Utility Solid Waste Activities Group
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What it says it does
TO ADVANCE AND IMPROVE THE MANAGEMENT OF WASTES AND THE BENEFICIAL USE OF MATERIALS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, OR SALE OF ELECTRICITY AND NATURAL GAS, INCLUDING REPRESENTING THE INDUSTRY'S INTERESTS IN THE FORMULATION OF PUBLIC POLICY RELATING TO POLLUTION PREVENTION AND WASTE MINIMIZATION; RECYCLING AND BENEFICIAL USE OF SECONDARY AND RECOVERED MATERIALS; SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT; ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED SITES; MANAGEMENT OF PETROLEUM AND OTHER SUBSTANCES IN TANKS, CONTAINERS, AND EQUIPMENT; REGULATION OF CHEMICALS AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES; AND TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.
- Income
- $1.9 million
- Spending
- $1.2 million
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 14
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (1)
- THE UTILITY SOLID WASTE ACTIVITIES GROUP (USWAG) STRIVES TO BE THE NATION'S PREMIER ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ADVANCING AND IMPROVING THE MANAGEMENT OF WASTES AND THE BENEFICIAL USE OF MATERIALS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, OR SALE OF ELECTRICITY AND NATURAL GAS BY (1) REPRESENTING THE INDUSTRY'S INTERESTS IN THE FORMULATION OF PUBLIC POLICY RELATING TO POLLUTION PREVENTION AND WASTE MINIMIZATION, RECYCLING AND BENEFICIAL USE OF SECONDARY AND RECOVERED MATERIALS, SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT, ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED SITES, MANAGEMENT OF PETROLEUM AND OTHER SUBSTANCES IN TANKS, CONTAINERS, AND EQUIPMENT, REGULATION OF CHEMICALS AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES, AND TRANSPORTATION OF MATERIALS SUBJECT TO THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION ACT, (2) PROMOTING PUBLIC POLICIES, BASED ON SOUND SCIENCE, THAT PROTECT HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN A FLEXIBLE AND COST-EFFECTIVE MANNER UNDER THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT, THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT, THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT, THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION ACT, AND OTHER RELATED STATUTES, AND (3) PROVIDING WORKSHOPS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL FORUMS TO ITS MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC TO FACILITATE COMPLIANCE UNDERSTANDING OF AND COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(6) business league.
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 November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 2024.
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 August 2025.
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 November 4, 2026.
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