Reusable Pallet & Container Coalition

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Educate, promote, set standards and expand the use of source reduction based Reusable material handling systems in various supply chains across north america

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 52-2152883) · Dispute this line
501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$348K 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
The IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $19K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
66% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$348K
to officers and key staff · 62% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 62% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
5.4 mo
of spending, in cash
5.4 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $35K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$88K
31% of total assets
Liabilities are 31% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
17 of 17 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$587K
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$561K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$195K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$587K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$303K
FY2021$309K
FY2022$404K
FY2023$502K
FY2024$526K
FY2025$587K
Expenses
$561K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$294K
FY2021$291K
FY2022$351K
FY2023$502K
FY2024$520K
FY2025$561K
Net assets
$195K
FY2025▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$91K
FY2021$109K
FY2022$163K
FY2023$162K
FY2024$169K
FY2025$195K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2000.

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

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $372K Management & general 34% · $189K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $348K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$177,215Pt VII · Sec A
$171,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary Trea
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tim Debus’s $177K as President is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community development 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

NameFY2025FY2024
Tim Debus$177,215$183,460
Timothy P Debus$171,000$159,000

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes reusable products to protect the environment and boost productivity.

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2 programs · $372K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Sponsor reusable annual conference and trade show, organize, choose,

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 52-2152883) · Dispute this line
$372Kprogram expense
02

Participate in grant administered by usda tasc program to research,

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 52-2152883) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$35K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$587K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$547K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$35K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$561K
Ln 25
Programscol B$372K
Managementcol C$189K
Owns and owesPt X
$195K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$252K
Total assetsLn 16$282K
LiabilitiesLn 26$88K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$35K
Government grantsLn 1e$35K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$547K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Total revenueLn 12$587K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$41K
SavingsLn 2$211K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$252K
Accounts receivableLn 4$30K
Total assetsLn 16$282K
LiabilitiesLn 26$88K
Net assetsLn 32$195K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$218K$252K
Total assetsLn 16$231K$282K
LiabilitiesLn 26$63K$88K
Net assetsLn 32$169K$195K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$200K$138K$62K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Office expensesLn 13$17K$17K
TravelLn 17$15K$15K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$55K$55K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$254K$175K$79K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$561K$372K$189K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 24, 2026 $587K$561K$26K$195K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 17, 2025 $526K$520K$7K$169K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 12, 2024 $502K$502K−$430$162K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 25, 2023 $404K$351K$53K$163K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 7, 2022 $309K$291K$18K$109K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jun 18, 2021 $303K$294K$8K$91K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

D · Assets and endowments J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $586,726 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$35,049
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $526,390$546,798
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4$4,879
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $526,394$586,726
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $519,574$560,932
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $519,574$560,932
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,820$25,794
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $586,726 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$35,049
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$35,049
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $546,798$546,798
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $4,879$4,879
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $551,677$586,726
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $560,932 across 8 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $137,896 · Management $61,954$199,850
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,575$15,575
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $17,344$17,344
IX-17 TravelManagement $14,679$14,679
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $54,727$54,727
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,139$1,139
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $175,226 · Management $78,723$253,949
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,669$3,669
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $371,518 · Management $189,414 · Fundraising $0$560,932
Part X · Balance sheet $282,274 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $177,314$41,330
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $40,853$210,732
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $13,319$30,212
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $231,486$282,274
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,038$1,200
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $53,500$86,331
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $62,538$87,531
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $168,948$194,743
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $168,948$194,743
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $231,486$282,274
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $194,743 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$586,726
XI-2 Total expenses$560,932
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$25,794
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$168,948
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$194,743

Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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