Recycleballs

Analysis

Recycleballs is a registered charity in United States, based in Williston, VT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 December 2023, Recycleballs reported income of $909k and spending of $1.1m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $338k to $909k (+169%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Recycleballs sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within VT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Highlands Center for Natural History ($909k), Northeast-Midwest State Foresters Alliance ($910k) and Arizona Sustainability Alliance ($908k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.6% and program service revenue 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $148k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $109k. At year end it held assets of $609k against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $596k. It reported 14 employees.