Glass Recycling Foundation EIN 83-1755733

Glass Recycling Foundation

EIN  83-1755733 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Ann Arbor, MI
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Promotes environmental preservation by recycling glass through education and pilot programs.
Leadership
Scott Defife · President
Money in and out
$173K revenue, $139K expenses
Bottom line
61% program efficiency

Promotes environmental preservation by recycling glass through education and pilot programs. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $173K in revenue, $139K in expenses, and $428K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$173K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$139K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$428K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $35K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.61 Management & general $0.39
Program efficiency
61%
of spending reaches programs▲ +19% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
37.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -28% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+20%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -43% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$173K
FY2024▲ +22%
Expenses
$139K
FY2024▲ +50%
Total assets
$428K
FY2024▲ +9%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2024
Total revenue
$173K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$139K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$428K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$35K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$428K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B61%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $85K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

In 2024, the GRF provided glass recycling grants and support projects in these areas across the country: keep waco beautiful, waco, TX; city of omaha, ne; SDS foundation, great bend, KS; city of temple, TX; baldwin county, al; james city county, va; logan county, oh; B.I.G recyclers, walla walla, wa; lawrence-mercer county, pa; workwell…

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CGlass Recycling Foundation
EINHdr · item D83-1755733
Principal addressHdr · item CAnn Arbor, MI
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C27)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
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
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$168K · 97%
Investment income$6K · 3%
Contributions & grants97%$168K
Investment income3%$6K
Total revenueLn 12$173K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.61 Management & general $0.39
Program services61%$85K
Management & general39%$54K
Total functional expensesLn 25$139K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$428K
Total assetsLn 16$428K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$428K
Months of cash on handcomputed37.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $428K · Operating expenses/yr $139K
37.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $85K · Total expenses $139K
61%
Management & General
Management & general $54K · Total expenses $139K
39%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $139K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $52 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $213K
$0.00 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $168K · Total revenue $173K
97%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $173K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $173K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $6K · Total revenue $173K
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $139K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $173K · Prior year $142K
+22%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $428K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $173K · Expenses $139K
+20%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $428K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $428K · Total assets $428K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $428K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Scott Defife · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $139K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $139K
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 61%
Overhead ratio 39%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 22%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$20K
Grants paid · 14 grants · $159K · 2021–2024
City of TempleFY2024$18,510
County of PittFY2024$18,000
Keep Waco Beautiful INCNJ · FY2024$10,000
City of OmahaFY2024$9,294
Bottle Underground INCPA · FY2023$18,024
County of MooreFY2023$11,816
Village of PinehurstFY2023$6,000
City of Fairfax VirginiaFY2023$6,000
Justice Industries INCTN · FY2023$5,703
The City of Stillwater OklahomaFY2022$9,080
Repeat GlassFY2022$6,823
Prism Glass RecyclingFY2021$10,000

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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)$173K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$142K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$330K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$271K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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