Zero Waste Washington EIN 91-1178790 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Zero Waste Washington FY2021 filing

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Advocates for waste prevention, recycling, and pollution reduction to create a healthier, waste-free world. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $942K in revenue, $417K in expenses, and $972K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Nonprofit
Location
Seattle, WA
Website
www.zerowastewashington.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$942KFY2021
Expenses
$417K
Net assets
$972K
People
13
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  91-1178790 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Seattle, WA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Advocates for waste prevention, recycling, and pollution reduction to create a healthier, waste-free world.
Leadership
Heather Trim · Executive Director · $65K
Money in and out
$942K revenue, $417K expenses
Bottom line
93% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$942K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$417K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$972K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $526K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.93 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
93%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
28.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+56%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$942K
FY2021▲ +63%
Expenses
$417K
FY2021-0.3%
Total assets
$990K
FY2021▲ +99%
Total liabilities
$17K
FY2021▼ -66%
Total revenue
$942K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$417K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$972K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$526K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$990K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B93%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $359K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Building the Movement, Community programs and Communications Zero Waste Washington partners with many community organizations to provide programming to encourage recycling, reduce waste and support a circular economy, and especially to support reuse of items repair.

$142Kprogram expense
02

Plastic Pollution and Recycling Zero Waste Washington works to prevent plastics pollution and strengthen recycling, while providing research and policy recommendations to local communities and state legislators. This year, we worked with community members and youth groups to raise awareness about the widespread impacts of plastic.

$121Kprogram expense
03

State and Local Policy Zero Waste Washington worked with our many partners to help pass a groundbreaking plastics law banning styrofoam foodservice products, coolers and packing peanuts, requiring that customers must opt-in for straws, utensils, condiment packages and cup lids at restaurants and foodservice, and mandating post-consumer…

$96Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CZero Waste Washington
EINHdr · item D91-1178790
Principal addressHdr · item CSeattle, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.zerowastewashington.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 1982

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b12
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 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$64,800Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Heather Trim$84,976$81,192$72,824$64,800$59,400

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$905K · 96%
Other revenue$37K · 4%
Contributions & grants96%$905K
Other revenue4%$37K
Investment income$582
— government grantsLn 1e$194K
Total revenueLn 12$942K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.93 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.03
Program services93%$387K
Management & general4%$16K
Fundraising3%$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$417K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$985K
Total assetsLn 16$990K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$17K
Total net assetsLn 32$972K
Months of cash on handcomputed28.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $985K · Operating expenses/yr $417K
28.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $387K · Total expenses $417K
93%
Management & General
Management & general $16K · Total expenses $417K
4%
Fundraising
Fundraising $13K · Total expenses $417K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $11K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $548K
$0.02 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $905K · Total revenue $942K
96%
Government reliance
Government grants $194K · Total revenue $942K
21%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $942K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $582 · Total revenue $942K
+0.06%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $417K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $942K · Prior year $577K
+63%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $972K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $942K · Expenses $417K
+56%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $990K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $972K · Total assets $990K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $990K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Heather Trim · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $65K · Total expenses $417K
16%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $264K · Total expenses $417K
63%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 93%
Overhead ratio 4%
Fundraising cost ratio 1%
Revenue growth 63%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

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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)$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$924K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$788K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$942K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$577K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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