PUBLISHERS INTERNATIONAL LINKING ASSOCIATION INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

PUBLISHERS INTERNATIONAL LINKING ASSOCIATION INC

EIN 04-3502255 · Libraries (B70)

What they do

CROSSREFS GENERAL PURPOSE is to PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT and COOPERATIVE USE of NEW and INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES to SPEED and FACILITATE SCHOLARLY RESEARCH. CROSSREFS SPECIFIC MANDATE is to BE THE CITATION LINKING BACKBONE for ALL SCHOLARLY INFORMATION IN ELECTRONIC FORM. CROSSREF is A COLLABORATIVE REFERENCE LINKING SERVICE THAT FUNCTIONS AS A SORT of DIGITAL SWITCHBOARD. IT HOLDS NO FULL TEXT CONTENT, BUT RATHER EFFECTS LINKAGES THROUGH CROSSREF DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIERS (CROSSREF DOI), WHICH ARE TAGGED to ARTICLE METADATA SUPPLIED BY THE PARTICIPATING PUBLISHERS. THE END RESULT is AN EFFICIENT, SCALABLE LINKING SYSTEM THROUGH WHICH A RESEARCHER CAN CLICK ON A REFERENCE CITATION IN A JOURNAL and ACCESS THE CITED ARTICLE.

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Of every $100 spent, about $75.90 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders24 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

57.15%of revenue went to mission work75.9% of expenses · Program services

$75.26spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

18.10%of revenue went to management and office costs24.1% of expenses

$2.57in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

2.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $340,467 for EDWARD PENTZ (EXEC DIR & A). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$13,946,312

Mission workProgram services$7,970,98857.15% of revenue75.9% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$2,524,36618.10% of revenue24.1% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$3,450,95824.74% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$10,495,35475.26% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 75.9% mission · 24.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 75.26% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 77.9% mission · 22.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 80.63% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 77.9% mission · 22.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 77.85% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 77.8% mission · 22.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 74.87% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 73.8% mission · 26.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 76.21% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 72.7% mission · 27.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.11% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 72.7% mission · 27.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.32% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 71.2% mission · 28.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.55% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$13,946,312

Expenses$10,495,354

Annual surplus $3,450,958 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$7,970,988 · 75.9% of expenses

Management and office costs$2,524,366 · 24.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$13,946,312

Expenses$10,495,354

Assets$27,002,177

Income$17,459,141

Contributions$297,051

Mission work (program services)$7,970,988

Management and general$2,524,366

Stocks and bonds$331,894

Accounting fees$55,572

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

EDWARD PENTZEXEC DIR & A · 40 hrs/week $340,467

LUCY OFIESHCOO AND SECR · 40 hrs/week $262,443Base $237,342 · Other $25,101

GINNY HENDRICKSCHIEF PROGRA · 40 hrs/week $246,017Base $224,468 · Other $21,549

TIMOTHY PICKARDSYSTEM SUPP. · 40 hrs/week $151,854

ESHA DATTAPRINCIPAL R& · 40 hrs/week $149,961

PATRICK POLISCHUKAPI PRODUCT · 40 hrs/week $149,012

JON STARKSOFTWARE DEV · 40 hrs/week $146,145

PATRICIA FEENEYHEAD OF META · 40 hrs/week $134,716

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (24)

EDWARD PENTZEXEC DIR & A

LUCY OFIESHCOO AND SECR

GINNY HENDRICKSCHIEF PROGRA

TIMOTHY PICKARDSYSTEM SUPP.

ESHA DATTAPRINCIPAL R&

PATRICK POLISCHUKAPI PRODUCT

JON STARKSOFTWARE DEV

PATRICIA FEENEYHEAD OF META

WENDY PATTERSONBOARD MEMBER

AARON WOODBOARD MEMBER

VINCAS GRIGASBOARD MEMBER

ROSE LHUILLIERTREASURER

PENEOLOPE LEWISBOARD MEMBER

OSCAR DONDEBOARD MEMBER

NICK LINDSAYBOARD MEMBER

NICI PFEIFFERBOARD MEMBER

MARIN DACOSBOARD MEMBER

LISA SCHIFFCHAIR

KIHONG KIMBOARD MEMBER

JAMES PHILLPOTTSBOARD MEMBER

IVAN SUAZOBOARD MEMBER

CHRISTINE STOHNBOARD MEMBER

ASHLEY TOWNEBOARD MEMBER

ANJALIE NAWARATNEBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2006
Location: 50 SALEM STREET, LYNNFIELD, MA 01940-2600
County: Essex
In care of: % CROSSREF
Primary officer: EDWARD PENTZ, EXEC DIR & ASSIST SE

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(781) 295-0072

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: GALLEROS ROBINSON
NTEE classification: Libraries (B70)
IRS tax category: Libraries