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Nonprofit · EIN 75-3041444

CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL USGBC CALIFORNIA

Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90013

Financials

$2.3M$2.2M2023$3.6M$3.6M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL USGBC CALIFORNIA by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990 (amended)$3,606,913$3,552,833$54,080$1,884,151$1,066,136$818,015
December 31, 2023990$2,301,803$2,216,965$84,838$1,131,679$367,744$763,935
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,055,529
Program service revenue
$1,544,953
Investment income
$6,431
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Other salaries and wages
$1,772,339
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,162,537
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$6,095
Occupancy
$24,271
Depreciation
$1,026
Program services (functional)
$3,374,811
Management and general (functional)
$178,022

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,131,679
Total assets, end of year
$1,884,151
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,066,136
Net assets, end of year
$818,015
Land, buildings and equipment
$3,961
Net assets without donor restrictions
$818,015
Gross receipts
$3,606,913
Employees
33
Year formed
2002
State of legal domicile
CA

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
BEN STAPLETONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$190,000
JESSIE BUCKMASTERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
ARIEL FANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
KATHLEEN HETRICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
SARA HICKMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
GARY LAICHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
MARCELA OLIVADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
RYAN TINUSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MARK FULLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
AVIDEH HAGHIGHIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
CHRISTINE MAREZVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
MONIQUE JOHNSONTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
RICK DUARTEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
KATHERINE DIAMONDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ERICK JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
15 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JOHN MOOREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JEFF HERRERADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JAY SHIPLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
NICK KASSANISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
RAVI BAJAJDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ELIZABETH CARMICHAELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
EMILY ENGLISHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
FARRAH FARZANEHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ROBYN MANCELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
PAUL POIRIERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JACOB RAYKHELSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MEGAN WHITEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
OREN WOOLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
CANDICE WONGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MELISSA GUTIERREZ-SULLIVANDIRECTOR
Officer
0.5$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 24 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JENNY WHITSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MARK FULLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
RYAN TINUSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
LAURA MASKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MARCELA OLIVADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
VAISHALL SAMPATDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
STUART COOLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
HOLLY HILLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JENNIFER GUENTHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
AVIDEH HAGHIGHIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
TODD LYNCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
KATE DIAMONDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JESSIE BUCKMASTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DENISE BRAUNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
40$0
BEN STAPLETONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
STEVE BAULEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
DAVE INTNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
GARY LAIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
SARA HICKMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ARIEL FANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
KATHLEEN HETRICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
CASSY AOYAGIDIRECTOR
Officer
0.5$0
MELISSA SULLIVANDIRECTOR
Officer
0.5$0
ROBYN EASONDIRECTOR
Officer
0.5$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
525 S HEWITT ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 90013-2217
In care of
% BEN STAPLETON
Signed the 990
BEN STAPLETON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(310) 892-7061
Return prepared by
JOHN SAMAAN CPA AND ASSOCIATES INC

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 75-3041444 or by the name CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL USGBC CALIFORNIA.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

USGBC CALIFORNIA IS THE LOCAL CHAPTER OF THE UNITED STATES GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL, INC., FORMED IN 2002 BY PROFESSIONALS REPRESENTING VARIOUS SECTORS OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, RANGING FROM ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTS TO DESIGNERS AND CONTRACTORS.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • SUMMARY OF USGBC-LA ACHIEVENTS THROUGH ITS PROGRAMMATIC CONTENT: TALENTPORTAL: 796 REGIONAL JOBS POSTED 306 GRADUATES OF THE CA NATIVE LANDSCAPERS CERTIFICATE. -NET ZERO ACCELERATOR: 19 INNOVATIVE STARTUPS ENGAGED ADDRESSING NET ZERO CARBON, ENERGY, WATER, AND WASTE. -WILDFIRE DEFENSE EDUCATION AND TOURS: 450 PEOPLE LEARNED HOW TO BUILD RESILIENCE IN THIER COMMUNITIES TO FACE THE CONTINUED CHALLENGES OF CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES, 1ST BEST PRACTICE TOOLKIT RELEASED. -GREEN SCHOOLS: OVER 1,000 KIDS WERE TAUGHTSUSTAINABILITY FUNDAMENTALS THROUGH 40 WORKSHOP SESSIONS. - GREEN BUILDING CORPS: OVER 1,854 HOURS OF SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT EXPERIENCE PROVIDED, INCLUDING PLACEMENT FOR 10 STUDENTS AND UNDEREMPLOYED PROFESSIONALS INTO FULL-TIME JOBS. -191 EVENTS HOSTED WITH 13,745 ATTENDEES.
    Expenses $3,374,811

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
75-3041444
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
2004
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Environment (C99)
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,884,151
Income (IRS master file)
$3,606,913

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$3,606,913$3,552,833$1,884,151XML
990December 2023$2,301,803$2,216,965$1,131,679XML
990December 2022$1,482,764$1,392,361$955,533IRS
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 75-3041444).

Questions about CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL USGBC CALIFORNIA

What is the EIN of CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL USGBC CALIFORNIA?
The employer identification number (EIN) of CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL USGBC CALIFORNIA is 75-3041444.
Is CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL USGBC CALIFORNIA tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2004.
Are donations to CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL USGBC CALIFORNIA tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL USGBC CALIFORNIA 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 CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL USGBC CALIFORNIA 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 CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL USGBC CALIFORNIA last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who are the officers and directors of CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL USGBC CALIFORNIA?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 30 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $190,000 (BEN STAPLETON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL USGBC CALIFORNIA have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,606,913, expenses of $3,552,833 and total assets of $1,884,151 at year end.

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