Nonprofit · EIN 36-6109830
SCEPTER PUBLISHERS
Tax-exempt · STRONGSVILLE, OH 44136
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,355,676 | $2,621,444 | $734,232 | $8,066,739 | $315,403 | $7,751,336 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,184,315 | $2,087,136 | $1,097,179 | $7,118,181 | $194,480 | $6,923,701 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,141,853 | $1,776,723 | $365,130 | $6,158,630 | $260,008 | $5,898,622 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $2,532,942
- Investment income
- $822,734
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $701,622
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $131,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $342,206
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $594,515
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $3,744
- Accounting fees
- $77,229
- Occupancy
- $6,124
- Travel
- $14,556
- Depreciation
- $210
- Program services (functional)
- $2,460,701
- Management and general (functional)
- $160,743
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $7,118,181
- Total assets, end of year
- $8,066,739
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $315,403
- Net assets, end of year
- $7,751,336
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,453
- Publicly traded securities
- $5,453,738
- Gross receipts
- $18,692,923
- Employees
- 6
- Year formed
- 1952
- State of legal domicile
- IL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT SINGERLINE | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $95,000 |
| MICHAEL AQUILINA II | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $36,000 |
| RALPH ARESTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN B HALEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| APOORVA SHAH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARK SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT SINGERLINE | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $95,000 |
| MICHAEL AQUILINA II | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $36,000 |
| RALPH ARESTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN B HALEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| APOORVA SHAH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARK SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT SINGERLINE | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $95,000 |
| MICHAEL AQUILINA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RALPH ARESTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOHN B HALEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARK SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 360694, STRONGSVILLE, OH 44136-0012
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ROBERT SINGERLINE, 19523 TROTWOOD PARK, STRONGSVILLE, OH 44149
- Signed the 990
- ROBERT SINGERLINE, CEO
- Phone
- (216) 496-8274
- Website
- WWW.SCEPTERPUBLISHERS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- INNER CIRCLE ADVISORS
Mission
PUBLICATION OF RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE FROM SALES OF ITS BOOK INVENTORY.
Program accomplishments
- SCEPTER'S SELECTION OF TITLES EMPHASIZES THE FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS OF RELIGIOUS LIFE: PRAYER, SINCERITY, SELF-DENIAL, AND A SPIRIT OF SERVICE TO OTHERS. SINCE ITS PUBLISHING FOCUS IS RELATED TO A MESSAGE THAT REMAINS OUTSIDE THE MAINSTREAM, IT MUST MAKE A GREATER EFFORT TO PROMOTE THESE MATERIALS WITH BETTER MARKETING IN ORDER TO REACH INDIVIDUALS ALREADY RECEPTIVE TO THIS MESSAGE AS WELL AS THOSE WHO MIGHT BE LED TO A GREATER AWARENESS OF ITS IMPORTANCE. DURING 2017 SCEPTER RELEASED SEVERAL NEW BOOKS THAT HELP PEOPLE IN THEIR DAY-TO-DAY STRUGGLES TO IMPROVE BOTH THEIR OWN LIVES AND THE LIVES OF OTHERS. SOME OF THE TITLES INCLUDE ORDINARY LIFE AND HOLINESS THIS WORK COMPILES THE WRITINGS OF ST. JOSEMARIA REGARDING THE UNIVERSAL CALL TO HOLINESS FOR THE LAY FAITHFUL. IT TEACHES US THAT WE ARE ALL CALLED TO BE SAINTS IN WHATEVER OUR OCCUPATION OR STATE OF LIFE. ANOTHER IS INSIDE THE MIND OF THOMAS MORE, BY DAVID OAKLEY. ST. THOMAS MORE IS THE PATRON SAINT FOR LAWYERS AND THIS BOOK RENDERS EXAMPLES OF HOW THIS GREAT SAINT WAS ABLE TO LIVE HIS FAITH FOR THE COMMON GOOD OF OTHERS IN VERY SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES. HOLINESS IN A SECULAR AGE, FR. JUAN VALEZ RELATES WHAT THE 19TH CENTURY CARDINAL NEWMAN WOULD SUGGEST REGARDING THE STATE OF AFFAIRS WE FIND OURSELVES IN OUR CURRENT TIMES. TEAM BABY, BY JULIA DEE AND IDA GAZZOLA IS A BOOK THAT HELPS YOUNG MOTHERS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE SPIRITUAL BEAUTY OF MOTHERHOOD WITH PARTICULAR ADVICE FOR NEW MOMS.Expenses $1,910,621 · revenue $2,532,942
- SCEPTER OFFERS FREE BOOKS TO PRISONERS UPON REQUEST. IT IS THE ORGANIZATION'S BELIEF THAT SOCIETY GREATLY BENEFITS WHEN PRISONERS HAVE ACCESS TO THESE BOOKS. SCEPTER BOOKS AID GREATLY IN THE REFORMATION OF THEIR CHARACTER, WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO THEIR EVENTUAL REINTEGRATION INTO SOCIETY. EXAMPLES INCLUDE MATTHEW PARADISE AT SAN QUENTIN PENITENTIARY IN CALIFORNIA. HE REQUESTED "THE HISTORY OF MODERN PHILOSOPHY- AND "THE HOLY ROSARY-; MICHAEL ESTEP, IN PRISON IN JACKSBORO, TEXAS, WHO REQUESTED A COPY OF "THE WAY" BY ST JOSEMARIA; MARTIN SCHAFER, WHO IS IN PRISON IN AVENAL, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING "THE NAVARRE BIBLE. MATHEW AND MARK", "THE WAY, FURROW, FORGE- AND "THE HANDBOOK OF PRAYER". SCEPTER HAS DEVELOPED MOST OF OUR BOOKS INTO ELECTRONIC BOOKS AND HAS IMPLEMENTED A DIGITAL ELECTRONIC BOOK DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM GIVING ACCESS TO EBOOKS DIRECTLY FROM THE SCEPTER WEBSITE. THESE ELECTRONIC BOOKS ARE ESPECIALLY HELPFUL AS THEY ARE OF LOWER COSTS AND GREATER CONVENIENCE TO READERS.Expenses $550,080
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 36-6109830
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1953
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Religion-related (X830)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $8,066,739
- Income (IRS master file)
- $18,692,923
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $3,355,676 | $2,621,444 | $8,066,739 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,184,315 | $2,087,136 | $7,118,181 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,141,853 | $1,776,723 | $6,158,630 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,455,050 | $1,882,660 | $5,393,426 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 36-6109830).
Questions about SCEPTER PUBLISHERS
- What is the EIN of SCEPTER PUBLISHERS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SCEPTER PUBLISHERS is 36-6109830.
- Is SCEPTER PUBLISHERS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1953.
- Are donations to SCEPTER PUBLISHERS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SCEPTER PUBLISHERS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SCEPTER PUBLISHERS due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SCEPTER PUBLISHERS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SCEPTER PUBLISHERS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ROBERT SINGERLINE.
- Who are the officers and directors of SCEPTER PUBLISHERS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 6 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $95,000 (ROBERT SINGERLINE, CEO).
- How much revenue does SCEPTER PUBLISHERS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,355,676, expenses of $2,621,444 and total assets of $8,066,739 at year end.
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