Solid Waste Association of North America Inc

Analysis

Solid Waste Association of North America Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in White Plains, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Solid Waste Association of North America Inc reported income of $419k and spending of $449k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $377k to $419k (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 322%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Solid Waste Association of North America Inc sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gingerbread House Academy Inc ($419k), Coronado School of the Arts Foundation ($419k) and American Industrial Hygieneassociation Foundation ($419k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.2% and program service revenue 92% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $18k (4.0% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $394k against liabilities of $285k, net assets of $108k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.