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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SAFETY EQUIPMENT INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,294,639
Total expenses
$4,095,785
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$4,267,519
Investment income
$27,120
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$3,266,355
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,149,455
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,116,900
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,898,307
Management and general expenses
$197,478
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,898,307

Program services were 95.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SURCHARGE-AUDIT & TEST

    total $2,683,056 · related or exempt $2,683,056

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CERTIFICATION FEES

    total $824,862 · related or exempt $824,862

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PARTICIPATION FEES

    total $737,864 · related or exempt $737,864

  • 2d · Program service revenue: APPLICATION FEES

    total $21,737 · related or exempt $21,737

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $48,998 · excluded $48,998

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $476,197

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $498,075

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$21,878

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$21,878 · excluded -$21,878

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $51,145 · program services $44,619 · management and general $6,526

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $922,452 · program services $804,747 · management and general $117,705

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $349,404 · program services $304,820 · management and general $44,584

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $72,818 · program services $63,526 · management and general $9,292

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $8,077 · program services $7,046 · management and general $1,031

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $18,991 · program services $16,568 · management and general $2,423

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $11,005 · program services $9,601 · management and general $1,404

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $54,013 · program services $47,121 · management and general $6,892

  • 17 · Travel

    total $18,064 · program services $15,759 · management and general $2,305

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $30,306 · program services $30,306

  • 24a · Other expenses: TESTING LAB AND PRODUCT

    total $2,544,339 · program services $2,543,580 · management and general $759

  • 24b · Other expenses: ACCREDITATION

    total $9,924 · program services $8,658 · management and general $1,266

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBCRIPTIONS

    total $2,242 · program services $1,956 · management and general $286

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $3,005 · management and general $3,005

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $892,837 · end of year $855,592

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $6,236 · end of year $6,804

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $702,896 · end of year $1,138,518

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $5,366 · end of year $0

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $11,400

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $11,400

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,167,601 · end of year $1,265,441

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $363,568 · end of year $599,813

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $564,613 · end of year $549,642

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,846,759 · end of year $2,116,900

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION ADMINISTERS AN AUDITING, TESTING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR SAFE LIVING AND WORKING ENVIRONMENTS.(SEE SCHEDULE O)THE PROGRAM'S PURPOSE IS TO ASSIST INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN MEETING THEIR MUTUAL GOALS OF PROVIDING WORKERS AND CONSUMERS THE BEST POSSIBLE PRODUCTS AND ENVIRONMENT THROUGH TESTING FOR PUBLIC SAFETY IN KEEPING WITH RECOGNIZED STANDARDS AND THE CURRENT STATE OF THE ART, AND FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RECOGNIZE AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ON THOSE PRODUCTS WHICH ARE CERTIFIED TO MEET THE APPLICABLE STANDARDS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEI ADMINISTERS A TESTING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR SAFE LIVING AND WORKING ENVIRONMENTS.

  • SAFETY EQUIPMENT INSTITUTE'S PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE AND MISSION. THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENT IS TO DETERMINE COMPLIANCE OF PRODUCTS AND SYSTEMS WITH NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PUBLIC SAFETY STANDARDS THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATION OF A TESTING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAM TO ASSURE THE CONTINUED SAFETY OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND THOSE WHO USE CERTIFIED PRODUCTS. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS THROUGH REVIEWING THE DRAWINGS AND DESIGNS OF THE PRODUCTS, PERFORMING QUALITY AUDITS OF THE MANUFACTURING FACILITIES, AND ENSURING THE TESTING LABORATORIES USED TO CONDUCT THE TESTING ARE ACCREDITED TO ISO 17025.

    Expenses $3,898,307 · Revenue $4,267,519

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • KAREN LEHTONEN

    CHAIR OF THE BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • IRVING SCHER PHD PE

    VICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PATRICK J MORRISON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BRAD SANT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JEFFREY W VINCOLI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TIMOTHY BROOKE

    PRESIDENT (ASTM: VP LAB SVCS & CERT)

    Total calculated
    $538,619
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $370,856
    Other
    $167,763
    Hours/week
    10 + 30 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $320,781 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $49,109 related
    Other
    $0 + $966 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $125,507 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $42,256 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $538,619 related

  • HEIDI TURLEY

    TREASURER (ASTM: VP FINANCE & ADMIN)

    Total calculated
    $484,284
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $380,864
    Other
    $103,420
    Hours/week
    2.5 + 37.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $325,788 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $49,860 related
    Other
    $0 + $5,216 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $61,164 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $42,256 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $484,284 related

  • STEPHEN SANDERS

    TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $230,258
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $184,023
    Other
    $46,235
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $165,274 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $16,527 related
    Other
    $0 + $2,222 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $45,193 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $1,042 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $230,258 related

  • ANNA SEIPLE

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $157,325
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $104,121
    Other
    $53,204
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $93,737 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $10,199 related
    Other
    $0 + $185 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $11,663 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $41,541 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $157,325 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE FILING ORGANIZATION DOES NOT COMPENSATE THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (REFERRED TO AS PRESIDENT; ADDITIONALLY, A VICE PRESIDENT AT ASTM); SUCH INDIVIDUAL IS COMPENSATED BY A RELATED ORGANIZATION. THE PROCESS TO ESTABLISH THE COMPENSATION OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT, BY THE RELATED ORGANIZATION FOR HIS STAFF POSITION, USES THE FOLLOWING METHODS: COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, COMPENSATION SURVEY OR STUDY, AND APPROVAL BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.
PART I, LINE 4B
SEI DOES NOT HAVE ANY EMPLOYEES; CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS LISTED IN FORM 990, PART VII PARTICIPATE IN A RELATED ORGANIZATION'S SPLIT DOLLAR ARRANGEMENT.
SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 7:
NON-FIXED PAYMENTS SEI DOES NOT HAVE PAID EMPLOYEES. THE RELATED ORGANIZATION, ASTM, PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CERTAIN NON-FIXED PAYMENTS TO EMPLOYEES, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD MAY SET CERTAIN ANNUAL NON-FINANCIAL GOALS FOR ASTM. IF THOSE GOALS ARE MET, THEN AN INCENTIVE IS PAID. NO INCENTIVE OR OTHER NON-FIXED PAYMENTS ARE CONTINGENT UPON THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF ASTM.
SCHEDULE J, PART II, COL (B):
ALL SEI EMPLOYEES ARE EMPLOYEES OF ASTM AND ARE ASSIGNED TO PERFORM THE OPERATIONS OF SEI.
SCHEDULE J, PART II, COL (B), LINE (1):
TIMOTHY BROOKE'S AND HEIDI TURLEY'S REPORTABLE COMPENSATION IN COL (E) ARE THEIR ENTIRE COMPENSATION EARNED DURING 2024, INCLUDING TIME AS VICE-PRESIDENT OF LABORATORY SERVICES AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AND ADMIN, RESPECTIVELY, FOR ASTM. THEIR 2024 COMPENSATION INCLUDES WORK PERFORMED FOR BOTH ASTM AND SEI DURING 2024.
SCHEDULE J, PART II, COL (C):
THE FORM 990 REQUIRES REPORTING AS DEFERRED COMPENSATION THE ANNUAL INCREASE OR DECREASE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE, IF ANY, OF A DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN. THE TAX YEAR 2024 DECREASE IS REFLECTED IN COLUMN C. ALSO INCLUDED IN PART II, COLUMN C, IS EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEFINED CONTRIBUTION (403(B)) PLAN.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543179349307149

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