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Board for Global Ehs Credentialing FY2021 filing

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McLean, VA501(c)(6)Mutual / membership EIN 25-6066195Revenue $2.1M in FY2021Latest return filed Sep 22, 2025

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Promote professionals in the field of environmental health and safety through Credentialing.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2021. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 25-6066195) · Dispute this line
501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$290K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
The IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $260K a year · 14% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$290K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
Cash reserves
8.7 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.6M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
8.7 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$1.1M
30% of total assets
Liabilities are 30% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
13 of 13 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
In line with peersDifferent from peersFar from peersNo peer rangeNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$2.1M
+25% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
Net assets
$2.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2021▲ +25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.7M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2021▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$2.6M
FY2021▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.8M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1963.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $290K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$167,719Pt VII · Sec A
Ronald Drafta
Cert. Program Mgr.
$122,091Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Eileen O'Neill
Public Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Libby Ford
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Ulric Chung$173,429$167,719$173,462
Ronald Drafta—$122,091$125,097

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Certifies environmental health and safety professionals to advance their careers.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Administer professional examinations, and grant those passing certificates indicating competence in environmental health and safety fields. Approximately 8,100 certificants served.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2021. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 25-6066195) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$538K
Investment incomeLn 3$90K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$2.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$90K
Other incomeLn 4–11$538K
Gains on assetsLn 7$536K
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$100
SavingsLn 2$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$44K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.6M
Intangible assetsLn 14$8K
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 670
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$888K$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.1M$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K$12K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M$3.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$935K$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M$2.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$339K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$385K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$22K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$53K
Payroll taxesLn 10$49K
Legal feesLn 11b$26K
Accounting feesLn 11c$29K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$43K
Office expensesLn 13$36K
Information technologyLn 14$66K
OccupancyLn 16$69K
TravelLn 17$880
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K
InsuranceLn 23$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$277K
All other expensesLn 24e$24K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Sep 22, 2025 $1.7M$1.5M$133K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2024 $1.7M$1.9M−$133K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $1.8M$1.6M$240K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $2.1M$1.4M$678K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 5, 2021 $1.7M$1.3M$382K$2.1M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,113,003 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,361,940$1,485,092
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $319,260$626,117
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,053$1,794
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,685,253$2,113,003
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $829,628$847,428
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $473,173$587,384
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,302,801$1,434,812
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $382,452$678,191
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,113,003 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,724 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,483,368$1,483,368
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $89,824$89,824
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $536,293$536,293
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,794$1,794
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,485,092 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $627,911$2,113,003
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,434,812 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)$338,869
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$385,140
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$21,703
IX-9 Other employee benefits$52,508
IX-10 Payroll taxes$49,208
IX-11b Legal fees$26,500
IX-11c Accounting fees$28,768
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$43,480
IX-13 Office expenses$36,180
IX-14 Information technology$66,434
IX-16 Occupancy$69,029
IX-17 Travel$880
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$2,109
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$7,727
IX-23 Insurance$5,912
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$276,529
IX-24e All other expenses$23,836
IX-25 Total functional expenses$1,434,812
Part X · Balance sheet $3,659,243 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $100$100
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $887,457$1,042,614
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $34,301$44,291
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $17,443$12,266
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,121,871$2,551,536
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $9,711$8,436
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,070,883$3,659,243
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $55,142$107,733
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $879,550$998,884
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $934,692$1,106,617
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,136,191$2,552,626
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,136,191$2,552,626
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,070,883$3,659,243
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,552,626 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,113,003
XI-2 Total expenses$1,434,812
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$678,191
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,136,191
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$261,756
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,552,626

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