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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND.

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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $7,905,034

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,910,404

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $3,369,081

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTINUING EDUCATION

    total $176,645 · related or exempt $176,645

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $588,733 · excluded $588,733

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $5,300,738

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

    securities $5,220,825

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $79,913

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $79,913 · excluded $79,913

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $50,450

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $7,905,034

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $1,318,788

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$1,268,338 · excluded -$1,268,338

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $927 · related or exempt $927

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $927

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $739,353 · program services $739,353

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $497,750 · program services $497,750

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $146,384 · program services $146,384

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $555,353 · program services $297,033 · management and general $58,081 · fundraising $200,239

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,125,623 · program services $628,774 · management and general $86,496 · fundraising $410,353

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $162,376 · program services $53,454 · management and general $55,989 · fundraising $52,933

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $110,819 · program services $61,023 · management and general $9,595 · fundraising $40,201

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $15,319 · program services $8,380 · management and general $4,780 · fundraising $2,159

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $37,800 · program services $20,678 · management and general $11,796 · fundraising $5,326

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $63,097 · management and general $63,097

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $200,449 · program services $109,651 · management and general $62,553 · fundraising $28,245

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $18,616 · program services $18,616

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $46,980 · program services $27,728 · management and general $5,254 · fundraising $13,998

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $33,515 · program services $22,996 · management and general $4,216 · fundraising $6,303

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $96,528 · program services $52,116 · management and general $8,703 · fundraising $35,709

  • 17 · Travel

    total $180,824 · program services $115,689 · fundraising $65,135

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $60,172 · program services $59,390 · fundraising $782

  • 20 · Interest

    total $893 · management and general $893

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,211 · management and general $8,211

  • 24a · Other expenses: AUCTION EXPENSE

    total $3,452,258 · program services $52,995 · management and general $245 · fundraising $3,399,018

  • 24b · Other expenses: FOOD & BEVERAGES

    total $23,967 · program services $52 · management and general $4,118 · fundraising $19,797

  • 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.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,925,644 · end of year $1,484,888

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $683,994 · end of year $835,402

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $16,092 · end of year $7,059

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $28,877 · end of year $13,814

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

    $206,329

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

    $49,623

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $156,706

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $8,098,459 · end of year $13,042,771

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $4,578,259 · end of year $2,741,775

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $107,208 · end of year $23,147

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $465,402 · end of year $739,788

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $855,200 · end of year $820,657

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $110,170 · end of year $23,873

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,688,449 · end of year $8,907,947

  • 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.

  • 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

  • SCHOLARSHIPS - VARIOUS SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO MASTERS AND PHD LEVEL STUDENTS.

    Expenses $844,565 · Grants $490,625

  • DATA ANALYSIS PROGRAM - PROGRAM THAT AGGREGATES AND ANALYZES VARIOUS SOLID WASTE INDUSTRY DATA.

    Expenses $659,934 · Grants $147,755 · Revenue $177,572

  • 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

  • Patrick Carroll

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tara Hemmer

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Walsh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Derek Veenhof

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joseph G Ursuy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Savage

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Henry Saint Bris

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Paul R Mitchener

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael McLaughlin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kristin Kinder

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Scott Dols

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Casella

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bill Caesar

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Julia Arambula

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bryan 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
  • James M Little

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ven Poole

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Paul Stauder

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephanie Hollomon

    DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION

    Total calculated
    $114,521
    From this org
    $103,926
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,595
    Hours/week
    35
  • Caitlin 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
  • Suzanne 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
  • Kyle 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

  • CONTROL AND MITIGATION OF PERSISTENT HERBICIDES IN MSW COMPOSTS

  • SELECTIVE CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE AND CONVERSION FROM LANDFILL GAS

  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE

    $89,611

    DETERMINATION OF MICROPLASTICS COUNTS IN LEACHATE FROM US LANDFILLS

  • COST AND CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS OF WASTE VALORIZATION PATHWAYS FOR DECARBONIZING THE US MSW SYSTEMS

  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA

    $36,800

    COMPARISON OF FIELD MEASUREMENTS TO METHANE EMISSIONS MODELS AT MSW LANDFILLS

  • NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

    $35,201

    DEVELOPMENT OF TEST METHODS TO CHARACTERIZE HEAT PRODUCTION FROM SPECIAL WASTES DISPOSED IN LANDFILLS

  • NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

    $33,000

    DEVELOPMENT OF RECOGNIZABLE RECYCLED PAPER BASED CONTAINERBOARD PRODUCTS AND THEIR ABILITY TO PROMOTE POSITIVE BRAND RECOGNITION

  • 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

  • COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY

    $23,499

    EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF HIGH-MOISTURE WASTE DISPOSAL IN MSW LANDFILLS

  • 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.

  • 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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