U S GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: U S GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL INC (EIN 52-1822816)
Tax period: 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed: 2018-11-15
IRS object ID: 201833199349307078
Schema version: 2017v2.3
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Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-11-15T11:43:31-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	420714325	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RSM US LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	9737 WASHINGTONIAN BLVD 400	AddressLine1Txt
City	GAITHERSBURG	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20878	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2017-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	521822816	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	USGR	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2028287422	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2101 L STREET NW NO 500	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20037	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MAHESH RAMANUJAM	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT & CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2028287422	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-11-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	WILLIAM E TURCO CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00369217	PTIN
Phone	3012963600	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	66.98.98.15	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2018-11-15	IPDt
IP Tm	11:41:21	IPTm
IP Timezone	ES	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	00BFBB601F26E6691F3C42FDB75EEBE807206D5E	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2019-02-21 02:37:17Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	USGBC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	MAHESH RAMANUJAM	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2101 L STREET NW NO 500	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20037	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$48,216,543	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.USGBC.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1993	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO TRANSFORM THE WAY BUILDINGS AND COMMUNITIES ARE DESIGNED, BUILT AND OPERATED, ENABLING AN ENVIRONMENTALLY AND SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE, HEALTHY, AND PROSPEROUS ENVIRONMENT THAT IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF LIFE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	8	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	321	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	44412	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$164,035	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$3,385,114	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$3,370,168	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$34,297,860	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$34,200,779	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,560,727	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$740,187	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$2,699,696	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$2,279,779	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$41,943,397	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$40,590,913	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$180,976	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$282,259	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$21,455,907	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$19,161,025	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$2,918,206	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$29,778,535	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$26,847,249	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$51,415,418	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$46,290,533	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$9,472,021	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$5,699,620	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$58,665,480	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$51,863,948	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$15,034,309	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$13,475,308	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$43,631,171	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$38,388,640	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO TRANSFORM THE WAY BUILDINGS AND COMMUNITIES ARE DESIGNED, BUILT AND OPERATED, ENABLING AN ENVIRONMENTALLY AND SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE, HEALTHY, AND PROSPEROUS ENVIRONMENT THAT IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF LIFE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$21,858,523	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$29,100	GrantAmt
Revenue	$638,877	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE LEED GREEN BUILDING CERTIFICATION SYSTEM IS THE PREEMINENT PROGRAM FOR RATING THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF GREEN BUILDINGS. 94,000 PROJECTS--COMPRISING MORE THAN SEVEN BILLION SQUARE FEET, ARE CURRENTLY PARTICIPATING IN THE LEED SYSTEM IN OVER 165 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES. 2.4 MILLION SQUARE FEET CERTIFIED LEED DAILY. BY USING LESS ENERGY AND WATER, LEED-CERTIFIED BUILDINGS SAVE MONEY FOR FAMILIES, BUSINESSES AND TAXPAYERS; REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; AND CONTRIBUTE TO A HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT FOR RESIDENTS, WORKERS AND THE LARGER COMMUNITY.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$6,742,343	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$53,212	GrantAmt
Revenue	$8,805,116	RevenueAmt
Desc	MEMBERS: USGBC'S ACTIVELY ENGAGED MEMBER COMMUNITY IS AT THE CORE OF USGBC'S MISSION AND DRIVES THE WORK OF USGBC. AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, USGBC'S MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORT USGBC'S MISSION-FOCUSED INITIATIVES. EMPLOYEES OF MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS SERVE ON COMMITTEES THAT DRIVE THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEED, EDUCATION AND EVENTS, ADVOCACY WORK AND OTHER PROGRAMS. MEMBERS VOTE TO FILL LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AND TO APPROVE CHANGES TO THE LEED RATING SYSTEMS.COMMUNITY: USGBC'S NETWORK OF 90 LOCAL COMMUNITIES HELPS IMPLEMENT OUR GLOBAL VISION AT A REGIONAL AND LOCAL LEVEL. THESE LOCAL LEADERS AND VOLUNTEERS ARE USGBC'S ON-THE-GROUND ADVOCATES, SHARING IDEAS, NETWORKING AND EDUCATING, AND SPREADING INFORMATION AND EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES ALSO ADMINISTER AN ACTIVE NETWORK OF EMERGING PROFESSIONALS GROUPS WHO ARE NEW TO THE GREEN BUILDING INDUSTRY AND SUSTAINABILITY MOVEMENT AND WHO ARE PROVIDED WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO HONE THEIR LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$3,426,344	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$169,000	GrantAmt
Revenue	$1,613,300	RevenueAmt
Desc	GREENBUILD: THE WORLD'S LARGEST CONFERENCE AND EXPO DEDICATED TO GREEN BUILDING. EACH YEAR, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PROFESSIONALS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD ATTEND THIS CAN'T-MISS EVENT. IN 2017, GREENBUILD SHOWS WERE HELD IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, MUMBAI, INDIA, SHANGHAI, CHINA AND BERLIN, GERMANY.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmt	RevenueRevenueAmt	DescDesc	GrantGrantAmt
$1,708,485	$2,080,498	EDUCATION: USGBC SUPPORTS LEARNING THROUGH A VARIETY OF EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES. THROUGH USGBC'S EDUCATION @USGBC PLATFORM, USERS CAN ACCESS TOP SUSTAINABILITY AND GREEN BUILDING EDUCATION TO GROW THEIR KNOWLEDGE, PREPARE FOR THE LEED PROFESSIONAL EXAMS, AND FULFILL CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS. AVAILABLE IN EIGHT LANGUAGES, EDUCATION @USGBC ENABLES USERS TO MAINTAIN THEIR LEED CREDENTIAL, SUBSCRIBERS RECEIVE ACCESS TO A WIDE RANGE OF WEBINARS, COURSES AND CONTENT, INCLUDING THE LATEST IN LEED V4 EDUCATION. EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE IN PERSON. USGBC'S LOCAL COMMUNITIES OFFER IN PERSON EVENTS YEAR ROUND.
$641,495		THE CENTER FOR GREEN SCHOOLS AT THE U.S. GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL IS MAKING SURE EVERY STUDENT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND A GREEN SCHOOL WITHIN THIS GENERATION. FROM KINDERGARTEN TO COLLEGE AND BEYOND, THE CENTER WORKS DIRECTLY WITH STAFF, TEACHERS, FACULTY, STUDENTS, AMBASSADORS, ELECTED OFFICIALS AND COMMUNITIES TO DRIVE THE TRANSFORMATION OF ALL SCHOOLS INTO SUSTAINABLE PLACES TO LIVE AND LEARN WORK AND PLAY. THE PRIMARY VEHICLE FOR ENGAGEMENT IS USGBC'S GREEN APPLE DAY OF SERVICE, WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS EACH YEAR TO HELP MAKE SCHOOLS IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES HEALTHIER AND MORE SUSTAINABLE.	$30,947

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$2,349,980	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$30,947	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$2,080,498	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$34,377,190	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (1)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	Yes (1)	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	0	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	166	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	321	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	8	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (1)	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AZ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DE	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	HI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ID	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	LA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ME	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ND	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NE	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TX	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DAVID WITEK	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2028287422	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2101 L STREET NW NO 500	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20037	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
MIKE MCNALLY
CHAIR	10.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BOB FOX
VICE CHAIR	10.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHRISSA PAGITSAS
SECRETARY-TREASURER	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PAUL ANASTAS
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JANINE BENYUS
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AARON BERNSTEIN
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRUCE ORECK
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EMMA STEWART
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MAHESH RAMANUJAM
PRESIDENT/CEO	40.00		Yes (X)	$360,000	$0	$14,713
ROGER PLATT
SVP	40.00			$336,750	$0	$20,788	Yes (X)
SUSAN DORN
SVP	40.00			$202,825	$0	$22,710	Yes (X)
JAMES CRAIG
SVP	40.00			$275,094	$0	$17,463	Yes (X)
DAVID WITEK
SVP	40.00			$250,075	$0	$44,127	Yes (X)
PETER TEMPLETON
SVP	40.00			$248,000	$0	$25,933	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,672,744	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$145,734	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	35	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt	Address Line1ContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CityNm	CountryContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CountryCd
PROMANTUS
8521 SIX FORKS ROAD STE 108	RALEIGH	NC	27615	COMPUTER CONSULTING/CUSTOMER SERVICE	$6,434,663
WRB COMMUNICATIONS
4200 LAFAYETTE CENTER DR	CHANTILLY	VA	20151	CUSTOMER SERVICE	$1,975,158
CONSCIOUS NETWORKS
PO BOX 75776	BALTIMORE	MD	212755776	COMPUTER CONSULTING	$1,160,207
DCG HAITI SA
				CONSTRUCTION	$664,423	IMPASSE MERCY 4	PORTAUPRINCE	HA
CONTENT WORX LLC
1050 30TH ST NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20007	CONSULTING	$499,419

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	41	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$3,370,168	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$3,370,168	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
MANAGEMENT FEES-GBCI	900099	$20,898,953	$20,898,953
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$8,703,584	$8,703,584
CONFERENCES	900099	$1,613,300	$858,396	$754,904
PUBLICATIONS	900099	$1,243,762	$1,079,727		$164,035
EDUCATION PROGRAMS	900099	$1,000,771	$1,000,771

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$740,409	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$740,409	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$34,200,779	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$811,821	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$811,821	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,248,945	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,248,945	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$6,177,217	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$1,376,779	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$6,248,851	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$1,376,779	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$71,634	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$71,634	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$71,634	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
OTHER INCOME	900099	$30,484	$30,484
SPEAKING FEES	900099	$350	$350

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$30,834	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$40,590,913	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$33,281,840	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$164,035	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$3,774,870	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$113,060	TotalAmt
Program Services	$113,060	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$139,554	TotalAmt
Program Services	$139,554	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,645	TotalAmt
Program Services	$29,645	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$376,338	TotalAmt
Program Services	$267,957	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$102,711	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,670	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,705,330	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,462,001	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,024,882	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$218,447	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$531,230	TotalAmt
Program Services	$362,891	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$154,548	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,791	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,456,755	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,876,521	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$546,374	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$33,860	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,091,372	TotalAmt
Program Services	$884,206	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$191,812	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15,354	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$708,226	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,406	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$703,820	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$114,501	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,454	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$101,047	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$105,985	TotalAmt
Program Services	$105,985	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$75,000	TotalAmt
Management And General	$75,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,565,059	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,986,178	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$295,608	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,283,273	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,443,102	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,404,760	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$38,342	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,862,666	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,196,615	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$578,866	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$87,185	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,218,282	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,072,010	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$481,434	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$664,838	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,323,083	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,420,071	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$379,265	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$523,747	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$862,659	TotalAmt
Program Services	$727,474	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$105,633	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$29,552	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,545,558	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,488,177	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$56,882	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$499	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,518	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,785	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$733	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,464,567	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,555,571	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$908,996	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$261,824	TotalAmt
Program Services	$190,676	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$29,882	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$41,266	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP	$146,718	$10,540	$136,178
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN	$145,501	$61,653	$83,124	$724

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,290,533	TotalAmt
Program Services	$34,377,190	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,995,137	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,918,206	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29	BOYAmt
EOY	$29	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,558,708	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,958,298	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$371,926	BOYAmt
EOY	$410,075	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$350,000	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$376,440	BOYAmt
EOY	$356,984	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$854,598	BOYAmt
EOY	$531,741	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$48,261,156	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$38,532,224	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,298,389	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,728,932	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$35,301,322	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,602,678	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$898,415	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,680,330	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$232,619	BOYAmt
EOY	$198,334	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,773,034	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,046,547	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$58,665,480	BOYAmt
EOY	$51,863,948	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,232,572	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,529,953	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,669,521	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,263,258	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,132,216	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,682,097	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,034,309	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,475,308	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$43,631,171	BOYAmt
EOY	$38,388,640	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$43,631,171	BOYAmt
EOY	$38,388,640	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$58,665,480	BOYAmt
EOY	$51,863,948	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$5,699,620	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$457,089	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,606,902	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,263,814	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,748,057	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,385,114	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,370,168	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$17,374,055	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$33,127,193	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$32,316,060	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$33,895,446	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$34,081,867	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$34,364,814	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$167,785,380	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$36,734,095	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$36,579,874	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$36,643,503	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$37,466,981	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$37,734,982	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$185,159,435	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$16,462,584	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$19,220,861	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$21,268,244	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$20,404,809	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$20,490,687	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$97,847,185	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$16,462,584	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$19,220,861	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$21,268,244	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$20,404,809	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$20,490,687	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$97,847,185	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$87,312,250	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,897,168	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,812,736	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,604,188	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,398,004	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,060,766	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$16,772,862	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,897,168	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,812,736	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,604,188	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,398,004	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,060,766	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$16,772,862	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$47,611	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$101,337	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$277,316	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$46,927	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$30,834	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$504,025	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$39,678,874	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$40,493,947	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$40,525,007	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$40,911,912	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$40,826,582	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$202,436,322	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.43130	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.48630	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.08290	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.07820	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	OTHER INCOME - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 47,611. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 101,337. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 277,316. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 46,927. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 30,834.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$3,573	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$98,577	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$102,150	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$47,565,162	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$47,667,312	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,000,000	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$250,000	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$1,000,000	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$4,000,000	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$6,000,000	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$283,196	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$370,000	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$83,367	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$102,150	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$838,713	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$250,000	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$1,000,000	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$1,500,000	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$5,231	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$4,530	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$10,023	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$3,573	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$23,357	TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$958,456	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$958,456	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$958,456	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$958,456	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$958,456	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$958,456	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$967,105	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,351	ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures	$10,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$958,456	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$967,105	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$967,105	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	1.00000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$9,264,987	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$6,841,748	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,423,239	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,564,014	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,363,603	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$200,411	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$36,432,155	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$29,326,873	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$7,105,282	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$9,728,932	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
BOSTON COMMON SM CAP SOC FD (PRIVATE EQUITY)	$360,249	F
491863.91-PAX HIGH YIELD BOND FUND	$3,320,081	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$3,680,330	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
DUE FROM GREEN BUSINESS CERTIFICATION INC.	$2,722,370
DEPOSIT	$6,275
DUE FROM INFORMA	$317,902

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$3,046,547	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DEFERRED RENT	$1,396,473
DEFERRED COMPENSATION	$1,193,221
LEASE RELINQUISHMENT LIABILITY	$1,092,403

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$3,682,097	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$42,424,781	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$457,089	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$457,089	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$41,967,692	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$1,376,779	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$1,376,779	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$40,590,913	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$47,667,312	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$1,376,779	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$1,376,779	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$46,290,533	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$46,290,533	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:	BOARD DESIGNATED NET ASSETS CONSIST OF AMOUNTS FOR RESEARCH FUNDING.
PART X, LINE 2:	USGBC IS GENERALLY EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. IN ADDITION, USGBC HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. INCOME WHICH IS NOT RELATED TO EXEMPT PURPOSES, LESS APPLICABLE DEDUCTIONS, IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE CORPORATE INCOME TAXES. USGBC HAD NO NET UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED USGBC'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT USGBC HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS GUIDANCE. GENERALLY, USGBC IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY THE U.S. FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2014.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	COST OF SOFTWARE PLATFORM REPORTED IN PART VII, LINE 7(B) -1,376,779.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	COST OF SOFTWARE PLATFORM REPORTED IN PART VII, LINE 7(B) 1,376,779. GRANT REFUND

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (16 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN	PROGRAM SERVICES	INT'L SHIPPING COST	$734
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	PROGRAM SERVICES	INT'L SHIPPING COST	$24,036
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	PROGRAM SERVICES	INT'L SHIPPING COST	$24,289
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	INT'L SHIPPING COST	$4,966
NORTH AMERICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	INT'L SHIPPING COST	$10,400
RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES	PROGRAM SERVICES	INT'L SHIPPING COST	$330
SOUTH AMERICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	INT'L SHIPPING COST	$6,208
SOUTH ASIA	PROGRAM SERVICES	INT'L SHIPPING COST	$6,665
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	INT'L SHIPPING COST	$354
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION		$18,549
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION		$3,409
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION		$3,217
NORTH AMERICA	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION		$1,828
SOUTH ASIA	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION		$2,642
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	CONDUCT AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE	TRAVEL/CONF EXP/MTNGS/ADVERTISING	$410,814
SOUTH ASIA	CONDUCT AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE	TRAVEL/CONF EXP/MTNGS/ADVERTISING	$766,776

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$77,628	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$1,207,589	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$1,285,217	TotalSpentAmt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (5 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxt	RegionRegionTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Description Of Non Cash AsstDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
GREENBUILD SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT	EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	1	$3,409	FLIGHT, HOTEL, REG, AV AND FOOD	FMV
GREENBUILD SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT	NORTH AMERICA	1	$1,828	FLIGHT, REG, AV AND FOOD	FMV
GREENBUILD SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT	EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	1	$3,217	FLIGHT, HOTEL, REG, AV AND FOOD	FMV
GREENBUILD SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT	CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN	6	$18,549	FLIGHT, HOTEL, REG, AV AND FOOD	FMV
GREENBUILD SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT	SOUTH ASIA	1	$2,642	FLIGHT, REG, AV AND FOOD	FMV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	Yes (1)	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	USGBC GRANTS ARE AWARDED BASED ON MERIT AS DETERMINED BY A PANEL OF JUDGES (INDUSTRY PRACTITIONERS). JUDGING PANELS ARE COMPOSED OF USGBC STAFF AND/OR NATIONAL AND CHAPTER LEVEL VOLUNTEERS. FEEDBACK ON ALL APPLICATIONS IS PROVIDED FOLLOWING THE JUDGE'S DETERMINATIONS. JUDGING CRITERIA FOR THE GRANTS IS AVAILABLE IN THE GRANT APPLICATIONS ON USGBC.ORG.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
GARDINER PUBLIC SCHOOL
510 STONE STREET	GARDINER	MT	59030	721533162	501(C)(3)	$33,500	DEQ GRANT MONTANA DISBURSEMENT
EREPUBLIC INC
100 BLUE RAVINE ROAD	FOLSOM	CA	95630			$12,500	SUMMIT ON GOVT PERFORMANCE SPONSOR
NATIONAL CAUCUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATORS
218 D STREET SE FIRST FLOOR	WASHINGTON	DC	20003	680633254	501(C)(3)	$20,000	NCEL NATIONAL ISSUES FORUM SPONSORSHIP

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	2	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	1	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
GB SCHOLARSHIP AWARDEES	76	$139,355	FMV	FLIGHT, HOTEL, REG, AV AND FOOD
LEED GA EXAM SCHOLARSHIP GRANT	1				$199

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	USGBC GRANTS ARE AWARDED BASED ON MERIT AS DETERMINED BY A PANEL OF JUDGES (INDUSTRY PRACTITIONERS). JUDGING PANELS ARE COMPOSED OF USGBC STAFF AND/OR NATIONAL AND CHAPTER LEVEL VOLUNTEERS. FEEDBACK ON ALL APPLICATIONS IS PROVIDED FOLLOWING THE JUDGE'S DETERMINATIONS. JUDGING CRITERIA FOR THE GRANTS IS AVAILABLE IN THE GRANT APPLICATIONS ON USGBC.ORG. THE 2017 GREENBUILD SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BRING TOGETHER A DIVERSE GROUP OF PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD WHO HAVE IMPORTANT ROLES TO PLAY IN THE GREEN SCHOOLS MOVEMENT, AND GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN AND LEARN FROM THE LARGEST GREEN BUILDING CONFERENCE AND EXPO IN THE WORLD. ALL-EXPENSE PAID TRIPS TO THE 2017 GREENBUILD CONFERENCE AND EXPO WILL BE AWARDED TO STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS WITHIN THE HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR. THE CENTER FOR GREEN SCHOOLS AND USGBC DISTRIBUTE SCHOLARSHIPS TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL EQUITY WITHIN THE GREEN BUILDING INDUSTRY AND THE GREEN SCHOOLS MOVEMENT. BENEFITS FOR 2017 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDEES INCLUDE: -ALL-EXPENSE PAID TRIP TO GREENBUILD 2017 IN BOSTON MARCH 8-10, 2017. -MEET AND CONNECT WITH HIGH-LEVEL PROFESSIONALS IN THE GREEN BUILDING INDUSTRY -NETWORK WITH OTHER COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY REPRESENTATIVES -PARTICIPATE IN SPECIAL ON-SITE PROGRAMMING AT GREENBUILD THAT WILL INCLUDE COMPLIMENTARY BREAKFASTS, SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS AND AN HONORARY DINNER -RECEIVE TRAINING AND SUPPORT FROM USGBC STAFF AND OTHER GREEN BUILDING PROFESSIONALS -FREE ACCESS TO LEED 101 AND LEED 201 ONLINE COURSES -EARN CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS TO SATISFY GBCI'S LEED PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIAL MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS -PLAY AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN ADVANCING SOCIAL EQUITY WITHIN THE GREEN SCHOOLS MOVEMENT THE NATIONAL CHAIR FUNDING IS AN ANNUAL GRANT GIVEN TO THE NATIONAL CHAIRS OF THE USGBC STUDENTS PROGRAM AS PART OF THEIR VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROGRAM SUCH AS TRAVEL TO LOCAL UNIVERSITIES, TRAINING OF THEIR VOLUNTEER REGIONAL CHAIRS, AND GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE USGBC STUDENTS GROUPS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	Yes (1)	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
MAHESH RAMANUJAM
PRESIDENT/CEO	$360,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,950	$0	$8,388	$0	$376,338	$0	$0	$0
ROGER PLATT
SVP	$336,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,742	$0	$16,662	$0	$359,154	$0	$0	$0
SUSAN DORN
SVP	$202,825	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,422	$0	$17,582	$0	$226,829	$0	$0	$0
JAMES CRAIG
SVP	$38,594	$0	$0	$0	$236,500	$0	$788	$0	$16,740	$0	$292,622	$0	$0	$0
DAVID WITEK
SVP	$250,075	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$26,808	$0	$18,804	$0	$295,687	$0	$0	$0
PETER TEMPLETON
SVP	$248,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,450	$0	$17,969	$0	$275,419	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART I, LINE 4A

JAMES CRAIG, SVP RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF 236,500. THIS AMOUNT IS INCLUDED UNDER PART II, COLUMN B(III).

SCHEDULE J, PART II:

PRESIDENT & CEO MAHESH RAMANUJAM DIVIDES HIS TIME EVENLY BETWEEN GREEN BUSINESS CERTIFICATION INC. (GBCI) AND U.S. GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL, INC. (USGBC). HIS FULL COMPENSATION IS SHOWN ON IN PART VII AND SCHEDULE J, PART II OF THE FORM 990 OF USGBC. THE AMOUNTS PRESENTED IN PART VII AND SCHEDULE J, PART II OF THE GBCI FORM 990 REPRESENT THE SALARY ALLOCATED TO GBCI FOR MAHESH RAMANUJAM'S TIME SPENT ON GBCI BUSINESS.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4	THE FOLLOWING CHANGE WAS MADE TO THE USGBC BYLAWS IN 2017. REASON(S) FOR CHANGE: THE CHANGE MADE IN DECEMBER 2017 WAS TO CREATE A PARALLEL PROVISION FOR OFFICERS AS CURRENTLY EXISTED FOR DIRECTORS, NAMELY THAT THE SERVED FOR A SPECIFIC LENGTH OF TERM AND, IN THE EVENT THEIR SUCCESSORS HAD NOT BEEN CHOSEN BY THE TIME THE TERM ENDED, COULD SERVE UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS WERE CHOSEN. SUMMARY OF CHANGE: IN ARTICLE V OFFICERS, SECTION 5 TERMS, AMEND THE TEXT BY ADDING TO THE END THE FOLLOWING: AND UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE CHOSEN, WHICHEVER IS LATER" SO THAT THE FULL TEXT READS: "THE CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, AND SECRETARY-TREASURER SHALL EACH HOLD OFFICE FOR ONE (1) YEAR AND UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE CHOSEN, WHICHEVER IS LATER."
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4	THE FOLLOWING CHANGE WAS MADE TO THE USGBC BYLAWS IN 2017. REASON(S) FOR CHANGE: THE CHANGE MADE IN DECEMBER 2017 WAS TO CREATE A PARALLEL PROVISION FOR OFFICERS AS CURRENTLY EXISTED FOR DIRECTORS, NAMELY THAT THE SERVED FOR A SPECIFIC LENGTH OF TERM AND, IN THE EVENT THEIR SUCCESSORS HAD NOT BEEN CHOSEN BY THE TIME THE TERM ENDED, COULD SERVE UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS WERE CHOSEN. SUMMARY OF CHANGE: IN ARTICLE V OFFICERS, SECTION 5 TERMS, AMEND THE TEXT BY ADDING TO THE END THE FOLLOWING: AND UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE CHOSEN, WHICHEVER IS LATER" SO THAT THE FULL TEXT READS: "THE CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, AND SECRETARY-TREASURER SHALL EACH HOLD OFFICE FOR ONE (1) YEAR AND UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE CHOSEN, WHICHEVER IS LATER."
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	USGBC'S MEMBERS ARE ORGANIZATIONS. EACH MEMBER IS ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE ON EVERY MATTER SUBMITTED TO A VOTE OF THE MEMBERSHIP, INCLUDING THE ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ELECTED DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED BY THE MEMBERS PURSUANT TO POLICY AND PROCEDURES ENACTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. USGBC UTILIZES PROPORTIONAL VOTING, BY WHICH ANY EMPLOYEE OF A USGBC MEMBER WHO HAS A SITE-USER ACCOUNT ON THE USGBC WEB SITE LINKED TO THE MEMBER ORGANIZATION MAY CAST A PROPORTIONAL SHARE OF THE VOTE FOR THAT MEMBER. IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE USGBC MEMBERSHIP POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, ANY MEMBER, OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE, SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN THE BOARD ELECTION SO LONG AS THE MEMBER ORGANIZATION APPEARS ON THE ROLLS OF THE USGBC IN GOOD STANDING AS OF THE DATE THIRTY (30) CALENDAR DAYS ("RECORD DATE") PRIOR TO THE FIRST DATE UPON WHICH A VOTE MAY BE CAST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	MEMBERS ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD (USGBC BYLAWS, ARTICLE VI, SECTION 6.)
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	MEMBERS MAY AMEND THE BYLAWS OF THE CORPORATION (AS WELL AS THE BOARD) (USGBC BYLAWS, ARTICLE XIII). FINALLY, A VOTE OF THE MEMBERS IS REQUIRED FOR DISSOLUTION (DC CODE SECTION 29-301.47(2001)).
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS COMPLETED EACH YEAR BY USGBC SENIOR STAFF IN ASSOCIATION WITH TAX ADVISORS AND FILED WITH THE IRS. USGBC'S CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, GENERAL COUNSEL AND VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION ARE INVOLVED IN PREPARING AND REVIEWING THE FORM 990. PRIOR TO ITS BEING FILED, THE U.S. GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL PROVIDES A COPY OF THE FORM 990 FILING TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE FINANCE & AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. STAFF POSTS THE FORM 990 IS TO THE BOARD'S ONLINE PORTAL FOR A MINIMUM OF 2 DAYS PRIOR TO THE FILING'S SUBMISSION. AN EMAIL IS SENT TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS, NOTIFYING THEM THAT THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE FOR THEIR REVIEW AND HOW TO ACCESS IT. BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO RAISE AND STAFF TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS AND/OR CONCERNS THAT ARISE DURING THE REVIEW. THE FORM 990 ALSO IS SENT ELECTRONICALLY TO MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE & AUDIT COMMITTEE AT LEAST 2 DAYS PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	1. EACH DIRECTOR, CORPORATE OFFICER AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE OR OTHER DECISION-MAKING BODY SIGNS AN ANNUAL STATEMENT AFFIRMING THAT S/HE: A. HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, B. HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, C. HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND D. UNDERSTANDS THAT IN ORDER FOR USGBC TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. 2. EACH DIRECTOR, CORPORATE OFFICER AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE OR OTHER DECISION-MAKING BODY ALSO MAKES AN ANNUAL FULL AND FRANK DISCLOSURE OF HIS OR HER INTEREST. 3. AT EACH BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETING, THE MEMBERS DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS THEY HAVE RELATIVE TO THE MEETING AGENDA. MEMBERS WITH CONFLICTS ABSTAIN FROM MAKING MOTIONS, VOTING, EXECUTING AGREEMENTS OR TAKING ANY OTHER SIMILAR DIRECT ACTION OF USGBC ON MATTERS WHICH DIRECTLY OR PREDOMINANTLY INVOLVE THE MATTER OF CONFLICT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING KEY COMPONENTS: - SELF-EVALUATION - DONE BY CEO - SURVEY UTILIZING ELECTRONIC SURVEY TOOL - COMPLETED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS + SENIOR STAFF - REVIEW SURVEY RESULTS AND DISCUSS WITH THE CEO - HANDLED BY COMPENSATION COMMITTEE (3 BOARD OFFICERS - CHAIR, IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR, CHAIR ELECT) - REVIEW ASSESSMENT WITH BOARD AND SOLICIT COMMENTS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION - BOARD/CHAIR - REVIEW FINAL ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOP PLAN FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AND COMPENSATION - COMPENSATION COMMITTEE /CEO AN EXTERNAL CONSULTING FIRM WAS UTILIZED TO ADMINISTER THE SURVEY AND COMPILE RESULTS, AND TO PROVIDE COMPARATIVE DATA AND AN ASSESSMENT OF THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE. THE COMPENSATION FOR ALL STAFF OTHER THAN CEO, INCLUDING OFFICER'S AND KEY EMPLOYEE'S, IS SET BY THE CEO OF OUR ORGANIZATION. THIS COMPENSATION IS BASED ON ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS WHERE STAFF IS MEASURED AGAINST PREVIOUSLY ASSIGNED OBJECTIVES. A COMPENSATION SURVEY IS DONE EVERY OTHER YEAR BY AN EXTERNAL CONSULTING FIRM WHICH COMPARES USGBC SALARIES TO THOSE OF COMPARABLY SIZED NGOS IN THE WASHINGTON, DC REGION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE U.S. GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL PROVIDES THE PUBLIC WITH VISIBILITY TO ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ON THE HOME WEBSITE OF THE U.S. GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL, WWW.USGBC.ORG, WE POST THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS FOR PUBLIC REVIEW: - FOUNDING DOCUMENTS - COMMITTEE POLICIES & PROCEDURES - BYLAWS - CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY - ANTITRUST COMPLIANCE POLICY - OTHER PROGRAM RELATED POLICIES OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC VIA OUR FORM 990 FILING POSTED ON GUIDESTAR AS WELL AS PROVIDING A COPY OF OUR FORM 990 FILING UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	CUSTOMER SERVICE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,194,464. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,194,464. LEED CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 38,114. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 38,114. GENERAL CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 310,125. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 83,240. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 393,365. COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 566,984. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 566,984. ADVOCACY CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 438,014. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 438,014. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 22,290. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 112,117. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 134,407. PROF SVCS (PLANNING, SITE ANALYSIS, ETC.): PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,144,831. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,144,831. REVENUE SHARE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 776,488. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 776,488. COMPUTER CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 639,699. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 100,251. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 138,442. TOTAL EXPENSES 878,392.
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6, TOTAL NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS:	OUR VOLUNTEERS SERVE AS BOARD MEMBERS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THERE ARE VARIOUS COMMITTEES WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION AND VOLUNTEERS MAY SERVE ON MORE THAN ONE COMMITTEE. WE HAVE COMMITTEES THAT HELP DEVELOP THE RATING SYSTEM AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND A FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	USGBC PROJECT HAITI LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1209 ORANGE STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	WILMINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DE	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19801	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Primary Activities	DONATIONS	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income	$735	TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets	$1,173,506	EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GREEN BUILDING FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2101 L STREET NW	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20037	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	264416947	EIN
Primary Activities	PHILANTHROPY ACTIVITIES RELATED TO GREEN BUILDINGS	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(C)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	LINE 11	PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization	Yes (1)	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	0	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	0	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
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