Association of Mail & Business Centers Inc
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What it says it does
Association of Mail & Business Centers, Inc (hereafter referred to as AMBC) is a trade organization dedicated to assisting packing/shipping/printing stores and business centers grow through education and cultivation of vendor relationships. We are operated by a volunteer board who directs all operations.
- Income
- $153,121
- Spending
- $114,825
- Employees
- 0
- Highest pay
- $27,000, dir operations
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 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 December 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 December 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 (5)
- MBC Today Publication - Full Color magazine which includes articles written by board members, organization members, and retail partners. Industry news, business trends, how to articles, member spotlights and more is published 6 times annually. It is physically mailed to all current members. Past and current issues are available online on our website to members, and individual articles and blurbs are used in Facebook, Blog and Instagram Posts.
- AMBC4ME.ORG Website - Originally created as AMBC.ORG in 2013, it was rebranded in 2018 as AMBC4ME.ORG. Our website serves as information to the general public on who AMBC is as well as the hub were our members have access to vendor information, industry discussion boards, past issues of MBC Today, a store locator with each members info, and lists of upcoming events and trainings. It also has sign up forms for stores who wish to join our organization or contact us.
- In Person Events/Convention - AMBC holds in person training events and conferences. Multiple instructional classes are held by Board members, industry leaders, and trusted vendor suppliers. Round table discussions are held to advance topics to be addressed for improvements in the industry and our organization. Vendor Expositions are held where members can see many vendors all in one room and be able to interact with them face to face.Relaunched in 2024, In Person training weekend events are offered multiple times per years to members who choose to attend. These training weekends each focus on a separate topic and are designed to provide more advanced training through in-person classroom sessions led by AMBC board members and invited industry experts.
- Town Hall Virtual Meetings - Started in Fall of 2019, the AMBC Board, and sometimes invited vendors, hold a virtual Zoom meeting. These are held once every two months. Members are invited to attend and each meeting normally focuses on a specific industry topic. News and ideas are exchanged, best practices shared, and membership comradery are built.
- AMBC Univerity - The Association of Mail & Business Centers (AMBC) offers online virtual training opportunities to its members through the AMBC University virtual training platform, which officially launched in 2024. AMBC University was developed as part of the organizations ongoing mission to provide accessible education, professional development, and industry-specific training resources to independent mail, parcel, shipping, printing, and business service center owners and operators. As of this filing, the platform includes five (5) complimentary training sessions available to all AMBC members, along with three (3) certified training courses designed to provide more advanced industry knowledge and professional development opportunities.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 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 December 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 April 2022.
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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