International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials
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What it says it does
TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC'S HEALTH AND SAFETY BY WORKING IN CONCERT WITH GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY TO DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE CODES AND SET PRACTICES FOR PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, SOLAR AND SWIMMING POOL SYSTEMS.
- Income
- $15.0 million
- Spending
- $26.2 million
- Employees
- 269
- Volunteers
- 130
- Highest pay
- $1.2 million, ceo
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 (5)
- IAPMO DEVELOPS ITS CODES AND PUBLICATIONS ON A THREE-YEAR CYCLE. THE YEAR 2023 MARKED THE FIRST YEAR OF THE CODE CYCLE TO DEVELOP THE 2027 EDITIONS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SEVERAL COMMITTEE MEETINGS WERE HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVIEWING AND ACTING ON THE CONTENT OF THE CODES AND OTHER SUPPORT DOCUMENTS. COMBINED, THE COMMITTEES INCLUDE 130 MEMBERS WHO TRAVEL ONCE OR TWICE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SOME OF THE COMMITTEES TRAVEL UP TO THREE OR FOUR TIMES TO COME TOGETHER AS A GROUP TO DEVELOP THE PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. MOST OF THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS LAST FROM ONE TO THREE DAYS. THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE (UPC), UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE (UMC), UNIFORM SOLAR, HYDRONICS & GEOTHERMAL CODE (USHGC), AND THE UNIFORM SWIMMING POOL, SPA, AND HOT TUB CODE (USPSH) ARE CODES DESIGNATED AS AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS. THE CODES ARE USED BY EITHER LOCAL JURISDICTIONS OR STATES TO PROTECT THEIR CONSTITUENTS THROUGH SAFE PLUMBING AND HEATING-VENTILATING- AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS. IAPMO HAS DEVELOPED THE UPC AND PROTECTED SOCIETY FOR MOST OF ITS 98-YEAR EXISTENCE. IAPMO DEVELOPS ITS CODES AND PUBLICATIONS ON A THREE-YEAR CYCLE. THE YEAR 2023 MARKED THE FIRST YEAR OF THE CODE CYCLE TO DEVELOP THE 2027 EDITIONS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SEVERAL COMMITTEE MEETINGS WERE HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVIEWING AND ACTING ON THE CONTENT OF THE CODES AND OTHER SUPPORT DOCUMENTS. COMBINED, THE COMMITTEES INCLUDE 130 MEMBERS WHO TRAVEL ONCE OR TWICE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SOME OF THE COMMITTEES TRAVEL UP TO THREE OR FOUR TIMES TO COME TOGETHER AS A GROUP TO DEVELOP THE PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. MOST OF THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS LAST FROM ONE TO THREE DAYS. THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE (UPC), UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE (UMC), UNIFORM SOLAR, HYDRONICS & GEOTHERMAL CODE (USHGC), AND THE UNIFORM SWIMMING POOL, SPA, AND HOT TUB CODE (USPSH) ARE CODES DESIGNATED AS AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS. THE CODES ARE USED BY EITHER LOCAL JURISDICTIONS OR STATES TO PROTECT THEIR CONSTITUENTS THROUGH SAFE PLUMBING AND HEATING-VENTILATING- AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS. IAPMO HAS DEVELOPED THE UPC AND PROTECTED SOCIETY FOR MOST OF ITS 98-YEAR EXISTENCE.
- TO SUPPORT THE UPC, UMC, UNIFORM SOLAR HYDRONICS & GEOTHERMAL CODE AND UNIFORM SWIMMING POOL, SPA AND HOT TUB CODE, IAPMO SEEKS THE ASSISTANCE OF EXPERTS IN THE APPROPRIATE FIELD TO DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS AND MATERIALS. AS NOTED IN 4(A) ABOVE, THEY MEET FROM ONCE TO FOUR TIMES EACH YEAR TO DEVELOP THE MANUALS, STUDY GUIDES AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. ADDITIONALLY, IAPMO PROVIDES SEMINARS TO EDUCATE THE PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE PARTICULAR SYSTEMS. PERSONNEL ARE ALSO TESTED AND, IF SUCCESSFUL, CERTIFIED TO PERFORM THE WORK. IAPMO HELD A VARIETY OF SEMINARS IN 2024 VIRTUALLY AND THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.
- IAPMO IS A MEMBER-DRIVEN ASSOCIATION WITH APPROXIMATELY 4,800 MEMBERS LOCATED AROUND THE WORLD. THE MEMBERS OF IAPMO RECEIVE BENEFITS INCLUDING DISCOUNTS ON PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, A MEMBERSHIP MAGAZINE, THE ABILITY TO SERVE ON VARIOUS COMMITTEES, AND A VOTE IN THE CODE DEVELOPMENT AND GENERAL BUSINESS MATTERS OF THE ASSOCIATION. IAPMO DISTRIBUTED ISSUES OF ITS MEMBERSHIP MAGAZINE TO THE MEMBERS AS WELL AS OTHER GENERAL BUSINESS NOTICES - ALL IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP THE MEMBERSHIP UP TO DATE ON THE VARIOUS GLOBAL ACTIVITIES OF THE ASSOCIATION. IAPMO ALSO HELD AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE WHERE MEMBERS CAME TOGETHER TO VOTE ON BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. LASTLY, IAPMO PROVIDED SUPPORT TO THE ACTIVITIES OF APPROXIMATELY 30 ACTIVE CHAPTERS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.
- PROVIDE EVALUATION SERVICES FOR COMPANY'S BUILDING PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS AND CERTIFY THAT THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE CODES AND STANDARDS. PROVIDE TESTING SERVICES FOR PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL MANUFACTURERS TO VERIFY PRODUCT'S COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE CODES AND STANDARDS.
- PROVIDE EVALUATION SERVICES FOR COMPANY'S BUILDING PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS AND CERTIFY THAT THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE CODES AND STANDARDS. PROVIDE TESTING SERVICES FOR PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL MANUFACTURERS TO VERIFY PRODUCT'S COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE CODES AND STANDARDS.
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 October 1949.
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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