International Sleep Products Association
Public records raise at least one point you should look into before giving.
What it says it does
ISPA IS DEDICATED TO PROTECTING AND ENHANCING THE GROWTH, PROFITABILITY AND STATURE OF THE MATTRESS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY.
- Income
- $11.2 million
- Spending
- $10.5 million
- Employees
- 67
- Volunteers
- 21
- Highest pay
- $572,239, president-ret.
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 (4)
- PUBLICATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS: THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES INDEPTH COVERAGE OF THE EVENTS, TRENDS, AND ISSUES THAT AFFECT MEMBERS OF THE INDUSTRY. IT LINKS MANUFACTURERS WITH PRODUCT AND PROCESS INNOVATIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITIES TO PROMOTE SERVICES, BUY AND SELL EQUIPMENT AND REACH POTENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR MANAGEMENT POSITIONS. ISPA'S WEEKLY BROADCAST ISPA INSIDER KEEPS MEMBERS ON TOP OF THE LATEST INDUSTRY NEWS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND MANUALS DESIGNED TO HELP BEDDING COMMUNITY MEMBERS ADDRESS SPECIFIC ISSUES RELATED TO THEIR OPERATIONS.
- GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS AND ISSUES MANAGEMENT: IN THE GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY ARENA, ISPA SERVES AS AN INFORMED, UNIFIED AND INDUSTRY VOICE TO LEGISLATORS, REGULATORS, AND THE PUBLIC. THE ASSOCIATION HAS ACTIVELY CULTIVATED SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATORY AGENCIES, INDUSTRY AND TRADE GROUPS, AND THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY ON EMERGING AND ONGOING ISSUES AFFECTING MEMBERS OF THE INDUSTRY.
- TRADE EXPOSITIONS, MEETINGS AND EDUCATION: THE ASSOCIATION'S EXPO IS THE INDUSTRY'S PREMIER TRADESHOW WHERE BEDDING MANUFACTURERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD MEET TO SEE THE NEWEST AND BEST IN MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT, COMPONENTS, SUPPLIES AND SERVICES. IT IS HELD BIENNIALLY IN EVEN YEARS. ISPA HOLDS AN EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE IN ODD YEARS CALLED THE ISPA INDUSTRY CONFERENCE AND A Sustainability CONFERENCE ANNUALLY.
- MEMBER SERVICE REPORTS AND MANAGEMENT TOOLS: ISPA PROVIDES A VARIETY OF EXCLUSIVE MANAGEMENT REPORTS BY WHICH MEMBERS CAN MEASURE AND IMPROVE THEIR OWN PRACTICES AND PERFORMANCE. USING THE "ANNUAL REPORT AND SALES STATISTICS", ISPA MEMBERS CAN GUAGE THE HEALTH OF THE INDUSTRY, ESTIMATE EQUIPMENT AND WORKPLACE NEEDS TO MEET PROJECTED SALES FIGURES, AND BENCHMARK THEIR COMPANY'S PERFORMANCE AGAINST THEIR PEERS. THE "ECONOMETRIC FORECAST", ISSUED IN THE SPRING AND FALL OF EACH YEAR, PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE INDUSTRY'S HEALTH IN RELATION TO THE LARGER FURNITURE INDUSTRY, AND SERVES AS AN EXCELLENT TOOL FOR SHORT AND LONG-TERM BUSINESS PLANNING. EACH MONTH, "ISPA'S SALES TREND REPORT" COMPARES NATIONAL AND REGIONAL SALES TRENDS WITH DATA FROM THE PAST FOUR YEARS. BEDDING INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS HAVE COME TO DEPEND ON ISPA'S TIMELY MANAGEMENT REPORTS TO IMPROVE THEIR PRACTICE AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE IN THE INCREASINGLY COMPETITIVE EFFICIENCY-DRIVEN MARKET FOR SLEEP PRODUCTS. THE "ANNUAL COST SURVEY", THE "BIENNIEL WAGE SURVEY", AND THE "BIENNIAL MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS SURVEY" OFFER VALUABLE DATA TO HELP COMPANIES CONTROL COSTS AND MEET THE DEMANDS OF AN INCREASINGLY LIMITED LABOR MARKET.
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 February 1935.
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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