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Decorative Hardwoods Association

EIN 54-0646824 · Sterling, VA

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What it says it does

TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE USE OF HIGH QUALITY, ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND DECORATIVE WOOD PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED IN NORTH AMERICA.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 December 31, 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 December 31, 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 (3)

$1.5 million spent. LABORATORY: CERTIFICATION AND TESTING - THE HPVA LABORATORY IS ACCREDITED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION SERVICE (IAS REPORT TL 224) FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ISO/IEC STANDARD 17025, GENERAL CRITERIA FOR THE COMPETENCE OF TESTING AND CALIBRATION LABORATORIES, RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCILS FOR FIRE TESTING OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE, AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AS A THIRD PARTY CERTIFICATION ORGANIZATION FOR FORMALDEHYDE PRODUCT TESTING. SERVICES INCLUDE ISO/IEC GUIDE 65 AND CARB TPC-8 PRODUCT CERTIFICATION, FIRE TESTING, FORMALDEHYDE TESTING, AND PRODUCT PROPERTY TESTING. THESE PROGRAMS SERVE OVER 100 MEMBERS AND CLIENTS.
$140,393 spent. MARKETING - PRODUCE AND PUBLISH PUBLICATION ON MEMBERS PRINCIPAL PRODUCTS, DATA SHEETS, AND TECHNICAL BRIEFS, AND OTHER TECHNICAL INFORMATION. PRODUCT PROMOTION ENCOMPASSES BOTH DOMESTIC AND EXPORT MARKETS FOR THE THREE MANUFACTURING DIVISIONS COMPRISING HPVA WHICH ARE HARDWOOD, PLYWOOD ENGINEERED FLOORING, AND VENEER.
$101,609 spent. MEETING - THESE FUNCTIONS OFFER OUR MEMBERS A FORUM IN WHICH TO DISPLAY THEIR PRODUCT LINES, DISCUSS CURRENT EVENTS RELATED TO THE INDUSTRY, AND SIT IN ON SEMINARS RUN BY FIELD EXPERTS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 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 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 September 1942.
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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