Wedontwaste

Also known as Wedontwasteorg

Denver, CO · EIN 27-0585966 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Wedontwaste reported $24.5 million in revenue and $21.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $95.47 went to program services, $2.75 to management and general costs and $1.78 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.4% of the total. Government grants made up 5.7%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $145,599 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 78% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $21M

Program services$95.47 $20M
Management & general$2.75 $586K
Fundraising$1.78 $380K

For context, the median across 349 covered food, agriculture & nutrition charities: $94.56 programs, $3.12 management, $2.32 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $25M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$92.77 $23M
Government grants$5.66 $1.4M
Investment income$0.71 $174K
Other revenue$0.86 $212K

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 349 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2024	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	95.5%	94.2%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	2.7%	3.1%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	1.8%	2.3%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.02	$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	98.4%	96.4%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	5.7%	10.5%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	0.0%	1.3%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$145,599	$213,323
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	0.68%	0.61%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	3	3
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	7.3	6.6
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	10 of 10	100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$20M expenses · 100.0% of program spending

In 2024 the total number of servings of food and other items donated were 24,387,329 .These were distributed to local community-based non profit agencies at no cost. They in turn provide these items to individuals as deemed appropriate also at no cost

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 040.00 hrs/week	$135,763	$0	$9,836	$145,599
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 040.00 hrs/week	$131,573	$0	$3,418	$134,991
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS Officer, 040.00 hrs/week	$101,698	$0	$9,845	$111,543

3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Wedontwaste (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $369K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
2024 ⓘ	$25M	$21M	95.5%	$13M	$145,599
2023 ⓘ	$17M	$14M	93.2%	$9.6M	$206,220
2022 ⓘ	$16M	$13M	94.3%	$6.5M	$159,320
2021 ⓘ	$12M	$11M	94.6%	$4.0M	$147,583
2020 ⓘ	$14M	$13M	97.0%	$2.3M	$142,638
2019 ⓘ	$14M	$13M	98.4%	$1.4M	$112,525

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means

Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b10 · 10 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
Employees Part I, line 535
Volunteers Part I, line 61,550

Largest outside contractors

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only

JORDY CONSTRUCTION
Construction

$657,951

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

33 private foundations reported grants to Wedontwaste totaling $592K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Wedontwaste's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Wedontwaste, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Wedontwaste's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Wedontwaste reported that 95.5% of its $21.3 million in expenses went to program services, 2.7% to management and general and 1.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Wedontwaste pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Wedontwaste reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $145,599, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Wedontwaste get its money?

Of $24.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 98.4% came from contributions and grants (including 5.7% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Wedontwaste a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 27-0585966 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202522339349301682 · read the filing · XML
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202412539349300841 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202312029349301106 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202242309349300919 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202122459349300537 · read the filing
2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202031979349308073 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 27-0585966: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.