Drycleaning & Laundry Institute
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What it says it does
TO REPRESENT THE INTEREST OF ITS MEMBERS WHO ARE DRYCLEANERS, LAUNDERERS, WETCLEANERS, AND ALLIED TRADES; TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, RESEARCH, LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATIONS, AND INDUSTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION THROUGH ITS PROGRAMS, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES; IS DEDICATED TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF BUSINESS ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM, ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY, TEXTILE SERVICEABILITY, AND A POSITIVE PUBLIC IMAGE.
- Income
- $1.5 million
- Spending
- $1.5 million
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 12
- Highest pay
- $173,387, ceo and secretary
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, 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 March 31, 2025, 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 March 31, 2025, 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)
- MEMBER SERVICES: WITH MORE THAN 2,000 MEMBERS, DLI PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES SUCH AS FIELD AND IN-HOUSE TRAINING SEMINARS, AND THE BIENNIAL CLEAN SHOW, PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS FOR DRYCLEANING, WETCLEANING AND THE ENVIRONMENT, AS WELL AS FABRICARE MAGAZINE, FABRICARE RESOURCES JOURNAL, AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS DELIVERING THE LATEST IN CLEANING TECHNOLOGY, AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT. MEMBERS ALSO HAVE EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO THE GARMENT ANALYSIS SERVICE PROVIDED BY DLI. FURTHERMORE, DLI MEMBERS BENEFIT FROM THE INTERNATIONAL TEXTILE ANALYSIS LABORATORY'S RESEARCH AND UNBIASED ANALYSIS REPORTS ON THE CAUSES OF STAINED OR DAMAGED GARMENTS IN THE CLEANING PROCESS.
- EDUCATION AND OUTREACH - DLI MEMBERS ENJOY THE BENEFIT OF HAVING REGIONALLY BASED ASSOCIATIONS THAT PROVIDE ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, AND AN ADVOCATE TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC STATE AND LOCAL ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE INDUSTRY.
- RESEARCH, GARMENT ANALYSIS, AND TEXTILE TESTING - STATE-OF-THE-ART, TECHNICAL SERVICE LABORATORIES ESTABLISH DLI AS THE FOREMOST AUTHORITY ON CLEANING PERFORMANCE AND CARE LABEL DEVELOPMENT FOR TODAY'S FASHIONS. WITHIN DLI'S COMPREHENSIVE FABRICARE TESTING CENTER, APPAREL, TEXTILE AND PRODUCT MANUFACTURERS CAN EVALUATE GARMENTS AND FABRICS UNDER REAL WORLD CONDITIONS USING THE LATEST CLEANING TECHNOLOGY-PERC, HYDROCARBON, WETCLEANING, COMMERCIAL LAUNDERING/WASHING, AND ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES. DLI'S QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORY PROVIDES PROTOCOLS FOR DRYCLEANING SYSTEMS AS WELL AS LAUNDERING OPERATIONS TO TEST QUALITY STANDARDS AND CONTROLS AND ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF EFFICIENCY. THE DLI RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS ALLOW EQUIPMENT, GARMENT, AND CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS TO CONDUCT EXTENSIVE, OBJECTIVE EVALUATIONS OF QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF FABRICARE PRODUCTS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending March 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 1981.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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