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Recreate EIN 26-2581623

Recreate FY2024 filing

EIN  26-2581623 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Rocklin, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Teaches students vital STEM and art skills using repurposed business waste.
Leadership
Donna Sangwin · Retired CEO/Founder/ Current Board Treasurer · $34K
Money in and out
$370K revenue, $367K expenses
Bottom line
98% program efficiency

Teaches students vital STEM and art skills using repurposed business waste. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $370K in revenue, $367K in expenses, and $122K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$370K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$367K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$122K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $3K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.98 Management & general $0.02
Program efficiency
98%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
7.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+1%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$370K
FY2024▲ +9%
Expenses
$367K
FY2024▲ +11%
Total assets
$239K
FY2024▲ +1%
Total liabilities
$116K
FY2024▼ -1%
Total revenue
$370K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$367K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$122K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$3K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$239K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B98%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

4 program services account for $576K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

ReCreate Reuse Store and Art Center offers clean usable materials that we have diverted from entering the landfill, for creative expression. Items sold at cents on the dollar to ensure that creative expression is accessible to all. Over 3,200 visitors annually.

$185Kprogram expense
02

ReCreate Reuse Store and Art Center offers clean usable materials that we have diverted from entering the landfill, for creative expression. Items sold at cents on the dollar to ensure that creative expression is accessible to all. Over 3,200 visitors annually.

$185Kprogram expense
03

More Art Less Waste Education Program

ReCreate brings a waste reduction education program to elementary schools in the region. The program includes a reuse art component. We visited over 10,000 students in class in the fiscal year with this program.

$103Kprogram expense
04

More Art Less Waste Education Program

ReCreate brings a waste reduction education program to elementary schools in the region. The program includes a reuse art component. We visited over 10,000 students in class in the fiscal year with this program.

$103Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CRecreate
EINHdr · item D26-2581623
Principal addressHdr · item CRocklin, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jrecreate.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2009

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Donna Sangwin
Retired CEO/Founder/ Current Board Treasurer
$34,167Pt VII · Sec A
Donna Sangwin
Retired CEO/Founder/ Current Board Treasurer
$34,167Pt VII · Sec A
Samantha King
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Andrea Flamenco
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Karen Quinlan
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Karen Quinlan
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alisa Lee
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Samantha King
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Donna Sangwin’s $34K as Retired CEO/Founder/ Current Board Treasurer is at the 19th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1982 $100K–1M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Donna Sangwin$34,167$87,729$74,862$60,000$60,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$201K · 54%
Contributions & grants$169K · 46%
Program service revenue54%$201K
Contributions & grants46%$169K
Investment income$57
Total revenueLn 12$370K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.98 Management & general $0.02
Program services98%$358K
Management & general2%$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$367K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$130K
Total assetsLn 16$239K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$116K
Total net assetsLn 32$122K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $130K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $367K · Less non-cash grants $145K · Cash operating expenses/yr $222K
7.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $358K · Total expenses $367K
98%
Management & General
Management & general $8K · Total expenses $367K
2%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $367K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $2K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $139K
$0.02 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $169K · Total revenue $370K
46%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $370K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $201K · Total revenue $370K
54%
Investment reliance
Investment income $57 · Total revenue $370K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $201K · Total expenses $367K
55%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $370K · Prior year $339K
+9%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $257K · FY2023 $370K
+10%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $122K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $370K · Expenses $367K
+1%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $239K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $122K · Total assets $239K
51%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $239K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Donna Sangwin · Reported title Retired CEO/Founder/ Current Board Treasurer · Highest reported compensation $34K · Total expenses $367K
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $222K · Total expenses $367K
61%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 98%——
Overhead ratio 2%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth 9%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 1%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Placer Community FoundationFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$566K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$370K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$339K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$247K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$206K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$257K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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