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Nonprofit · EIN 45-4715889

TRASH FOR PEACE

Tax-exempt · PORTLAND, OR 97211

Financials

$2.6M$2.6M2023$3.1M$2.9M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of TRASH FOR PEACE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$3,103,428$2,912,397$191,031$1,167,148$508,892$658,256
December 31, 2023990$2,647,515$2,555,324$92,191$476,262$36,320$439,942
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,973,892
of which government grants
$2,103,081
Program service revenue
$128,980
Investment income
$354
Other revenue
$202

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$128,103
Other salaries and wages
$1,696,497
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,054,668
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Occupancy
$156,282
Travel
$17,468
Depreciation
$8,962
Program services (functional)
$2,424,395
Management and general (functional)
$488,002

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$476,262
Total assets, end of year
$1,167,148
Total liabilities, end of year
$508,892
Net assets, end of year
$658,256
Land, buildings and equipment
$24,789
Publicly traded securities
$47,249
Net assets without donor restrictions
$627,711
Net assets with donor restrictions
$30,545
Gross receipts
$3,103,428
Employees
91
Volunteers
9
Year formed
2012
State of legal domicile
OR

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LAURA KUTNER TOKARSKIPast Exec. Dir.
Officer
40$66,181$2,647
ALICE ROTSZTAINInt. Exec. Dir.
Officer
40$47,416$11,859
LUCAS DODGEPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ANDREW JUDKINSVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CHRIS DELAPTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ASHLEY LOPEZPast Treasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
KELSEY HILLSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
HANNAH WITHERSMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANGELICA LUNAMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRICE EHMIGMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALICIA SIMONMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LAURA KUTNER TOKARSKIExecutive Dir.
Officer
40$72,842$2,101
LUCAS DODGEPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ANDREW JUDKINSVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ASHLEY LOPEZTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
KELSEY HILLSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BRICE EHMIGMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALICIA SIMONMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HANNAH WITHERSMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHRIS DELAPMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
5006 NE 35TH PL, PORTLAND, OR 97211-7656
In care of
% LAURA KUTNER
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
PRISYLA GARCIA RICO
Signed the 990
PRISYLA GARCIA RICO, Executive Dir.
Phone
(503) 250-0997
990-N for 2016 filed under this EIN
Most likely by a chapter, club or affiliate (it says receipts are normally $50,000 or less). Officer: Laura K Tokarski, 5006 NE 35th Pl, Portland OR 97211. Mailing address: 5006 NE 35th Pl, Portland OR 97211.
Return prepared by
KERN & THOMPSON LLC

Mission

TO PROVIDE HANDS-ON, CREATIVE EXPERIENCES THAT ENCOURAGE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • G.L.I.T.T.E.R. - GROUND SCORES G.L.I.T.T.E.R PROVIDES LITTER COLLECTION AND TENT-SIDE WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES FOR HOUSELESS CAMPS ACROSS THE PORTLAND METRO REGION. THE PROGRAM NAME WAS SOURCED BY WORKERS AND STANDS FOR GROUND SCORE LEADING INCLUSIVELY TOGETHER THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL RECOVERY.
    Expenses $1,127,606 · revenue $128,980
  • GROUND SCORE ASSOCIATION GROUND SCORE IS AN ASSOCIATION OF INFORMAL RECYCLERS, DUMPSTER DIVERS AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL WORKERS WHO CREATE AND FILL LOW-BARRIER WASTE MANAGEMENT JOBS. GROUND SCORE IS COLLECTIVELY-ORGANIZED AND SEEKS TO BE RADICALLY INCLUSIVE, PRIORITIZING WORK OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE FACING WORK AND HOUSING INSECURITY. GROUND SCORE SEEKS TO BUILD A MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY AND SOCIALLY AWARE COMMUNITY, WHILE ALSO CHANGING SOCIETYS PERCEPTIONS OF WHAT AND WHO IS CONSIDERED VALUABLE.
    Expenses $334,593
  • THE PEOPLES DEPOT (PROGRAM OF GROUND SCORE ASSOCIATION) THE PEOPLES DEPOT (TPD) IS AN INDEPENDENT BOTTLE REDEMPTION SERVICE RUN BY AND FOR CANNERS (INFORMAL CAN AND BOTTLE COLLECTORS). THE DEPOT WAS BORN OUT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC WHEN ACCESS TO BOTTLE REDEMPTION BECAME LIMITED AND PEOPLE WERE IN CRITICAL NEED OF INCOME. THE PEOPLES DEPOT CURRENTLY GENERATES REGULAR WORK FOR 15 PEOPLE, WHO SORT AND COUNT CANS AND BOTTLES MONDAY-SATURDAY AT TWO LOCATIONS IN PORTLAND AND SERVES HUNDREDS OF CANNERS A WEEK.
    Expenses $253,870
  • HOUSING MULTNOMAH NOW - THE HOUSING MULTNOMAH NOW (HMN) PROGRAM WAS A RAPID-RESPONSE HOUSING PROGRAM FOCUSED ON MOVING PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH-IMPACT ENCAMPMENTS, INTO PERMANENT HOUSING QUICKLY. THE PROGRAM USED A LOW-BARRIER, EQUITY-CENTERED, AND TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACH, PARTNERING WITH GRASSROOTS AND COMMUNITY-LED ORGANIZATIONS. IT PROVIDED FLEXIBLE HOUSING OPTIONS AND ONGOING SUPPORT TO ENSURE LONG-TERM HOUSING STABILITY.
    Expenses $192,100
  • ENVIRONMENTAL PROMOTERS PROGRAM THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROMOTER PROGRAM WAS BORN OUT OF MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTS EXPRESSED FRUSTRATION AND DISSATISFACTION WITH THEIR WASTE AND RECYCLING SYSTEMS, AND A DESIRE TO LEARN MORE AND HAVE A DIRECT HAND IN IMPROVING THOSE SYSTEMS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RESIDENTS, METRO, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, WE PROVIDE TRAINING (BASED ON POPULAR EDUCATION METHODOLOGY) FOR INTERESTED RESIDENTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT RECYCLING, WASTE PREVENTION, AND HEALTHY HOMES. THEY ARE THEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PAID TO CREATE THEIR OWN SELF-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS AND OUTREACH TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. OUR TEAM PROVIDES SUPPORT, GUIDANCE, AND CONNECTIONS TO RESOURCES TO HELP PROMOTERS COMPLETE THEIR PROJECTS AND/OR KEEP THEM GOING IN THE COMMUNITY INDEFINITELY!
    Expenses $182,928
  • YOUTH SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION PROGRAM THIS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND WORKING WITH OVER 150 YOUTH RESIDENTS (OF ALL AGES) ON AFFORDABLE, MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING SITES EACH MONTH. BASED ON LISTENING AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, THE WEEKLY AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM IS FOCUSED ON LEARNING ABOUT COMMUNITY, NATURE, AND RECYCLING AND WASTE PREVENTION THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL, HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES. WE ALSO HOST NO-COST SUMMER CAMPS FOR YOUTH LIVING ON SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SITES DURING THE SUMMER.
    Expenses $127,774
  • NEW INITIATIVES - THIS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON BUILDING NEW AREAS OF SERVICES IN RESPONSE TO AND ALIGNMENT WITH LOCAL-GOVERNMENT POLICY DIRECTIONS RELATED TO EQUITABLE WASTE SYSTEMS AND CLIMATE CHANGES POLICIES. CURRENT INITIATIVES INCLUDE: MATERIALS REUSE (AS A FOCUS ON OREGON'S EMBEDDED CARBON REDUCTION GOALS), BULKY WASTE SERVICES IN RESPONSE TO METRO'S 2030 REGIONAL WASTE PLAN, COMPOSTING FOR MULTIFAMILY HOUSING, AND RECYCLING IN RELATION TO OREGON DEQ'S PLASTIC POLLUTION AND RECYCLING MODERNIZATION ACT (ALSO KNOWN AS THE RMA).
    Expenses $116,464
  • MULTIFAMILY OUTREACH PROGRAM RECYCLING AND TRASH AT MULTIFAMILY ENCLOSURES IS OFTEN INADEQUATE AND CONFUSING! OUR GOALS ARE TO HELP MAKE IT MORE EFFECTIVE AND EQUITABLE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS. WORKING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PROMOTERS, WE COLLABORATE WITH THE CITY OF GRESHAM AND THE CITY OF PORTLAND TO PROVIDE OUTREACH ABOUT RECYCLING AND WASTE PREVENTION TO MULTIFAMILY HOUSING SITES IN EAST MULTNOMAH COUNTY, THROUGH A COMMUNITY-BASED LENS. THIS INCLUDES SUPPORT WITH RECYCLING OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, BULKY AND FOOD WASTE REDUCTION, COLLECTION EVENTS, AND MORE.
    Expenses $89,060

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
45-4715889
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2012
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Environment (C30)
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,167,148
Income (IRS master file)
$3,103,428

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$3,103,428$2,912,397$1,167,148XML
990December 2023$2,647,515$2,555,324$476,262XML
990December 2022$1,716,850$1,503,736$398,435IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2019–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2018–––IRS
990-N for 2016
Officer: Laura K Tokarski
Filed under this EIN, most likely by a chapter or affiliate
December 31, 2016≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 45-4715889).

Questions about TRASH FOR PEACE

What is the EIN of TRASH FOR PEACE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of TRASH FOR PEACE is 45-4715889.
Is TRASH FOR PEACE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2012.
Are donations to TRASH FOR PEACE tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does TRASH FOR PEACE file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of TRASH FOR PEACE due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did TRASH FOR PEACE last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of TRASH FOR PEACE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names PRISYLA GARCIA RICO.
Who are the officers and directors of TRASH FOR PEACE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 11 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $66,181 (LAURA KUTNER TOKARSKI, Past Exec. Dir.).
How much revenue does TRASH FOR PEACE have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,103,428, expenses of $2,912,397 and total assets of $1,167,148 at year end.

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