PROPUBLICA Fearless Reporting for an Informed Society — Join Us.
DONATE
Skip to content
ProPublica Donate
ProPublica Donate

Recycling Research Foundation Inc

  • Washington, DC
  • Tax-exempt since May 1984
  • EIN: 52-1332690

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Environmental Quality, Protection and Beautification / Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$102k (2023)

Expenses
$186k (2023)

Total Assets
$296k (2023)

Total Liabilities
$22.4k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$102,115
Expenses
$185,891
Net Income
-$83,776
Net Assets
$273,386
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $93,087
91.2%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $6,028
5.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $3,000
2.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $109,074
58.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $295,826
Total Liabilities $22,440
Net Assets $273,386
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Emma M Corning (Executive Director) $109,074 $0 $0
Kevin Lamar (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Greg Brown (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Paul Brenner (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Sean Daoud (Chapter President (Thru 4/22)) $0 $0 $0
Michael Miller (Chapter President) $0 $0 $0
Christine Gneiding (Commodity Director) $0 $0 $0
Mike Hinsey (Commodity Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Lewon (Director At Large) $0 $0 $0
Brian Shine (Director At Large) $0 $0 $0
Barry Wolff (Chapter President (Thru 4/22)) $0 $0 $0
Nini Krever (Commodity Director) $0 $0 $0
Neil Byce (Chapter President) $0 $0 $0
Ben Rosen (Chapter President) $0 $0 $0
Michael Miller (Chapter President) $0 $0 $0
Robin Wiener (Isri President) $0 $919,714 $64,896
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on Nov. 15, 2024

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$211,073
Expenses
$244,423
Net Income
-$33,350
Net Assets
$318,319
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $202,396
95.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $4,787
2.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $2
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $3,888
1.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $88,705
36.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $339,286
Total Liabilities $20,967
Net Assets $318,319
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kevin Lamar (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Greg Brown (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Paul Brenner (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Michael Miller (Chapter President) $0 $0 $0
Sean Daoud (Chapter President (Thru 4/22)) $0 $0 $0
Ben Rosen (Chapter President) $0 $0 $0
Barry Wolff (Chapter President) $0 $0 $0
Neil Byce (Chapter President (Thru 4/22)) $0 $0 $0
Christine Gneiding (Commodity Director) $0 $0 $0
Mike Hinsey (Commodity Director) $0 $0 $0
Nini Krever (Commodity Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Lewon (Director At Large) $0 $0 $0
Brian Shine (Director At Large) $0 $0 $0
Robin Wiener (Isri President) $0 $633,363 $64,394
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on Nov. 9, 2023

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$242,433
Expenses
$150,056
Net Income
$92,377
Net Assets
$403,760
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $229,243
94.6%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $4,889
2.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $2,298
0.9%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $6,003
2.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $434,973
Total Liabilities $31,213
Net Assets $403,760
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kevin Lamar (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Greg Brown (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Paul Brenner (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Sean Daoud (Chapter President) $0 $0 $0
Haley Glick Rountree (Chapter President) $0 $0 $0
Christine Gneiding (Commodity Director) $0 $0 $0
Mike Hinsey (Commodity Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Lewon (Director At Large) $0 $0 $0
Brian Shine (Director At Large) $0 $0 $0
Barry Wolff (Chapter President) $0 $0 $0
Nini Krever (Commodity Director) $0 $0 $0
Neil Byce (Chapter President) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on Nov. 15, 2022

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$148,252
Expenses
$136,382
Net Income
$11,870
Net Assets
$281,365
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $145,903
98.4%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $429
0.3%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,920
1.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $304,949
Total Liabilities $23,584
Net Assets $281,365
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Sean Daoud (Chapter President) $0 $0
Haley Glick Rountree (Chapter President) $0 $0
Christine Gneiding (Commodity Director) $0 $0
Mike Hinsey (Commodity Director) $0 $0
Mark Lewon (Director At Large) $0 $0
Brian Shine (Director At Large) $0 $0
Barry Wolff (Chapter President) $0 $0
Nini Krever (Commodity Director) $0 $0
Kevin Lamar (Chair) $0 $0
Greg Brown (Treasurer) $0 $0
Paul Brenner (Vice Chair) $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 13, 2021

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$197,835
Expenses
$147,041
Net Income
$50,794
Net Assets
$255,041
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $197,764
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $71
0.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $259,939
Total Liabilities $4,898
Net Assets $255,041
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Kevin Lamar (Member (After October 2019)) $0 $0
Brian Plonski (Member) $0 $0
Andy Cohen (Member (After April 2019)) $0 $0
Haley Glick Rountree (Member (After April 2019)) $0 $0
Jason W Grube (Member (After April 2019)) $0 $0
Jonathan Kragel (Member (After April 2019)) $0 $0
Tony Levin (Member (After April 2019)) $0 $0
Neil Samahon (Member (Until May 2019)) $0 $0
James W Lawrence (Member (Until October 2019)) $0 $0
Benjamin C Abrams (Member) $0 $0
David Bestwick (Member) $0 $0
Joshua A Carter (Member) $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 12, 2020

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$180,926
Expenses
$156,507
Net Income
$24,419
Net Assets
$204,247
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $180,926
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $228,011
Total Liabilities $23,764
Net Assets $204,247
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Mike Hinsey (President) $0 $0
Paul Brenner (Vice President (After April 2018)) $0 $0
Margie Erinle (Treasurer) $0 $0
Robin Wiener (Secretary) $0 $0
Randy Goodman (Vice President (Until April 2018)) $0 $0
Benjamin Abrams (Member) $0 $0
Neil Byce (Member) $0 $0
Russ Cirino (Member (Until April 2018)) $0 $0
Jeff Crowe (Member) $0 $0
Max Daughtrey (Member (Until April 2018)) $0 $0
Darren Engbring (Member (Until April 2018)) $0 $0
Aaron Gaby (Member) $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 12, 2019

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$144,692
Expenses
$197,163
Net Income
-$52,471
Net Assets
$179,828
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $116,853
80.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $27,839
19.2%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $193,608
Total Liabilities $13,780
Net Assets $179,828
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Mike Hinsey (President) $0 $0
Randy Goodman (Vice President) $0 $0
Margie Erinle (Treasurer) $0 $0
Robin Wiener (Secretary) $0 $0
Benjamin Abrams (Member) $0 $0
Neil Byce (Member) $0 $0
Russ Cirino (Member) $0 $0
Jeff Crowe (Member) $0 $0
Max Daughtrey (Member) $0 $0
Darren Engbring (Member) $0 $0
Aaron Gaby (Member) $0 $0
Dan Garvin (Member) $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990-EZ
Filed on Oct. 15, 2018

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$98,097
Expenses
$112,377
Net Income
-$14,280
Net Assets
$232,299
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $81,223
82.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $16,124
16.4%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $750
0.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $232,299
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $232,299
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Mike Hinsey (Chairman) $0 $0
Randy Goodman (Vice Chairman) $0 $0
Margie Erinle (Treasurer (As Of 11/16)) $0 $0
Robin Wiener (Secretary) $0 $0
Brian Henesey (Member) $0 $0
Aaron Gaby (Member) $0 $0
Russ Cirino (Member) $0 $0
Charles Johnson (Member) $0 $0
Christine Gneiding (Member) $0 $0
Jeff Crowe (Member) $0 $0
Samantha Fordyce (Member) $0 $0
Andrew Andy Golding (Member) $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 14, 2017

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$104,097
Expenses
$157,018
Net Income
-$52,921
Net Assets
$246,579
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $101,097
97.1%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $3,000
2.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $263,068
Total Liabilities $16,489
Net Assets $246,579
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Crawford Carpenter (Chairman) $0 $0
Mike Hinsey (Vice Chairman) $0 $0
Sandy Bishop (Treasurer) $0 $0
Robin Wiener (Secretary) $0 $0
Paul Breckheimer (Member) $0 $0
Paul J Brenner (Member) $0 $0
George Chen (Member) $0 $0
Joe Clayton (Member) $0 $0
Max E Daughtrey (Member) $0 $0
Anthony Dawson (Member) $0 $0
Gregory L Dixon (Member) $0 $0
Adam Dumes (Member) $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 14, 2016

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$129,864
Expenses
$130,278
Net Income
-$414
Net Assets
$299,500
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $129,804
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $60
0.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $363,081
Total Liabilities $63,581
Net Assets $299,500
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Crawford Carpenter (Chairman) $0 $0
Mike Hinsey (Vice Chairman) $0 $0
Sandy Bishop (Treasurer) $0 $0
Robin Wiener (Secretary) $0 $0
Paul Breckheimer (Member) $0 $0
Paul J Brenner (Member) $0 $0
Brian Carlone (Member) $0 $0
George Chen (Member) $0 $0
Joe Clayton (Member) $0 $0
Veronica Costanza (Member) $0 $0
Max E Daughtrey (Member) $0 $0
Anthony Dawson (Member) $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 16, 2015

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$180,712
Expenses
$125,749
Net Income
$54,963
Net Assets
$299,914
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $180,712
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $322,776
Total Liabilities $22,862
Net Assets $299,914
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Crawford Carpenter (Chairman) $0 $0
Robin Wiener (Secretary) $0 $0
Mike Hinsey (Vice Chairman) $0 $0
Sandra Bishop (Treasurer) $0 $0
Greg Brown (Member) $0 $0
Brian Carlone (Member) $0 $0
Gene Day (Member) $0 $0
Hank Doane (Member) $0 $0
Dave Dobronos (Member) $0 $0
David Eisenacher (Member) $0 $0
Jeremy Foster (Member) $0 $0
Rick Grinsfelder (Member) $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 17, 2014

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$204,054
Expenses
$161,440
Net Income
$42,614
Net Assets
$244,951
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $203,873
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $181
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $244,951
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $244,951

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$100,494
Expenses
$140,924
Net Income
-$40,430
Net Assets
$202,337
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $100,060
99.6%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $184
0.2%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $250
0.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $202,337
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $202,337

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

About This Data

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Which Organizations Are Here?

Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

Types of Nonprofits

There are 27 nonprofit designations based on the numbered subsections of section 501(c) of the tax code. See the list »

Get the Data

For those interested in acquiring the original data from the source, here’s where our data comes from:

  • Raw filing data. Includes EINs and summary financials as structured data.
  • Exempt Organization profiles. Includes organization names, addresses, etc. You can merge this with the raw filing data using EIN numbers.
  • Form 990 documents. Prior to 2017, these documents were obtained and processed by Public.Resource.org and ProPublica. Bulk PDF downloads since 2017 are available from the IRS.
  • Form 990 documents as XML files. Includes complete filing data (financial details, names of officers, tax schedules, etc.) in machine-readable format. Only available for electronically filed documents. Electronic data released prior to October 2021 is also available through Amazon Web Services.
  • Audits. PDFs of single or program-specific audits for nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year. Available for fiscal year 2015 and later.

API

The data powering this website is available programmatically, via an API. Read the API documentation »

Byline

By Andrea Suozzo, Alec Glassford and Ash Ngu, ProPublica, and Brandon Roberts, Special to ProPublica.
Design by Jeff Frankl. Additional development by Ken Schwencke, Mike Tigas, and Sisi Wei.

E-file viewer adapted from IRS e-File Viewer by Ben Getson. Code for scraping audit documents adapated from Govwiki.

Updated