To make north america a global model for the collection and quality Recycling of packaging materials.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$220K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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 deficit $657 a year · under 1% 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
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$220K
to officers and key staff · 36% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 36% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $120K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$221K
56% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 56% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$621K
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$607K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$170K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$621K
FY2024▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$439K
FY2021$520K
FY2022$499K
FY2023$571K
FY2024$621K
Expenses
$607K
FY2024▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$414K
FY2021$482K
FY2022$531K
FY2023$620K
FY2024$607K
Net assets
$170K
FY2024▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$220K
FY2021$237K
FY2022$205K
FY2023$156K
FY2024$170K

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 Nov 1991.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $422K Management & general 28% · $168K Fundraising 3% · $17K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $220K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$220,320Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Susan Collins’s $220K as President is at the 99th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Susan Collins$220,320$215,542$189,119$192,478$188,700

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

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Improves packaging recycling quality across North America.

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1 program · $422K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Produced newsletters, maintained two web sites, maintained a listserve, researched, prepared, and produced technical papers and reports, provided technical and other information to citizen groups, government agencies, industries and the media, answered questions posed on our web site and provided technical information by phone and email…

$422Kprogram expense

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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
$621K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$523K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$98K
Investment incomeLn 3$462
Money outPt IX
$607K
Ln 25
Programscol B$422K
Managementcol C$168K
Fundraisingcol D$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$170K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$273K
Total assetsLn 16$391K
LiabilitiesLn 26$221K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$523K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$98K
Investment incomeLn 3$462
Total revenueLn 12$621K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$221K
SavingsLn 2$53K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$273K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$391K
LiabilitiesLn 26$221K
Net assetsLn 32$170K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$277K$273K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11K$11K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$390K$391K
LiabilitiesLn 26$234K$221K
Net assetsLn 32$156K$170K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$261K$208K$47K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$65K$52K$12K$1K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$23K$19K$4K$467
Other employee benefitsLn 9$25K$20K$4K$493
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$18K$7K$442
Accounting feesLn 11c$58K$58K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$76K$67K$1K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$6K$2K$375
Information technologyLn 14$2K$162$2K$3
TravelLn 17$19K$15K$4K
InterestLn 20$4K$3K$756$84
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K$396$44
InsuranceLn 23$4K$2K$2K$42
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33K$10K$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25$607K$422K$168K$17K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $621K$607K$14K$170K 990 PDF
FY2023 $571K$620K−$49K$156K 990 PDF
FY2022 $499K$531K−$32K$205K 990 PDF
FY2021 $520K$482K$38K$237K 990 PDF
FY2020 $439K$414K$25K$220K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $620,679 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $533,283$522,677
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $37,239$97,540
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $825$462
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $571,347$620,679
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $361,583$399,227
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $258,285$207,383
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $619,868$606,610
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$48,521$14,069
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $620,679 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$522,677
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$522,677
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $97,540$97,540
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $462$462
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $97,540 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $462$620,679
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $606,610 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $208,458 · Management $46,903 · Fundraising $5,211$260,572
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $52,324 · Management $11,772 · Fundraising $1,308$65,404
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $18,696 · Management $4,207 · Fundraising $467$23,370
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $19,717 · Management $4,436 · Fundraising $493$24,646
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,671 · Management $7,122 · Fundraising $442$25,235
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $57,693$57,693
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $66,526 · Management $1,260 · Fundraising $8,052$75,838
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,492 · Management $2,412 · Fundraising $375$9,279
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $162 · Management $2,130 · Fundraising $3$2,295
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,777 · Management $4,365$19,142
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,333 · Management $756 · Fundraising $84$4,173
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,744 · Management $396 · Fundraising $44$2,184
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,665 · Management $2,405 · Fundraising $42$4,112
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,467 · Management $22,200$32,667
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $422,032 · Management $168,057 · Fundraising $16,521$606,610
Part X · Balance sheet $391,305 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $224,087$220,629
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $52,612$52,618
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $91,185$96,726
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,612$7,386
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,854$2,670
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $10,820$11,276
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $390,170$391,305
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $53,672$67,488
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $35,290$12,059
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $233,807$220,873
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $148,321$129,767
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $8,042$40,665
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $156,363$170,432
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $390,170$391,305
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $170,432 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$620,679
XI-2 Total expenses$606,610
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$14,069
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$156,363
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$170,432

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