Verra drives transformational action on climate change and sustainable development through high-integrity standards that mobilize finance and deliver real impact.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2.2M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.7M a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.2M
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
24 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 24.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.1M
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$32.4M
-20% vs prior year
Spent
$26.3M
To programs
69%
Net assets
$52.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$32.4M
FY2022▼ -20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$20.8M
FY2021$40.5M
FY2022$32.4M
FY2023$29.8M
FY2024$27.8M
FY2025$30.6M
Expenses
$26.3M
FY2022▲ +49%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.8M
FY2021$17.6M
FY2022$26.3M
FY2023$39.1M
FY2024$47.1M
FY2025$31.6M
Net assets
$52.7M
FY2022▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$23.6M
FY2021$46.5M
FY2022$52.7M
FY2023$43.4M
FY2024$24.0M
FY2025$23.0M

From the FY2022 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2015.

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Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $18.1M Management & general 31% · $8.2M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

20 people listed on the 990; $2.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$376,365Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Innovation Officer
$271,841Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating & Financial Officer
$270,735Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Legal Officer
$235,913Pt VII · Sec A
Acting Chief Program Officer
$226,837Pt VII · Sec A
SR Director, Technology Solutions
$191,959Pt VII · Sec A
SR Dir, Forest Carbon Innovation
$188,415Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$156,305Pt VII · Sec A

Mandy Rambharos’s $399K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 324 $10–100M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David Antonioli—$148,882$475,183$376,365$345,272$337,593
Judith Simon—$421,247$337,453———
Mandy Rambharos$398,878$152,093————
Anil Vinayak$335,139$205,704————
Joseph Dellorfano$328,846$269,043————
William Ferretti—$159,951$320,731$270,735$223,699$255,595
Farhan Ahmed—$313,800$233,167———
Toby Janson-Smith—$307,128$286,010$271,841$244,389$228,941

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

Develops standards to help countries and businesses achieve sustainable development and climate goals.

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3 programs · $17.0M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Vcs Program

The VCS Program certifies GHG emission reduction projects according to a rigorous set of rules and requirements that ensure the environmental integrity of those projects.

$9.7Mprogram expense
02

Innovations

Developing new methodologies, tools, program updates and other innovations to enable the VCS and other Verra programs meet emerging needs and opportunities.

$6.8Mprogram expense
03

Plastics Waste Reduction Program

The Plastic Waste Reduction Program (Plastic Program) provides the means for consistent accounting, independent auditing and crediting of new or scaled-up waste collection and recycling projects.

$458Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $508K · 2020–2022
Rainforest Alliance INCNY · FY2022$84,066
Rainforest Alliance INCNY · FY2021$227,270
Rainforest Alliance INCNY · FY2020$196,459

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$32.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$31.4M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$493K
Investment incomeLn 3$490K
Money outPt IX
$26.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$18.1M
Managementcol C$8.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$52.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$53.4M
Total assetsLn 16$57.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$493K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$31.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$490K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$14
Total revenueLn 12$32.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$652K
SavingsLn 2$52.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$53.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$474K
Other assetsLn 15$533K
Total assetsLn 16$57.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.1M
Net assetsLn 32$52.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 568
VolunteersI 6193
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$47.6M$53.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$583K$474K
Total assetsLn 16$50.5M$57.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.0M$5.1M
Net assetsLn 32$46.5M$52.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$84K$84K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$84K$84K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.6M$835K$728K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9.1M$4.9M$4.2M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$471K$272K$199K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.8M$1.0M$749K
Payroll taxesLn 10$464K$265K$199K
Legal feesLn 11b$991K$6K$985K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6.2M$5.0M$1.3M
Office expensesLn 13$2.2M$7K$2.2M
Information technologyLn 14$355K$229K$126K
OccupancyLn 16$252K$252K
TravelLn 17$921K$159K$762K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$690K$16K$674K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$268K$268K
InsuranceLn 23$151K$151K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$658K$5.3M−$4.6M
Total functional expensesLn 25$26.3M$18.1M$8.2M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $30.6M$31.6M−$957K$23.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $27.8M$47.1M−$19.4M$24.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $29.8M$39.1M−$9.3M$43.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $32.4M$26.3M$6.2M$52.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $40.5M$17.6M$22.9M$46.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $20.8M$9.8M$11.0M$23.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $32,424,242 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,522,332$492,748
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $38,956,641$31,441,144
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $26,486$490,350
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $40,505,459$32,424,242
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $564,490$167,823
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $8,413,161$13,343,901
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $8,612,113$12,745,365
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $17,589,764$26,257,089
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $22,915,695$6,167,153
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $32,424,242 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$492,748
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$492,748
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $31,441,144$31,441,144
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $490,364$490,364
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$14−$14
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $31,441,144 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $490,350$32,424,242
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $26,257,089 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $84,066$84,066
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $83,757$83,757
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $835,317 · Management $727,708$1,563,025
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,885,926 · Management $4,201,039$9,086,965
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $271,691 · Management $199,318$471,009
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,009,812 · Management $749,188$1,759,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $265,183 · Management $198,719$463,902
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $6,040 · Management $984,885$990,925
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,489$16,489
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,959,462 · Management $1,278,633$6,238,095
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,196 · Management $2,196,843$2,204,039
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $229,450 · Management $125,706$355,156
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $252,158$252,158
IX-17 TravelPrograms $159,061 · Management $762,354$921,415
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $15,886 · Management $674,472$690,358
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $267,998$267,998
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $150,858$150,858
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,255,681 · Management −$4,597,807$657,874
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $18,068,528 · Management $8,188,561 · Fundraising $0$26,257,089
Part X · Balance sheet $57,769,889 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,972,523$651,626
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $45,597,825$52,761,284
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $776,933$2,203,476
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $836,476$1,146,673
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $582,579$473,904
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $146,927$532,926
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $50,492,463$57,769,889
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,705,083$4,498,371
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $4,816$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $282,236$604,037
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,992,135$5,102,408
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $46,500,328$52,667,481
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $46,500,328$52,667,481
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $50,492,463$57,769,889
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $52,667,481 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$32,424,242
XI-2 Total expenses$26,257,089
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$6,167,153
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$46,500,328
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$52,667,481

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