Nonprofit · EIN 83-3454617
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BETTER BUSINESS BUREAUS INC
Tax-exempt · ARLINGTON, VA 22203
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $18,942,883 | $18,782,953 | $159,930 | $15,192,788 | $2,131,239 | $13,061,549 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $18,745,091 | $18,692,909 | $52,182 | $15,284,501 | $2,451,004 | $12,833,497 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $16,932,154
- Investment income
- $142,085
- Other revenue
- $1,868,644
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $100,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $2,125,186
- Other salaries and wages
- $7,307,296
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $10,984,499
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $259,816
- Accounting fees
- $12,300
- Occupancy
- $6,050
- Travel
- $162,180
- Depreciation
- $329,830
- Program services (functional)
- $18,782,953
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $15,284,501
- Total assets, end of year
- $15,192,788
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,131,239
- Net assets, end of year
- $13,061,549
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $251,904
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,385,885
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $13,061,549
- Gross unrelated business income
- $2,052,421
- Gross receipts
- $18,942,883
- Employees
- 81
- Volunteers
- 38
- Year formed
- 2019
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER MORSE | CEO OF IABBB Officer | 34 | $373,336 | $19,485 |
| JOSEPH OLLENDICK | CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 35 | $209,648 | $45,221 |
| RUBENS PESSANHA FILHO | CHIEF KNOWLEDGE OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 33 | $193,381 | $45,521 |
| CHRISTY PAGE | CFO Officer | 34 | $220,763 | $9,708 |
| ERIC HABERMAS | CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 34 | $172,956 | $39,406 |
| SAMUEL MCMAKIN | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OPERATI Highest-paid employee | 34 | $168,726 | $38,832 |
| TED CHAN | CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 35 | $169,595 | $35,477 |
| ANGELA TANISHA ISABELL | VP, GENERAL COUNSEL Officer | 34 | $175,338 | $27,863 |
| RICHARD WOODS | GENERAL COUNCIL Officer | 34 | $105,733 | $10,886 |
| JAMES TEMMER | INTERIM, CEO Officer | 1 | $60,792 | $2,519 |
| JOCILE EHRLICH | BOARD VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY O'SULLIVAN ANDERSON | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE WHEELER | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE COREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROD DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LISA FROHNAPFEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LYNN CONNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TYLER ANDREW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RANDY HUTCHINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM HUNTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KITT LETCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TONY PRIORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER MORSE | CEO OF IABBB Officer | 33 | $411,442 | $14,360 |
| RICHARD WOODS | GENERAL COUNCIL Officer | 34 | $244,429 | $36,320 |
| JOSEPH OLLENDICK | CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 34 | $204,900 | $34,238 |
| TED CHAN | CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 35 | $201,774 | $33,159 |
| RUBENS PESSANHA FILHO | CHIEF KNOWLEDGE OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 33 | $187,292 | $34,028 |
| CHRISTY PAGE | CFO Officer | 34 | $210,782 | $9,519 |
| ERIC HABERMAS | CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 34 | $175,552 | $31,565 |
| SAMUEL MCMAKIN | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OPERATI Highest-paid employee | 34 | $170,122 | $24,404 |
| JIM TEMMER | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOCILE EHRLICH | BOARD VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MECHELE MILLS | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE WHEELER | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE COREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROD DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARYBETH STEVENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN CONNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TYLER ANDREW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY HUTCHINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY O'SULLIVAN ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OSCAR GARCIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY PRIORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4250 FAIRFAX DR STE 600, ARLINGTON, VA 22203-1665
- In care of
- % ELIZABETH RISSLER PRATT
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CHRISTY PAGE, 4250 NORTH FAIRFAX DRIVE 600, ARLINGTON, VA 22203
- Signed the 990
- CHRISTY PAGE, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Phone
- (703) 276-0100
- Website
- WWW.BBB.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BRADY WARE & SCHOENFELD INC
Mission
THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO BE THE LEADER IN ADVANCING MARKETPLACE TRUST. IT FULFILLS ITS MISSION IN PART BY PROMOTING BUSINESS SELF-REGULATION AND HELPING MEMBER BETTER BUSINESS BUREAUS SUCCEED. THE ASSOCIATION IS DEDICATED TO FOSTERING HONEST AND RESPONSIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN BUSINESS AND CONSUMERS, INSTILLING CONFIDENCE AND ADVANCING A TRUSTWORTHY MARKETPLACE FOR ALL.
Program accomplishments
- PROMOTE FAIR BUSINESS WITH RESPECT TO TRADE AND CONSUMERS WHICH VIA TRADITIONAL MEDIA, SOCIAL CHANNELS, PUBLICATIONS, AND OUTREACH REGARDING ETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICES. IABBB ALSO SUPPORTS 90 LOCAL, INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT BBBS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, AND CANADA PROVIDING TRADEMARKS TO BBB INSTITUTE FOR MARKETPLACE TRUST.
- IABBB IS RESPONSIBLE FOR BBB TRADEMARK MANAGEMENT AND LICENSING INCLUDING TRADEMARK DEFENSE AND SUPPORT. THERE ARE OVER 126 TRADEMARKS IN OUR PORTFOLIO. THIS INCLUDES PROVIDING TRADEMARKS TO BBB NATIONAL PROGRAMS, BBB WISE GIVING ALLIANCE, AND LOCAL MEMBER BBBS.
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 | Not 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
- 83-3454617
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2020
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $15,192,788
- Income (IRS master file)
- $18,942,883
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $18,942,883 | $18,782,953 | $15,192,788 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $18,745,091 | $18,692,909 | $15,284,501 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $15,492,155 | $14,989,673 | $16,002,411 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 83-3454617).
Questions about INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BETTER BUSINESS BUREAUS INC
- What is the EIN of INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BETTER BUSINESS BUREAUS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BETTER BUSINESS BUREAUS INC is 83-3454617.
- Is INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BETTER BUSINESS BUREAUS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 2020.
- Are donations to INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BETTER BUSINESS BUREAUS INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BETTER BUSINESS BUREAUS 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 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BETTER BUSINESS BUREAUS INC 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 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BETTER BUSINESS BUREAUS INC 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 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BETTER BUSINESS BUREAUS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CHRISTY PAGE.
- Who are the officers and directors of INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BETTER BUSINESS BUREAUS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 22 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $373,336 (CHRISTOPHER MORSE, CEO OF IABBB).
- How much revenue does INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BETTER BUSINESS BUREAUS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $18,942,883, expenses of $18,782,953 and total assets of $15,192,788 at year end.
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