Park City Compost Initiative Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To educate and drive awareness of aerobic composting as a solution to the pollution and health impacts of incinerating food waste, and to initiate and operate aerobic, commercial scale food waste composting operations to serve the Bridgeport CT region.
- Income
- $16,577
- Spending
- $21,487
- Reserves
- 29.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 67%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $2,984 spent. Education and Awareness Programming - active awareness and marketing programming on aerobic composting benefits and processes - continuous communication via email, social media, government outreach and attendance (Tabling) at Farmers Markets, Chamber of Commerce events. Presented at workshops to demonstrate composting and explain its benefits and lack of noxious impacts once mixed. Workshops with open invitation, schools, neighborhood groups, garden and environmental clubs.
- $17,632 spent. Composting Operation: Volunteer collection of food scraps from Bridgeport neighborhoods and selected commercial and non profit operations diverting over 25 tons of food scraps in 2025 by composting of food scraps at our pilot community compost operation. Distribution of finished compost soil amendment mostly through donation to nonprofits and municipality and return to collection participants. Working actively with the City of Bridgeport on site for larger operation and permitting after award USDA Grant and other grants for that purpose (not paid yet) as well as working with the neighboring Town of Stratford for a composting operation which was awarded a CT DEEP grant for that purpose.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2022.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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