REUSABLE PALLET & CONTAINER COALITION: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: REUSABLE PALLET & CONTAINER COALITION (EIN 52-2152883)
Tax period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed: 2024-08-12
IRS object ID: 202432259349300988
Schema version: 2023v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-08-12T12:40:35-04:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	900123372	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ARTHUR J BROWN CPA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6921 WATERTOWN DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOYNTON BEACH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	FL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	33437	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	522152883	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	REUSABLE PACKAGING ASSOCIATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	REUS	BusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	700 12TH STREET NW STE 700	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	TIM DEBUS	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8133585327	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-08-07	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (true)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	ARTHUR J BROWN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00394576	PTIN
Phone	5618106078	PhoneNum
Preparation	2024-08-06	PreparationDt
Self Employed	Yes (X)	SelfEmployedInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2024-08-08 14:25:15Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	TIM DEBUS	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1200 BOULDER CREEK ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	MURPHY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	28906	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$501,531	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	HTTP://REUSABLES.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1999	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT ABOUT REUSABLE PRODUCTS TO BENEFIT THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO INCREASE SYSTEM WIDE PRODUCTIVITY	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	17	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	17	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$403,678	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$498,804	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$12	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$2,727	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$403,690	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$501,531	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$350,534	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$501,961	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$350,534	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$501,961	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$53,156	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$430	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$187,760	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$229,414	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$25,202	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$67,286	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$162,558	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$162,128	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	EDUCATE, PROMOTE, SET STANDARDS AND EXPAND THE USE OF SOURCE REDUCTION BASED REUSABLE MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEMS IN VARIOUS SUPPLY CHAINS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$338,985	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$45,929	RevenueAmt
Desc	SPONSOR REUSABLE ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND TRADE SHOW, ORGANIZE, CHOOSE,	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$338,985	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	false	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	false	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	8	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Excs Tax Sect4951 Or4952 Or4953	false	ExcsTaxSect4951Or4952Or4953Ind
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	17	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	17	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (true)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (true)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	false	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DENNIS C PONTON CPA	PersonNm
Phone	7037586665	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	P O BOX 71179	AddressLine1Txt
City	MYRTLE BEACH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	SC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	29572	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
KEVIN MAZULA
CHRM OF BOARD	4	0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SAMANTHA GOETZ
VICE CHAIRMAN	2	0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRANDN DEMIDIO
SECRETARY TREA	2	0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TIM DEBUS
PRESIDENT	40	0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HUGO RAMOS
DIRECTOR	1	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TOM EDWARDS
DIRECTOR	1	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JESICA BONSALL
DIRECTOR	1	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KARIN WITTON
DIRECTOR	1	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID PERRINE
DIRECTOR	1	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BEN WATERMAN
DIRECTOR	1	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVE RUSSELL
DIRECTOR	1	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID KRUGER
DIRECTOR	1	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WM WAPPLER
DIRECTOR	1	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AMY LATHROP
DIRECTOR	1	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JON BROOKS
DIRECTOR	1	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARTY MARES
DIRECTOR	1	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ERIKA LE
DIRECTOR	1	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CIRCULAR REPACKAGING LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1200 BOULDER CREEK ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	MURPHY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	28906	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	ASSOC MGMNT SERVICES	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$159,000	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES	$452,875	$452,875
MEETINGS & EVENTS	$45,268	$45,268
PROGRAM INCOME	$661	$661

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$498,804	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,727	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,727	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$501,531	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$501,531	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$182,693	TotalAmt
Program Services	$126,058	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$56,635	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,650	TotalAmt
Management And General	$11,650	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,762	TotalAmt
Management And General	$10,762	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,400	TotalAmt
Management And General	$12,400	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$56,189	TotalAmt
Program Services	$56,189	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,111	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,111	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
BOARD OF DIR MEET/SUPPORT	$8,243	$5,688	$2,555
POLICY ADVOCACY	$45,500	$31,395	$14,105
MARKETING BUS DEVELOPMENT	$155,000	$106,950	$48,050
WEB DEVELOPMENT MAINTENC	$18,413	$12,705	$5,708

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$501,961	TotalAmt
Program Services	$338,985	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$162,976	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$41,238	BOYAmt
EOY	$69,121	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$120,836	BOYAmt
EOY	$153,564	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,686	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,729	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$187,760	BOYAmt
EOY	$229,414	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,452	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,286	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,750	BOYAmt
EOY	$60,000	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,202	BOYAmt
EOY	$67,286	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$162,558	BOYAmt
EOY	$162,128	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$162,558	BOYAmt
EOY	$162,128	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$187,760	BOYAmt
EOY	$229,414	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$430	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PREPAID MEMBERSHIP DUES	Desc
Amt	$60,000	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$60,000	TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PAGE 6 PART VI SECTION B QUESTION 11-B	THE FORM 990 IS SHOWN TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE CPA WHO KEEPS THE BOOKS AND THE FINANCIAL RECORDS
PAGE 6 PART VI SECTION B QUESTION 15	THE ASSOCIATION'S MANAGEMENT FEE IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PAGE 6 PART VI SECTION C QUESTION 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE YEAR UPON REQUEST.
PAGE 6 PART VI SECTION B QUESTION 12-C	MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE BY DISTRIBUTION AND REFERRING TO THE GUIDANCE DOCUMENT AT EACH MEETING OF MEMBERS.