Ethics Officer Association
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What it says it does
ESTABLISHED IN 1922, THE ETHICS & COMPLIANCE INITIATIVE (ECI) COMPRISES THE TWO OLDEST NONPROFITS IN THE ETHICS & COMPLIANCE INDUSTRY; THE ETHICS RESOURCE CENTER (D.B.A. THE ETHICS RESEARCH CENTER) AND THE ETHICS & COMPLIANCE OFFICER ASSOCIATION (D.B.A. THE ETHICS & COMPLIANCE ASSOCIATION). AS AN ASSOCIATION, ECA BRINGS TOGETHER ETHICS & COMPLIANCE PROFESSIONALS AND ACADEMICS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO SHARE TECHNIQUES, RESOURCES AND EXCITING NEW IDEAS.
- Income
- $1.8 million
- Spending
- $1.9 million
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 15
- Highest pay
- $278,848, chief executive officer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- CONFERENCES: ECA HOSTS A TWO-AND-A-HALF-DAY ANNUAL CONFERENCE WITH BREAKOUT SESSIONS TO BENEFIT INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING MEMBERS, SPEAKERS, VENDORS, ACADEMICS, STUDENTS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. ECA ALSO HOSTS BEST PRACTICE FORUMS ON SPECIFIC PRACTICES THAT SERVE MEMBERS, SPEAKERS, STUDENTS, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. ADDITIONALLY, THE ECI FELLOWS PROGRAM INCLUDES TWO MEETINGS PER YEAR WHERE SENIOR ETHICS & COMPLIANCE PROFESSIONALS GATHER TO IDENTIFY EMERGING ISSUES AND BUILD NEW KNOWLEDGE.
- MEMBERSHIP: THE ECA HELPS ITS MEMBERS ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE IN THEIR ROLES AS ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICERS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH INFORMATION, INCLUDING POLICIES, RESEARCH, RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS, BENCHMARKING DATA, AND SURVEY OPPORTUNITIES.
- EDUCATION: THE ECA OFFERS A VARIETY OF TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT UTILIZE A HIGHLY INTERACTIVE FORMAT THAT ENCOURAGES PEER-TO-PEER SHARING, NEW RESEARCH, AND EXPERT INSIGHTS THAT SUPPORT THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NEEDED TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN A HIGH-QUALITY ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE PROGRAM. ECA'S TRAINING AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES ARE HELD IN PERSON AND VIA WEB-BASED TECHNOLOGY.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 1997.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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