U S Green Building Council Inc

Analysis

U S Green Building Council Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2003, 23 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), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, U S Green Building Council Inc reported income of $41.2m and spending of $42.9m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $31.5m to $41.2m (+31%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, U S Green Building Council Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Partnership Project Inc ($41.1m), Mattress Recycling Council ($42.2m) and American Conservation ($41.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.2% and program service revenue 83% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $873k (2.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $19.0m. At year end it held assets of $44.2m against liabilities of $21.1m, net assets of $23.1m. It reported 285 employees.