Green Button Alliance INC

Raleigh, NCUnknown exempt organizationEIN 47-2861366Revenue $243K in FY2024

On file with the IRSgreenbuttonalliance.org176 Mine Lake Court Suite 100 · Raleigh, NC

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The Green Button Alliance is a non-profit to foster the development, compliance, and wide-spread adoption of the Green Button standard.

92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$68K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $70K a year · 25% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$68K
to officers and key staff · 31% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 31% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$500
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 11 voting members
Concern: none of 11 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$243K
-49% vs prior year
Spent
$220K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$336K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$243K
FY2024▼ -49%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$191K
FY2021$171K
FY2022$292K
FY2023$479K
FY2024$243K
Expenses
$220K
FY2024▼ -18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$162K
FY2021$143K
FY2022$231K
FY2023$270K
FY2024$220K
Net assets
$336K
FY2024▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$15K
FY2021$43K
FY2022$104K
FY2023$313K
FY2024$336K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $203K Management & general 8% · $17K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $68K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$68,141Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer & Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jeremy J Roberts$68,141$80,750$59,720$48,000$47,430

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

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

Programs and updates

Promotes and supports the Green Button standard for energy data.

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1 program · $203K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The green button initiative is an industry-led effort to provide electric, natural gas, and water customers with easy, standardized, and secure access to their usage data. Accomplishments for 2024 include the launching of our green button directory services to allow vendors, utilities, and end-users to find each other

$203Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$243K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$192K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$44K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$220K
Ln 25
Programscol B$203K
Managementcol C$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$336K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$245K
Total assetsLn 16$336K
LiabilitiesLn 26$500
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$192K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$44K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Total revenueLn 12$243K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$82K
SavingsLn 2$163K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$245K
Total assetsLn 16$336K
LiabilitiesLn 26$500
Net assetsLn 32$336K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$279K$245K
Total assetsLn 16$313K$336K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$500
Net assetsLn 32$313K$336K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$24$24
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$14K$14K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$188K$187K$449
Total functional expensesLn 25$220K$203K$17K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $243K$220K$23K$336K 990 PDF
FY2023 $479K$270K$209K$313K 990 PDF
FY2022 $292K$231K$61K$104K 990 PDF
FY2021 $171K$143K$28K$43K 990 PDF
FY2020 $191K$162K$28K$15K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $243,140 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $210,663$192,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $266,485$44,080
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,678$7,060
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $478,826$243,140
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 $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $269,914$220,083
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $269,914$220,083
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $208,912$23,057
Part VI · Governance 0 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $243,140 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$192,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$192,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $44,080$44,080
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $7,060$7,060
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $51,140 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$243,140
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $220,083 across 8 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $24$24
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,324$1,324
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $10,562$10,562
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $14,180$14,180
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,290$1,290
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $3,706$3,706
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,420$1,420
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $187,128 · Management $449$187,577
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $202,632 · Management $17,451 · Fundraising $0$220,083
Part X · Balance sheet $336,192 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $133,935$81,991
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $145,390$163,451
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $33,310$90,750
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $312,635$336,192
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $312,635$335,692
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $312,635$336,192
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $335,692 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$243,140
XI-2 Total expenses$220,083
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$23,057
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$312,635
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$335,692

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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