Green Built Alliance FY2020 filing

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Asheville, NC501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 56-2225428Revenue $751K in FY2020

On file with the IRSgreenbuilt.org1 Haywood St FL 4, 28801-2880 · Asheville, NCTax-exempt since Feb 2001Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Green Built Alliance is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to advance sustainability in the built environment through community education, measurable standards, and regional action.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$74K 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
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $70K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$74K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $167K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$751K
Spent
$784K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$373K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$751K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$751K
FY2021$986K
FY2022$685K
FY2023$949K
FY2024$697K
Expenses
$784K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$784K
FY2021$784K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$723K
Net assets
$373K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$373K
FY2021$598K
FY2022$237K
FY2023$93K
FY2024$67K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2001.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $671K Management & general 9% · $73K Fundraising 5% · $39K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $74K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$74,104Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jamie Wine’s $51K as Co-Director September 2024 is at the 32nd 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sam Ruark-Eastes—$85,274$86,750$84,990$74,104
Jamie Wine$51,368$60,133———
Amber Gilot$37,313$59,523———
Nicholette Baglio$10,000————

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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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

Promotes sustainable building through education, standards, and community action.

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3 programs · $671K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Education of the public and building professionals on energy efficiency and environmentally friendly building through workshops, educational directory with articles, newsletter, website, events and hotline.

$671Kprogram expense
02

The Green Built Alliance serves as an active member of the Energy Innovation Task Force. This partnership between the City of Asheville, Buncombe County, Duke Energy and local partners will reduce local demand for fossil fuels and build efficiency programs.

Pt IX · col B
03

2020 by the numbers: Website - 133,230 views Green Built Alliance Directory - 15,000 distributed Workshops - 5 conducted Homes Certified green built - 119

Pt IX · col B

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 5 funders$167K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $305K · 2020–2020

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$751K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$683K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$62K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$784K
Ln 25
Programscol B$671K
Managementcol C$73K
Fundraisingcol D$39K
Owns and owesPt X
$373K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$365K
Total assetsLn 16$377K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$683K
Government grantsLn 1e$175K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$62K
Investment incomeLn 3$246
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$751K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$319K
SavingsLn 2$47K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$365K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Total assetsLn 16$377K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$373K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$380K$365K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$411K$377K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$405K$373K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$305K$305K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$74K$48K$19K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$228K$163K$42K$23K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$20K$2K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$0$1K$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$43K$42K$2K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$5K$0$565
Office expensesLn 13$5K$3K$963$740
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$227$0
OccupancyLn 16$18K$15K$3K$0
TravelLn 17$6K$6K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K$293$0
InsuranceLn 23$8K$3K$3K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$59K$57K$0$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$784K$671K$73K$39K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $697K$723K−$26K$67K 990 PDF
FY2023 $949K$1.1M−$143K$93K 990 PDF
FY2022 $685K$1.0M−$349K$237K 990 PDF
FY2021 $986K$784K$202K$598K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $751K$784K−$33K$373K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $751,047 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $535,076$682,948
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $124,018$61,870
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $782$246
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $72,159$5,983
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $732,035$751,047
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$305,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $318,820$325,834
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $12,246$3,500
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $320,436$149,384
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $651,502$783,718
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $80,533−$32,671
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $751,047 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$137 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$63,397
VIII-1c Fundraising events$3,980
VIII-1e Government grants$175,210
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$440,361
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$682,948
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$61,870
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $246$246
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,120$6,120
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $61,733 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,366$751,047
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $783,718 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $305,000$305,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,167 · Management $18,526 · Fundraising $7,411$74,104
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $163,426 · Management $41,929 · Fundraising $22,817$228,172
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,024 · Management $2,356 · Fundraising $1,178$23,558
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,325 · Fundraising $0$1,325
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $3,500$3,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $41,854 · Management $1,631 · Fundraising $0$43,485
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,084 · Management $0 · Fundraising $565$5,649
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,421 · Management $963 · Fundraising $740$5,124
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,524 · Management $227 · Fundraising $0$1,751
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,291 · Management $2,699 · Fundraising $0$17,990
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,718 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,718
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,662 · Management $293 · Fundraising $0$1,955
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,131 · Management $3,131 · Fundraising $1,564$7,826
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $57,107 · Management $0 · Fundraising $1,454$58,561
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $671,409 · Management $73,080 · Fundraising $39,229$783,718
Part X · Balance sheet $377,109 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $333,395$318,742
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $46,393$46,639
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10,110$4,270
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $16,383$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,063$7,458
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $411,344$377,109
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,877$4,313
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,877$4,313
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $266,913$372,796
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $405,467$372,796
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $411,344$377,109
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $372,796 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$751,047
XI-2 Total expenses$783,718
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$32,671
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$405,467
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$372,796

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

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