Nonprofit · EIN 54-1627814
COMPOSTING COUNCIL RESEARCH AND
Tax-exempt · RALEIGH, NC 27604
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $476,234 | $543,087 | -$66,853 | $116,130 | $0 | $116,130 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $611,234 | $649,706 | -$38,472 | $182,983 | $0 | $182,983 |
| March 31, 2023 | 990 | $470,306 | $427,564 | $42,742 | $221,455 | $0 | $221,455 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $113,018
- Program service revenue
- $362,322
- Investment income
- $894
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $88,047
- Other salaries and wages
- $103,324
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $222,281
- Professional fundraising fees
- $8,703
- Legal fees
- $2,870
- Accounting fees
- $6,019
- Occupancy
- $4,013
- Travel
- $34,826
- Program services (functional)
- $421,794
- Management and general (functional)
- $112,590
- Fundraising (functional)
- $8,703
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $182,983
- Total assets, end of year
- $116,130
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $116,130
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,776
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $116,130
- Gross receipts
- $476,234
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 60
- Year formed
- 1992
- State of legal domicile
- MD
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 March 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIANE HAZARD | Executive Dir. Trustee or director | 40 | $87,131 | $8,400 |
| GINNY BLACK | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW CARPENTER | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES DUPREY | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LORRIE LODER-ROSSITER | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM O'NEILL | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA OZORES-HAMPTON PHD | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA RYALS PHD | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF ZIEGENBEIN | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE KURTZ | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERA LEWANDOWSKI PHD | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SALLY BROWN PHD | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN PAUL PHD | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBRA DARBY | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIANE HAZARD | Executive Dir. Trustee or director | 40 | $85,000 | $6,000 |
| GINNY BLACK | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW CARPENTER | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES DUPREY | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRITT FAUCETTE | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LORRIE LODER-ROSSITER | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM O'NEILL | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA OZORES-HAMPTON | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA RYALS | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF ZIEGENBEIN | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE KURTZ | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIANE HAZARD | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $35,962 | $2,104 |
| GINNY BLACK | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW CARPENTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES DUPREY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRITT FAUCETTE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE KURTZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LORRIE LODER-ROSSITER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM O'NEILL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA OZORES-HAMPTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA RYALS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF ZIEGENBEIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1053 E WHITAKER MILL RD STE 115, RALEIGH, NC 27604-5305
- In care of
- % CHARLES A CANNON
- Mailing address (990-N for 2011)
- 5400 GROSVENOR LANE, BETHESDA MD 20814
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DIANE HAZARD, 1053 EAST WHITAKER MILL RD STE 115, RALEIGH, NC 27604
- Principal officer (990-N for 2011)
- MICHAEL VIRGA, 5400 GROSVENOR LANE, BETHESDA MD 20814
- Signed the 990
- DIANE HAZARD, Executive Director
- Website
- WWW.COMPOSTINGCOUNCIL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Kimberly G Palmer
Mission
THE COMPOSTING COUNCIL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION (CCREF) SUPPORTS INITIATIVES THAT ENHANCE THE STATURE AND PRACTICES OF THE COMPOSTING INDUSTRY BY SUPPORTING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, INCREASING AWARENESS AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTALLY AND ECONOMICALLY SUSTAINABLE ORGANIC RECYCLING.
Program accomplishments
- 1.THIS YEAR, CREF ADVANCED A MUCH-NEEDED COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE TO THE TEST METHODS FOR THE EXAMINATION OF COMPOSTING AND COMPOST (TMECC) WITH THE SUPPORT OF 20+ EXPERT REVIEWERS. THESE PHASE I UPDATES FOCUS ON THE U.S. COMPOSTING COUNCIL'S SEAL OF TESTING ASSURANCE METHODS AND ONCE COMPLETE, WILL PROVIDE A STRONG, RELEVANT FOUNDATION FOR COMPOST SCIENCE AND THE GROWING ORGANICS RECYCLING INDUSTRY. 2.OUR COMPOST OPERATIONS TRAINING COURSE (COTC) IS THE EDUCATIONAL GOLD STANDARD FOR COMMERCIAL-SCALE COMPOSTING, TRAINING 1,500+ PROFESSIONALS FROM ACROSS THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONALLY OVER 15 YEARS. 3.INTERNATIONAL COMPOST AWARENESS WEEK (ICAW) IS THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION INITIATIVE OF THE COMPOST INDUSTRY. CREF COORDINATES ITS CELEBRATION DURING THE FIRST FULL WEEK OF MAY WITH U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS. THE ICAW POSTER CONTEST HAD SUBMISSIONS FROM OVER 700 APPLICANTS FROM OVER 70 COUNTRIES. 4.THE COMPOSTABLE FIELD TESTING PROGRAM (CFTP) IS AN ONGOING INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECT ASSESSING THE DISINTEGRATION OF COMPOSTABLE PRODUCTS IN VARIED COMPOST FACILITY SYSTEMS, WITH A GOAL OF DATA SHARED ON A PUBLIC, OPEN-SOURCE PLATFORM. CFTP STAFF ALSO CO-AUTHORED THE NEWLY-PUBLISHED ASTM FIELD TEST STANDARDS, AND ARE WORKING TO PUBLISH THEIR OWN DETAILED FIELD TESTING METHODS FREE AND OPEN-SOURCE FOR IMPROVED ACCESSIBILITY.Expenses $421,794 · revenue $362,322
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 March, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | March 31, 2026 | August 17, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | March 31, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | March 31, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 54-1627814
- 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
- 1992
- Accounting year ends
- March
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $116,130
- Income (IRS master file)
- $476,234
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2025 | $476,234 | $543,087 | $116,130 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $611,234 | $649,706 | $182,983 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $470,306 | $427,564 | $221,455 | XML |
| 990 | March 2022 | $432,709 | $350,320 | $178,713 | IRS |
| 990 | March 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2011 Officer: MICHAEL VIRGA | December 31, 2011 | ≤ $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 54-1627814).
Questions about COMPOSTING COUNCIL RESEARCH AND
- What is the EIN of COMPOSTING COUNCIL RESEARCH AND?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COMPOSTING COUNCIL RESEARCH AND is 54-1627814.
- Is COMPOSTING COUNCIL RESEARCH AND tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.
- Are donations to COMPOSTING COUNCIL RESEARCH AND tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COMPOSTING COUNCIL RESEARCH AND 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 COMPOSTING COUNCIL RESEARCH AND due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending March 31, 2026) is due August 17, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COMPOSTING COUNCIL RESEARCH AND last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended March 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COMPOSTING COUNCIL RESEARCH AND?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 names DIANE HAZARD.
- Who are the officers and directors of COMPOSTING COUNCIL RESEARCH AND?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 lists 14 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $87,131 (DIANE HAZARD, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does COMPOSTING COUNCIL RESEARCH AND have?
- On its 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $476,234, expenses of $543,087 and total assets of $116,130 at year end.
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