The Recycling Partnership Inc

Analysis

The Recycling Partnership Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The Recycling Partnership Inc reported income of $37.1m and spending of $33.8m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $13.3m to $37.1m (+180%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Recycling Partnership Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cincinnati Nature Center Association ($36.9m), Pennsylvania Horticultural Society ($37.8m) and International Sustainable Energy Foundation ($36.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 1.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $487k (1.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $9.3m. At year end it held assets of $58.9m against liabilities of $21.7m, net assets of $37.2m. It reported 101 employees.