Nonprofit · EIN 26-0554688
GREENHOUSE GAS EXPERTS NETWORK INC
Tax-exempt · SEATTLE, WA 98117
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $4,128,241 | $3,753,145 | $375,096 | $3,910,897 | $788,474 | $3,122,423 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $3,504,257 | $3,064,872 | $439,385 | $3,229,024 | $481,697 | $2,747,327 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $3,018,272 | $2,666,612 | $351,660 | $2,800,979 | $493,037 | $2,307,942 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 (amended) | $3,363,370 | $3,216,103 | $147,267 | $2,226,344 | $270,062 | $1,956,282 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $353,749
- of which government grants
- $2,323
- Program service revenue
- $3,713,331
- Investment income
- $61,161
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $209,316
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,360,110
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,754,050
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $8,427
- Accounting fees
- $73,638
- Occupancy
- $49,200
- Travel
- $245,281
- Depreciation
- $5,961
- Program services (functional)
- $2,821,634
- Management and general (functional)
- $893,711
- Fundraising (functional)
- $37,800
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,229,024
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,910,897
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $788,474
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,122,423
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,122,423
- Gross receipts
- $4,128,241
- Employees
- 10
- Year formed
- 2007
- State of legal domicile
- MD
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL GILLENWATER | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $184,732 | $24,584 |
| KERI ENRIGHT-KATO | MANAGING DIR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $165,219 | $21,190 |
| MOLLY WHITE | EDUCATION DI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $143,694 | $24,678 |
| OLGA LYANDRES | SR PROJECT M Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,616 | $4,465 |
| KATHRYN BICKEL GOLDMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $69,138 | $0 |
| MIKE BESS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 15 | $52,514 | $0 |
| RALPH STREBEL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $8,427 | $0 |
| KAI UWE BARANI SCHMIDT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG EBERT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXA KLEYSTEUBER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DARIUS NASSIRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAITLIN SPARKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUEANNA HAYNES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL GILLENWATER | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $183,797 | $23,458 |
| KERI ENRIGHT-KATO | MANAGING DIR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $159,607 | $19,533 |
| MOLLY WHITE | EDUCATION DI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,601 | $22,792 |
| OLGA LYANDRES | SR PROJECT M Highest-paid employee | 40 | $104,956 | $4,198 |
| MIKE BESS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $42,924 | $0 |
| KATHRYN BICKEL GOLDMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $20,176 | $0 |
| RALPH STREBEL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAI UWE BARANI SCHMIDT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG EBERT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXA KLEYSTEUBER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DARIUS NASSIRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAITLIN SPARKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUEANNA HAYNES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL GILLENWATER | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $180,228 | $13,609 |
| WILEY BARBOUR | SENIOR PROJE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $145,297 | $31,804 |
| KERI ENRIGHT-KATO | MANAGING DIR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $154,066 | $18,523 |
| MOLLY WHITE | EDUCATION DI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $133,977 | $21,541 |
| DANIELLE VAUGHAN | DIRECTOR OPE Officer | 40 | $137,783 | $5,444 |
| RALPH STREBEL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAI UWE BARANI SCHMIDT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHRYN BICKEL GOLDMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE BESS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG EBERT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXA KLEYSTEUBER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DARIUS NASSIRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAITLIN SPARKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUEANNA HAYNES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL GILLENWATER | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $176,121 | $9,640 |
| WILEY BARBOUR | SENIOR PROJE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $144,430 | $30,014 |
| KERI ENRIGHT-KATO | MANAGING DIR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $149,658 | $17,664 |
| MOLLY WHITE | EDUCATION DI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,664 | $20,595 |
| DANIELLE VAUGHAN | DIRECTOR OPE Officer | 40 | $129,171 | $5,167 |
| MIKE BESS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $80,817 | $0 |
| KATHRYN BICKEL GOLDMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $13,090 | $0 |
| RALPH STREBEL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAI UWE BARANI SCHMIDT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG EBERT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXA KLEYSTEUBER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DARIUS NASSIRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAITLIN SPARKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUEANNA HAYNES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 9231 VIEW AVE NW, SEATTLE, WA 98117-2656
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- MICHAEL GILLENWATER, 9231 VIEW AVE NW, SEATTLE, WA 98117
- Signed the 990
- MICHAEL GILLENWATER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (202) 350-9047
- Website
- WWW.GHGINSTITUTE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- TAYLOR ROTH AND COMPANY
Mission
TO ENABLE MEANINGFUL CLIMATE ACTION BY GOVERNMENTS, CORPORATIONS, AND ORGANIZATIONS BY GROWING AND SUPPORTING A GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF EXPERTS AND INSTITUTIONS WITH THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN MEASURING, REPORTING, VERIFYING, ACCOUNTING FOR, AND MANAGING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.
Program accomplishments
- GHGMI STRENGTHENS THE GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION FIELD BY TRAINING, CERTIFYING, AND SUPPORTING GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) PROFESSIONALS - THE EXPERTS WHO MEASURE, ACCOUNT FOR, AUDIT, AND MANAGE GHG EMISSIONS ACROSS INDUSTRIES WORLDWIDE. THESE PROFESSIONALS ENSURE THAT CLIMATE POLICIES, MARKET MECHANISMS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS ARE EFFECTIVE AND CREDIBLE. WITH DEEP EXPERTISE IN GHG MANAGEMENT, INTERNATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING, AND PEDAGOGY, GHGMI HAS DELIVERED TRAINING FOR GOVERNMENTS AND MAJOR CLIMATE INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING THE UNFCCC SECRETARIAT, USAID, THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, RGGI, AND THE WORLD BANK. TO DATE, WE HAVE TRAINED OVER 9,000 PROFESSIONALS IN 190 COUNTRIES, REPRESENTING OVER 30% OF THE UNFCCC'S OFFICIAL EXPERT ROSTER. ----- MORE DETAIL ON SCHEDULE O -----Expenses $2,821,634 · revenue $3,713,331
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-0554688
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2008
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,910,897
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,128,241
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $4,128,241 | $3,753,145 | $3,910,897 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,504,257 | $3,064,872 | $3,229,024 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,018,272 | $2,666,612 | $2,800,979 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,363,370 | $3,216,103 | $2,226,344 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 26-0554688).
Questions about GREENHOUSE GAS EXPERTS NETWORK INC
- What is the EIN of GREENHOUSE GAS EXPERTS NETWORK INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GREENHOUSE GAS EXPERTS NETWORK INC is 26-0554688.
- Is GREENHOUSE GAS EXPERTS NETWORK INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2008.
- Are donations to GREENHOUSE GAS EXPERTS NETWORK INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GREENHOUSE GAS EXPERTS NETWORK INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of GREENHOUSE GAS EXPERTS NETWORK INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GREENHOUSE GAS EXPERTS NETWORK INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of GREENHOUSE GAS EXPERTS NETWORK INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MICHAEL GILLENWATER.
- Who are the officers and directors of GREENHOUSE GAS EXPERTS NETWORK INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $184,732 (MICHAEL GILLENWATER, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does GREENHOUSE GAS EXPERTS NETWORK INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,128,241, expenses of $3,753,145 and total assets of $3,910,897 at year end.
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