Pallet Foundation EIN 54-1798031 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Promotes wood packaging safety and education, supporting industry research and end-user awareness. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $589K in revenue, $353K in expenses, and $2.5M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Science & Technology
Location
Alexandria, VA
Filings
5 on file (2020–2022)
Revenue
$589KFY2022
Expenses
$353K
Net assets
$2.5M
People
24
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  54-1798031 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Alexandria, VA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Promotes wood packaging safety and education, supporting industry research and end-user awareness.
Leadership
Frank Shean · Trustee
Money in and out
$589K revenue, $353K expenses
Bottom line
58% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$589K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$353K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $236K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.58 Management & general $0.41 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
58%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
88.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+40%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$589K
FY2022▼ -18%
Expenses
$353K
FY2022▲ +51%
Total assets
$2.6M
FY2022▼ -4%
Total liabilities
$75K
FY2022▲ +293%
Total revenue
$589K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$353K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$236K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.6M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B58%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 324
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 424

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CPallet Foundation
EINHdr · item D54-1798031
Principal addressHdr · item CAlexandria, VA
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MVA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFScience & Technology (U40Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 1998

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a24
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b24
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $171K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

The Foundation continues to fund research with Virginia Tech University to investigate the effect of Plastic Paids and Drums on compression stresses on the top surface of wooden pallets.

$120Kprogram expense
02

Natures Packaging is a campaign designed to promote the benefits of wood packaging. It will supply research and analytical support to gather environmental facts and figures on issues such as life cycle analysis, forest sustainability, certification and wood recycling programs.

$26Kprogram expense
03

The Pallet & Containier Lab located at Virginia Tech University continues to provide testing research on various types of pallets and wood species. In addition, Simulation testing was used to test the longevity of the Pallet, which goes into the equation to calculate the environmental impact.

$25Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$545K · 93%
Investment income$44K · 7%
Contributions & grants93%$545K
Investment income7%$44K
Total revenueLn 12$589K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.58 Management & general $0.41 Fundraising $0.01
Program services58%$204K
Management & general41%$146K
Fundraising1%$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$353K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$655K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$75K
Total net assetsLn 32$2.5M
Months of cash on handcomputed22.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2.6M · Operating expenses/yr $353K
88.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $204K · Total expenses $353K
58%
Management & General
Management & general $146K · Total expenses $353K
41%
Fundraising
Fundraising $3K · Total expenses $353K
1.0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $4K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $431K
$0.01 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $545K · Total revenue $589K
93%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $589K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $589K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $44K · Total revenue $589K
+7%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $353K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $589K · Prior year $721K
-18%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.5M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $589K · Expenses $353K
+40%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.6M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.5M · Total assets $2.6M
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $1.9M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.6M
74%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Frank Shean · Reported title Trustee · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $353K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $353K
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 58%
Overhead ratio 41%
Fundraising cost ratio 0.6%
Revenue growth -18%
Legal fee ratio 1.0%
Accounting fee ratio 0.7%

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Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $274K · 2020–2024
Virginia TechFY2024$42,500
Virginia TechFY2022$120,000
Virginia TechFY2020$56,500
Virginia TechFY2020$27,518
Ul Verification ServicesFY2020$27,000

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$636K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$698K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$589K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$721K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$533K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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