International Copper Association Ltd
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What it says it does
ADVANCE COPPER AS THE MATERIAL OF CHOICE FOR CURRENT MARKETS AND NEW APPLICATIONS GIVEN ITS SUPERIOR ATTRIBUTES IN TERMS OF TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE, AESTHETIC VALUE, SUSTAINABILITY, ESSENTIALITY FOR LIFE, AND ITS CONTRIBUTIONS TO A HIGHER STANDARD OF LIVING.
- Income
- $29.2 million
- Spending
- $30.6 million
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 23
- Highest pay
- $714,629, president (eff. 01/2024)
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 (1)
- INTERNATIONAL COPPER ASSOCIATION'S 34 MEMBER COMPANIES REPRESENT APPROXIMATELY 50 PERCENT OF THE WORLD'S REFINED COPPER OUTPUT AND ARE AMONG THE LARGEST COPPER PRODUCERS, COPPER ALLOY FABRICATORS, AND WIRE AND CABLE COMPANIES IN THE WORLD. THE ORGANIZATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR GUIDING POLICY, STRATEGY, AND FUNDING INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES AND PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES. HEADQUARTERED IN THE METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON, D. C., AREA, THE ORGANIZATION HAS REGIONAL OFFICES IN BRUSSELS, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, BEIJING AND SHANGHAI. THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES ARE EXECUTED IN MORE THAN 14 COUNTRIES THROUGH ITS SEVEN REGIONAL OFFICES AND COPPER PROMOTION CENTERS. PROGRAMS TO ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S STRATEGIC PLAN ARE FOCUSED ON COPPER'S MAJOR END USES. THESE INCLUDE WIRE AND CABLE FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF POWER AND INFORMATION, PLUMBING SYSTEMS FOR POTABLE WATER, MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS, SCIENTIFIC STUDIES REGARDING COPPER'S ROLE IN HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT, AND WORLDWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF COPPER. THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS "TO PROMOTE THE USE OF COPPER BY COMMUNICATING THE UNIQUE ATTRIBUTES THAT MAKE THIS SUSTAINABLE ELEMENT AN ESSENTIAL CONTRIBUTOR TO THE FORMATION OF LIFE, TO ADVANCES IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, AND TO A HIGHER STANDARD OF LIVING WORLDWIDE." THE ORGANIZATION WAS FORMED IN 1959 BY 24 OF THE WORLD'S LEADING PRIMARY COPPER PRODUCERS TO COORDINATE AND IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT, RESEARCH, AND TECHNOLOGY ACTIVITIES OF THE INDUSTRY. THE ORGANIZATION EVOLVED FROM THE INTERNATIONAL COPPER RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (INCRA), ESTABLISHED IN 1962.
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 December 1966.
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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