World Green Building Council Inc

Analysis

World Green Building Council Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Canada. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3).

In the financial year ending December 2023, World Green Building Council Inc reported income of $5.8m and spending of $5.0m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $5.8m (+114%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, World Green Building Council Inc sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Black Rock Forest Consortium Inc ($5.8m), North Carolina Outward Bound School ($5.8m) and Coral Restoration Foundation Inc ($5.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $273k (5.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $609k, net assets of $2.7m.