The Recyclery Collective

Analysis

The Recyclery Collective is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2009, 17 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, The Recyclery Collective reported income of $162k and spending of $166k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $126k to $162k (+29%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Recyclery Collective sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 50th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cape Fear Rc&d Inc ($162k), Pickerel Lake Conservancy ($163k) and The Friends of Jupiter Beach Inc ($162k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 20% and program service revenue 8.0% of the total. At year end it held assets of $122k against liabilities of $5,505, net assets of $117k.