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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by ECO-CYCLE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$9,676,662
Total expenses
$10,043,717
Contributions and grants received
$1,473,689
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$8,169,168
Investment income
$30,333
Other revenue
$3,472
Total assets, end of year
$9,262,632
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,690,698
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,571,934
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$8,942,608
Management and general expenses
$985,949
Fundraising expenses
$115,160
Program service expenses (Part III)
$8,942,608

Program services were 89.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $554,777

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $918,912

  • 2a · Program service revenue: BOULDER COUNTY RECYCLING SERVICES

    total $4,849,835 · related or exempt $4,849,835

  • 2b · Program service revenue: RECYCLING SERVICES

    total $2,241,586 · related or exempt $2,241,586

  • 2c · Program service revenue: HARD TO RECYCLE MATERIALS

    total $551,379 · related or exempt $551,379

  • 2d · Program service revenue: RECYCLABLE MATERIALS

    total $370,885 · related or exempt $370,885

  • 2e · Program service revenue: MISC PROG REVENUES

    total $155,483 · related or exempt $155,483

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $22,777 · excluded $22,777

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $400,437 · other assets $7,200

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $400,081 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $356 · other assets $7,200

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $7,556 · excluded $7,556

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISC. REVENUE

    total $3,472 · excluded $3,472

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $3,472

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $366,599 · program services $108,321 · management and general $237,503 · fundraising $20,775

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,550,044 · program services $2,354,832 · management and general $123,219 · fundraising $71,993

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $105,959 · program services $99,977 · management and general $5,319 · fundraising $663

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $319,429 · program services $296,337 · management and general $13,759 · fundraising $9,333

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $216,835 · program services $184,728 · management and general $25,343 · fundraising $6,764

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $20,495 · management and general $20,495

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $14,906 · program services $14,906

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $437 · management and general $437

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,455,912 · program services $2,425,542 · management and general $30,340 · fundraising $30

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $16,767 · program services $14,057 · management and general $2,148 · fundraising $562

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $815,811 · program services $755,134 · management and general $58,484 · fundraising $2,193

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $78,790 · program services $27,285 · management and general $51,505

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $708,108 · program services $313,554 · management and general $394,484 · fundraising $70

  • 17 · Travel

    total $23,792 · program services $16,727 · management and general $6,927 · fundraising $138

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $7,320 · program services $5,571 · management and general $1,697 · fundraising $52

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $144,788 · program services $144,788

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $170,996 · program services $165,512 · management and general $5,484

  • 24a · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT AND VEHICHLE

    total $1,016,490 · program services $1,010,987 · management and general $5,503

  • 24b · Other expenses: WASTE DISPOSAL COSTS

    total $709,821 · program services $709,821

  • 24c · Other expenses: BAILING WIRE

    total $205,858 · program services $205,858

  • 24d · Other expenses: BOULDER COUNTY SERVICES

    total $86,488 · program services $86,488

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $8,072 · program services $2,183 · management and general $3,302 · fundraising $2,587

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $157,897 · end of year $158,648

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $227,857 · end of year $1,033,162

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $5,537,440 · end of year $5,186,347

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,250,099 · end of year $969,366

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $169,198 · end of year $102,191

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,419,004

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $374,178

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $395,173 · end of year $1,044,826

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,079,905 · end of year $732,176

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $34,366 · end of year $35,916

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $884,183 · end of year $1,149,242

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $15,246 · end of year $342,673

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $45,411 · end of year $198,783

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,369,655 · end of year $2,385,587

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,537,440 · end of year $5,186,347

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

ECO-CYCLE'S MISSION IS TO INNOVATE, IMPLEMENT, AND ADVOCATE FOR LOCAL AND GLOBAL ZERO WASTE SOLUTIONS TO FOSTER A MORE SUSTAINABLE, EQUITABLE, AND CLIMATE-RESILIENT FUTURE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO INNOVATE, IMPLEMENT, AND ADVOCATE FOR LOCAL AND GLOBAL ZERO-WASTE SOLUTIONS. TO FOSTER A MORE SUSTAINABLE, EQUITABLE, AND CLIMATE-RESILIENT FUTURE.

  • RECYCLING OF MATERIALS FROM COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL COLLECTIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT. ALSO, EDUCATION OF THE COMMUNITY CONCERNING THE IMPORTANCE OF RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING, AND ZERO WASTE AS A CLIMATE SOLUTION. PROCESSED AND MARKETED ROUGHLY 54,000 TONS OF SINGLE-STREAM RECYCLABLE MATERIALS AND MILLIONS OF POUNDS OF HARD-TO RECYCLE MATERIALS FROM COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL SECTORS; COLLECTED RECYCLABLES AND ORGANIC WASTE FROM HUNDREDS OF BOULDER COUNTY BUSINESSES; CONDUCTED OVER 1,907 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS IMPACTING OVER 43,642 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN 3 PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS; EDUCATED OVER 1,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN BENEFITS OF RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING AND ENGAGED THEM IN OUR COMMUNITY CARBON FARMING CAMPAIGN AND ADOPTION OF STATEWIDE POLICIES TO EXPAND RECYCLING ACCESS AND ENDMARKETS IN COLORADO.ECO-CYCLE LED A MAJOR COALITION EFFORT TO SUCCESSFULLY PASS HB22-1355, PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY FOR RECYCLING LEGISLATION, MAKING COLORADO THE 3RD STATE IN THE COUNTRY TO ADOPT THIS TRANSFORMATIONAL POLICY TO EXPAND AND PAY FOR RECYCLING ACCESS STATEWIDE. OUR MULTI-YEAR EFFORT TO ESTABLISH A CIRCULAR ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT CENTER PAID OFF WITH THE PASSAGE OF HB22-1159, WHICH WILL FACILITATE END MARKETS FOR RECYCLABLE MATERIALS IN COLORADO. ECO-CYCLE WORKED WITH LOCAL FARMERS, LANDOWNERS, AND ALLIED GROUPS TO IMPLEMENT ON-FARM COMPOST PILOT PROJECTS TO MAKE AND USE COMPOST, DEMONSTRATING AERATED STATIC PILE TECHNOLOGY, TESTING VALUE-ADDED COMPOST TYPES, AND TRIALING WOOD CHIP COMPOSTING AS A FIRE MITIGATION/RECOVERY TOOL.WE ADDED 1 NEW SCHOOLS TO OUR GREEN STAR SCHOOLS PROGRAM, WHICH IMPLEMENTS INTEGRATED RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING PROGRAMMING, REACHING A TOTAL OF 60 PUBLIC SCHOOLS. ECO-CYCLE IMPLEMENTED NEW, MORE-ACCESSIBLE SIGNAGE AT OUR CENTER FOR HARD TO RECYCLE MATERIALS FACILITY WITH MORE GRAPHICS AND SPANISH SUBTITLES, AND EXPANDED THE MATERIALS WE COLLECT TO INCLUDE BATTERIES, SMOKE DETECTORS, AND GLASSWARE. WE SECURED FUNDING TO PURCHASE THE COUNTRY'S FIRST-EVER ELECTRIC COMPOST COLLECTIONS TRUCK, AND CONDUCTED FIVE "EQUITY HARD-TO-RECYCLE COLLECTION EVENTS" IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF BOULDER. OUR BUSINESS DEPARTMENT PILOTED A SUCCESSFUL POLYBAG COLLECTION PROJECT WITH RETAILERS IN DOWNTOWN BOULDER, WHICH WE WILL NOW EXPAND AND USE TO CREATE A MODEL FOR OTHER OUTDOOR INDUSTRY RETAILERS TO REDUCE AND RECYCLE PLASTICS. WE CONTINUED TO SUCCESSFULLY OPERATE THE BOULDER COUNTY RECYCLING CENTER THROUGH THE ONGOING CHALLENGES OF COVID-19 AND FURTHER INCREASED WAGES FOR SORTERS AND OPERATORS.WE MORE DEEPLY INCORPORATED EQUITY INTO OUR WORK BY RAISING WAGES FOR THE LEAST PAID EMPLOYEES IN THE ORGANIZATION, EXPANDING OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO BECOME A MORE REPRESENTATIVE AND INCLUSIVE ORGANIZATION, INTEGRATING EQUITY ARGUMENTS ABOUT IMPACTS OF PLASTIC PRODUCTION AND DISPOSAL IN CAMPAIGN MATERIALS, AND WORKING IN COALITION WITH EQUITY LEADERS SUCH AS THE GREEN LATINOS ON STATEWIDE LEGISLATION AND A SUCCESSFUL MULTI-YEAR EFFORT TO GET DENVER TO ADOPT AN EXPANDED WASTE SERVICES PROGRAM TO PROVIDE UNIVERSAL, RESIDENTIAL, VOLUME-BASED-PRICING FOR RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING. ECO-CYCLE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE NUMEROUS TOOLS FOR COLORADO COMMUNITIES INCLUDING COMPLETING A DATA COLLECTION PROJECT FOR THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT TO ASSESS RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING PROGRESS BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND RELEASING OUR ANNUAL 2021 STATE OF COLORADO RECYCLING REPORT WITH COPIRG AND OUR ECO-CYCLE RECYCLING GUIDE FOR BOULDER COUNTY. ECO-CYCLE ENGAGED MORE DEEPLY IN ZERO WASTE POLICY DISCUSSIONS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL AS CO-FOUNDERS OF THE ALLIANCE OF MISSION BASED RECYCLERS (AMBR) AND AS MEMBERS OF THE U.S. PLASTICS PACT TO DRIVE NATIONAL MESSAGING ON HOW TO REBUILD AND EXPAND AUTHENTIC RECYCLING AND REDUCE UNNECESSARY SINGLE-USE PLASTICS.

    Expenses $8,942,608 · Revenue $8,169,168

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Cecilio Lechuga-Morado

    MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR

    Total calculated
    $135,467
    From this org
    $124,701
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,766
    Hours/week
    66

  • Suzanne Jones

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $134,962
    From this org
    $120,940
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,022
    Hours/week
    40

  • Kalin Strovall

    MAINTENANCE MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $124,330
    From this org
    $109,947
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,383
    Hours/week
    40

  • Martha Matsch

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $119,374
    From this org
    $92,814
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,560
    Hours/week
    40

  • Suree Ponrattanasiri

    ACCOUNTING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $103,953
    From this org
    $91,057
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,896
    Hours/week
    40

  • Judith Wong

    BOARD PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kj McCorry

    BOARD VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ian Jacobson

    BOARD TREASURER THRU 12/22

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Garrett Chappell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Myriah Conroy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Saloni Doshi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Crystal Gray

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Catherine Greener

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nicole Simonelli

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Eric Wittenberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
13 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202411359349311416

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