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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by GS1 US INC.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 8 November 2024. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Both are the same on the two returns, so the amendment changed something else.

Totals

Total revenue
$94,593,900
Total expenses
$89,479,497
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$79,651,296
Investment income
$14,942,604
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$460,202,702
Total liabilities, end of year
$63,730,270
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$396,472,432
Program services expenses (Part IX)
not reported
Management and general expenses
not reported
Fundraising expenses
not reported
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

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.

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $74,128,975 · related or exempt $74,128,975

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM/CONFERENCE REV

    total $4,923,934 · related or exempt $4,923,934

  • 2c · Program service revenue: SHARED SERVICES FEES

    total $598,387 · related or exempt $598,387

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $6,534,934 · unrelated business $314,561 · excluded $6,220,373

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $125,309,059

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

    securities $116,875,696 · other assets $25,693

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $8,433,363 · other assets -$25,693

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $8,407,670 · excluded $8,407,670

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $11,945,203

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $24,778,291

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,370,572

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $5,929,498

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,303,095

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $563,062

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $129,783

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $556,559

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $12,421,658

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,782,610

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $621,571

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $4,820,403

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,393,003

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,433,889

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $3,464,477

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $5,462,216

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $6,463,714

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $228,281

  • 24a · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $1,728,989

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $925,778

  • 24c · Other expenses: INCOME TAXES

    total $95,672

  • 24d · Other expenses: TEMPORARY SERVICES

    total $61,173

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $6,347,839 · end of year $4,081,259

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $443,402 · end of year $494,235

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $8,276,000 · end of year $8,276,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $5,438,523 · end of year $6,104,026

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

    $41,675,695

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

    $29,289,124

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $12,627,536 · end of year $12,386,571

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $222,900,498 · end of year $263,467,401

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $145,608,486 · end of year $152,694,277

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $14,055,187 · end of year $12,698,933

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $23,951,603 · end of year $25,761,815

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $24,295,238 · end of year $24,992,266

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $14,265,555 · end of year $12,976,189

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $353,185,075 · end of year $396,472,432

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O, PART I DESCRIPTION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE PURPOSE OF GS1 US, INC. IS TO ENABLE INDUSTRIES TO OPERATE MORE EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY, THEREBY SERVING THE INTERESTS OF MEMBERS AND CUSTOMERS BY DEVELOPING, RECOMMENDING, PROMOTING, OVERSEEING, AND SECURING ADMINISTRATION OF EFFECTIVE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT STANDARDS AND TECHNIQUES.

  • STANDARDS - GS1 US MISSION IS TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS OF ALL SIZES RANGING FROM LARGE MULTI-NATIONAL CORPORATIONS TO SMALL START-UP BUSINESSES UNIQUELY AND CONSISTENTLY IDENTIFY PRODUCTS, ASSETS, SHIPMENTS, AND PHYSICAL LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN. THESE FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENTS ENABLE TRADING PARTNERS TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION CRITICAL TO THEIR BUSINESSES.

  • ADVISORY SERVICES - GS1 US CUSTOMIZES GUIDANCE AND INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC EXPERTISE TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS IMPLEMENT GS1 STANDARDS.

  • EDUCATION & TRAINING - THROUGH CERTIFICATE COURSES, WORKSHOPS, AND BOTH LIVE AND ON-DEMAND EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS, GS1 US HELPS ORGANIZATIONS UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE GS1 STANDARDS TO HELP INNOVATE, OPERATE MORE EFFICIENTLY, AND BUILD CAPABILITIES THAT DRIVE YOUR BUSINESS.

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Robert Carpenter

    CEO & BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $4,999,595
    From this org
    $3,430,684
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,568,911
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $819,510
    Bonus
    $878,120
    Other
    $1,733,054
    Deferred
    $1,531,050
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,861
    Filer's total
    $4,999,595
  • Dave Bornmann

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alfredo Colas

    VICE & BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Renaud De Barbuat

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dave Delaus

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Dick

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Scott Gaffney

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Pavan Heda

    BOARD MEMBER BEG NOV 2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sam Heyworth

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Inwright

    CHAIR & BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Todd

    BOARD MEMBER BEG NOV 2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Susan Moffatt-Bruce

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kraig Narr

    BOARD MEMBER BEG NOV 2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Phillips

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bala Prasanna

    BOARD MEMBER BEG MAY 2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sanjay Sarma

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Randy Skoda

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brad Spickert

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mike Stigers

    BOARD MEMBER BEG NOV 2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dick Tracy

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Howell

    BOARD MEMBER UNTIL MAY 2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Julia Landry

    BOARD MEMBER UNTIL JULY 2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Charles Schafer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joseph Sheridan

    BOARD MEMBER UNTIL MAY 2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kevin Urban

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Yegneswaran Kumar

    SVP, CFO

    Total calculated
    $1,471,204
    From this org
    $1,085,111
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $386,093
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $428,261
    Bonus
    $240,785
    Other
    $416,065
    Deferred
    $358,563
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,530
    Filer's total
    $1,471,204
  • Siobhan O'Bara

    SVP, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $1,122,792
    From this org
    $867,062
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $255,730
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $372,246
    Bonus
    $235,855
    Other
    $258,961
    Deferred
    $243,742
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,988
    Filer's total
    $1,122,792
  • Melanie Hilton

    SVP, INNOVATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS

    Total calculated
    $848,350
    From this org
    $625,651
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $222,699
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $272,417
    Bonus
    $160,810
    Other
    $192,424
    Deferred
    $196,545
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,154
    Filer's total
    $848,350
  • Carrie Wilkie

    SVP, STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY

    Total calculated
    $797,798
    From this org
    $598,693
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $199,105
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $287,933
    Bonus
    $163,734
    Other
    $147,026
    Deferred
    $185,759
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,346
    Filer's total
    $797,798
  • William Strawderman

    SVP, MARKETING

    Total calculated
    $657,243
    From this org
    $489,850
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $167,393
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $243,393
    Bonus
    $126,702
    Other
    $119,755
    Deferred
    $126,642
    Nontaxable benefits
    $40,751
    Filer's total
    $657,243
  • Ruchi Datta

    VP & GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $615,010
    From this org
    $484,315
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $130,695
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $287,074
    Bonus
    $121,976
    Other
    $75,265
    Deferred
    $89,944
    Nontaxable benefits
    $40,751
    Filer's total
    $615,010
  • William Fraser

    VP, TECHNOLOGY

    Total calculated
    $527,594
    From this org
    $410,039
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $117,555
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $251,725
    Bonus
    $91,521
    Other
    $66,793
    Deferred
    $77,856
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,699
    Filer's total
    $527,594
  • John Hoderny

    SVP, HUMAN RESOURCES

    Total calculated
    $550,265
    From this org
    $391,005
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $159,260
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $235,124
    Bonus
    $106,882
    Other
    $48,999
    Deferred
    $120,071
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,189
    Filer's total
    $550,265
  • Paul Wood

    VP, ENT PROG MGM UNTIL FEB 2023

    Total calculated
    $355,351
    From this org
    $329,025
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,326
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $35,047
    Bonus
    $84,857
    Other
    $209,121
    Deferred
    $15,316
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,010
    Filer's total
    $355,351
  • Angela Fernandez

    SVP, MARKET DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $533,968
    From this org
    $417,572
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $116,396
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $257,310
    Bonus
    $94,605
    Other
    $65,657
    Deferred
    $78,982
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,414
    Filer's total
    $533,968
  • Craig Wellens

    VP & CORPORATE CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $490,281
    From this org
    $377,570
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $112,711
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $230,174
    Bonus
    $87,051
    Other
    $60,345
    Deferred
    $71,978
    Nontaxable benefits
    $40,733
    Filer's total
    $490,281
  • Ryan Richard

    VP, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $430,896
    From this org
    $346,422
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $84,474
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $229,684
    Bonus
    $79,606
    Other
    $37,132
    Deferred
    $70,042
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,432
    Filer's total
    $430,896
  • Michelle Covey

    VP, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $445,064
    From this org
    $344,801
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $100,263
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $209,643
    Bonus
    $77,210
    Other
    $57,948
    Deferred
    $68,326
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,937
    Filer's total
    $445,064
  • Sandra Kozusko

    VP, EDUCATION & TRAINING

    Total calculated
    $413,653
    From this org
    $339,401
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $74,252
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $225,312
    Bonus
    $109,572
    Other
    $4,517
    Deferred
    $69,832
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,420
    Filer's total
    $413,653

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

  • 1a · Travel for companions
  • 1a · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED COMPANION TRAVEL BENEFITS THAT WERE TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION: MICHELLE COVEY, BEN GUNN, RYAN RICHARD, ADRIAN BAILEY, AND MELANIE HILTON. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED A TAX GROSS UP ON GIFTS THAT WERE TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION: ROBERT CARPENTER, YEGNESWARAN KUMAR, CARRIE WILKIE, BILL STRAWDERMAN, SIOHBAN O'BARA, JOHN HODERNY, AND MELANIE HILTON.
PART I, LINES 4A-B
DURING THE YEAR, PAUL WOOD, A FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE A RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAYMENT TOTALING $143,267. THIS AMOUNT IS REPORTED IN PART II, COLUMN B(III). THE INDIVIDUALS LISTED BELOW ARE PARTICIPANTS IN A SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN. THESE ACCRUALS ARE INCLUDED IN THE AMOUNTS REPORTED IN PART II, COLUMN C (DEFERRED COMPENSATION). - ROBERT CARPENTER - $110,250 - YEGNESWARAN KUMAR - $27,663 - SIOBHAN O'BARA - $22,788 - MELANIE HILTON - $9,425 - CARRIE WILKIE - $9,979 - WILLIAM STRAWDERMAN - $4,296 - RUCHI DATTA - $7,414 - ANGELA FERNANDEZ - $2,592 - WILLIAM FRASER - $2,082 - JOHN HODERNY - $1,831 - CRAIG WELLENS - $68 - SANDRA KOZUSKO - $686 THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN DURING THE YEAR BUT DID NOT HAVE ANY AMOUNTS ACCRUED OR PAID: - MICHELLE COVEY - RYAN RICHARD - PAUL WOOD GS1 US HAS AN ESTABLISHED LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN (LTIP) THAT IS LIMITED TO KEY EXECUTIVES TO RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE IN ACHIEVING STRATEGIC AND OPERATING OBJECTIVES. THE LTIP IS APPROVED BY THE HR/COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS. THE LTIP IS PAID OUT OVER THREE YEARS AND SCHEDULE J, PART II COLUMN (C) INCLUDES THE AMOUNTS DEFERRED AND NOT PAID OUT WITHIN 2 AND A HALF MONTHS AFTER THE YEAR END.

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.

  • EPC GLOBAL US LLC

    PROMOTE EPC · DE · income $0 · assets $0

    Directly controlled by GS1 US INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
22 September 2026
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202612669349300421

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