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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by AMERICAN SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS INSTITUTE INC.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2023 , filed 25 November 2025. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) 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.

Total revenue
$0 changed to $1,449,514
Total expenses
$0 changed to $2,492,122
Contributions and grants received
$0 changed to $1,420,083
Investment income
$0 changed to $22,262
Other revenue
$0 changed to $7,169
Total assets, end of year
$2,370,035 changed to $1,703,930
Total liabilities, end of year
$476,846 changed to $842,298
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,893,189 changed to $861,632
Program services expenses
$0 changed to $1,744,486
Management and general expenses
$0 changed to $373,818
Fundraising expenses
$0 changed to $373,818
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported changed to $1,744,486

Totals

Total revenue
$0
Total expenses
$0
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,370,035
Total liabilities, end of year
$476,846
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,893,189
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$0
Management and general expenses
$0
Fundraising expenses
$0
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.

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,438,041 · end of year $1,438,041

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $720,564 · end of year $720,564

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,302 · end of year $3,302

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

    $20,026

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

    $14,568

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,458 · end of year $5,458

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $202,670 · end of year $202,670

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $43,155 · end of year $43,155

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $433,691 · end of year $433,691

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,229,030 · end of year $1,229,030

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $664,159 · end of year $664,159

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF AMERICAN SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS INSTITUTE IS TO ADVANCE PUBLIC POLICIES THAT FOSTER A VIBRANT, JUST, AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY. WE DO THIS IN TWO WAYS: FIRST, WE RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATE TO BUSINESSES, POLICY MAKERS, AND THE MEDIA HOW A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY BASED ON BROAD PROSPERITY IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS AND GOOD FOR AMERICA. SECOND, WE PROVIDE A PLATFORM THAT ENABLES BUSINESSES AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS TO ENGAGE EXECUTIVES, OWNERS, INVESTORS, ENTREPRENUERS, AND OTHER BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS IN THE PUBLIC DEBATE.

  • Organizations MembershipASBI has grown to represent an even greater diversity of business organizations, which cover the gamut of local and state chambers of commerce, microenterprise, social enterprise, green and sustainable business groups, Main Street, women business leaders, economic development and organizations. The diversity of sectors and geographies has also increased tremendously. Building New Business OrganizationsBesides working to strengthen existing member organizations ASBI has endeavored to build new organizations where none existed including Ohio and Iowa. We also have worked to build statewide associations bringing together business organizations to build a greater power in their state including North Carolina, New York and Kentucky. OSHAASBI has submitted business nominations to The U.S. Department of Labor for the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH).ASBI has submitted ten business leaders to participate in the OSHA Small Business Review Panel to review the Injury and Illness Prevention Program.Department of Energy Coordinated with our business supporters, ASBI coordinated a series of meetings with U.S. Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, and others from the White House on the potential for advancing biobased and renewable chemicals.Communications and Media ASBI continues to garner increasing press coverage. We have now reached the credibility level where we are regularly contacted by media outlets like The Washington Post, Politico, and The Hill for access to our business leaders. Some of the selected highlights include:Workplace IssuesASBI continued to build its business support for Good / Sustainable workplaces. ASBI has also provided identification, outreach, education, and engagement of business leaders across sectors and across the country on Earned/paid sick days and minimum wage. ASBI has begun exploratory work to understand the latest tools and systems being created by cutting edge businesses to create more democratic, healthy and safe work environments.Safer Chemicals and Sustainable Materials: Our efforts focused on making the jobs, business, and general economic case to support environmental health issues from regulations of hazardous chemicals to driving toward green chemistry and sustainable materials. Regulations: We have mounted a strong educational effort in support of good regulations. Our work focuses on making the case for why environmental regulations, particularly clean air and water rules, make good business sense to small and midsized companies. Keystone Pipeline: ASBI has educated small and midsized companies about the economic case of construction of the transborder pipeline linking business voiced environmental health, environmental, and economic arguments.

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Isaac Graves

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Maryanne Howland

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • David Levine

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Mitch Rofsky

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Jeffrey Hollender

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • Heather Mason

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rose Yee

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • April Desimone

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Anne Robertson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michael Pirron

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Praful Shah

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Anasa Troutman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Denise Bowyer

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Valerie Red-Horse Mohl

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Seungah Jeong

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Michael Peck

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Derek Peebles

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

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
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413209349303191

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