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Green Restaurant Association FY2020 filing

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Boston, MA501(c)(3)Environment EIN 52-2247891Revenue $616K in FY2020

On file with the IRSdinegreen.com6 Liberty Sq 6077, 02109-5800 · Boston, MATax-exempt since Oct 2001Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Facilitate the restaurant industry to achieve ecological sustainability regarding energy, water, waste, packaging, chemicals, building, and food. This is performed via education, green audits, certification, and environmental consulting to restaurants, manufacturers, distributors, and consumers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$175K 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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FY2020 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $177K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$175K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $28
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$616K
Spent
$731K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$372K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$616K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$616K
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$767K
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$784K
Expenses
$731K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$731K
FY2021$676K
FY2022$719K
FY2023$852K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$5.5M
Net assets
$372K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$372K
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$4.4M
FY2025$6K

From the FY2020 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 Oct 2001.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $731K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $175K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$175,008Pt VII · Sec A
Adam Berman
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Anne Marx
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Craig Dunn
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joel Trachtenberg
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Craig Parks
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Oshman’s $287K as President is at the 100th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Oshman$287,083$248,750$218,958$194,167$175,008$175,008
Ben Prentice$131,750—————
Jared Dunstan$118,547—————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps restaurants become eco-friendly through education, audits, and consulting.

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3 programs · $731K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Restaurants

Hundreds of restaurants that are signed up to become more environmentally sustainable. Certified Green Restaurants(R) now in over 46 states. Over 20,000 environmental steps on record, vetted by the GRA.

$653Kprogram expense
02

Vendors

Scores of vendors, representing hundreds of products and thousands of restaurants. Green Products, Green Distributors, Green Services Programs. Vetted against the Green Restaurant Association Environmental Standards.

$58Kprogram expense
03

Education

Sent Hundreds of Thousands of Green Restaurant News and social media to restaurants and consumers all around the country. Gave speeches and lectures, including KeyNote Speach at NY Restaurant Show. Complete Introduced Green Employee Accredidation. Provided free Green Products Guides to tens of thousands of restaurant trade show attendees.

$20Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$28
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$28

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$616K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$616K
Money outPt IX
$731K
Ln 25
Programscol B$731K
Owns and owesPt X
$372K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$372K
Total assetsLn 16$372K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$616K
Total revenueLn 12$616K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$372K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$372K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$372K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$372K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$488K$372K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$488K$372K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$488K$372K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$175K$175K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$367K$367K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$73K$73K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$15K
Information technologyLn 14$20K$20K
OccupancyLn 16$60K$60K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$731K$731K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $784K$5.5M−$4.7M$6K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$1.1M$396K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$852K$611K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $767K$719K$48K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.4M$676K$2.7M$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $616K$731K−$116K$372K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $615,535 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $804,601$615,535
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $804,601$615,535
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 $600,842$627,836
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $119,666$103,378
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $720,508$731,214
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $84,093−$115,679
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $615,535 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $615,535 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$615,535
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $615,535 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$615,535
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $731,214 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $175,008 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$175,008
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $366,598$366,598
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,000$13,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $73,230$73,230
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,000$15,000
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $20,243$20,243
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $59,570$59,570
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,550$5,550
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,015$3,015
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $731,214 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$731,214
Part X · Balance sheet $372,374 assets, 19 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $488,053$372,374
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $488,053$372,374
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $488,053$372,374
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $488,053$372,374
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $372,374 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$615,535
XI-2 Total expenses$731,214
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$115,679
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$488,053
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$372,374

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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