Solid Waste Association of North America

Analysis

Solid Waste Association of North America is a registered charity in United States, based in Alpharetta, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1989, 37 years ago. 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 2024, Solid Waste Association of North America reported income of $230k and spending of $188k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from September 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $119k to $230k (+94%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 171%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Solid Waste Association of North America sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Falcon Foundation ($230k), Civic Club of Shippensburg ($230k) and The Giving Circle Inc ($230k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.8% and program service revenue 91% of the total. At year end it held assets of $111k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $111k.