2025-05-13T17:19:18-05:00 2024-06-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 5255 EAST WILLIAMS CIRCLE SUITE 5000 TUCSON AZ 85711 990 2023-07-01 840730811 ECO-CYCLE INC ECO- 3034446634 PO BOX 19006 BOULDER CO 80308 SUZANNE JONES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3034446634 2025-05-13 1 1 JONATHAN WITTMANN P02338566 5207903500 2025-05-13 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SUZANNE JONES PO BOX 19006 BOULDER CO 80308 10452757 0 1 X WWW.ECOCYCLE.ORG X 1976 CO TO INNOVATE, IMPLEMENT, AND ADVOCATE FOR LOCAL AND GLOBAL ZERO-WASTE SOLUTIONS. 11 11 62 1000 0 0 1473689 1338643 8169168 9062918 30333 37140 3472 13373 9676662 10452074 0 0 0 0 3558866 3848750 0 0 159852 6484851 6715202 10043717 10563952 -367055 -111878 9262632 8853899 1690698 1318128 7571934 7535771 X ECO-CYCLE'S MISSION IS TO INNOVATE, IMPLEMENT, AND ADVOCATE FOR LOCAL AND GLOBAL ZERO WASTE SOLUTIONS TO FOSTER A MORE SUSTAINABLE, EQUITABLE, AND CLIMATE-RESILIENT FUTURE. 0 0 9454168 0 9062918 RECYCLING OF MATERIALS FROM COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL COLLECTIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT. ALSO, EDUCATION OF THE COMMUNITY CONCERNING THE IMPORTANCE OF RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING, AND ZERO WASTE AS A CLIMATE SOLUTION. PROCESSED AND MARKETED ROUGHLY 52,000 TONS OF SINGLE-STREAM RECYCLABLE MATERIALS AND MILLIONS OF POUNDS OF HARD-TO RECYCLE MATERIALS FROM COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL SECTORS; COLLECTED RECYCLABLES AND ORGANIC WASTE FROM HUNDREDS OF BOULDER COUNTY BUSINESSES; CONDUCTED OVER 1,500 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS IMPACTING OVER 40,000 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN 3 PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS; EDUCATED OVER 1,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN BENEFITS OF RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING AND ENGAGED THEM IN OUR COMMUNITY CARBON FARMING CAMPAIGN AND ADOPTION OF STATEWIDE POLICIES TO EXPAND RECYCLING ACCESS AND ENDMARKETS IN COLORADO.ECO-CYCLE LED THE COALITION EFFORT TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF THE FINAL LEGISLATIVE HURDLE FOR PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY FOR PACKAGING RECYCLING IN COLORADO WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE EPR NEEDS ASSESSMENT BY THE JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE, GIVING THE GREEN LIGHT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THIS TRANSFORMATIONAL POLICY TO EXPAND AND PAY FOR RECYCLING STATEWIDE. ECO-CYCLE ENGAGED IN ZERO WASTE POLICY DISCUSSIONS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL AS CO-FOUNDERS OF THE ALLIANCE OF MISSION BASED RECYCLERS (AMBR) AND AS MEMBERS OF THE U.S. PLASTICS PACT TO DRIVE NATIONAL MESSAGING ON HOW TO REBUILD AND EXPAND AUTHENTIC RECYCLING AND REDUCE UNNECESSARY SINGLE-USE PLASTICS.ECO-CYCLE LAUNCHED 6 NEW SCHOOLS INTO OUR GREEN STAR SCHOOLS PROGRAM, WHICH IMPLEMENTS INTEGRATED RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING PROGRAMMING, NOW TOTALING OVER 65 PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WE RECEIVED NEW FUNDING TO CREATE NEARLY 50 REUSABLE ZERO WASTE EVENT KITS FOR USE AT SCHOOL EVENTS. ECO-CYCLE WORKED WITH LOCAL FARMERS, LANDOWNERS, AND ALLIED GROUPS TO IMPLEMENT ON-FARM COMPOST PILOT PROJECTS TO MAKE AND USE COMPOST, DEMONSTRATING AERATED STATIC PILE TECHNOLOGY, TESTING VALUE-ADDED COMPOST TYPES, AND TRIALING WOOD CHIP COMPOSTING AS A FIRE MITIGATION/RECOVERY TOOL.WE CONTINUED TO SUCCESSFULLY OPERATE THE BOULDER COUNTY RECYCLING CENTER, FURTHER INCREASING WAGES FOR SORTERS AND OPERATORS AND SUPPORTING THE LARGEST RETROFIT IN THE PLANT'S HISTORY WITH THE INSTALLATION OF FIBER LINE OPTICAL SORTING EQUIPMENT. OUR CENTER FOR HARD-TO-RECYCLE MATERIALS WORKED WITH A GROWING NUMBER OF CITIES AND BUSINESSES TO COLLECT MORE HARD-TO-RECYCLE MATERIAL VOLUMES AND TYPES (NOW UP TO 27 DIFFERENT MATERIALS) AND TO CULTIVATE CREATIVE END MARKET SOLUTIONS. ECO-CYCLE SECURED FUNDING TO PURCHASE OUR SECOND ELECTRIC TRUCK FOR RECYCLING COLLECTIONS AS PART OF OUR EFFORT TO DEMONSTRATE THE EFFICACY OF CLEAN TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS IN THE WASTE INDUSTRY. OUR BUSINESS DEPARTMENT SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATED RULE CHANGES BY THE FRONT RANGE'S REGIONAL COMPOSTER, EDUCATING COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS, CREATING A CLEAN COMPOST ROUTE AND DEMONSTRATING THAT QUALITY COMPOST COLLECTIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH CONCERTED EDUCATION. WE EVOLVED OUR POLYBAG COLLECTION PROJECT FROM A SUCCESSFUL PEARL STREET MALL PILOT TO A GROWING PARTNERSHIP WITH ECOENCLOSE TO SCALE UP RETAIL POLYBAG COLLECTIONS AND TRANSPORTATION TO A REMANUFACTURER TO PURSUE CIRCULAR BAG-TO-BAG RECYCLING.ECO-CYCLE CONTINUED TO INCORPORATE EQUITY INTO OUR WORK BY AGAIN RAISING THE WAGE FLOOR FOR THE LEAST PAID EMPLOYEES IN THE ORGANIZATION, ADDING JUNETEENTH AS A 7TH PAID HOLIDAY FOR ALL STAFF, EXPANDING OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO BECOME A MORE REPRESENTATIVE AND INCLUSIVE ORGANIZATION, INTEGRATING EQUITY ARGUMENTS ABOUT IMPACTS OF PLASTIC PRODUCTION AND DISPOSAL ON FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES IN CAMPAIGN MATERIALS, AND WORKING IN COALITION WITH GREEN LATINOS AND OTHER EQUITY LEADERS TO OPPOSE STATE FUNDING FOR SOLID WASTE INCINERATION AND PLASTICS-TO-FUEL PROJECTS. ECO-CYCLE ALSO INCREASED PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES FOR TITLE 1 SCHOOLS, GAVE MORE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS AND WEBINARS IN SPANISH, AND TRANSLATED OUTREACH MATERIALS SUCH AS ECO-CYCLE'S SUSTAINABLE SERVICEWARE GUIDE INTO SPANISH AND MANDARIN TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES TRANSITION AWAY FROM USING POLYSTYRENE.ECO-CYCLE REINVIGORATED OUR ECO-LEADER PROGRAM AND PUBLIC OUTREACH EFFORTS WITH INCREASED PRESENTATIONS AND WEBINARS, TABLING AT EVENTS, FACILITY TOURS, AND VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT IN EFFORTS LIKE PLANTING TREES WITH THE COOL BOULDER URBAN FORESTRY PROJECT. WE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE NUMEROUS ZERO WASTE TOOLS FOR COLORADO COMMUNITIES INCLUDING PRODUCING A NATIONAL MUNICIPAL BLUEPRINT FOR COMPOST POLICY, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND EDUCATION WITH THE CLOSED LOOP PARTNERS, AND RELEASING OUR ANNUAL 2022 STATE OF COLORADO RECYCLING REPORT WITH COPIRG. FINALLY, ECO-CYLE CONTRACTED WITH NUMEROUS COLORADO TO HELP THEM TAKE THE NEXT STEP ON THEIR ZERO WASTE JOURNEY, INCLUDING FOR EXAMPLE SUPPORTING THE CITY OF LAFAYETTE'S ADOPTION OF A UNIVERSAL RECYCLING ORDINANCE. 9454168 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 62 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 X X SUZANNE JONES 3034446634 PO BOX 19006 BOULDER CO 80308 KJ MCCORRY BOARD PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CATHERINE GREENER VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 IAN JACOBSON TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIC WITTENBERG BOARD SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GARRETT CHAPPELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MYRIAH CONROY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH CURRIE-HALPERN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SALONI DOSHI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHELLY GOTTSCHAMER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN MARCIL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLE SIMONELLI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUZANNE JONES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 127715 0 15053 MARTHA MATSCH DEPUTY DIRECTOR 40.00 X 93609 0 30557 SUREE PONRATTANASIRI ACCOUNTING DIRECTOR 40.00 X 94297 0 13404 CECILIO LECHUGA-MORADO MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR 66.00 X 135957 0 11910 KALIN STROVALL MAINTENANCE MANAGER 40.00 X 113884 0 15020 565462 0 85944 3 0 0 0 5280 STAFFING SOLUTIONS PO BOX 31001-2434 PASADENA CA 91110 TEMPORARY LABOR 2409075 WESTERN DISPOSAL SERVICES 5880 BUTTE MILLE RD BOULDER CO 80301 DISPOSAL SERVICE 650293 BLUE STAR RECYCLERS PO BOX 64435 COLORADO SPRINGS CO 80962 RECYCLING ELECTRONICS 196445 3 757588 581055 1338643 BOULDER COUNTY RECYCLING SERVICES 562000 5458647 5458647 RECYCLING SERVICES 562000 2349441 2349441 RECYCLABLE MATERIALS 562000 612497 612497 HARD TO RECYCLE MATERIALS 562000 459728 459728 MISC PROG REVENUES 562000 182605 182605 9062918 34926 34926 2897 683 2214 2214 2214 MISC. REVENUE 900099 13373 13373 13373 10452074 9062918 0 50513 X 407347 122048 263021 22278 2743747 2554649 91001 98097 115546 107416 5622 2508 357986 334648 10231 13107 224124 202352 12799 8973 26208 26208 18122 18122 459 459 2472449 2427473 44976 14556 12411 1011 1134 221166 158000 56179 6987 66949 19070 47879 709563 331944 377619 25594 17392 8086 116 4053 2975 382 696 157777 157777 171159 171159 EQUIPMENT AND VEHICHLE 1253350 1249245 4105 HAULING 714951 714951 WASTE DISPOSAL COSTS 667987 667987 BAILING WIRE 182974 182974 7885 1575 354 5956 10563952 9454168 949932 159852 158648 200404 1033162 630032 5186347 4851739 969366 1010820 102191 87022 1743461 531955 1044826 1211506 732176 826044 35916 36332 9262632 8853899 1149242 651343 342673 342474 198783 324311 1690698 1318128 X 2385587 2684032 5186347 4851739 7571934 7535771 9262632 8853899 -111878 75715 0 X X 1 X 0 1 0 X 699172 1360181 1076605 1473689 1338643 5948290 389484 374191 374196 351093 374196 1863160 1088656 1734372 1450801 1824782 1712839 7811450 509647 7301803 24544 20846 23084 22777 34926 126177 16099 214 3472 13373 33158 7970785 41694812 0.91610 0.89880 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 11598 6524 18122 10385978 10404100 670205 167551 0 0 584327 625893 646428 670205 2526853 3790280 23665 14450 14907 18122 71144 146082 156473 161607 167551 631713 947570 17902 10475 10783 11598 50758 84825 24538 60287 273135 203097 70038 1385501 304320 1081181 1211506 DEPOSITS PAYABLE 8 LONG TERM VEHICLE LOAN 18161 LT LOAN - ALPINE BANK 146172 LT LOAN - ECU 159970 324311 X PART X, LINE 2: ECO-CYCLE IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME AND COLORADO INCOME TAXES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3). HOWEVER, ECO CYCLE REMAINS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAXES ON ANY NET INCOME THAT IS DERIVED FROM A TRADE OR BUSINESS, REGULARLY CARRIED ON AND NOT IN FURTHERANCE OF THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH IT WAS GRANTED TAX EXEMPTION. NO INCOME TAX PROVISION HAS BEEN RECORDED AS THE NET INCOME, IF ANY, FROM ANY UNRELATED TRADE OR BUSINESS, IN THE OPINION OF MANAGEMENT, IS NOT MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TAKEN AS A WHOLE. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS EXIST FOR ECO-CYCLE AT JUNE 30, 2024 AND 2023. ECO-CYCLE IS REQUIRED TO FILE A RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL BE A STANDING COMMITTEE EMPOWERED TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD BETWEEN MEETINGS, IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS AND AS NEEDED. ALL ACTIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL BE CONFIRMED BY THE FULL BOARD AT THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE MANAGEMENT. ONCE A DRAFT OF THE FILING IS AVAILABLE, THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WHO APPROVES THE FORM 990 BEFORE FILING. A COPY IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, OR AS NEEDED, THE BOARD IS ASKED TO REVIEW AND DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THEY MAY HAVE. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A FORM THAT DETAILS AREAS OF POTENTIAL CONFLICT THAT THEY CONSIDER AND FILL IN AND THEN THE BOARD REVIEWS WHETHER ANYTHING LISTED (IF ANYTHING), IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. ADDITIONALLY, THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ACTIVELY MONITOR ANY CONCERNS. IF A CONCERN WERE TO BE RAISED, THE ORGANIZATION DOES HAVE A MECHANISM BY WHICH THE ENTIRE BOARD CAN REVIEW, DISCUSS AND COME TO A DETERMINATION ON THE CONCERN. THESE DELIBERATIONS ARE RECORDED IN THE MEETING MINUTES. THE CONFLICTED PERSON WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TRANSACTION OR DECISION IF IT IS DETERMINED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED ANNUALLY BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS PART OF THE EVALUATION PROCESS. FIRST BOARD MEMBERS INDIVIDUALLY COMPLETE THE EVALUATION FORM WITH NUMERIC RATINGS AND A NARRATIVE JUSTIFICATION. THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD CONSOLIDATES THE RATINGS, RECOMMENDS AN OVERALL RATING AND PROPOSES COMPENSATION. THE PROPOSED COMPENSATION IS BASED ON THE RATING AND IS COMPARED TO SIMILAR POSITIONS ON THE ANNUAL COLORADO NONPROFIT SALARY AND BENEFITS SURVEY. FINAL SALARY IS APPROVED OR MODIFIED BY VOTE OF THE BOARD. MANAGERS ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. PAY WAS LAST REVIEWED IN 2024 FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND MANAGERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ECO-CYCLE MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATIONS WEBSITE AS WELL AS UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,427,473. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 44,976. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,472,449. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS FOR OVERSIGHT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.