Provide Champaign County citizens with safe and convenient collection options for household materials that pose potential health and Environmental problems at the end of their useful life; and educate the public about available re-use, recycle or collection options

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · 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 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $256K a year · 70% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
44 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 44.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $45K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 7 voting members
Concern: none of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$570K
+170% vs prior year
Spent
$70K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$700K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$570K
FY2023▲ +170%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$211K
FY2023$570K
FY2024$313K
Expenses
$70K
FY2023▲ +35%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$52K
FY2023$70K
FY2024$205K
Net assets
$700K
FY2023▲ +251%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$200K
FY2023$700K
FY2024$808K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2019.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $51K Management & general 12% · $9K Fundraising 14% · $10K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Susan Monte’s $12K as Executive Director is at the 6th 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.

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Collects and recycles hazardous household waste, educating residents on safe disposal.

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3 programs · $51K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

HHW arpa capital

$51Kprogram expense
02

Lumpkin pilot project

$281program expense
03

Glass recycling collection

$141program expense

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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$45K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$570K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$570K
Investment incomeLn 3$92
Money outPt IX
$70K
Ln 25
Programscol B$51K
Managementcol C$9K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$700K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$257K
Total assetsLn 16$700K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$570K
Government grantsLn 1e$565K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$92
Total revenueLn 12$570K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$257K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$257K
Other assetsLn 15$443K
Total assetsLn 16$700K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$700K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$200K$257K
Total assetsLn 16$200K$700K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$200K$700K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$8K$6K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$26$26
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$250$250
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$44K$42K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$264$264
OccupancyLn 16$13$13
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$417$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$756$141$615
Total functional expensesLn 25$70K$51K$9K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $313K$205K$108K$808K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $570K$70K$500K$700K 990 PDF
FY2022 $211K$52K$160K$200K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $569,936 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,166$569,844
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $207,913$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $40$92
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,281$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $211,400$569,936
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$8,434
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$9,587
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $51,655$51,519
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $51,655$69,540
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $159,745$500,396
Part VI · Governance 0 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $569,936 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$2,598
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,959
VIII-1e Government grants$565,287
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$569,844
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $92$92
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $92 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$569,936
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $69,540 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $6,270 · Management $2,164$8,434
IX-11a Management feesManagement $26$26
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,062$2,062
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $250$250
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $9,587$9,587
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $42,379 · Management $1,425$43,804
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $264$264
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $13$13
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,500$1,500
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $417 · Management $2,427$2,844
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $141 · Management $615$756
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $51,269 · Management $8,684 · Fundraising $9,587$69,540
Part X · Balance sheet $700,121 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $199,724$257,441
X-15 Other assets$442,680
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $199,724$700,121
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $199,724$700,121
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $199,724$700,121
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $199,724$700,121
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $700,121 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$569,936
XI-2 Total expenses$69,540
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$500,396
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$199,724
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$700,121

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