Nonprofit · EIN 27-3473341
SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS EDUCATION INITIATIVE INC
Tax-exempt · PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $851,959 | $792,229 | $59,730 | $318,319 | $18,508 | $299,811 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $689,968 | $866,827 | -$176,859 | $282,013 | $41,932 | $240,081 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $831,958 | $735,680 | $96,278 | $534,730 | $117,790 | $416,940 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $787,985
- of which government grants
- $105,000
- Program service revenue
- $61,737
- Investment income
- -$12,737
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$13,295
- Other revenue
- $14,974
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $287,500
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $100,789
- Other salaries and wages
- $165,575
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $288,846
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $4,895
- Accounting fees
- $34,600
- Occupancy
- $59,048
- Travel
- $725
- Depreciation
- $7,693
- Program services (functional)
- $529,054
- Management and general (functional)
- $184,027
- Fundraising (functional)
- $79,148
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $282,013
- Total assets, end of year
- $318,319
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $18,508
- Net assets, end of year
- $299,811
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $260,124
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $39,687
- Gross receipts
- $899,556
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 15
- Year formed
- 2010
- State of legal domicile
- PA
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEVI RAMKISSOON | (FORMER ED) Officer | 40 | $105,265 |
| ZORAIDA CORDERO | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $16,356 |
| NIMA ETEMADI | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JENN RICHEY NICHOLAS | DEVELOP COM. Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALISA SHARGORODSKY | GOVERNANCE & Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARSHA LEVELL | GOV CHAIR, E Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BO ZHAO | FINANCE & EQ Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRIA GEORGE | DEVELOP & EQ Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JESSICA HARTLEY | DEV CHAIR, S Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOSEPH PELUSI | GOVERNANCE & Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOSEPH MARTINEZ | FINANCE, DEV Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MELISSA GILBERT | GOVERNANCE & Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CARMEL DEANE | FINANCE DEVE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STANFORD PONSON | GOVERNANCE, Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TOM PALUSZYNSKI | DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEVI RAMKISSOON | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $97,983 |
| NIMA ETEMADI | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| REBECCA DAVIES | CO-CHAIR&FIN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JENN RICHEY NICHOLAS | SECRETARY&DE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TESS HART | EQUITY COMM Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHANDOR SZALAY | GOVERNANCE C Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALISA SHARGORODSKY | GOVERNANCE & Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARSHA LEVELL | GOV CHAIR, E Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHINY MARINA MATHEW | GOVERNANCE & Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEVEN CHINTAMAN | GOVERNANCE C Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BO ZHAO | FINANCE & EQ Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DIANE WILDE OLCOTT | DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JESSICA HARTLEY | GOVERNANCE & Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRIA GEORGE | DEVELOP & EQ Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEVI RAMKISSOON | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $90,932 |
| NIMA ETEMADI | CHAIR AND TR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| REBECCA DAVIES | FINANCE COMM Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NOAH GLASSMAN | DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JENN RICHEY NICHOLAS | DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL DEVUONO | GOVERNANCE C Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TESS HART | EQUITY COMMI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHANDOR SZALAY | GOVERNANCE C Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 50 S 16TH ST SUITE 1800, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102-2516
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- NIMA ETEMADI, 50 SOUTH 16TH STREET SUITE 1800, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102
- Signed the 990
- ZORAIDA CORDERO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (215) 922-7400
- Website
- WWW.SBNPHILADELPHIA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BEE BERGVALL & CO
Mission
THE MISSION OF SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS NETWORK IS TO BUILD A JUST, GREEN, AND THRIVING ECONOMY IN THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA REGION. THE ORGANIZATION ACCOMPLISHES THIS BY EDUCATING AND GROWING A BROAD BASE OF LOCAL, INDEPENDENT BUSINESS AND EDUCATING POLICYMAKERS AND THE PUBLIC.
Program accomplishments
- SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS SERVICES AND SPECIAL PROJECTS: THE SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS NETWORK OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA (SBN) IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT HAS BEEN SERVING THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA REGION FOR OVER 25 YEARS, WITH A MISSION TO BUILD A JUST, GREEN, AND THRIVING ECONOMY BY ADVANCING SUSTAINABILITY, EQUITY, AND OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL AND REGIONAL BUSINESSES, COMMUNITIES, AND THE ENVIRONMENT. GUIDED BY THE TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE FRAMEWORK OF PEOPLE, PLANET, AND PROSPERITY, SBN DELIVERS PROGRAMMING ACROSS THREE PILLARS, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, BUSINESS GROWTH & STABILITY, AND PEOPLE, COMMUNITY & PROSPERITY, THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITY, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING.Expenses $453,645 · grants $287,500 · revenue $75,909
- MEMBERSHIP SERVICES: SBN OFFERS A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS TO MEMBERS AND THE BROADER LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SBN CONNECTS MEMBERS WITH EACH OTHER, AS WELL AS DECISION MAKERS, TO EXCHANGE LEARNING AND BEST PRACTICES, BOND OVER COMMONALITIES, AND DISCUSS HOW POLICIES AND PROCESSES COULD BETTER SUPPORT THE LOCAL IMPACT ECONOMY. SBN ALSO PROMOTES ITS MEMBERS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF ITS NETWORK, AS WELL AS THE STRENGTHS OF THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE PRACTICES. SBN ADVOCATES ON MEMBERS' BEHALF THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO ENSURE THAT LOCAL, INDEPENDENTLY-OWNED, AND SOCIALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE BUSINESSES ARE FULLY SUPPORTED TO START, GROW, AND THRIVE.Expenses $75,409 · revenue $34,453
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-3473341
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2010
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B90)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $318,319
- Income (IRS master file)
- $899,556
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $851,959 | $792,229 | $318,319 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $689,968 | $866,827 | $282,013 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $831,958 | $735,680 | $534,730 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $161,751 | $493,025 | $353,016 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 27-3473341).
Questions about SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS EDUCATION INITIATIVE INC
- What is the EIN of SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS EDUCATION INITIATIVE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS EDUCATION INITIATIVE INC is 27-3473341.
- Is SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS EDUCATION INITIATIVE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2010.
- Are donations to SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS EDUCATION INITIATIVE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS EDUCATION INITIATIVE 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 SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS EDUCATION INITIATIVE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS EDUCATION INITIATIVE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS EDUCATION INITIATIVE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names NIMA ETEMADI.
- Who are the officers and directors of SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS EDUCATION INITIATIVE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $105,265 (DEVI RAMKISSOON, (FORMER ED)).
- How much revenue does SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS EDUCATION INITIATIVE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $851,959, expenses of $792,229 and total assets of $318,319 at year end.
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