Recycled Lives EIN 46-3500882

Recycled Lives FY2021 filing

EIN  46-3500882 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Cambridge, MN Founded 2013
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides housing, food, faith support, and financial aid to those in poverty.
Leadership
Shawn Johnson · Exec Director · $48K
Money in and out
$220K revenue, $210K expenses
Bottom line
67% program efficiency

Provides housing, food, faith support, and financial aid to those in poverty. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $220K in revenue, $210K in expenses, and $70K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$220K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$210K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$70K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $11K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.67 Management & general $0.33
Program efficiency
67%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
3.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+5%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$220K
FY2021
Expenses
$210K
FY2021
Total assets
$71K
FY2021
Total liabilities
$960
FY2021
Total revenue
$220K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$210K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$70K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$11K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$71K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B67%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $140K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

We provided roofs to 22 families with 255 lamina sheets & 225 boards. 30 wood cook stoves were installed. 20 children no longer sleep on dirt or cement floors by receiving bunk beds. With donations from a partner organization, we distributed 100 pairs of shoes, 1,000 LBS black beans and 3,500 packages of feed my starving children…

$69Kprogram expense
02

We constructed 5 two bedroom homes that include a kitchen, bathroom and covered porch area. 50 additional familes have been identified as needing homes constructed in the near future as funds become available.

$40Kprogram expense
03

Monthly supplement food packages are provided to 175 families that live in poverty in guatemala. This program cares for 655 individuals and provides 3,500 pounds of grains each month. Other items such as fresh fruits and vegetables, higiene items, school supplies, clothing, shoes and fortified rice packs were distributed as donated or…

$32Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CRecycled Lives
EINHdr · item D46-3500882
Principal addressHdr · item CCambridge, MN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.recycledlives.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2013
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFood & Agriculture (K35)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec Director
$48,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair/Sec
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shawn Johnson’s $58K as Executive Dir. is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1173 $100K–1M food & agriculture 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Shawn Johnson$58,000$48,000$48,000$48,000$48,000

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
Contributions & grants100%$220K
Total revenueLn 12$220K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.67 Management & general $0.33
Program services67%$140K
Management & general33%$69K
Total functional expensesLn 25$210K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$59K
Total assetsLn 16$71K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$960
Total net assetsLn 32$70K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $59K · Operating expenses/yr $210K
3.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $140K · Total expenses $210K
67%
Management & General
Management & general $69K · Total expenses $210K
33%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $210K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $220K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $220K · Total revenue $220K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $220K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $220K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $220K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $210K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $220K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $70K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $220K · Expenses $210K
+5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $71K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $70K · Total assets $71K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $71K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Shawn Johnson · Reported title EXEC DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $48K · Total expenses $210K
23%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $55K · Total expenses $210K
26%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 67%
Overhead ratio 33%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$48K

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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)$193K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$311K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$189K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$176K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$220K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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