Eco-Soap Bank

Tax-deductible

Pittsburgh, PA501(c)(3)HospitalsEIN 47-4024469Revenue $4.1M in FY2024

On file with the IRSecosoapbank.org6322 Crombie St, 15217-2511 · Pittsburgh, PATax-exempt since May 2015Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Eco-Soap Bank recycles leftover Soap and provides IT to children in schools, health clinics, and communities along with hygiene education in an effort to rduce disease and save lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 3 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $397K a year · 22% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$65K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 93% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $96K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$138K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.1M
+104% vs prior year
Spent
$3.3M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$2.5M
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$4.1M
FY2024▲ +104%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$301K
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$4.1M
Expenses
$3.3M
FY2024▲ +103%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$320K
FY2020$634K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$3.3M
Net assets
$2.5M
FY2024▲ +53%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$95K
FY2020$732K
FY2021$678K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.5M

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 2015.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $3.0M Management & general 8% · $248K Fundraising 1% · $33K

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; $65K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$65,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Safeguarding
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice-C
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Samir Lakhani’s $65K as Executive Di is at the 7th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3128 $1–10M health care 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Samir Lakhani$65,000$81,960$23,846$24,000$35,000$15,559
Frank Fusco————$38,658$34,834
Lilian Miller—————$20,000
Brittany Colatrela—————$10,864
Kevin Horrocks—————$5,000

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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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Recycles soap and provides it with hygiene education to reduce disease.

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2 programs · $3.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Recycling Soap and Redistribution

Eco-soap bank works with women to start and operate soap-recycling initiatives to recycle leftover soap and redistribute it to impoverished adults and children in schools, hospitals, health clinics, and social centers. This program has reached over 4 million plus people with soap and hygiene education.

$2.0Mprogram expense
02

Providing Inkind Soap Donations

Eco-soap bank is the recipient of inkind donation which are redirected to schools, hospitals, health clinics, and social centers. We provide these necessary products to help reduce disease and restore diginity to the world's most impoverished.

$1.0Mprogram 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
$4.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$41K
Money outPt IX
$3.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.0M
Managementcol C$248K
Fundraisingcol D$33K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$480K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$138K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$41K
Total revenueLn 12$4.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$190K
SavingsLn 2$290K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$480K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$227K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$138K
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$832K$480K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$632K$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$144K$227K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$138K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$2.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$1.9M$1.9M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$65K$39K$20K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$96K$58K$29K$10K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$8K$5K$2K$817
Other employee benefitsLn 9$29K$18K$9K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$43K$26K$13K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$935$935
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$314K$194K$120K
Office expensesLn 13$582K$576K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$19K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$168K$129K$39K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.3M$3.0M$248K$33K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $4.1M$3.3M$860K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.0M$1.6M$408K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.1M$1.5M$551K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$1.1M−$54K$678K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$634K$637K$732K 990 PDF
FY2019 $301K$320K−$19K$95K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,147,788 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,402,791$2,114,774
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $618,290$1,992,454
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,121$40,560
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,029,202$4,147,788
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $578,921$1,944,595
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $166,296$241,410
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $875,732$1,101,984
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,620,949$3,287,989
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $408,253$859,799
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,147,788 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,114,774
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,035,650
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,114,774
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,992,454$1,992,454
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $40,560$40,560
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,992,454 · Excluded from tax $40,560$4,147,788
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,287,989 across 14 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,944,595$1,944,595
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $39,000 · Management $19,500 · Fundraising $6,500$65,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $57,557 · Management $28,778 · Fundraising $9,593$95,928
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,901 · Management $2,450 · Fundraising $817$8,168
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $17,550 · Management $8,775 · Fundraising $2,925$29,250
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,838 · Management $12,920 · Fundraising $4,306$43,064
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $935$935
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,000$8,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $193,892 · Management $120,326$314,218
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $576,390 · Management $5,551$581,941
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $18,706$18,706
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,643$1,643
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $129,232 · Management $38,918$168,150
IX-24e All other expensesFundraising $8,391$8,391
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,007,661 · Management $247,796 · Fundraising $32,532$3,287,989
Part X · Balance sheet $2,639,838 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $832,226$190,348
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$289,845
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $29,695$240,194
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $7,200$24,200
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$15,927
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $144,415$226,803
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $631,662$1,652,521
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,645,198$2,639,838
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,397$138,240
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,397$138,240
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,631,801$2,501,598
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,631,801$2,501,598
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,645,198$2,639,838
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,501,598 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,147,788
XI-2 Total expenses$3,287,989
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$859,799
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,631,801
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$9,998
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,501,598

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