Lumbercycle EIN 81-3731386

Lumbercycle FY2020 filing

EIN  81-3731386 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Diego, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Transforms wood waste into community resources, reducing landfill emissions.
Leadership
Thomas Hamilton · Chief Executive Officer · $82K
Money in and out
$235K revenue, $281K expenses
Bottom line
97% program efficiency

Transforms wood waste into community resources, reducing landfill emissions. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $235K in revenue, $281K in expenses, and $-48K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$235K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$281K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-48K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$47K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.97 Management & general $0.03
Program efficiency
97%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-20%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$235K
FY2020▲ +9%
Expenses
$281K
FY2020▲ +48%
Total assets
$113K
FY2020▲ +81%
Total liabilities
$161K
FY2020▲ +152%
Total revenue
$235K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$281K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-48K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$47K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$113K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B97%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $273K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CLumbercycle
EINHdr · item D81-3731386
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Diego, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.lumbercycle.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C27)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
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
Chief Executive Officer
$82,370Pt VII · Sec A
$12,840Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$10,780Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Thomas Hamilton’s $48K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 29th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1981 $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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Thomas Hamilton$47,935$41,355$40,785$82,370$69,878
John Page$11,050$29,750
Brett Ritchey$16,100$16,275$21,530$10,780$25,418
Oton Gonzalez$12,840$3,445
Michael Pagan$12,000$10,000

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
Contributions & grants$216K · 92%
Other revenue$18K · 8%
Contributions & grants92%$216K
Other revenue8%$18K
Total revenueLn 12$235K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.97 Management & general $0.03
Program services97%$273K
Management & general3%$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$281K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$58K
Total assetsLn 16$113K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$161K
Total net assetsLn 32$-48K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $58K · Operating expenses/yr $281K
2.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $273K · Total expenses $281K
97%
Management & General
Management & general $8K · Total expenses $281K
3%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $281K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $213K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $216K · Total revenue $235K
92%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $235K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $235K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $235K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $281K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $235K · Prior year $215K
+9%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-48K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $235K · Expenses $281K
-20%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $113K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-48K · Total assets $113K
-43%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $113K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Thomas Hamilton · Reported title Chief Executive Officer · Highest reported compensation $82K · Total expenses $281K
29%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $106K · Total expenses $281K
38%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 97%
Overhead ratio 3%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 9%

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 1 funder$7K

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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
FY2023 (Latest)$150K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$172K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$400K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$235K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2019$215K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2018$21K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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