GREEN BUSINESS CERTIFICATION INC

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2007

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

PETER TEMPLETON

Phone

8007951747

Tax Period

2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

GREEN BUSINESS CERTIFICATION INC, founded in 2007, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Community Improvement sector that reported $57.6M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue grew 19% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion. Expenses of $52.6M left a modest 9% surplus.

Mission

GREEN BUSINESS CERTIFICATION INC. (GBCI) IS THE PREMIER ORGANIZATION INDEPENDENTLY RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCE IN GREEN BUSINESS INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE AND PRACTICE GLOBALLY. THROUGH RIGOROUS CERTIFICATION AND CREDENTIALING STANDARDS, GBCI DRIVES (SEE SCHEDULE O)ADOPTION OF GREEN BUSINESS PRACTICES, WHICH FOSTERS GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS AND ENHANCES ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE AND HUMAN HEALTH BENEFITS.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

LEED CERTIFICATION - GBCI ADMINISTERS THE LEED CERTIFICATION PROGRAM, PERFORMING THIRD-PARTY TECHNICAL REVIEWS AND VERIFICATION OF REGISTERED PROJECTS TO DETERMINE IF THEY HAVE MET THE STANDARDS SET FORTH BY THE LEED GREEN BUILDING RATING SYSTEM. LEED, OR LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, IS THE MOST WIDELY USED GREEN BUILDING RATING SYSTEM IN THE WORLD AND AN INTERNATIONAL SYMBOL OF EXCELLENCE IN GREEN BUILDING. DEVELOPED BY THE U.S. GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL (USGBC), LEED PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK FOR HEALTHY, EFFICIENT AND COST-SAVING GREEN BUILDINGS. LEED CERTIFICATION IA A GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED SYMBOL OF SUSTAINABILITY ACHIEVEMENT AND LEADERSHIP.

Program 2

LEED CREDENTIALING - GBCI CREDENTIALS CONSIST OF COMPETENCY EXAMS AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS. THE EXAMS ARE CONSTRUCTED USING RIGOROUS TEST DEVELOPMENT BEST PRACTICES TO ASSESS WHETHER WORKING...

LEED CREDENTIALING - GBCI CREDENTIALS CONSIST OF COMPETENCY EXAMS AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS. THE EXAMS ARE CONSTRUCTED USING RIGOROUS TEST DEVELOPMENT BEST PRACTICES TO ASSESS WHETHER WORKING PROFESSIONALS HAVE THE MINIMUM COMPETENCIES TO PERFORM THEIR JOBS. GBCI CREDENTIALS REQUIRE ONGOING MAINTENANCE TO ENCOURAGE CREDENTIALED PROFESSIONALS TO PARTICIPATE IN LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT DEMONSTRATE CONTINUED COMPETENCY AND UP-TO-DATE INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE. GBCI DEVELOPS AND ADMINISTERS THE ISO/IEC 17024 ACCREDITED LEED PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIAL EXAMS, WHICH INCLUDE THE LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE AND LEED AP WITH SPECIALTY CREDENTIALS, THE SITES AP, THE SUSTAINABILITY EXCELLENCE CREDENTIALS, AND THE URBAN GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY SPECIALIST CREDENTIAL. GBCI ALSO ADMINISTERS THE TRUE ADVISOR CERTIFICATE PROGRAM.

Program 3

WELL - GBCI SUPPORTS THE DELIVERY OF IWBI'S WELL BUILDING STANDARD, AN EVIDENCE-BASED STANDARD, WHICH SETS PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS IN TEN CATEGORIES: AIR, WATER, NOURISHMENT, LIGHT, FITNESS...

WELL - GBCI SUPPORTS THE DELIVERY OF IWBI'S WELL BUILDING STANDARD, AN EVIDENCE-BASED STANDARD, WHICH SETS PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS IN TEN CATEGORIES: AIR, WATER, NOURISHMENT, LIGHT, FITNESS, COMFORT, MIND, SOUND, MATERIALS, AND COMMUNITY. CERTIFICATION ALLOWS BUILDING OWNERS AND EMPLOYERS TO KNOW THAT THEIR SPACE IS PERFORMING RELATED TO HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OCCUPANTS. GBCI SUPPORTS THE ADVANCEMENT OF WELL BY PROVIDING CERTIFICATION MANAGEMENT AND DELIVERY SERVICES FOR WELL CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS. WELL WAS PIONEERED BY DELOS AND IS MANAGED BY THE INTERNATIONAL WELL BUILDING INSTITUTE.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $0

Program Service Revenue $51,135,245

Investment Income $1,446,526

Other Revenue $5,000,014

TOTAL REVENUE $57,581,785

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $9,745,060

Fundraising Expenses $0

Other Expenses $42,887,610

TOTAL EXPENSES $52,632,670

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$57,581,785	$48,420,992	+0.2%
Expenses	$52,632,670	$44,265,454	+0.2%
Net Income	$4,949,115	$4,155,538	+0.2%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✓ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✗ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

N/A

Volunteers

126

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
DAVID WITEK	COO, ARC	40.00	Highest	$332,510	$32,885	$365,395
MICAH SILVEY	VICE PRESIDENT	40.00	Highest	$187,688	$26,609	$214,297
DROR KARNI	SENIOR DIRECTOR	40.00	Highest	$195,591	$17,012	$212,603
ABIGAIL HAMPSHIRE	PRINCIPAL ENGINEER	40.00	Highest	$185,891	$26,356	$212,247
KENNETH SIMPSON	VICE PRESIDENT	40.00	Highest	$185,621	$16,751	$202,372
SCOT HORST	FORMER SR. VICE PRESIDENT	0.00		$196,094	$0	$196,094
PETER TEMPLETON	PRESIDENT & CEO	40.00	Officer	$0	$0	$0
LISA REVITTE	CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	40.00	Officer	$0	$0	$0
JACQUELYN HENKE WOLFF	BOARD CHAIR	5.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
GEORGE BANDY	VICE CHAIR	5.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
BEAU ARMSTRONG	SECRETARY/TREASURER	5.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
JP FLAHERTY	DIRECTOR	3.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
YIANICE HERNANDEZ	DIRECTOR	3.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
SARA NEFF	DIRECTOR	3.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$57,581,785	$52,632,670	$105,369,274	$4,949,115
2022	$48,420,992	$44,265,454	$81,680,191	$4,155,538
2021	$44,270,395	$44,033,457	$85,505,548	$236,938
2021	$44,270,395	$44,033,457	$85,505,548	$236,938
2020	$93,058,090	$53,632,891	$82,712,891	$39,425,199
2020	$93,058,090	$53,632,891	$82,712,891	$39,425,199
2019	$43,784,688	$47,724,616	$38,257,881	$-3,939,928
2018	$47,547,257	$47,595,403	$35,943,142	$-48,146