Recycled Lives EIN 46-3500882

Recycled Lives FY2022 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
$176K revenue
Bottom line
2.7mo operating runway

Provides housing, food, faith support, and financial aid to those in poverty. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $176K in revenue, in expenses, and $50K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$176K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$50K
Pt X · Ln 32
Operating runway
2.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-11%
revenue over expenses, this year
Donor-funded
100%
of revenue is gifts & grants

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990-EZ
Revenue
$176K
FY2022▼ -20%
Expenses
FY2022
Total assets
FY2022
Total liabilities
$895
FY2022
Total revenue
$176K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$50K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 3pending
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
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 1apending
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12a
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15a
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec Director
$48,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair/Sec
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$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
Other revenue100%$176K
Total revenueLn 12$176K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1
Total assetsLn 16
Total liabilitiesLn 26$895
Total net assetsLn 32$50K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $43K · Operating expenses/yr $196K
2.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
not reported
Management & General
not reported
Fundraising
not reported
Cost to raise $1
not reported
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $176K · Total revenue $176K
100%
Government reliance
not reported
Earned-income share
Program service revenue — · Total revenue $176K
Investment reliance
Investment income $8 · Total revenue $176K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue — · Total expenses $196K
Rests on the self-reported EZ program figure
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $176K · Prior year $220K
-20%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $50K · Beginning of year $70K
-29%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $176K · Expenses $196K
-11%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $895 · Total assets $51K
2%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $50K · Total assets $51K
98%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Shawn Johnson · Reported title EXEC DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $48K · Total expenses $196K
24%
Personnel share
Salaries & benefits $61K · Total expenses $196K
31%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Revenue growth -20%

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 · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$220K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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