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Nonprofit · EIN 47-1733460

AMERICAN CENTER FOR LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT

Also known as ACLCA

Tax-exempt · BETHESDA, MD 20824

Financials

$739K$711K2023$937K$875K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of AMERICAN CENTER FOR LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$936,969$875,146$61,823$328,149$11,528$316,621
December 31, 2023990$738,681$711,186$27,495$266,919$12,121$254,798
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$200,000
Program service revenue
$736,969
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$146,377
Other salaries and wages
$32,371
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$221,174
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$8,866
Depreciation
$330
Management and general (functional)
$146,377

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$266,919
Total assets, end of year
$328,149
Total liabilities, end of year
$11,528
Net assets, end of year
$316,621
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,211
Net assets without donor restrictions
$316,621
Gross receipts
$936,969
Employees
3
Year formed
2014
State of legal domicile
WA

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, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Deborah SteckelExecutive Dir.
Officer
40$146,377
Alison ConroyDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Sharon DubrowDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
William FlanaganDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Tom GloriaDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Troy HawkinsDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Eric TanDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Connie HenslerDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Ryan HessDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Josh KniefelDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Chris KofflerDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Nagapooja SeebaDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Thomas EtheridgeDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Maggie WildnauerDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Carrie PearsonDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
17 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Christopher RichardDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Kelly StumbaughDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Cheryl SmithDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Kuma SumathipalaDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Michele WallaceDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Xiaoying ZhouDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Jeff ZemanDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
John BeathDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Anju BorothDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Sarah CashmanDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Mandy MontazeriDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Eleazor ResurreccionDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Nick SanteroDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Anne SavereioeDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
William FlanaganChairman
Officer
2$0
Rich HellingTreasurer
Officer
2$0
Brandie SebastianSecretary
Officer
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 33 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Deborah SteckelExecutive Dir.
Officer
40$255,057
Alison ConroyDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Sharon DubrowDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
William FlanaganDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Tom GloriaDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Troy HawkinsDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Eric TanDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Connie HenslerDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Ryan HessDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Josh KniefelDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Chris KofflerDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Nagapooja SeebaDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Thomas EtheridgeDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Mike LevyDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Maggie WildnauerDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Carrie PearsonDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Christopher RichardDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Kelly StumbaughDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Cheryl SmithDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Kuma SumathipalaDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Michele WallaceDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Xiaoying ZhouDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Jeff ZemanDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
John BeathDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Anju BorothDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Sarah CashmanDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Mandy MontazeriDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Eleazor ResurreccionDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Nick SanteroDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Anne SavereioeDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
William FlanaganChairman
Officer
2$0
Rich HellingTreasurer
Officer
2$0
Brandie SebastianSecretary
Officer
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
6900 WISCONSIN AVE UNIT 30953, BETHESDA, MD 20824-7669
In care of
% DEBBIE STECKEL
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Deborah Steckel, 6900 Wisconsin Avenue 30953, Bethesda, MD 208159996
Signed the 990
Deborah Steckel, Executive Director
Phone
(202) 660-0337
Return prepared by
RICHARD A HALL PC

Mission

To advance the science and application of life cycle assessment (LCA) to build capacity, drive development and connect the LCA community to achieve environmental sustainability.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • LCA Annual Meeting. ACLCA hosts an annual meeting each year bringing together professionals from government, non-profits, academia and industry to learn about the latest research and work in life cycle assessment (LCA). Students also attend the meeting and there are activities and education opportunities specifically developed for their interests. The meeting includes pre-conference workshops, sessions and presentations of work by experts in the field. The meeting brings together all the stakeholders in the LCA community and focuses on the application of this work.ACLCA Membership provides organizations, individuals and students with a community to share their work, build capacity, access educational resources and stay up to date on the latest in LCA. ACLCA members participate on ACLCAs Committees: Education, Policy, Product Category Rule, Certification, Outreach, and Industry. Certifications from ACLCA allows those in the LCA field to demonstrate a level of expertise in LCA practice and a commitment to the ACLCA Code of Ethics. ACLCA created the LCACP, CLE and CLAR certifications and reviews and updates the exams and requirements on a yearly basis through its Certification Committee.
  • Environmental LCA of Design online event: The annual Environmental Life Cycle Assessment focuses on the most recent developments in Policy, Education, and Communications as they play out at the intersection and execution of Life Cycle Assessment and Design. Join us during this three-day online spring event. Interact with a growing international community of practitioners, working together to design and develop commercially viable interventions to improve the environmental profile of the industrial economy one product, one building, one infrastructure component at a time.
  • LCA Institute: LCA has traditionally been developed and applied to individual technologies with a focus on results normalized to each functional unit. In a world of climate targets and sweeping technological shifts, however, there is a need to assess environmental impacts at a larger scale looking at aggregate and cumulative emissions across technology fleets.
  • LCACP exam - certification: The LCACP Certification is a technical professional credential achieved by demonstrated experience and advanced knowledge in the field of LCA and a commitment to the ACLCA Code of Ethics. The LCACP is reserved for professionals with a combination of educational qualifications, years of direct work experience, and publication of critically reviewed ISO-conformant LCA studies.
  • Textbooks: Environmental Life Cycle Assessment
  • Break-Through Energy Grant Program - The Breakthrough Energy grant supports ACLCA's PCR Open Standard through increased awareness and understanding of the Open Standard, improved quality and consistency of assessments and data generated using the Standard, enhanced collaboration and networking among stakeholders, increased demand, and uptake of the Standard, and continuous improvement of the Standard. These outcomes are expected to contribute to the wider adoption and effective application of the Open Standard in promoting sustainability and addressing global challenges.

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
47-1733460
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
2024
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Environment (C01)
Assets (IRS master file)
$328,149
Income (IRS master file)
$936,969

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$936,969$875,146$328,149XML
990December 2023$738,681$711,186$266,919XML
990December 2022–––IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––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 47-1733460).

Questions about AMERICAN CENTER FOR LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT

What is the EIN of AMERICAN CENTER FOR LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT?
The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN CENTER FOR LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT is 47-1733460.
Is AMERICAN CENTER FOR LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 2024.
Are donations to AMERICAN CENTER FOR LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does AMERICAN CENTER FOR LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT 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 AMERICAN CENTER FOR LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did AMERICAN CENTER FOR LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN CENTER FOR LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Deborah Steckel.
Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN CENTER FOR LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 32 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $146,377 (Deborah Steckel, Executive Dir.).
How much revenue does AMERICAN CENTER FOR LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $936,969, expenses of $875,146 and total assets of $328,149 at year end.

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