Green Building Alliance

Analysis

Green Building Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Green Building Alliance reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.9m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.1m to $1.8m (-11%), an average of -2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Green Building Alliance sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Citizens for Conservation Inc ($1.8m), Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation ($1.8m) and Cleveland Water Alliance ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 21% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $340k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $541k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $544k, net assets of $792k. It reported 13 employees.