Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL INC
US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 12 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,988,560 to it, the largest being The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc ($2,673,025). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $50M
- Funders on record
- 12
- Grants received
- $4.0M
- Net assets
- $22M
What US Green Building Council Inc does
Mission
To transform how buildings and communities are designed, built, and operated to create thriving, healthy, equitable, and resilient places that advance human and environmental wellbeing.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Leed (leadership in energy and environmental design) is the most widely used green building rating system in the world. Available for virtually all building types, leed provides a framework for healthy, highly efficient, and cost-saving green buildings. Leed certification is a globally recongized symbol of sustainability achievement and leadership.
$18,777,678 spentof which $99,125 as grants$36,221,622 earned by the program57% of program spendingProgram service accomplishments: usgbc membership/community (market transformation development) usgbc is powered by its members. Our members have shaped our organization into what it is today and are driving the entire green building community to go further faster than ever before. We're made up of companies large and small, local and multinational. We're educators and innovators, scientists and activists, nonprofit employees and policymakers, advocates and more. We bring diverse backgrounds and experiences but share one steadfast vision: that the green building community can help change our world for the better. (see schedule o)(continued from part iii) volunteers are usgbc's on-the-ground advocates, sharing ideas, networking and educating, and spreading information and education throughout their communities. The local communities also administer an active network of emerging professionals groups who are new to the green building industry and sustainability movement and who are provided with opportunities to hone their leadership and professional skills.
$8,878,454 spentof which $25,900 as grants$9,564,684 earned by the program27% of program spendingEducation - to advance the green workforce, usgbc offers green building education courses and publications to help professionals along their green building career path.
$4,345,277 spentof which $30,304 as grants$1,808,752 earned by the program13% of program spendingGreenbuild is the largest annual event for green building professionals. Founded in 2002, the greenbuild international conference & expo has become the go-to place for the green building industry to convene. It's the hub where leaders developing the next generation of sustainable standards gather digitally and in-person to create a better future for everyone on the planet.the mission of the center for green schools at usgbc is to support and train those implementing change toward sustainability within school systems, through professional development, peer networks, research, and advocacy. Since 2010, the center has been the driving force behind the green school movement by leading a wide array of initiatives, including in communications, advocacy, network-building, training, and the development of tools and platforms through which to accelerate action. The center drives toward a future where all students can attend sustainable schools that enhance their health and wellness, prepare them for green careers, and support a thriving planet.
$1,167,125 spentof which $36,736 as grants$141,600 earned by the program4% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $33,168,534.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2017 to 2018, from $52M to $44M (−16%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 15% · 2023 7% · 2024 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
2% of US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (87% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 7 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Peter Templeton
President & CEO
Board chair
Anyeley Hallova
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 4 funders, grant income rose $265k → $265k.
5 of 12 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 29% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 67% of grant income and the top three 95%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
31% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 94% · 2018 98% · 2019 75% · 2020 95% · 2021 94% · 2022 72% · 2023 94% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
25% of US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 50% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 6 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.2M arriving through sponsors registered in 5 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL INC's funding base is broadening — from 2 funders to 4 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 329 environment nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
Government funding US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $6.8M on record — $6.7M federal, $47k state.
- Environmental Protection Agency$6.5M
- General Services Administration$160k
- Department of Defense$49k
- NJ$25k
- MA$20k
- VT$2k
- FL$548
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
65% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
44%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 29 states
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Usgbc Project Haiti LLC · disregarded
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Questions and answers
- Who funds US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL INC?
- US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 12 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,988,560 to it, the largest being The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc ($2,673,025). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL INC have?
- IRS filings report 12 organizations giving $3,988,560 in grants to US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL INC, 6 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL INC?
- The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc is the largest funder on record, with $2,673,025 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 12 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing