Totals
- Total revenue
- $9,393,318
- Total expenses
- $7,583,363
- Contributions and grants received
- $9,815,438
- Grants paid
- $1,383,487
- Program service revenue
- $176,645
- Investment income
- $668,646
- Other revenue
- -$1,267,411
- Total assets, end of year
- $18,305,562
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,584,318
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $16,721,244
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,913,175
- Management and general expenses
- $385,783
- Fundraising expenses
- $4,284,405
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,913,175
Program services were 38.4% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$7,905,034
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,910,404
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$3,369,081
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2a · Program service revenue: CONTINUING EDUCATION
total $176,645 · related or exempt $176,645
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3 · Investment income
total $588,733 · excluded $588,733
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $5,300,738
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $5,220,825
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $79,913
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $79,913 · excluded $79,913
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$50,450
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$7,905,034
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$1,318,788
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$1,268,338 · excluded -$1,268,338
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE
total $927 · related or exempt $927
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11e · Other revenue, total
$927
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $739,353 · program services $739,353
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $497,750 · program services $497,750
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $146,384 · program services $146,384
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $555,353 · program services $297,033 · management and general $58,081 · fundraising $200,239
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,125,623 · program services $628,774 · management and general $86,496 · fundraising $410,353
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $162,376 · program services $53,454 · management and general $55,989 · fundraising $52,933
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $110,819 · program services $61,023 · management and general $9,595 · fundraising $40,201
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11b · Fees: legal
total $15,319 · program services $8,380 · management and general $4,780 · fundraising $2,159
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $37,800 · program services $20,678 · management and general $11,796 · fundraising $5,326
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $63,097 · management and general $63,097
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11g · Fees: other
total $200,449 · program services $109,651 · management and general $62,553 · fundraising $28,245
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $18,616 · program services $18,616
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13 · Office expenses
total $46,980 · program services $27,728 · management and general $5,254 · fundraising $13,998
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14 · Information technology
total $33,515 · program services $22,996 · management and general $4,216 · fundraising $6,303
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16 · Occupancy
total $96,528 · program services $52,116 · management and general $8,703 · fundraising $35,709
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17 · Travel
total $180,824 · program services $115,689 · fundraising $65,135
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $60,172 · program services $59,390 · fundraising $782
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20 · Interest
total $893 · management and general $893
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23 · Insurance
total $8,211 · management and general $8,211
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24a · Other expenses: AUCTION EXPENSE
total $3,452,258 · program services $52,995 · management and general $245 · fundraising $3,399,018
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24b · Other expenses: FOOD & BEVERAGES
total $23,967 · program services $52 · management and general $4,118 · fundraising $19,797
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24c · Other expenses: BANK & CREDIT CARD FEES
total $7,076 · program services $1,113 · management and general $1,756 · fundraising $4,207
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,925,644 · end of year $1,484,888
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $683,994 · end of year $835,402
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $16,092 · end of year $7,059
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $28,877 · end of year $13,814
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$206,329
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$49,623
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $0 · end of year $156,706
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $8,098,459 · end of year $13,042,771
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $4,578,259 · end of year $2,741,775
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $107,208 · end of year $23,147
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $465,402 · end of year $739,788
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $855,200 · end of year $820,657
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $110,170 · end of year $23,873
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $7,688,449 · end of year $8,907,947
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $6,319,312 · end of year $7,813,297
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND CREATE EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYS THAT ENABLE INNOVATION IN SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.
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RESEARCH PROJECTS - EACH YEAR EREF FUNDS AND OVERSEES RESEARCH PROJECTS RELATED TO A VARIETY OF WASTE MANAGEMENT TOPICS INCLUDING LANDFILL OPERATIONS, RECYCLING, AND SAFETY.
Expenses $1,089,019 · Grants $745,107
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SCHOLARSHIPS - VARIOUS SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO MASTERS AND PHD LEVEL STUDENTS.
Expenses $844,565 · Grants $490,625
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DATA ANALYSIS PROGRAM - PROGRAM THAT AGGREGATES AND ANALYZES VARIOUS SOLID WASTE INDUSTRY DATA.
Expenses $659,934 · Grants $147,755 · Revenue $177,572
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CONTINUING EDUCATION - VARIOUS PROGRAMS PROVIDING QUALITY AND TECHNICALLY BENEFICIAL ONLINE COURSES, LIVE WEBINARS, AND IN-PERSON REGIONAL SUMMITS FOR THE SOLID WASTE FIELD.
Expenses $319,657
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Patrick CarrollPATRICK CARROLL
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tara HemmerTARA HEMMER
SECRETARY/TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
James WalshJAMES WALSH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Derek VeenhofDEREK VEENHOF
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joseph G UrsuyJOSEPH G URSUY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michael SavageMICHAEL SAVAGE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Henry Saint BrisHENRY SAINT BRIS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Paul R MitchenerPAUL R MITCHENER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michael McLaughlinMICHAEL MCLAUGHLIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kristin KinderKRISTIN KINDER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Scott DolsSCOTT DOLS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John CasellaJOHN CASELLA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bill CaesarBILL CAESAR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Julia ArambulaJULIA ARAMBULA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Bryan F StaleyBRYAN F STALEY
PRESIDENT & CEO
- Total calculated
- $440,834
- From this org
- $393,938
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $46,896
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $393,938
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $14,460
- Nontaxable benefits
- $32,436
- Filer's total
- $440,834
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James M LittleJAMES M LITTLE
VICE CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ven PooleVEN POOLE
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Paul StauderPAUL STAUDER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Stephanie HollomonSTEPHANIE HOLLOMON
DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION
- Total calculated
- $114,521
- From this org
- $103,926
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,595
- Hours/week
- 35
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Caitlin ConklinCAITLIN CONKLIN
VP OF ENGAGEMENT
- Total calculated
- $152,088
- From this org
- $140,585
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,503
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $140,585
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,320
- Nontaxable benefits
- $4,183
- Filer's total
- $152,088
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Suzanne BoxmanSUZANNE BOXMAN
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS
- Total calculated
- $154,811
- From this org
- $127,424
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $27,387
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $127,424
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,901
- Nontaxable benefits
- $20,486
- Filer's total
- $154,811
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Kyle KustererKYLE KUSTERER
VP OF DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $216,824
- From this org
- $178,512
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $38,312
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $178,512
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $9,486
- Nontaxable benefits
- $28,826
- Filer's total
- $216,824
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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 5
- THE ORGANIZATION HAS A LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN IN PLACE WITH THE PRESIDENT AND CEO. THE PLAN INCLUDES A VARIETY OF MULTI-YEAR GOALS THAT ARE GROUPED IN 3 YEAR CYCLES AND ARE PAID BASED ON A SLIDING SCALE. THE DEFINED REVENUE TARGETS MUST BE AT LEAST 80% ACHIEVED TO QUALIFY FOR AN INCENTIVE PAYMENT.
- PART I, LINE 7
- THE PRESIDENT AND CEO IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AN ANNUAL BONUS UP TO 30% OF BASE COMPENSATION. THE CRITERIA USED TO DETERMINE ANNUAL BONUS ELIGIBILITY IS BASED ON THE PRESIDENT AND CEO 'S PERFORMANCE DURING THE YEAR BASED ON SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THE ATTAINMENT OF ANNUAL GOALS. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AWARDING THE PRESIDENT AND CEO THE ANNUAL BONUS IS MADE BY THE BOARD CHAIRMAN, IN COORDINATION WITH THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, BASED ON THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO. THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE THEN PRESENTED AND DETERMINED BY THE FULL BOARD.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
-
$182,400
CONTROL AND MITIGATION OF PERSISTENT HERBICIDES IN MSW COMPOSTS
-
$149,885
SELECTIVE CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE AND CONVERSION FROM LANDFILL GAS
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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE
$89,611
DETERMINATION OF MICROPLASTICS COUNTS IN LEACHATE FROM US LANDFILLS
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$38,800
COST AND CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS OF WASTE VALORIZATION PATHWAYS FOR DECARBONIZING THE US MSW SYSTEMS
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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA
$36,800
COMPARISON OF FIELD MEASUREMENTS TO METHANE EMISSIONS MODELS AT MSW LANDFILLS
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NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
$35,201
DEVELOPMENT OF TEST METHODS TO CHARACTERIZE HEAT PRODUCTION FROM SPECIAL WASTES DISPOSED IN LANDFILLS
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NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
$33,000
DEVELOPMENT OF RECOGNIZABLE RECYCLED PAPER BASED CONTAINERBOARD PRODUCTS AND THEIR ABILITY TO PROMOTE POSITIVE BRAND RECOGNITION
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
$28,942
DEVELOPMENT OF DATABASE AND ANALYTIC TOOLS FOR IDENTIFICATION OF CAUSAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH FATALITIES FOR SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND POST COLLECTION PROCESSES
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COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
$23,499
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF HIGH-MOISTURE WASTE DISPOSAL IN MSW LANDFILLS
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NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
$16,700
RECOVERING HIGH-VALUE ACIDS FROM ANAEROBIC CO-DIGESTION OF MUNICIPAL SOLID AND GREASE INTERCEPTOR WASTE USING AN ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN SEPARATION PROCESS
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF CANADA
501(C)(3) · FUND/DIRECT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT · CA
Directly controlled by ENRIVRONMENTAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 22 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202523019349300627
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