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Pennsylvania Society of Public Accountants

EIN 25-1416468 · Harrisburg, PA

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What it says it does

TO ELEVATE AND MAINTAIN AMONG ITS MEMBERS A HIGH STANDARD OF PROFICIENCY AND INTEGRITY BY PROVIDING CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

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 June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (5)

$16,313 spent. PROVIDE CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION TO ITS MEMBERS IN ORDER TO ELEVATE AND MAINTAIN A HIGH STANDARD OF PROFICIENCY AND INTEGRITY. THE SOUTH CENTRAL CHAPTER OF PSTAP SERVES 207 MEMBERS.
$36,519 spent. THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL CHAPTERS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA SOCIETY OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS SPONSORSHIP OF QUALITY EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS AT A REASONABLE PRICE FOR THE ACCOUNTING COMMUNITY.
ANNUALLY THE SOUTH CENTRAL CHAPTER AWARDS UP TO TWO $500 SCHOLARSHIPS TO JUNIORS, SENIORS, OR GRADUATE STUDENTS WHO DEMONSTATE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND WHOSE PARENT, LEGAL GUARDIAN, OR GRANDPARENT IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER. THE MEMBERSHIP MAY MAKE VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM.
THE OBJECT OF THIS CHAPTER IS TO ELEVATE AND MAINTAIN AMONG ITS MEMBERS A HIGH STANDARD OF PROFICIENCY AND INTEGRITY, TO PROMOTE AND TO PROTECT THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS WITHIN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO PROMOTE LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND ESTABLISH GOODWILL AND UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTING PROFESSION THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
THE OBJECT OF THIS CHAPTER IS TO ELEVATE AND MAINTAIN AMONG

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

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 June 2025.
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 October 1989.
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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