Trash for Peace

Analysis

Trash for Peace is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. 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, Trash for Peace reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.6m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $320k to $2.6m (+728%), an average of +102% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 271%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Trash for Peace sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Great Smoky Mountain Institute ($2.6m), Atmos Ltd ($2.6m) and Beaufort County Open Land Trust Inc ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $75k (2.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $476k against liabilities of $36k, net assets of $440k. It reported 81 employees.