Scarce EIN 36-3908867

Scarce FY2021 filing

EIN  36-3908867 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Wheaton, IL
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Promote recycling, resource conservation, and environmental awareness.
Leadership
Kay McKeen · Executive Director · $65K
Money in and out
$729K revenue, $710K expenses
Bottom line
87% program efficiency

Promote recycling, resource conservation, and environmental awareness. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $729K in revenue, $710K in expenses, and $329K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$729K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$710K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$329K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $19K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
87%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
4.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+3%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$729K
FY2021▼ -1%
Expenses
$710K
FY2021▲ +20%
Total assets
$366K
FY2021▲ +6%
Total liabilities
$36K
FY2021▲ +2%
Total revenue
$729K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$710K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$329K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$19K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$366K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B87%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $617K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Collecting and recycling of 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 20 to organize and assist in stocking,recommending how items can be used and arriving at different ideas for use.

$420Kprogram 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 20 individuals for 5,100 hours through out the term of…

$136Kprogram 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 2021,PAYING for salary and related costs, automobile expenses, and program supplies

$60Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CScarce
EINHdr · item D36-3908867
Principal addressHdr · item CWheaton, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C30Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 1997

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$64,846Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Beverly Jaszczurowski’s $63K as Chief Operating Officer is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1981 $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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$296K · 41%
Other revenue$222K · 30%
Program service revenue$211K · 29%
Contributions & grants41%$296K
Other revenue30%$222K
Program service revenue29%$211K
Investment income$53
Total revenueLn 12$729K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.06
Program services87%$617K
Management & general8%$53K
Fundraising6%$40K
Total functional expensesLn 25$710K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$284K
Total assetsLn 16$366K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$36K
Total net assetsLn 32$329K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $284K · Operating expenses/yr $710K
4.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $617K · Total expenses $710K
87%
Management & General
Management & general $53K · Total expenses $710K
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $40K · Total expenses $710K
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $21K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $319K
$0.06 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $296K · Total revenue $729K
41%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $729K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $211K · Total revenue $729K
29%
Investment reliance
Investment income $53 · Total revenue $729K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $211K · Total expenses $710K
30%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $729K · Prior year $737K
-1%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $329K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $729K · Expenses $710K
+3%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $366K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $329K · Total assets $366K
90%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $366K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kay McKeen · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $65K · Total expenses $710K
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $437K · Total expenses $710K
62%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 87%
Overhead ratio 8%
Fundraising cost ratio 13%
Revenue growth -1%

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
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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
FY2024 (Latest)$878K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$826K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$747K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$729K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$737K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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