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Form 990-EZ for tax year 2025

Filed by PLASTIC FREE DELAWARE.

Totals

Total revenue
$156,837
Total expenses
$204,439
Contributions and grants received
$158,704
Grants paid
not reported
Program service revenue
not reported
Membership dues (line 3)
not reported
Investment income (line 4)
$50
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
not reported
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
-$1,917
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
not reported
Other revenue (line 8)
not reported
Total assets, end of year
$52,256
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$52,256
Program service expenses (Part III)
$166,099

Program services were 81.2% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2025

Primary exempt purpose

IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF ANIMALS, HUMANS, OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR ENVIRONMENT, PLASTIC FREE DELAWARE AIMS TO ELIMINATE THE SCOURGE OF PLASTIC POLLUTION AND BUILD A CULTURE OF ZERO WASTE IN DELAWARE THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AWARENESS BUILDING, AND POLICY INITIATIVES.

  • DELAWARE COMMUNITY COMPOSTING INITIATIVE (DCCI) - THE DCCI PROGRAM GUIDES ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THE PROCESS OF ESTABLISHING A COMMUNITY COMPOSTING SITE. THE PROGRAM ASSISTS ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE DNREC PERMITTING PROCESS, TRAINING VOLUNTEERS, AND THROUGHOUT THE FIRST YEAR OF TURNING FOOD SCRAPS INTO SOIL. DCCI ALSO EDUCATES STUDENTS THROUGHOUT DELAWARE ON THE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM, REDUCING WASTED FOOD, AND COMPOSTING.

    Expenses $51,429

  • YES! THE DELAWARE YOUTH ENVIRONMENTAL SUMMIT - YES! IS A STATEWIDE CONFAB FOR ALL DELAWARE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN PROTECTING OUR EARTH, FROM HOME SCHOOLERS, TO ALL PUBLIC, PAROCHIAL AND INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS IN DELAWARE. THE INAUGURAL YES! WAS HELD IN 2020 IN DOVER. THE SIXTH ANNUAL EVENT WAS HELD IN 2025. YES! IS A WIDE COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP OF DELAWARE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, EDUCATORS, AGENCIES, BUSINESSES, AND STUDENTS WHO WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE BY ENGAGING DELAWARE'S YOUTH IN ISSUES AND ADVOCACY ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.

    Expenses $108,035

  • SCHOOL PROGRAMS - THE ORGANIZATION MAKES VISITS TO VARIOUS SCHOOLS TO DISCUSS THE TOPIC OF PLASTIC POLLUTION AND ALSO PROVIDES TEACHERS WITH RELATED RESOURCES TO UTILIZE IN THE CLASSROOM.

    Expenses $6,635

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part IV

  • Michael Anderson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Debbie Mulrooney

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cheryl Siskin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard Trask

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brigid Gregory

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dee Durham

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $22,000
    Compensation
    $22,000
    Benefit plans
    $0
    Expense account
    $0
    Hours/week
    16
  • Susan Sullivan

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2025
Filed
2 February 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.0
Source object
202640569349201609

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