Container Recycling Institute

Analysis

Container Recycling Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Culver City, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1991, 35 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, Container Recycling Institute reported income of $571k and spending of $620k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $457k to $571k (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Container Recycling Institute sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 74th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include A Rocha USA Inc ($571k), Energy Vision ($571k) and Champaign County Environmental Stewards ($570k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 6.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $246k (40% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $53k. At year end it held assets of $390k against liabilities of $234k, net assets of $156k. It reported 6 employees.