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT DIMITRIEFF | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRETT HALLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF KRUEGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHELSEA LANTTO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUIS-PHILIPPE LAPIERRE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSE LOZANO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT NATALE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE MORGUS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended May 31, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES R WARREN | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 36 | $312,496 | $53,762 |
| ANGELA GIBIAN | DIRECTOR, MARKETING & EVEN Highest-paid employee | 36 | $146,994 | $24,240 |
| ANDREW ZIELINSKI | CFO Officer | 32 | $129,673 | $20,147 |
| CHELSEA LANTTO | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM KRAVEC | VICE CHAIRMAN & SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK CANDY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES ROMEO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK DERRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE MORGUS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT BRODHEAD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSE LOZANO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT NATALE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE SCHWEGMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended May 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES R WARREN | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 36 | $263,544 | $29,283 | $54,311 |
| ANDREW ZIELINSKI | CFO Officer | 32 | $80,421 | $20,105 | $18,949 |
| DAN ULVEN | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHELSEA LANTTO | VICE CHAIRMAN & SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTONIO ALVAREZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PERRY BENNET | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER CAMPBELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN COWARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK CANDY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM KRAVEC | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES ROMEO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK DERRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE MORGUS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT NAAR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 6363 OAK TREE BOULEVARD STE 615, INDEPENDENCE, OH 44131-2556
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ANDREW ZIELINKSI, 6363 OAK TREE BOULEVARD, INDEPENDENCE, OH 44131
- Signed the 990
- ANDREW ZIELINKSI, CFO
- Phone
- (216) 781-6260
- Website
- HTTPS://WWW.FORGING.ORG/
- Return prepared by
- REA & ASSOCIATES INC
Mission
IMPROVE MEMBERS' GLOBAL COMPETETIVENESS.
Program accomplishments
- PUBLISHED AND DISTRIBUTED VARIOUS FORGING RELATED MATERIALS SUCH AS FORGING CAPABILITY GUIDE, AND ALL RELATED MATERIAL EXPLAINING THE FORGING PROCESS & USES TO DESIGN ENGINEERS, CUSTOMERS & ACADEMICS.HELD FORMAL SEMINARS FOR FORGING COMPANY PERSONNEL SUCH AS FORGING DIE DESIGN, PRESS DIE DESIGN AND INDUSTRIAL PLANT TRAINING. COLLECTED AND DISTRIBUTED INDUSTRY SAFETY AWARENESS INFORMATION.CONDUCTED MEETINGS, CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS FOR FORGING INDUSTRY PERSONNEL ON INDUSTRY-RELATED TOPICS INCLUDING: PLANT ENGINEERING, TECHNICAL, MARKETING, AND ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT.
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 May, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 31, 2026 | October 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | May 31, 2025 | October 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | May 31, 2024 | October 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 34-0821275
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1960
- Accounting year ends
- May
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $7,395,112
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,588,333
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | May 2025 | $4,670,152 | $4,588,934 | $7,395,112 | XML |
| 990 | May 2024 | $2,756,643 | $3,718,745 | $6,808,149 | XML |
| 990 | May 2023 | $4,603,363 | $4,411,554 | $7,204,225 | XML |
| 990 | May 2022 | $4,525,917 | $3,245,633 | $5,925,128 | IRS |
| 990 | May 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 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 34-0821275).
Questions about FORGING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of FORGING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FORGING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION is 34-0821275.
- Is FORGING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1960.
- Are donations to FORGING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does FORGING INDUSTRY 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 FORGING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending May 31, 2026) is due October 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FORGING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended May 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FORGING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 names ANDREW ZIELINKSI.
- Who are the officers and directors of FORGING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 lists 15 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $344,064 (JAMES R WARREN, FORMER PRESIDENT/CEO).
- How much revenue does FORGING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,670,152, expenses of $4,588,934 and total assets of $7,395,112 at year end.
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