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Nonprofit · EIN 13-4088453

INTERNATIONAL BIODEGRADABLE PRODUCTS INSTITUTE INC

Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10019

Financials

$3.2M$2.8M2023$3.5M$3.3M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of INTERNATIONAL BIODEGRADABLE PRODUCTS INSTITUTE INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$3,547,517$3,319,229$228,288$3,428,405$19,725$3,408,680
December 31, 2023990$3,160,434$2,810,450$349,984$3,011,120$16,039$2,995,081
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$0
Program service revenue
$3,514,215
Investment income
$31,267
Other revenue
$2,035

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$50,859
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$341,449
Other salaries and wages
$1,217,972
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,837,900
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$143,765
Accounting fees
$8,100
Travel
$143,999

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$3,011,120
Total assets, end of year
$3,428,405
Total liabilities, end of year
$19,725
Net assets, end of year
$3,408,680
Publicly traded securities
$1,882,766
Gross unrelated business income
$8,825
Gross receipts
$3,547,517
Employees
19
Volunteers
13
Year formed
1999
State of legal domicile
DE

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
RHODES YEPSENEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
60$173,612$22,091
DANIEL BRETONMG DIR-BEG 10/24, OPS DIR-END 10/24
Officer
50$138,806$6,940
CLIFTON PASSOWMARKETING DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
62$123,182$16,705
MARGARET ELDRIDGECERTIFICATION DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
45$108,467$5,583
PEGGY HOKSPRES.-BEG 2/24, VP-END 1/24
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
RENAUD DES ROSIERSVP-FINANCE-BEG 2/24
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JEANETTE HANNASEC.-BEG 2/24, PRES.-END 1/24
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
SHANNON PINCDIRECTOR, SEC.-END 1/24
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
DEREK ATIKINSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LYNN DYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SRIDEVI NARAYAN-SARATHYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
PAUL DARBYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
KEITH EDWARDSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MOUNIR IZALLALENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MELISSA TASHJIANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
2 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
WENDELL SIMONSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JUSTEN GARRITYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
RHODES YEPSENEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Key employee
40$198,387$10,138
DANIEL BRETONOPERATIONS DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$128,299$6,321
CLIFTON PASSOWMARKETING DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$113,354$5,788
MARGARET A ELDRIDGECERTIFICATION DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$107,078$5,505
JEANETTE HANNADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.4$0$0
RENAUD DES ROSIERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.4$0$0
DEREK ATKINSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.4$0$0
MELISSA TASHJIANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.4$0$0
PAUL DARBYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.4$0$0
SRI NARAYAN-SARATHYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.4$0$0
KEITH EDWARDSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.4$0$0
LYNN DYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.4$0$0
MOUNIR IZALLALENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.4$0$0
SHANNON PINCDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.4$0$0
WENDELL SIMONSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.4$0$0
PEGGY HOKSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.4$0$0
LESLIE RODGERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.4$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
888C 8TH AVE 141, NEW YORK, NY 10019-8511
In care of
% STEVEN MOJO
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
RHODES YEPSEN, 888C 8TH AVE 141, NEW YORK, NY 100198511
Signed the 990
RHODES YEPSEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(888) 274-5646
Return prepared by
JAMES MOORE & CO PL

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION CHAMPIONS A TRANSITION TO THE CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY BY COLLABORATIVELY ADVANCING POLICY, STANDARDS, RESEARCH, AND THE SYSTEMATIC SCIENCE-BASED VERIFICATION OF CLAIMS FOR COMPOSTABILITY AND BIOMATERIALS.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • THIRD PARTY CERTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION OF COMPOSTABILITY OF VARIOUS PRODUCTS AND PACKAGING.
  • BPI SUMMIT.
  • LEGISLATION AND ADVOCACY PROGRAM.

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
13-4088453
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
2001
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$3,428,405
Income (IRS master file)
$3,547,517

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$3,547,517$3,319,229$3,428,405IRS
990December 2023$3,160,434$2,810,450$3,011,120XML
990December 2022$2,571,499$2,178,294$2,526,820IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

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 13-4088453).

Questions about INTERNATIONAL BIODEGRADABLE PRODUCTS INSTITUTE INC

What is the EIN of INTERNATIONAL BIODEGRADABLE PRODUCTS INSTITUTE INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of INTERNATIONAL BIODEGRADABLE PRODUCTS INSTITUTE INC is 13-4088453.
Is INTERNATIONAL BIODEGRADABLE PRODUCTS INSTITUTE INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 2001.
Are donations to INTERNATIONAL BIODEGRADABLE PRODUCTS INSTITUTE INC tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does INTERNATIONAL BIODEGRADABLE PRODUCTS INSTITUTE INC 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 INTERNATIONAL BIODEGRADABLE PRODUCTS INSTITUTE INC 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 INTERNATIONAL BIODEGRADABLE PRODUCTS INSTITUTE INC 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 INTERNATIONAL BIODEGRADABLE PRODUCTS INSTITUTE INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names RHODES YEPSEN.
Who are the officers and directors of INTERNATIONAL BIODEGRADABLE PRODUCTS INSTITUTE INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 17 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $173,612 (RHODES YEPSEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does INTERNATIONAL BIODEGRADABLE PRODUCTS INSTITUTE INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,547,517, expenses of $3,319,229 and total assets of $3,428,405 at year end.

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