American Gem Trade Association Inc
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What it says it does
THE AMERICAN GEM TRADE ASSOCIATION (AGTA) IS AN ASSOCIATION OF UNITED STATES AND CANADIAN TRADE PROFESSIONALS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING THE LONG TERM STABILITY AND INTEGRITY OF THE NATURAL COLORED GEMSTONE AND CULTERED PEARL INDUSTRIES. THE ASSOCIATION PURSUES ITS GOALS THROUGH THE COMBINED USE OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, PUBLICITY, INDUSTRY EVENTS, GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY RELATIONS, AND PRINTED MATERIALS FOR BOTH THE TRADE AND CONSUMER. THE AGTA IS WELL-KNOWN IN THE GEMSTONE AND JEWELERY INDUSTRIES FOR MAINTAINING THE HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS AND IS RECOGNIZED AS THE AUTHORITATIVE SOURCE ON NATURAL COLORED GEMSTONES AND CULTERED PEARLS.
- Income
- $5.8 million
- Spending
- $5.7 million
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 16
- Highest pay
- $257,318, ceo
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)
- AMERICAN GEM TRADE ASSOCIATION HOSTS MORE THAN A 1,000 MEMBERS COMMITTED TO ENHANCING AND PROTECTING ALL ASPECTS OF THE COLORED GEM STONE AND CULTURED PEARL INDUSTRY. THE ASSOCIATION LEADS THE INDUSTRY IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF STANDARDS OF DISCLOSURE, TRANSPARENCY AND ETHICAL PRACTICES. TO PROMOTE THE INDUSTRY, IN 2024 IT PRODUCED TWO TRADE SHOWS IN ADDITION TO HOSTING THE SPECTRUM AWARDS. THE SPECTRUM AWARDS IS THE BENCHMARK FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE IN THE WORLD OF COLORED GEMSTONES AND CULTURED PEARLS WHERE WINNERS SET THE STANDARDS FOR BEAUTY AND INNOVATION, LAUNCH TRENDS AND EARN WORLD WIDE RECOGNITION. EACH WEEK AN "E" NEWSLETTER IS DISTRIBUTED IN ADDITION TO A PRINT PUBLICATION PRODUCED THREE TIMES DURING 2024 FEATURING ARTICLES RELATED TO THE GEM INDUSTRY AND SHOWCASING THE WINNERS IN THE ANNUAL SPECTRUM AWARDS. AMERICAN GEM TRADE ASSOCIATION HOSTS MORE THAN A 1,000 MEMBERS COMMITTED TO ENHANCING AND PROTECTING ALL ASPECTS OF THE COLORED GEM STONE AND CULTURED PEARL INDUSTRY. THE ASSOCIATION LEADS THE INDUSTRY IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF STANDARDS OF DISCLOSURE, TRANSPARENCY AND ETHICAL PRACTICES. TO PROMOTE THE INDUSTRY, IN 2024 IT PRODUCED TWO TRADE SHOWS IN ADDITION TO HOSTING THE SPECTRUM AWARDS. THE SPECTRUM AWARDS IS THE BENCHMARK FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE IN THE WORLD OF COLORED GEMSTONES AND CULTURED PEARLS WHERE WINNERS SET THE STANDARDS FOR BEAUTY AND INNOVATION, LAUNCH TRENDS AND EARN WORLD WIDE RECOGNITION. EACH WEEK AN "E" NEWSLETTER IS DISTRIBUTED IN ADDITION TO A PRINT PUBLICATION PRODUCED THREE TIMES DURING 2024 FEATURING ARTICLES RELATED TO THE GEM INDUSTRY AND SHOWCASING THE WINNERS IN THE ANNUAL SPECTRUM AWARDS.
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 October 13, 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 November 1988.
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 October 21, 2026.
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