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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by URBAN SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTORS NETWORK.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,959,055
Total expenses
$8,925,526
Contributions and grants received
$5,545,299
Grants paid
$678,647
Program service revenue
$1,412,664
Investment income
$1,092
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$13,354,681
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,812,178
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$11,542,503
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,316,675
Management and general expenses
$1,294,094
Fundraising expenses
$314,757
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,316,675

Program services were 82.0% 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

    $5,545,299

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $1,106,678 · related or exempt $1,106,678

  • 2b · Program service revenue: FEES FOR SERVICE

    total $136,635 · related or exempt $136,635

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PARTICIPANT FEES

    total $116,351 · related or exempt $116,351

  • 2d · Program service revenue: SPONSORSHIP FEES

    total $53,000 · related or exempt $53,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,092 · excluded $1,092

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $591,647 · program services $591,647

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $87,000 · program services $87,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $193,500 · program services $58,050 · management and general $96,750 · fundraising $38,700

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,984,605 · program services $2,389,451 · management and general $367,898 · fundraising $227,256

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $92,828 · program services $76,620 · management and general $11,305 · fundraising $4,903

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $436,139 · program services $359,989 · management and general $53,116 · fundraising $23,034

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $247,695 · program services $192,066 · management and general $34,765 · fundraising $20,864

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $23,432 · program services $23,432

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $20,859 · program services $20,859

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,681,562 · program services $2,394,225 · management and general $287,337

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $172,133 · program services $64,747 · management and general $107,386

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $115,510 · program services $19,062 · management and general $96,448

  • 17 · Travel

    total $218,767 · program services $180,228 · management and general $38,539

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $722,174 · program services $592,573 · management and general $129,601

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $19,605 · management and general $19,605

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $251,713 · program services $207,003 · management and general $44,710

  • 24b · Other expenses: TELEPHONE

    total $66,357 · program services $59,723 · management and general $6,634

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $6,750,512 · end of year $7,284,510

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,978,269 · end of year $3,979,362

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,573,140 · end of year $1,148,188

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $641,263 · end of year $868,078

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $15,415 · end of year $74,543

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $370,540 · end of year $508,704

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $7,500 · end of year $130,000

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,071,585 · end of year $1,173,474

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,525,108 · end of year $4,721,016

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,983,866 · end of year $6,821,487

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO CONNECT LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEADERS IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA AND ABROAD TO ACCELERATE SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO CONNECT LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEADERS IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA AND ABROAD TO ACCELARATE SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES.

  • THE URBAN SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTORS NETWORK (USDN) WAS FOUNDED IN 2008 BY AND FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUSTAINABILITY PROFESSIONALS AS A SAFE PLACE TO LEARN FROM EACH OTHER. IN 2017, OVER 180 CITIES AND COUNTIES PARTICIPATED IN USDN IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA AND NEARLY 1,000 GOVERNMENT PROFESSIONALS ACTIVELY SHARED THEIR EXPERTISE THROUGH THE NETWORK.

    Expenses $3,907,244 · Grants $376,647 · Revenue $1,041,443

  • THE CARBON NEUTRAL CITIES ALLIANCE (CNCA) IS A COLLABORATION OF LEADING GLOBAL CITIES ACHIEVING CARBON NEUTRALITY BEFORE 2050 - THE MOST AGRESSIVE GHG REDUCTION TARGETS UNDERTAKEN ANYWHERE BY ANY CITY.

    Expenses $2,251,455 · Grants $302,000 · Revenue $215,000

  • THE SOUTHEAST SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTORS NETWORK (SSDN) ADDRESSES CLIMATE CHANGE PROBLEMS SUCH AS EXTREME HEAT, RISING SEAS, STRENGTHENING STORMS, FLOODING, DROUGHT AND CROP LOSS THROUGH SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS - WORK THAT CREATES A HEALTHY, CLEAN AND MORE STABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.

    Expenses $909,917 · Revenue $84,233

  • GREEN CITIES CALIFORNIA (GCC) ACCELERATES THE ADOPTION OF INNOVATIVE POLICIES AND PRACTICES TO ADVANCE SUSTAINABILITY IN OUR COMMUNITIES, STATE AND NATION.

    Expenses $31,202 · Revenue $41,000

  • NATURAL CLIMATE SOLUTIONS INITIATIVE (NCSI), FORMERLY KNOWN AS URBAN DRAWDOWN INITIATIVE (UDI), WILL SUPPORT CITIES IN BUILDING ROBUST, REPLICABLE, LOCAL AND EQUITY-BASED CARBON DRAWDOWN STRATEGIES THAT TEST AND REFINE APPROACHES ACROSS EIGHT HIGH LEVERAGE ACTION. NCSI WILL ACCOMPLISH THIS THROUGH PILOT PROJECTS THAT ARE WELL SUITED TO HELP BOTH REFINE AND EVENTUALLY DISSEMINATE BEST PRACTICES IN COMMUNITY-BASED, EQUITY ORIENTED DRAWDOWN ACTIONS.

    Expenses $216,857 · Revenue $30,988

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Deborah Raphael

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Zach Baumer

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Barbara Buffaloe

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alvaro Sanchez

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jesse King

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jenita McGowan

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lauren Bradley

    INTERIM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & CFO

    Total calculated
    $227,335
    From this org
    $193,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,835
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $193,500
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,805
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,030
    Filer's total
    $227,335
  • Michael Shank

    CNCA CO-DIRECTOR AND ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $160,687
    From this org
    $143,416
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,271
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $143,416
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,303
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,968
    Filer's total
    $160,687
  • Kristin Baja

    DIRECTOR, SUPPORT & INNOVA

    Total calculated
    $160,889
    From this org
    $145,275
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,614
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,275
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,358
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,256
    Filer's total
    $160,889
  • Tracy Morgenstern

    CNCA CO-DIRECTOR AND CLIMATE JUSTICE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $165,142
    From this org
    $143,150
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,992
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $143,150
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,295
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,697
    Filer's total
    $165,142
  • Megan Jamison

    SSDN DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $163,969
    From this org
    $130,374
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,595
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $130,374
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,911
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,684
    Filer's total
    $163,969

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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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

  • DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

    $100,000

    SUSTAINABLE DELIVERY MODE PILOTS

  • SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

    $100,000

    DECARBONIZING DOWNTOWN BUSINESS DELIVERIES STUDY

  • MC 05 CLEVELAND SOLAR ENERGY FOR LMI RESIDENTS

  • MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY

    $69,000

    MC 03 WEATHERIZATION TO ADDRESS ENERGY BURDEN

  • CITY OF SACRAMENTO

    $60,000

    MC 06 HOUSING ANTI-DISPLACEMENT AND ENERGY EQUOTY PILOT

  • CITY OF MILWAUKEE

    $60,000

    MC 08 HOLISITC HOUSING FOR EQUITY AND EFFICIENCY

  • CITY OF RENO

    $60,000

    MC 07 ELECTRIC PUMPS FOR REHABILITATED HOMES

  • CITY OF ANN ARBOR

    $20,000

    EF 09 GROWING THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY THROUGH COMMUITY TRUST BUILDING

  • CITY OF SOUTH BEND

    $15,000

    EF 06 CLIMATE ACTION SURVEYS FOR ENERGY ASSISTANCE AND SOLAR SAVINGS

  • CJ STRENGTHENING SAN FRANCISCO'S RACIAL AND SOCIAL EQUITY ASSESSMENT TOOL

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
1 May 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202301329349302500

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