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Chwmeg INC

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Pittsburgh, PA501(c)(6)Since 1995Mutual / membership EIN 25-1758104Revenue $2.9M in FY2025

On file with the IRSchwmeg.org470 William Pitt Way, 15238-1330 · Pittsburgh, PATax-exempt since Apr 1995

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To improve general waste management practices by developing standard criteria, formats, and procedures for gathering key information to allow for the individual and independent evaluation of commercial waste transporters and/or management facilities and other commercial facilities and to broaden the knowledge of the corporation, its members, and the industry as a whole in environmentally safe management, transporation, recycliing, storage, treatement, and disposal of produced wastes and spent materials.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
58¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $144K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
58%
of spending
Worth a look: 58% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$1.4M
53% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 53% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 6 voting members
Worth a look: 2 of 6 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.9M
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$3.0M
To programs
58%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.9M
FY2025▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$2.9M
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$3.0M
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2025▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$612K
FY2021$829K
FY2022$897K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1995.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

58 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 58% · $1.7M Management & general 42% · $1.3M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chris Bryant
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Deanna Ollerman
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nick Burrows
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Amelia Adkins
At Large Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jim Kudlinski
At Large Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Improves waste management and shares industry knowledge.

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3 programs · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Program service revenue is from facility review commitments paid by members to improve storage, handling, recycling, treatment, or disposal of wastes and spent materials by developing standard criteria, formats, and procedures for gathering information in support of the independent evaluation of commercial transporters, management…

$1.4Mprogram expense
02

Chwmeg, inc. Sponsors two member meetings and a global-focus seminar yearly for the purpose of broadening the knowledge of the corporation, its members, and the industry in environmentally safe management, transportation, storage, recycling, treatment, and disposal of waste.

$322Kprogram expense
03

Chwmeg, inc. Makes available to its members copies of reports resulting from comprehensive, independent reviews of commercial facilities that treat, dispose, recycle, or transport waste and spent materials.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$785K
Investment incomeLn 3$85K
Money outPt IX
$3.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$1.3M
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$785K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$85K
Total revenueLn 12$2.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$47K
SavingsLn 2$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$652K$652K
Legal feesLn 11b$76K$76K
Accounting feesLn 11c$159K$159K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$154K$154K
Information technologyLn 14$91K$91K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$187K$187K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.6M$1.5M$64K
All other expensesLn 24e$125K$47K$79K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M$1.7M$1.3M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.9M$3.0M−$89K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.1M$3.0M$84K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.4M$3.1M$292K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.2M$3.0M$202K$897K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.7M$2.5M$243K$829K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.6M$2.5M$134K$612K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,938,369 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $788,750$785,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,192,442$2,068,111
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $80,912$85,258
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,062,104$2,938,369
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,978,507$3,027,795
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,978,507$3,027,795
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $83,597−$89,426
Part VI · Governance 2 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,938,369 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$785,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$785,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,068,111$2,068,111
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $85,258$85,258
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,068,111 · Excluded from tax $85,258$2,938,369
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,027,795 across 10 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesManagement $652,292$652,292
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $76,000$76,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $159,412$159,412
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,024$1,024
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $154,095$154,095
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $90,688$90,688
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $186,557$186,557
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,221$5,221
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,513,344 · Management $63,772$1,577,116
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $46,729 · Management $78,661$125,390
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,746,630 · Management $1,281,165 · Fundraising $0$3,027,795
Part X · Balance sheet $2,633,529 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $378,066$47,131
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $685,202$1,036,350
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $180,575$79,318
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $30,516$29,521
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,346,484$1,441,209
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,620,843$2,633,529
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $218,314$186,682
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,098,993$1,212,552
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,338,688$1,399,234
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,282,155$1,234,295
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,282,155$1,234,295
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,620,843$2,633,529
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,234,295 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,938,369
XI-2 Total expenses$3,027,795
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$89,426
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,282,155
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$41,566
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,234,295

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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