Resource Recovery Project

Analysis

Resource Recovery Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1994, 32 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, Resource Recovery Project reported income of $71k and spending of $62k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $27k to $71k (+162%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 168%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Resource Recovery Project sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 28th percentile, and in the 26th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ocmulgee Land Trust Inc ($71k), Chesapeake Heritage Conservancy Inc ($71k) and Kenton Conservancy Inc ($71k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 48% of the total. At year end it held assets of $48k against liabilities of $77k, net assets of -$29k.