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SDSN ASSOCIATION INC

EIN 47-3511012 NEW YORK, NY

Revenue 2023
$9,559,886
Expenses 2023
$11,722,992

Program services were 75.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
P12
Classification
1000
Street
475 RIVERSIDE DR STE 551

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE SDSN ASSOCIATION WORKS TO MOBILIZE THE WORLD'S UNIVERSITIES, THINK TANKS, AND NATIONAL LABORATORIES FOR ACTION ON THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGS) AND THE PARIS AGREEMENT; EMPOWER SOCIETIES THROUGH FREE ONLINE EDUCATION; AND TRANSLATE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE AND IDEAS INTO SOLUTIONS AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROMOTE PRACTICAL PROBLEM SOLVING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

  • THE SDSN ASSOCIATION'S NETWORK IS A GLOBAL SYSTEM OF NATIONAL AND REGIONAL NETWORKS INCLUDING THE SDSN YOUTH PROGRAM THAT MOBILIZES THE KNOWLEDGE COMMUNITY FOR ACTION ON THE SDGS. THE SDSN WORKS WITH MEMBER INSTITUTIONS IN COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. EACH NETWORK FOCUSES ON DISTINCT PROJECTS AND PRIORITIES IN LINE WITH THEIR LOCAL CONTEXTS AND CHALLENGES.

    Expenses $937,645 · Revenue $4,396

  • THE SDG ACADEMY IS SDSN ASSOCIATION'S FLAGSHIP EDUCATION INITIATIVE. WE BRING TOGETHER THE WORLD'S EXPERTS TO CREATE AND DELIVER EDUCATIONAL CONTENT ON CRITICAL ISSUES FOR THE FUTURE OF PEOPLE AND PLANET, INCLUDING HEALTH, EDUCATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS, AND SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT. THE SDG ACADEMY DEVELOPS AND DISTRIBUTES FREE ONLINE EDUCATION MATERIALS ON THE SDGS FOR A GLOBAL AUDIENCE.

    Expenses $1,156,866 · Revenue $200,339

  • RESEARCH AND POLICY ANALYSIS - RESEARCH AND POLICY WORK THAT TRANSLATES SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE AND IDEAS INTO SOLUTIONS AND ACCOUNTABILITY. SDSN ASSOCIATION'S RESEARCH AND POLICY PORTFOLIO INCLUDES THE ANNUAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT AND LOCAL INDICES REPORTS, THE SCIENCE PANEL FOR THE AMAZON, MODELLING AND POLICY ANALYSIS ON SUSTAINABLE FOOD AND LAND USE, CLIMATE WORK, INITIATIVES ON HAPPINESS AND WELLBEING, AND A PROGRAM TO ADVANCE THE DATA REVOLUTION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. SDSN WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE UNITED NATIONS, ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, THINK TANKS, MULTILATERAL FINANCING INSTITUTIONS, THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND CIVIL SOCIETY.

    Expenses $6,790,258 · Grants $876,008 · Revenue $1,742,735

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

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • JEFFREY D SACHS

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    13.33

  • JOHN THWAITES

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ANIKET SHAH

    DIRECTOR/CHAIR OF FIN & AUDIT COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • WILLIAM HYNES

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JENNIFER GROSS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KERRY KENNEDY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BETSEE PARKER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LAN XUE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • EMMA TORRES

    VP AMERICAS AND HEAD OF NY OFFICE

    Total calculated
    $212,440
    From this org
    $202,217
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,223
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $202,217
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,111
    Nontaxable benefits
    $112
    Filer's total
    $212,440

  • STACEY CLARK

    VP OF OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $205,478
    From this org
    $159,236
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,242
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,236
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,551
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,691
    Filer's total
    $205,478

  • GUILLAUME LAFORTUNE

    VP & HEAD OF PARIS OFFICE

    Total calculated
    $178,137
    From this org
    $122,339
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $55,798
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $122,339
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,970
    Nontaxable benefits
    $41,828
    Filer's total
    $178,137

  • MARIA CORTES PUCH

    VP OF NETWORK PROGRAM

    Total calculated
    $155,503
    From this org
    $155,503
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,503
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $155,503

  • WING WOO

    VP ASIA/HEAD OF KUALA LUMPUR OFFICE

    Total calculated
    $182,845
    From this org
    $174,103
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,742
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,103
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,705
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37
    Filer's total
    $182,845

  • AMBER D WEBB

    MANAGING DIRECTOR, SDG ACADEMY

    Total calculated
    $147,739
    From this org
    $119,019
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,720
    Hours/week
    40

  • LAUREN BARREDO

    CHIEF OF STAFF

    Total calculated
    $147,484
    From this org
    $116,641
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,843
    Hours/week
    40

  • CECIL HAVERKAMP

    DIR, FELD PROGRAMME; CO-DIR, FOOD/LAND T

    Total calculated
    $138,191
    From this org
    $138,191
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • LUCIA RODRIGUEZ

    DIRECTOR, MDP

    Total calculated
    $156,116
    From this org
    $110,975
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,141
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $110,975
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,259
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,882
    Filer's total
    $156,116

  • ELENA CRETE

    HEAD OF THE CLIMATE & ENERGY PROGRAM

    Total calculated
    $110,200
    From this org
    $104,645
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,555
    Hours/week
    40

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $9,559,886
    Expenses
    $11,722,992
    Contributions
    $7,611,276
    Grants paid
    $876,008
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $12,083,341
    Expenses
    $11,127,607
    Contributions
    $10,372,410
    Grants paid
    $1,258,552

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $11,410,663
    Expenses
    $10,718,216
    Assets (EOY)
    $10,059,740

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $13,246,367
    Expenses
    $11,411,331
    Assets (EOY)
    $10,017,542

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $9,476,228
    Expenses
    $9,744,155
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,753,106

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,347,250
    Expenses
    $10,295,499
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,720,627

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $11,812,982
    Expenses
    $7,906,461
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,652,813

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,562,651
    Expenses
    $4,922,700
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,843,765

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,673,280
    Expenses
    $450,024
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,341,446

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2014

Tax period
1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015
Principal officer
MEGAN CASSIDY
Mailing address
475 Riverside Drive Suite 1040New York NY 10115

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 26 October 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

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

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Disregarded entities on its 2023 return

  • SDSN ASSOCIATION PARIS

    TO SUPPORT GRANTS RECEIVED FOR SERVICES IN EUROPEAN UNION · FR · income $992,798 · assets $732,405

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.