TOWING AND RECOVERY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

TOWING AND RECOVERY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC

EIN 59-1942901 · Community Improvement & Capacity Building (S41Z)

What they do

to FOSTER and PROMOTE THE INTEREST and WELFARE of ALL TOWING and RECOVERY OPERATORS IN NORTH AMERICA and to ENCOURAGE TOWING PROFESSIONALISM and QUALITY CUSTOMER SERVICE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. to FOSTER and ENCOURAGE FAIR COMPETITION IN ALL BUSINESS DEALINGS and to PROMOTE and ENCOURAGE GOOD FELLOWSHIP AMONG MEMBERS. to PROMOTE and ENCOURAGE THE ENACTMENT of WISE and UNIFORM LEGISLATION THAT FOSTERS PROFESSIONALISM, QUALITY SERVICE, HEALTHY COMPETITION, and FAIR COMPENSATION. to SUPPORT THE GRASSROOTS LEGISLATIVE PROCESS and BE READY to PROVIDE HANDS-ON ADVICE and EXPERTISE WHEN CALLED UPON to SERVE THE LEGITIMATE INTERESTS of THE TOWING and RECOVERY INDUSTRY; and to OPPOSE UNWISE STATE and LOCAL LEGISLATION DEEMED to HAVE POTENTIAL NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE TOWING and RECOVERY INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE. to SEEK to ELIMINATE UNFAIR and DESTRUCTIVE INDUSTRY PRACTICES. to FOSTER COOPERATION and UNITY AMONG ASSOCIATIONS IN OUR INDUSTRY SO THAT WE MAY HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE BODY THAT SPEAKS WITH A SI

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Of every $100 spent, about $95.10 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 leaders11 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

99.75%of revenue went to mission work95.1% of expenses · Program services

$104.84spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

5.09%of revenue went to management and office costs4.9% of expenses

$0.59in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

0.5%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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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$560,672

Mission workProgram services$559,27899.75% of revenue95.1% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$28,5585.09% of revenue4.9% of expenses

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

Total expenses$587,836104.84% 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: 95.1% mission · 4.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 104.84% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 94.4% mission · 5.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.17% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 95.0% mission · 5.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 104.03% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 94.6% mission · 5.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.17% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 95.1% mission · 4.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.27% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 93.7% mission · 6.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.40% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 99.8% mission · 5.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.87% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 100.3% mission · 6.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.41% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$560,672

Expenses$587,836

Annual shortfall $27,164 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)$559,278 · 95.1% of expenses

Management and office costs$28,558 · 4.9% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$560,672

Expenses$587,836

Assets$346,405

Income$560,672

Contributions$3,000

Mission work (program services)$559,278

Management and general$28,558

Accounting fees$650

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

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

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (11)

CHAD YARBROUGHVICE PRESIDENT

GAY ROCHESTERDIRECTOR

GEORGE KUNTZPRESIDENT

JAMES JENNINGSVICE PRESIDENT

JEFFREY ROSKOPFVICE PRESIDENT

JIM DUSENBERRYVICE PRESIDENT

JOANNE BLYTONDIRECTOR

KRISTEN KLEMENZSECRETARY

LINDA UNRUHDIRECTOR

MICHAEL WILDMANTREASURER

RICK RAHNERDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1987
Location: 104 WALNUT STREET, LEOMINSTER, MA 01453-3154
County: District of Columbia
In care of: CYNTHIA J MARTINEAU
Primary officer: CYNTHIA J MARTINEAU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailcontact@traaonline.com Phone(888) 392-9300

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: LMHS PC
NTEE classification: Community Improvement & Capacity Building (S41Z)