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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by BUSINESS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.

Totals

Total revenue
$41,991,754
Total expenses
$36,600,284
Contributions and grants received
$9,959,985
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$32,412,229
Investment income
-$381,609
Other revenue
$1,149
Total assets, end of year
$32,435,759
Total liabilities, end of year
$16,598,608
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$15,837,151
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$26,536,884
Management and general expenses
$10,063,400
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$26,536,884

Program services were 72.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $9,959,985

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONSULTING REVENUE

    total $23,453,763 · related or exempt $23,453,763

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $8,039,285 · related or exempt $8,039,285

  • 2c · Program service revenue: CONTRACT SERVICES

    total $879,181 · related or exempt $879,181

  • 2d · Program service revenue: CONFERENCES & SEMINARS

    total $40,000 · related or exempt $40,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,954 · excluded $4,954

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $386,563

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$386,563

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$386,563 · excluded -$386,563

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $1,149 · excluded $1,149

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,149

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,461,065 · management and general $1,461,065

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $19,079,806 · program services $15,859,563 · management and general $3,220,243

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $742,972 · program services $617,479 · management and general $125,493

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,143,592 · program services $1,779,755 · management and general $363,837

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,898,591 · program services $2,265,999 · management and general $632,592

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $4,989,187 · program services $4,530,102 · management and general $459,085

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $79,608 · program services $14,559 · management and general $65,049

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $235,670 · program services $39,190 · management and general $196,480

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $33,329 · program services $13,271 · management and general $20,058

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $237,194 · program services $56,908 · management and general $180,286

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $984,378 · program services $37,926 · management and general $946,452

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,440,735 · program services $74,238 · management and general $1,366,497

  • 17 · Travel

    total $797,043 · program services $777,395 · management and general $19,648

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $463,170 · program services $118,636 · management and general $344,534

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $234,162 · management and general $234,162

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $189,542 · management and general $189,542

  • 24a · Other expenses: PERSONNEL RECRUITING/DE

    total $312,666 · program services $246,427 · management and general $66,239

  • 24b · Other expenses: TAXES AND FEES

    total $210,616 · program services $38,570 · management and general $172,046

  • 24c · Other expenses: PRODUCTION

    total $66,958 · program services $66,866 · management and general $92

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $12,762,734 · end of year $13,284,973

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $660,723 · end of year $181,615

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,039,443 · end of year $7,273,059

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $6,118,589 · end of year $5,811,062

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $833 · end of year $519

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $528,386 · end of year $330,509

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,873,320

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,493,795

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $482,472 · end of year $379,525

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $690,445 · end of year $5,174,497

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,420,190 · end of year $3,117,927

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $9,035,195 · end of year $8,718,324

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $256,415 · end of year $4,762,357

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,305,410 · end of year $5,158,431

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,266,415 · end of year $10,678,720

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

BSR IS A GLOBAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS WITH ITS NETWORK OF MORE THAN 250 MEMBER COMPANIES TO BUILD A JUST AND SUSTAINABLE WORLD. FROM ITS OFFICES IN ASIA, EUROPE, AND NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA, BSR DEVELOPS SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO WORK WITH BUSINESS TO CREATE A JUST AND SUSTAINABLE WORLD.

  • SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT WE DRAW ON 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH COMPANIES AND THEIR STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES AND GEOGRAPHIES. WE CAN:-WORK WITH COMPANIES TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIES AND INCORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY INTO CORE CORPORATE STRATEGY.-ADVISE ON MORE EFFECTIVE AND IMPACTFUL REPORTING APPROACHES.-HELP COMPANIES UNDERSTAND AND ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS AND BUILD TRUST, BOTH AT THE CORPORATE LEVEL AND IN SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIES OR SERVICE AREAS.-ADVISE COMPANIES ON A RAFT OF NEW ETHICS AND TRANSPARENCY CHALLENGES AND HELP BUILD ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES WHERE INTEGRITY AND SUSTAINABILITY ARE CORE CONSIDERATIONS.

    Expenses $2,929,193 · Revenue $8,597,743

  • HER PROJECTBSR'S HERPROJECT IS A COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE THAT STRIVES TO EMPOWER LOW-INCOME WOMEN WORKING IN GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS. BRINGING TOGETHER GLOBAL BRANDS, THEIR SUPPLIERS, AND LOCAL NGOS, HERPROJECT DRIVES IMPACT FOR WOMEN AND BUSINESS VIA WORKPLACE-BASED INTERVENTIONS ON HEALTH, FINANCIAL INCLUSION, AND GENDER EQUALITY. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2007, HERPROJECT HAS WORKED IN MORE THAN 1,000 WORKPLACES ACROSS 17 COUNTRIES AND HAS INCREASED THE WELL-BEING, CONFIDENCE, AND ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF MORE THAN 1,225,000 WOMEN AND 775,000 MEN.

    Expenses $2,973,688 · Revenue $2,412,606

  • HUMAN RIGHTSWE DRAW ON A TEAM OF NEARLY 20 HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERTS AND A NETWORK OF PARTNERS FROM BUSINESS AND CIVIL SOCIETY TO TACKLE GLOBAL CHALLENGES AND HELP COMPANIES IN ALL SECTORS MEET AND EXCEED GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS. OUR WORK INCLUDES SURVEYING AND BENCHMARKING HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES AND POLICIES ACROSS INDUSTRIES TO AID OUR MEMBER COMPANIES' EFFORTS TO CRAFT COMPREHENSIVE, RESPONSIBLE APPROACHES TO HUMAN RIGHTS.

    Expenses $2,294,873 · Revenue $7,264,116

  • CLIMATE CHANGETO FULFILL THE PARIS AGREEMENT'S VISION OF A NET-ZERO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ECONOMY BY 2050, WE WORK WITH COMPANIES TO DELIVER 1.5C-ALIGNED CLIMATE GOALS, TRANSFORM THEIR VALUE CHAINS, MANAGE CLIMATE RISKS, AND ADVANCE CLIMATE JUSTICE. WE TAILOR OUR WORK TO THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF EACH COMPANY AND INDUSTRY. WE'LL HELP YOUR BUSINESS ALIGN WITH THE 1.5C AMBITION AND TAKE CREDIBLE ACTION THROUGH A VARIETY OF OFFERINGS, INCLUDING:SUPPLY CHAIN (SCOPE 3) STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION, INCLUDING SUPPLIER ENGAGEMENT AND COMMODITIES DECARBONIZATIONNET-ZERO/SCIENCE-BASED FEASIBILITY, GOAL SETTING, TRANSFORMATION STRATEGY AND ROADMAPSCLIMATE SCENARIO ANALYSISALIGNMENT WITH TCFD THROUGH INTEGRATION OF CLIMATE RISKS INTO RISK MANAGEMENTCLIMATE JUSTICE STRATEGY, STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, AND PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENTCLIMATE INVESTMENT BEYOND THE VALUE CHAIN, INCLUDING CARBON CREDITS AND CLIMATE INVESTMENT STRATEGYCLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENTEQUITY, INCLUSION, AND JUSTICE (EIJ)BSR HELPS COMPANIES TO BUILD A MORE EQUITABLE WORLD THROUGH SOCIALLY JUST BUSINESS PRACTICES. USING AN EQUITY-FIRST APPROACH, SPECIFIC TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF EACH INDUSTRY, BSR WILL WORK WITH YOU TO IMPLEMENT AND DRIVE EQUITABLE PROCESSES AND OUTCOMES, INCREASE ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY, AND EXPAND PARTICIPATION ACROSS THE BUSINESS ECOSYSTEM. OUR OFFERINGS INCLUDE:LONG-TERM STRATEGIC ROADMAPS TO ADVANCE CHANGE THROUGHOUT THE VALUE CHAINDETAILED ASSESSMENTS FOCUSED ON EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN GLOBAL AND REGIONAL CONTEXTSFOCUSED STRATEGIES FOR SPECIFIC ISSUES INCLUDING WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT, LGBTIQ+ RIGHTS, ECONOMIC INCLUSION, AND ACCESS, AMONG OTHER CRITICAL EQUITY PRIORITIES.BRINGING BUSINESS TOGETHER WITH PEERS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO ADDRESS HIGH-IMPACT ISSUES, EXPLORE EXISTING AND NEW PRACTICES, MOVE IDEAS INTO ACTIONS, AND TO SCALE AND REPLICATE WHAT WORKS.

    Expenses $18,339,130 · Revenue $14,137,764

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Aron Cramer

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $605,647
    From this org
    $552,486
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $53,161
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $405,543
    Bonus
    $133,051
    Other
    $13,892
    Deferred
    $8,100
    Nontaxable benefits
    $45,061
    Filer's total
    $605,647

  • Alessandro Carlucci

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Adam Werbach

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Geralyn Ritter

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jeff Seabright

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kate Brandt

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rose Stuckey Kirk

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Susan Maccormac

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Laura S Gitman

    COO

    Total calculated
    $436,373
    From this org
    $388,705
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,668
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $295,473
    Bonus
    $93,232
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,100
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,568
    Filer's total
    $436,373

  • Mike Zeitouny

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $419,045
    From this org
    $385,627
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,418
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $296,843
    Bonus
    $88,784
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,100
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,318
    Filer's total
    $419,045

  • Dunstan Hope

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $351,083
    From this org
    $329,059
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,024
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $266,701
    Bonus
    $62,358
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,100
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,924
    Filer's total
    $351,083

  • David Wei

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $263,196
    From this org
    $213,981
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,215
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $185,636
    Bonus
    $28,345
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,986
    Nontaxable benefits
    $42,229
    Filer's total
    $263,196

  • David E Stearns

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $252,251
    From this org
    $230,738
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,513
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $205,416
    Bonus
    $25,322
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,589
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,924
    Filer's total
    $252,251

  • Jenny Vaughan

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $240,309
    From this org
    $194,754
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,555
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,694
    Bonus
    $19,060
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,663
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,892
    Filer's total
    $240,309

  • David Korngold

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $214,780
    From this org
    $195,392
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,388
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,592
    Bonus
    $20,800
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,171
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,217
    Filer's total
    $214,780

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 6
THE ORGANIZATION COMPENSATION SCHEME INCLUDES THE PAYOUT OF BONUSES, BASED ON THE ORGANIZATION ACHIEVING AN ANNUAL NET TARGET. FOR THE YEAR IN QUESTION, BSR DID PAY PERFORMANCE RELATED BONUSES BECAUSE THE ORGANIZATION ACHIEVED THE TARGET SET.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • BUSINESS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - HONG KONG

    PROGRAM SERVICES · HK · income -$207,298 · assets $430,643

    Directly controlled by BUSINESS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

  • BUSINESS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - FRANCE

    PROGRAM SERVICES · FR · income $342,023 · assets $1,692,393

    Directly controlled by BUSINESS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

  • BUSINESS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - JAPAN

    PROGRAM SERVICES · JA · income -$33,640 · assets $627,757

    Directly controlled by BUSINESS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

  • BUSINESS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY- DENMARK

    PROGRAM SERVICES · DA · income -$159,129 · assets $197,945

    Directly controlled by BUSINESS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

  • BUSINESS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - CHINA

    PROGRAM SERVICES · CH · income -$314,023 · assets $153,111

    Directly controlled by BUSINESS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

  • BSR PTE LTD

    PROGRAM SERVICES · SN · income -$3,694 · assets $36,353

    Directly controlled by BUSINESS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
26 June 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202301889349300805

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