Trash Mountain Project INC FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Topeka, KS501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 26-4775012Revenue $1.2M in FY2023

On file with the IRStrashmountain.com4110 Nw 62nd St, 66618-3012 · Topeka, KSTax-exempt since Jul 2009Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Trash Mountain Project exists to develop christ-centered environments for children and families living in Trash dump communities worldwide.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$118K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $36K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$118K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $339K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$232K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2023▼ -12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2023▼ -12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
$232K
FY2023▼ -35%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$493K
FY2022$357K
FY2023$232K
FY2024$371K
FY2025$550K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending May 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2009.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $1.0M Management & general 17% · $218K Fundraising 6% · $77K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $118K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
President, C
$82,724Pt VII · Sec A
Ex-Officio
$35,722Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Henry’s $55K as Executive Di is at the 6th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Brett Durbin—$62,400$82,724$65,535$65,500
Clayton Jones———$79,212$45,809
David Henry$55,110$35,666$35,722——

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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Questions the 990 asks

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

Programs and updates

Develop Christ-centered environments for children and families in trash dump communities.

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1 program · $197K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Trash mountain project works internationally in developing countries and partners with local churches, individuals and organizations to bring sustainable change in communities that surround and or depend on a landfill to live.

$197Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$945
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$218K
Fundraisingcol D$77K
Owns and owesPt X
$232K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$146K
Total assetsLn 16$237K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$312K
Investment incomeLn 3$945
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$34K
SavingsLn 2$112K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$146K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$91K
Total assetsLn 16$237K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$232K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$269K$146K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$101K$91K
Total assetsLn 16$370K$237K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$357K$232K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$722K$722K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$83K$83K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$236K$64K$130K$42K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$53K$22K$23K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$6K$5K$209
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$13K$8K$959
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$84K$54K$16K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$3K$5K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$29K$11K$15K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$7K$3K$4K$706
TravelLn 17$13K$12K$705
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$280$10K$232
InsuranceLn 23$4K$2K$2K$363
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.0M$218K$77K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.2M$1.0M$179K$550K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$1.2M$139K$371K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.2M$1.3M−$125K$232K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.5M−$136K$357K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$1.4M$125K$493K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,173,020 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,379,424$1,203,124
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$3,266$945
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$40,492−$31,049
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,335,666$1,173,020
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $831,862$721,971
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $435,572$384,134
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $204,150$191,730
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,471,584$1,297,835
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$135,918−$124,815
Part VI · Governance 7 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,173,020 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$312,416
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$890,708
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,203,124
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $945$945
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$31,049
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $945$1,173,020
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,297,835 across 14 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $721,971$721,971
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $82,724$82,724
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $64,035 · Management $130,467 · Fundraising $41,710$236,212
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $22,318 · Management $22,523 · Fundraising $8,581$53,422
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,449 · Management $5,118 · Fundraising $209$11,776
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $12,694 · Management $8,310 · Fundraising $959$21,963
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $54,225 · Management $16,437 · Fundraising $13,507$84,169
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,517 · Fundraising $6,517$13,034
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,765 · Management $4,860 · Fundraising $1,747$9,372
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,361 · Management $14,749 · Fundraising $2,733$28,843
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,824 · Management $3,530 · Fundraising $706$7,060
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,261 · Management $705$12,966
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $280 · Management $9,919 · Fundraising $232$10,431
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,649 · Management $1,880 · Fundraising $363$3,892
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,002,073 · Management $218,498 · Fundraising $77,264$1,297,835
Part X · Balance sheet $237,250 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $72,940$34,047
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $195,776$112,315
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $101,320$90,888
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $370,036$237,250
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,764$2,055
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,611$3,349
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,375$5,404
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $232,581$135,745
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $124,080$96,101
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $356,661$231,846
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $370,036$237,250
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $231,846 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,173,020
XI-2 Total expenses$1,297,835
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$124,815
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$356,661
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$231,846

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