Plastics Pipe Institute Inc
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What it says it does
PLASTICS PIPE INSTITUTE, INC.'S (PPI) MISSION IS TO MAKE PLASTICS THE MATERIAL OF CHOICE FOR ALL PIPING APPLICATIONS. PPI IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH CONTRIBUTING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS; EDUCATING DESIGNERS, INSTALLERS, USERS, AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS; PUBLISHING UP-TO-DATE TECHNICAL AND GENERAL REPORTS; COLLECTING AND PUBLISHING INDUSTRY STATISTICS; ESTABLISHING FORUMS FOR PROBLEM SOLVING AND NEW IDEA GENERATION; MAINTAINING LIAISONS WITH INDUSTRY, EDUCATIONAL, AND GOVERNMENT GROUPS; PROVIDING TECHNICAL FOCUS FOR THE INDUSTRY; AND SUPPLYING THE ASSOCIATED WEB SITES WITH UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION.
- Income
- $5.6 million
- Spending
- $5.3 million
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 15
- Highest pay
- $407,094, president
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)
- THE PPI ANNUAL MEETING WAS HELD IN MAY AND THE PPI SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING WAS HELD IN OCTOBER, WHERE STAFF MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN INDUSTRY CONFERENCES CONCERNING PIPE, CONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING, AND INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMICS. PPI MEMBERSHIP GREW SLIGHTLY COMPARED WITH THE PRIOR YEAR, WITH APPROXIMATELY 190 MEMBERS. PPI CONTINUES TO CONDUCT RESEARCH INTO VARIOUS ASPECTS OF PLASTIC PIPE AND USE THAT INFORMATION TO IMPROVE AND PROMOTE ITS LONG TERM ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS.
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 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 2024.
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 August 2000.
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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