MANUFACTURERS RESOURCE CENTER Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

MANUFACTURERS RESOURCE CENTER

EIN 23-2514764 · Small Business Development (S43)

What they do

MANUFACTURERS RESOURCE CENTER (THE CENTER) is A PUBLIC/PRIVATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION OPERATING AN INDUSTRIAL RESOURCE CENTER UNDER THE PENNSYLVANIA MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIAL RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM. THE CENTER PROVIDES CONSULTING, TRAINING and TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES, PRIMARILY to SMALL and MEDIUM SIZED MANUFACTURERS, to ENHANCE THEIR ABILITY to SUCCESSFULLY COMPETE IN THE GLOBAL MARKETPLACE. IN ADDITION, THE CENTER WORKS WITH ITS OTHER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS to ENCOURAGE REGIONAL COORDINATION of ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS and A COMPREHENSIVE, EFFICIENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DELIVERY STRATEGY.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $82.30 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.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders28 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

84.38%of revenue went to mission work82.3% of expenses · Program services

0.03%of revenue went to fundraising0.0% of expenses

$102.55spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

18.14%of revenue went to management and office costs17.7% of expenses

$0.96in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

45.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $114,345 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $283,808 for RICHARD HOBBS (PRESIDENT & CEO). 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$4,485,014

Mission workProgram services$3,784,56484.38% of revenue82.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$813,60218.14% of revenue17.7% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$1,1930.03% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Total expenses$4,599,359102.55% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

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: 82.3% mission · 17.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.55% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 82.2% mission · 17.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 105.28% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 79.0% mission · 20.9% management · 0.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.95% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 74.9% mission · 24.9% management · 0.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 104.76% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 67.2% mission · 32.8% management · 0.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.52% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 73.7% mission · 26.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 115.85% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 75.0% mission · 24.8% management · 0.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 104.71% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 74.4% mission · 25.4% management · 0.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.41% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$4,485,014

Expenses$4,599,359

Annual shortfall $114,345 Expenses were higher than revenue 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)$3,784,564 · 82.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$813,602 · 17.7% of expenses

Fundraising$1,193 · 0.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$4,485,014

Expenses$4,599,359

Assets$4,394,580

Income$4,925,195

Contributions$2,022,140

Mission work (program services)$3,784,564

Fundraising$1,193

Management and general$813,602

Executive compensation (total)$357,833

Stocks and bonds$3,085,025

Accounting fees$30,400

Investing fees$26,920

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

RICHARD HOBBSPRESIDENT & CEO · 40 hrs/week $283,808Base $247,717 · Other $36,091

JEFF LONGCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $191,021Base $158,545 · Other $32,476

DIANE LEWISVP MFG SOLUTIONS & CTR OPS · 40 hrs/week $181,763Base $149,712 · Other $32,051

EUGENE KASCHAKVP CONT IMPROV&LDSHP DEV STRTG · 40 hrs/week $173,365Base $161,142 · Other $12,223

KAREN BUCKDIRECTOR, WORKFORCE INITIATIVE · 40 hrs/week $166,567Base $134,485 · Other $32,082

WALTER HOFFERTREG DIRECTOR, MFG SOLUTIONS · 40 hrs/week $159,997Base $141,503 · Other $18,494

BONNIE SPAYDREGIONAL DIR. MFG. SOLUTIONS · 40 hrs/week $135,226Base $124,408 · Other $10,818

SVETLANA TATIC-LUCICPROFESSOR · 1 hrs/week $38,864Base · Other $38,864

JOHN COULTERBOARD MEMBER · 1 hrs/week $35,481Base · Other $35,481

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 (28)

RICHARD HOBBSPRESIDENT & CEO

JEFF LONGCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

DIANE LEWISVP MFG SOLUTIONS & CTR OPS

EUGENE KASCHAKVP CONT IMPROV&LDSHP DEV STRTG

KAREN BUCKDIRECTOR, WORKFORCE INITIATIVE

WALTER HOFFERTREG DIRECTOR, MFG SOLUTIONS

BONNIE SPAYDREGIONAL DIR. MFG. SOLUTIONS

SVETLANA TATIC-LUCICPROFESSOR

JOHN COULTERBOARD MEMBER

STEVE GERGARBOARD MEMBER

RICK SEIBERTBOARD MEMBER

RON BRACALENTEBOARD MEMBER

SATISH MOHAPATRABOARD V. CHAIR

SHELLY MCWILLIAMSBOARD MEMBER

STEPHEN WEISEBOARD MEMBER & CHAIR

JUSTIN SPANNUTHBOARD MEMBER

VYKIE WHIPPLEBOARD MEMBER

WERNER REINARTZBOARD MEMBER

RICHARD BUSBOARD MEMBER

ANN BIEBERBOARD MEMBER

JOSEPH HAMMONDBOARD MEMBER

JOHN QUARMLEYBOARD MEMBER

JOHN PERATEBOARD MEMBER

JEFF SNYDERBOARD MEMBER

JACK PFUNDERBOARD MEMBER

ETTORE CORINGRATOBOARD MEMBER

BYRON L ZERPHYBOARD MEMBER

BILL WYDRA JRBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1991
Location: 7200A WINDSOR DRIVE, ALLENTOWN, PA 18106
County: Lehigh
In care of: RICHARD C HOBBS
Primary officer: RICHARD C HOBBS, PRESIDENT & CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@mrcpa.org Phone(610) 628-4636 Officer phone(610) 628-4568

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: PWC US TAX LLP
NTEE classification: Small Business Development (S43)
IRS tax category: Small Business Development