A non-profit organization designed to provide a system for the collection of post-consumer architectural paint and the management of its end-of-product life, including reuse, recycling, energy recovery, and proper disposal.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2.1M 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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FY2025 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.8M a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.1M
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $44.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 5.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$18.2M
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$77.1M
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$86.0M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$72.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$77.1M
FY2025▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$66.3M
FY2021$75.0M
FY2022$79.6M
FY2023$78.8M
FY2024$84.7M
FY2025$77.1M
Expenses
$86.0M
FY2025+0.2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$51.8M
FY2021$66.7M
FY2022$75.8M
FY2023$84.4M
FY2024$85.9M
FY2025$86.0M
Net assets
$72.5M
FY2025▼ -8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$74.2M
FY2021$89.3M
FY2022$84.7M
FY2023$82.9M
FY2024$79.2M
FY2025$72.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 Sep 2011.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $76.8M Management & general 11% · $9.3M

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

22 people listed on the 990; $2.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$369,462Pt VII · Sec A
Aca President & CEO
$242,331Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Gc, & Corp Secretary
$230,979Pt VII · Sec A
VP of State Programs
$211,656Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director of Operations
$207,822Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Operations
$201,722Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Communications
$182,131Pt VII · Sec A
SVP, Gc, & Corp Secretary
$162,268Pt VII · Sec A

Marjaneh Zarrehparvar’s $369K as President/COO is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 324 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marjaneh Zarrehparvar$369,462$322,512$302,933$273,199$250,658$227,610
Michael Johnson$242,331—————
Melissa Gibbons$230,979$199,618$182,237$41,508——
J Andrew Doyle——$227,658$225,807$158,578$212,424
Paul Fresina$201,722$217,173$187,500$185,704$174,704$168,959
Nichole Dorr$211,656$178,936$153,660———
Fred Gabriel$207,822$201,185$185,750$179,855$172,404$165,355
James Andrew Doyle—$196,273————

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

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 15aYes

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Manages reuse, recycling, and proper disposal of unused architectural paint.

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3 programs · $50.9M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

California (ca) Program

The second state in the U.S. to enact model, industry supported, paint stewardship legislation. The program is responsible for environmentally responsible end-of-life management for leftover architectural paint and offers opportunities to relieve local and state governments of the economic burden of post-consumer paint management.

$31.6Mprogram expense
02

New York (ny) Program

The tenth state in the U.S. to enact model, industry supported, paint stewardship legislation. The program is responsible for environmentally responsible end-of-life management for leftover architectural paint and offers opportunities to relieve local and state governments of the economic burden of post-consumer paint management.

$11.1Mprogram expense
03

Washington (wa) Program

The ninth state in the U.S. to enact model, industry supported, paint stewardship legislation. The program is responsible for environmentally responsible end-of-life management for leftover architectural paint and offers opportunities to relieve local and state governments of the economic burden of post-consumer paint management.

$8.2Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$77.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$74.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$3.1M
Money outPt IX
$86.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$76.8M
Managementcol C$9.3M
Owns and owesPt X
$72.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$40.8M
Total assetsLn 16$90.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$74.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$3.1M
Gains on assetsLn 7$990K
Total revenueLn 12$77.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$40.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$40.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$44.2M
Total assetsLn 16$90.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18.2M
Net assetsLn 32$72.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 553
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$22.9M$40.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$64.6M$44.2M
Total assetsLn 16$93.5M$90.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14.4M$18.2M
Net assetsLn 32$79.2M$72.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.3M$254K$1.1M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6.3M$2.5M$3.8M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$486K$205K$281K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.6M$657K$963K
Payroll taxesLn 10$566K$212K$354K
Legal feesLn 11b$73K$17K$56K
Accounting feesLn 11c$141K$141K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$37K$37K
Investment management feesLn 11f$115K$115K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$719K$271K$448K
Office expensesLn 13$367K$67K$300K
Information technologyLn 14$38K$10K$28K
OccupancyLn 16$297K$15K$282K
TravelLn 17$854K$445K$409K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$115K$18K$97K
InterestLn 20$49K$49K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$2K$18K
InsuranceLn 23$386K$386K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$72.5M$72.0M$464K
Total functional expensesLn 25$86.0M$76.8M$9.3M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $77.1M$86.0M−$8.9M$72.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $84.7M$85.9M−$1.2M$79.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $78.8M$84.4M−$5.6M$82.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $79.6M$75.8M$3.8M$84.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $75.0M$66.7M$8.3M$89.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $66.3M$51.8M$14.5M$74.2M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $77,136,896 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $77,935,304$74,012,342
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,812,620$3,124,554
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $84,747,924$77,136,896
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $9,234,652$10,335,412
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $76,679,462$75,707,900
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $85,914,114$86,043,312
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,166,190−$8,906,416
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $77,136,896 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $74,012,342$74,012,342
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,134,346$2,134,346
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $990,208$990,208
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $74,012,342 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,124,554$77,136,896
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $86,043,312 across 19 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $254,328 · Management $1,084,239$1,338,567
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,484,353 · Management $3,840,386$6,324,739
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $205,381 · Management $280,913$486,294
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $656,679 · Management $962,743$1,619,422
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $212,208 · Management $354,182$566,390
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $16,538 · Management $56,121$72,659
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $140,673$140,673
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $36,502$36,502
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $114,842$114,842
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $271,041 · Management $448,161$719,202
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $67,047 · Management $299,962$367,009
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,962 · Management $27,881$37,843
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,810 · Management $282,229$297,039
IX-17 TravelPrograms $445,350 · Management $408,701$854,051
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $18,449 · Management $97,001$115,450
IX-20 InterestPrograms $48,535$48,535
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,675 · Management $17,732$19,407
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $385,657$385,657
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $72,035,352 · Management $463,679$72,499,031
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $76,778,210 · Management $9,265,102 · Fundraising $0$86,043,312
Part X · Balance sheet $90,715,112 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $22,927,474$40,825,580
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,479,898$4,149,776
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $544,461$1,527,756
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $64,566,208$44,180,125
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $31,581$31,875
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $93,549,622$90,715,112
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,906,718$11,826,106
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,458,037$6,419,255
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,364,755$18,245,361
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $79,184,867$72,469,751
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $79,184,867$72,469,751
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $93,549,622$90,715,112
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $72,469,751 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$77,136,896
XI-2 Total expenses$86,043,312
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$8,906,416
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$79,184,867
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,191,300
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$72,469,751

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