Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1997.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
12 people listed on the 990; $116K paid to officers and key staff.
Kate Harris’s $104K as Gen Secretariat is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community development 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kate Harris | $104,000 | $98,089 | $96,333 | — |
| Linda Chipperfield | — | — | — | $97,000 |
| Bjorn-Erik Lonn | — | — | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| Hiroyuki Kobayashi | $12,000 | — | — | — |
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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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
Promotes and develops eco-labels to help protect the environment.
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Internal Cooperation
- inaugurated the americas SECRETARIAT.- managed, undertook and promoted the genices peer review (audit) PROCESS.- hosted annual general meeting held in india in october, 2024.- welcomed a new associate member and a new affiliate MEMBER.- enhanced mutual recognition agreement (mra) between member organizations.
Strategic Networking and Outreach
- supported emerging ecolabels in latin america, southeast ASIA.- conducted consultations on the common core criteria and the genices scheme rules and audit CHECKLIST.- supported for ISO/STANDARD work including ISO14024.- collaborated with like-minded organizations (E.G., united nations environment programme (unep), giz, iso, iec…
Promotion
- celebrated the world ecolabel day on october 10, 2024.- issued gen newsletters and annual REPORT.- utilized social network services.
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $451K | $441K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $534K | $531K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $16K | $19K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $518K | $512K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $116K | $89K | $27K | |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $876 | $876 | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $4K | $4K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $48K | $48K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $8K | $5K | $3K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $31K | $12K | $19K | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $22K | $22K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $8K | $8K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $240K | $176K | $64K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 20, 2025 | $253K | $240K | $13K | $512K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 | $276K | $285K | −$9K | $518K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2023 | $282K | $218K | $63K | $528K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | Not on file | ||||
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 18, 2021 | $243K | $199K | $45K | $421K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $253,446 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 10 of 12 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $253,446 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $240,304 across 9 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $530,885 assets, 9 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $512,122 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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