Mission statement: the mission of the organization is to promote the three "r"s (reduce, reuse, and recycle), conservation of natural resources, environmental awareness, reduction alternatives to

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 800 volunteers and 18 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $13K a year · 2% 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
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$125K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $45K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.1M
97% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 97% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$878K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$865K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$74K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$878K
FY2024▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$737K
FY2021$729K
FY2022$747K
FY2023$826K
FY2024$878K
Expenses
$865K
FY2024▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$590K
FY2021$710K
FY2022$811K
FY2023$876K
FY2024$865K
Net assets
$74K
FY2024▲ +21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$311K
FY2021$329K
FY2022$111K
FY2023$61K
FY2024$74K

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 1997.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $691K Management & general 15% · $126K Fundraising 6% · $48K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $125K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Operating Officer
$63,139Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$62,343Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Beverly Jaszczurowski’s $63K as Chief Operating Officer is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kay McKeen$62,343$62,965$65,827$64,846$62,843
Beverly Jaszczurowski$63,139$60,627$60,856——

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promote recycling, resource conservation, and environmental awareness.

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3 programs · $691K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Collecting and repurposing of records, books, school supplies, paper, housewares etc, in a small warehouse facility for offerings to religious and charitable organizations, the public, etc in need of assistance; utilizing the staff of 17+ to organize and assist in stocking,recommending how items can be used and arriving at different…

$456Kprogram expense
02

Agreement with dupage county illinois to perform environmental and education services for teachers and community through means of teacher in-service workshops and modeling, preparation of environmental newsletter, and creation of environmental resource room using the full staff of 17+ individuals for 5,100 hours through out the term of…

$150Kprogram expense
03

Agreement with dupage county illinois to perform services pertaining to environmental education for water quality utilizing a staff coordinator for 2,400 hours through the term of the contract for 2024,PAYING for salary and related costs, automobile expenses, and program supplies

$85Kprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$878K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$600K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$278K
Investment incomeLn 3$28
Money outPt IX
$865K
Ln 25
Programscol B$691K
Managementcol C$126K
Fundraisingcol D$48K
Owns and owesPt X
$74K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$244K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$278K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$600K
Investment incomeLn 3$28
Total revenueLn 12$878K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$78K
SavingsLn 2$166K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$244K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$28K
Other assetsLn 15$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M
Net assetsLn 32$74K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 6800
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$217K$244K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$34K$28K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.3M$2.1M
Net assetsLn 32$61K$74K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$125K$63K$44K$19K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$279K$211K$49K$19K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$9K$3K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$21K$7K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$0$6K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17K$12K$4K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$5K$2K$679
OccupancyLn 16$254K$252K$1K$437
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$5K$2K$713
InsuranceLn 23$10K$6K$3K$855
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$27K$26K$1K$22
All other expensesLn 24e$86K$81K$4K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$865K$691K$126K$48K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $878K$865K$13K$74K 990 PDF
FY2023 $826K$876K−$50K$61K 990 PDF
FY2022 $747K$811K−$65K$111K 990 PDF
FY2021 $729K$710K$19K$329K 990 PDF
FY2020 $737K$590K$146K$311K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $877,836 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $252,203$277,698
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $574,081$600,110
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $25$28
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $826,309$877,836
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $450,819$449,079
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $425,024$415,807
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $875,843$864,886
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$49,534$12,950
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $877,836 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$277,698
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$277,698
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$600,110
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$28
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $600,138 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$877,836
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $864,886 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $62,542 · Management $44,038 · Fundraising $18,902$125,482
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $210,967 · Management $49,075 · Fundraising $18,957$278,999
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $9,052 · Management $3,082 · Fundraising $1,253$13,387
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,105 · Management $7,185 · Fundraising $2,921$31,211
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $5,765 · Fundraising $0$5,765
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,678 · Management $3,976 · Fundraising $1,616$17,270
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,906 · Management $1,670 · Fundraising $679$7,255
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $252,307 · Management $1,480 · Fundraising $437$254,224
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,155 · Management $1,755 · Fundraising $713$7,623
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,179 · Management $2,977 · Fundraising $855$10,011
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $26,115 · Management $1,349 · Fundraising $22$27,486
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $80,621 · Management $4,000 · Fundraising $1,552$86,173
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $690,627 · Management $126,352 · Fundraising $47,907$864,886
Part X · Balance sheet $2,208,606 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $66,672$78,072
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $150,204$166,040
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $19,583$19,583
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $140$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $34,248$28,245
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,058,850$1,916,666
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,329,697$2,208,606
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $38,606$30,232
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,229,688$2,104,021
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,268,294$2,134,253
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $36,403$74,353
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $25,000$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $61,403$74,353
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,329,697$2,208,606
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $74,353 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$877,836
XI-2 Total expenses$864,886
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$12,950
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$61,403
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$74,353

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