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Product CARE Association of Canada

Canada, · EIN 98-0701785 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Product CARE Association of Canada reported $39.1 million in revenue and $40.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $82.29 went to program services, $17.71 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 89.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $218,072 (VP, OPERATIONS). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 19% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $41M

For context, the median across 371 covered environment charities: $85.82 programs, $10.80 management, $3.38 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 $39M

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

2024 filing. Median across 371 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
82.3%83.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
17.7%10.5%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%3.3%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
Not reported$0.03
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.0%87.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%4.8%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
89.1%3.2%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$218,072$293,532
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.54%1.74%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
37
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
13.618.8
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
12 of 12100.0%

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
$34M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $35M

Product Care's programs help protect the environment by diverting leftover and end of life products from landfills, waterways, and sewers. Product Care provides consumers with a collection system network for the products it manages. The collected products are then reused or recycled where possible

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
VP, OPERATIONS
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$198,322$0$19,750$218,072
PRESIDENT
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$175,901$0$16,534$192,435
VP, LEGAL
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$64,318$0$132$64,450

3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Product CARE Association of Canada (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $475K (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
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$39M$41M82.3%$46M$218,072
2023 ⓘ$33M$35M93.6%$49M$191,013
2022 ⓘ$32M$37M83.5%$50M$225,262
2021 ⓘ$38M$33M92.3%$56M$224,272
2020 ⓘ$35M$28M94.3%$51M$211,802
2019 ⓘ$33M$27M97.7%$44M$202,790

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–1b12 · 12 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14No
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
  • 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 14bYes
  • Employees Part I, line 50
  • Volunteers Part I, line 613

Correct a figure or respond

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

Questions people ask

How much of Product CARE Association of Canada's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Product CARE Association of Canada reported that 82.3% of its $40.7 million in expenses went to program services, 17.7% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Product CARE Association of Canada pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Product CARE Association of Canada reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $218,072, for the role of VP, OPERATIONS (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Product CARE Association of Canada get its money?

Of $39.1 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 89.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Product CARE Association of Canada a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 98-0701785 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))). 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 202502239349302140 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202421369349314717 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202301219349302950 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202242229349302504 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202141249349301754 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202001229349300145 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 98-0701785: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.