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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FINGER LAKES REUSE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,671,341
Total expenses
$3,849,497
Contributions and grants received
$1,080,897
Grants paid
$12,149
Program service revenue
$119,560
Investment income
$50
Other revenue
$2,470,834
Total assets, end of year
$1,889,653
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,142,212
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$1,252,559
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,196,585
Management and general expenses
$649,799
Fundraising expenses
$3,113
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,196,585

Program services were 83.0% 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)

    $641,108

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $439,789

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $20,870

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $47,326 · related or exempt $47,326

  • 2b · Program service revenue: REUSE CENTER REVENUE

    total $37,361 · related or exempt $37,361

  • 2c · Program service revenue: FREON AND CRT FEES

    total $17,800 · related or exempt $17,800

  • 2d · Program service revenue: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FEES

    total $15,698 · related or exempt $15,698

  • 2e · Program service revenue: DECONSTRUCTION FEES

    total $1,375 · related or exempt $1,375

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $50 · excluded $50

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $2,476,434

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $5,600

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $2,470,834 · related or exempt $2,470,834

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $12,149 · program services $12,149

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $105,833 · program services $53,779 · management and general $52,054

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,251,484 · program services $1,907,902 · management and general $343,582

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $21,389 · program services $17,071 · management and general $4,318

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $281,582 · program services $226,925 · management and general $54,657

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $216,744 · program services $172,989 · management and general $43,755

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,125 · management and general $1,125

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $15,000 · management and general $15,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $21,203 · program services $19,844 · management and general $1,359

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $48,708 · program services $37,478 · management and general $11,230

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $19,213 · program services $14,764 · management and general $2,285 · fundraising $2,164

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $323,725 · program services $315,000 · management and general $8,725

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,341 · program services $980 · management and general $2,675 · fundraising $686

  • 20 · Interest

    total $113,881 · program services $80,718 · management and general $33,163

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $104,182 · program services $90,974 · management and general $13,208

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $46,391 · program services $8,475 · management and general $37,901 · fundraising $15

  • 24a · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $78,078 · program services $77,904 · management and general $174

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES, FEES AND SUBSCRIP

    total $73,166 · program services $59,613 · management and general $13,305 · fundraising $248

  • 24c · Other expenses: VEHICLE EXPENSE

    total $41,260 · program services $41,260

  • 24d · Other expenses: TOOLS AND SUPPLIES

    total $35,066 · program services $33,957 · management and general $1,109

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $34,977 · program services $24,803 · management and general $10,174

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $30,578 · end of year $20,112

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $74,522 · end of year $120,516

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $9,029 · end of year $151,379

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $59,812 · end of year $15,108

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $36,731 · end of year $35,625

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

    $2,446,746

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

    $899,833

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,581,639 · end of year $1,546,913

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $218,159 · end of year $599,627

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $2,033,553 · end of year $2,005,965

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $312,669 · end of year $312,669

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $302,333 · end of year $223,951

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$1,201,903 · end of year -$1,395,559

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $127,500 · end of year $143,000

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

ENHANCING COMMUNITY, ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENT THROUGH REUSE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY, ECONOMY, AND ENVIRONMENT THROUGH REUSE.

  • COMMUNITY REUSE CENTERS: OPEN TO THE PUBLIC DAILY, FINGER LAKES REUSE CONTINUED TO OPERATE TWO LOCATIONS. THESE CENTERS PROVIDE A CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE LOCATION WHERE ANYONE CAN DONATE REUSABLE MATERIALS, PURCHASE AFFORDABLE GOODS, ENGAGE IN JOB TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, AND LEARN REUSE-RELATED SKILLS. SHOPPERS MADE AN ESTIMATED 199,983 VISITS TO REUSE COMMUNITY CENTERS IN 2024. 811,821 ITEMS, AN ESTIMATED 1,351 TONS OF MATERIALS WERE DIVERTED FROM POTENTIALLY ENDING UP IN LANDFILLS THIS YEAR, A POTENTIAL SAVINGS OF $129,696.00 IN WASTE FEES TO TOMPKINS COUNTY RESIDENTS.

    Expenses $2,854,440 · Revenue $2,532,161

  • COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: THE RESET (REUSE SKILLS AND EMPLOYMENT TRAINING) PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE JOB SKILLS TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL AS SEVERAL PAIDAPPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES EACH YEAR FOR LOCAL PEOPLE WHO ARE UNDER-EMPLOYED, LOW-INCOME OR ARE EXPERIENCING BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT. IN 2024 TRAININGS WERE OFFERED IN RETAIL CUSTOMER SERVICE AND GREEN JOB SKILLS, WITH 26 PARTICIPANTS.

    Expenses $94,753 · Grants $12,149

  • ECENTER COMPUTER REPAIR AND REFURBISHMENT:THIS PROGRAM REDUCES THE VOLUME OF WASTE CAUSED BY COMPUTER AND ELECTRONICS RECYCLING AND DISPOSAL AND HELPS SUPPLY LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, LOCAL NONPROFITS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH LOW-COST COMPUTERS AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT. IN 2024, 2,079 REFURBISHED DESKTOPS, LAPTOPS, TABLETS AND CELLPHONES WERE MADE AVAILABLE LOCALLY THROUGH FINGER LAKES REUSE CENTERS.

    Expenses $58,871 · Revenue $58,233

  • REUSE MATERIALS ACCESS PROGRAM (REMAP):PROVIDES DIRECT RELIEF TO PEOPLE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS IN NEED OF MATERIALS. IN 2024 THIS PROGRAM COLLABORATED WITH 26 PARTNER AGENCIES TO PROVIDE 904 HOUSEHOLDS WITH MATERIALS FOR FREE, INCLUDING DELIVERY WHEN POSSIBLE.

    Expenses $188,521

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Gideon Stone

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jan Rhodes Norman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jodie Herbert

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • John Lemley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Maria Thomadaki

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Marshall McCormick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Megan McDonald

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Patricia Brown

    TREASURER & SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Yayoi Koizumi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Elizabeth Bodner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Paul Mazzerella

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Raymond Schlather

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Vicki Taylor Brous

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Diane Cohen

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $105,833
    From this org
    $95,607
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,226
    Hours/week
    40

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

  • ROTARY CLUB OF ITHACA NEW YORK CHARITABLE TRUST

    $12,149

    ALIGN ROTARY VALUES AND REUSE'S MISSION TO COLLABORATE AND SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND FUNDRAISING NEEDS

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
6 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202533179349301123

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