2024-01-29T10:35:55-05:00 2023-10-31 400020360 SONGIN LUDERMAN MACIEJEWSKI CPAS 8612 MAIN STREET WILLIAMSVILLE NY 142217455 990 2022-11-01 812799002 WESTERN NEW YORK SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE LTD WEST 7163926423 95 FRANKLIN ST BUFFALO NY 14202 WHITNEY SKEANS PRESIDENT 7163926423 2023-01-12 true STEPHANIE TISDALE XXX-XX-XXXX true JASON R MACIEJEWSKI CPA CVA CGMA P01256111 7166300600 2024-01-18 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z WHITNEY SKEANS 95 FRANKLIN ST BUFFALO NY 14202 247222 false X WNYSUSTAINABLEBUSINESS.ORG X 2014 NY BY LEVERAGING THE COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE OF A DIVERSE BUSINESS POOL, SBR OFFERS MEMBERS PRACTICAL ADVISE, INSPIRATION, AND ACCESS TO TOOLS THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED TO REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT WHILE ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GAIN AND RISK REDUCTION. 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OUR ANNUAL MARQUE EVENT, THE SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS SUMMIT, WAS HOSTED AT THE WAYLAND BREWING COMPANY AND ATTRACTED CLOSE TO 180 ATTENDEES REPRESENTING 75 BUSINESSES IN WNY. IT ALSO ENGAGED 18 SPEAKERS, AND SHOWCASED 14 LOCAL VENDORS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SMALL MWBES. WE ALSO UNVEILED A NEW LINE OF PROGRAMMING CALLED SMALL ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS. THESE EVENTS WILL BE OFFERED ONLY TO MEMBER BUSINESSES AND WILL CREATE SMALL, ENGAGING, DISCUSSION-BASED EVENTS LED BY A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT ALLOWING MEMBERS TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES AND LEARN FROM EACH OTHER. WE CONDUCTED A PILOT EVENT IN THE SPRING AND RAN OUR FIRST OFFICIAL ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION IN AUGUST, FOCUSING ON REDUCING THE COMPANY'S ELECTRIC CARBON FOOTPRINT. THE SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE'S RECOGNITION PROGRAM IS A CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM STRUCTURED TO HELP BUSINESSES REACH ACHIEVABLE SUSTAINABILITY TARGETS. BUILT WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF BRONZE, SILVER, GOLD AND PLATINUM LEVELS, THE APPLICATION BOTH GUIDES AND RECOGNIZES SBR MEMBER BUSINESSES AS THEY IMPLEMENT AND MAINTAIN SYSTEMS OF SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS PRACTICES. THE RECOGNITION PROGRAM'S REQUIREMENTS ENCOURAGE COMPANIES TO IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE SUSTAINABILITY PLAN. THIS INCLUDES SYSTEMATIC BENCHMARKING, IDENTIFICATION OF FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY OPPORTUNITIES, AND QUANTIFICATION OF RESULTS WHEN IMPROVEMENTS ARE PUT INTO PLACE. THE 2023 RECOGNITION PROGRAM RECEIVED AND SCORED A TOTAL OF 14 APPLICATIONS RESULTING IN THREE COMPANIES AND ONE INDIVIDUAL RECOGNIZED IN SPECIFIC CATEGORIES: MOST INNOVATIVE SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT, COMMUNITY IMPACT AWARD AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHOICE AWARD. ADDITIONALLY, IN THE PAST YEAR ALONE, WE SAW 95% OF OUR MEMBERS, WHO SUBMITTED THEIR ANNUAL METRICS, ACHIEVE A BRONZE LEVEL OR HIGHER SUSTAINABILITY METRIC AWARD. THIS PAST YEAR SBR WAS AWARDED A GRANT FROM THE NEW YORK STATE POLLUTION PREVENTION INSTITUTE TO CREATE PROGRAMMING SPECIFICALLY ON INTEGRATING CIRCULAR ECONOMY COMPONENTS INTO MICRO AND SMALL BUSINESSES. THIS GRANT ALSO FOCUSES ON MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES (MWBE). WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH A BUSINESS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM WHO WORKS PREDOMINANTLY WITH THESE TYPES OF BUSINESSES TO REACH A LARGE, CONSISTENT AUDIENCE FOR THIS PROGRAMMING. WE HAVE ALSO BEGUN OUR SUBCONTRACTOR WITH THE NYSERDA CLEAN ENERGY PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM HAS CREATED HUBS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE TO ASSIST WITH THE JUST AND EQUITABLE TRANSITION TO CLEAN ENERGY. WE WORK WITH MANY LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ACHIEVE THIS MISSION, WITH SBR FOCUSING AGAIN ON EDUCATING MICRO, SMALL, AND MWBES. THIS FUNDING HAS ALLOWED US TO EXPAND AND BRING ON A PART-TIME COMMUNICATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR, WHO GREATLY ENHANCES SBR'S CAPACITY AND AMPLIFICATION OF OUR MESSAGE. 176207 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 0 0 false 0 false false false false false false false false X 11 0 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true false false false false X ALEXANDRA HOLLAND PH D 7163926423 95 FRANKLIN ST BUFFALO NY 14202 X WHITNEY SKEANS PRESIDENT X X 0 0 0 PATRICK GORAJ VICE PRESIDE X X 0 0 0 SARAH HERBST TREASURER X X 0 0 0 JAMIE HAMANN-BURNEY SECRETARY X X 0 0 0 RYAN MCPHERSON DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 BONNIE LAWRENCE DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 FENNA MANDOLANG DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 AMANDA PIKE DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 BOBBIE THOMAN DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 ASA GUILLAMO DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 JENNIFER BRAZILL DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 false false false 30500 50000 5016 85516 GRANT REIMBURSEMENTS 93053 93053 ANNUAL SUMMIT 68653 68653 161706 247222 161706 70138 70138 54216 54216 3994 3994 11836 11836 975 975 14884 10298 4586 5646 5646 8357 655 7702 14847 14847 3951 3951 10499 10499 BANK AND MERCHANT CC FEES 626 626 NYS CHARITIES BUREAU 150 150 200119 176207 23912 0 134292 211277 32197 257 166489 211534 0 0 X 166489 211534 166489 211534 166489 211534 X 47103 -2058 X false false false X 65924 135929 60034 89583 85516 436986 65924 135929 60034 89583 85516 436986 436986 436986 239063 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION BY LEVERAGING THE COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE OF A DIVERSE BUSINESS POOL, SBR OFFERS MEMBERS PRACTICAL ADVISE, INSPIRATION, AND ACCESS TO TOOLS THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED TO REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT WHILE ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GAIN AND RISK REDUCTION. WE PROVIDE LEADERSHIP TO CREATE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE AND CONTRIBUTION TO A THRIVING, SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR THE WESTERN NEW YORK REGION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A SBR OFFERED 10 EDUCATIONAL, CENTERED AROUND THE 2023 EDUCATIONAL CALENDAR SEMESTER THEMES: CLIMATE CHANGE, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, FOOD EQUITY, AND ENERGY, AS WELL AS NETWORKING EVENTS, AND A SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS SUMMIT. THE EVENTS ATTRACTED ROUGHLY 614 ATTENDEES IN TOTAL. OUR ANNUAL MARQUE EVENT, THE SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS SUMMIT, WAS HOSTED AT THE WAYLAND BREWING COMPANY AND ATTRACTED CLOSE TO 180 ATTENDEES REPRESENTING 75 BUSINESSES IN WNY. IT ALSO ENGAGED 18 SPEAKERS, AND SHOWCASED 14 LOCAL VENDORS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SMALL MWBES. WE ALSO UNVEILED A NEW LINE OF PROGRAMMING CALLED SMALL ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS. THESE EVENTS WILL BE OFFERED ONLY TO MEMBER BUSINESSES AND WILL CREATE SMALL, ENGAGING, DISCUSSION-BASED EVENTS LED BY A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT ALLOWING MEMBERS TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES AND LEARN FROM EACH OTHER. WE CONDUCTED A PILOT EVENT IN THE SPRING AND RAN OUR FIRST OFFICIAL ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION IN AUGUST, FOCUSING ON REDUCING THE COMPANY'S ELECTRIC CARBON FOOTPRINT. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B THE SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE'S RECOGNITION PROGRAM IS A CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM STRUCTURED TO HELP BUSINESSES REACH ACHIEVABLE SUSTAINABILITY TARGETS. BUILT WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF BRONZE, SILVER, GOLD AND PLATINUM LEVELS, THE APPLICATION BOTH GUIDES AND RECOGNIZES SBR MEMBER BUSINESSES AS THEY IMPLEMENT AND MAINTAIN SYSTEMS OF SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS PRACTICES. THE RECOGNITION PROGRAM'S REQUIREMENTS ENCOURAGE COMPANIES TO IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE SUSTAINABILITY PLAN. THIS INCLUDES SYSTEMATIC BENCHMARKING, IDENTIFICATION OF FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY OPPORTUNITIES, AND QUANTIFICATION OF RESULTS WHEN IMPROVEMENTS ARE PUT INTO PLACE. THE 2023 RECOGNITION PROGRAM RECEIVED AND SCORED A TOTAL OF 14 APPLICATIONS RESULTING IN THREE COMPANIES AND ONE INDIVIDUAL RECOGNIZED IN SPECIFIC CATEGORIES: MOST INNOVATIVE SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT, COMMUNITY IMPACT AWARD AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHOICE AWARD. ADDITIONALLY, IN THE PAST YEAR ALONE, WE SAW 95% OF OUR MEMBERS, WHO SUBMITTED THEIR ANNUAL METRICS, ACHIEVE A BRONZE LEVEL OR HIGHER SUSTAINABILITY METRIC AWARD. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C THIS PAST YEAR SBR WAS AWARDED A GRANT FROM THE NEW YORK STATE POLLUTION PREVENTION INSTITUTE TO CREATE PROGRAMMING SPECIFICALLY ON INTEGRATING CIRCULAR ECONOMY COMPONENTS INTO MICRO AND SMALL BUSINESSES. THIS GRANT ALSO FOCUSES ON MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES (MWBE). WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH A BUSINESS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM WHO WORKS PREDOMINANTLY WITH THESE TYPES OF BUSINESSES TO REACH A LARGE, CONSISTENT AUDIENCE FOR THIS PROGRAMMING. WE HAVE ALSO BEGUN OUR SUBCONTRACTOR WITH THE NYSERDA CLEAN ENERGY PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM HAS CREATED HUBS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE TO ASSIST WITH THE JUST AND EQUITABLE TRANSITION TO CLEAN ENERGY. WE WORK WITH MANY LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ACHIEVE THIS MISSION, WITH SBR FOCUSING AGAIN ON EDUCATING MICRO, SMALL, AND MWBES. THIS FUNDING HAS ALLOWED US TO EXPAND AND BRING ON A PART-TIME COMMUNICATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR, WHO GREATLY ENHANCES SBR'S CAPACITY AND AMPLIFICATION OF OUR MESSAGE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ANNUAL DISCLOSURE FORM REQUIRED TO BE COMPLETED FOR ALL OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 PPA CORRECTION OF OLD ACCTS REC -2,058