2025-02-17T07:47:18-06:00 2024-09-30 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2023-10-01 133553974 GREEN SEAL INC GREE 2028726400 601 13TH ST NW FL 12 WASHINGTON DC 20005 DOUGLAS GATLIN CEO 2028726400 2025-02-17 1 0 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DOUGLAS GATLIN 601 13TH ST NW FL 12 WASHINGTON DC 20005 3552969 0 X WWW.GREENSEAL.ORG X 1989 DE PROTECTING HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT THROUGH THE TRANSITION TO SAFER, MORE SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS. 6 6 18 8 0 0 4104 4873 3299622 3530728 10509 17885 5141 -517 3319376 3552969 0 0 0 0 2198176 2465673 0 0 0 992927 1417766 3191103 3883439 128273 -330470 1897208 1828016 712186 973464 1185022 854552 X TO PROTECT HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT BY ACCELERATING THE ADOPTION OF PRODUCTS THAT ARE SAFER AND MORE SUSTAINABLE. 0 0 3113676 3530728 GREEN SEAL IS A GLOBAL NONPROFIT COMMITTED TO MAKING SAFETY AND SUSTAINABILITY EVERYONE'S BUSINESS. THE ECOLABELING MOVEMENT WE PIONEERED DECADES AGO HAS DRIVEN PERMANENT SHIFTS IN THE MARKETPLACE, EMPOWERING INFORMED PURCHASING DECISIONS AND REWARDING INDUSTRY INNOVATORS. GREEN SEAL'S HALLMARK IS TO LEAD WITH SCIENCE TO SPUR INNOVATION FOR A MORE SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY, EXPOSING THE FALSE CHOICE BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC HEALTH. FROM PROMPTING A NATIONWIDE SHIFT TOWARD RECYCLED-CONTENT PAPER, TO CATALYZING A MOVEMENT TOWARD LOW-VOC PRODUCTS, THE GREEN SEAL CERTIFICATION MARK IS A TRUSTED SYMBOL THAT PRODUCTS MEET TRULY COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP STANDARDS. GREEN SEAL'S FLAGSHIP CERTIFICATION PROGRAM AND ITS OTHER INITATIVES ARE DESIGNED TO (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)ACCELERATE THE MARKET ADOPTION OF SAFER AND MORE SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS. IN 2024, OUR STANDARDS ENCOMPASS APPROXIMATELY 1,750 CERTIFIED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ACROSS MORE THAN 31,000 PRODUCT SKUS FROM THE WORLD'S LEADING COMPANIES. WITH GLOBAL RECOGNITION AND TRUSTED EXPERTISE, COMPANIES AND CONSUMERS CAN LOOK FOR, PARTNER WITH, AND LEAN ON GREEN SEAL TO MAKE HEALTHIER, SAFER CHOICES WITH CONFIDENCE. 3113676 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 0 1 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AL FL GA MD NY RI TN VA WI X X JEFF KUZIEMKO 2028726400 601 13TH ST NW FL 12 WASHINGTON DC 20005 NANCY HERSH CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JESSE LEVIN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRENNA WALRAVEN VICE-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 EDWARD HUBBARD SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ED CHEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BEN GRUITT DIRECTOR (UNTIL 6/14/2024) 1.00 X 0 0 0 VAISHALI SAMPAT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS GATLIN CEO 40.00 X 270000 0 28504 JEFF KUZIEMKO CFO/COO 40.00 X 172045 0 26891 TARYN TUSS SVP, MARKETING 40.00 X 155679 0 27594 SARA A RISLEY VP, CERTIFICATION 40.00 X 142346 0 8409 PATRICK M CLEVENGER BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER 40.00 X 102774 0 15058 842844 0 106456 5 0 1 0 INTERBRAND CORPORATION 200 VARCK STREET 10TH FL NEW YORK NY 10014 REBRANDING SERVICES 404663 1 4873 4873 ANNUAL MONITORING FEES 541900 2910237 2910237 CERTIFICATION FEES 541900 523647 523647 HEALTHY GREEN SCHOOLS 541900 96844 96844 3530728 17885 17885 OTHER INCOME 900099 -517 -517 -517 3552969 3530728 0 17368 X 476227 353046 123181 1189454 944549 244905 67382 53595 13787 585772 459627 126145 146838 114668 32170 30684 30684 24561 1375 23186 779431 741765 37666 40601 40601 32161 18829 13332 106632 70138 36494 44905 26058 18847 86481 65493 20988 27430 15918 11512 37111 28981 8130 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 80975 46993 33982 RECRUITMENT 52262 40812 11450 DUES AND SUBCRIPTIONS 44448 40671 3777 PROFESSIONAL DEV. 15040 9607 5433 15044 10266 4778 3883439 3113676 769763 0 362761 730305 1030645 456837 442257 410793 40128 74855 193577 44471 15944 149106 5473 6120 1897208 1828016 230898 400957 481288 572507 712186 973464 X 1185022 854552 1185022 854552 1897208 1828016 -330470 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2321 309590 15 4104 4873 320903 2894578 3097689 3051956 3299622 3530728 15874573 2896899 3407279 3051971 3303726 3535601 16195476 1800 300 3500 3683 9283 499530 430710 546106 568887 639417 2684650 501330 431010 546106 572387 643100 2693933 13501543 1105 256 205 10509 17885 29960 1105 256 205 10509 17885 29960 3568 14249 489 5141 -517 22930 2901572 3421784 3052665 3319376 3552969 16248366 0.83090 0.83980 0.00180 0.00090 X 36317 26193 10124 157260 18278 138982 149106 3552969 0 3552969 0 3552969 3883439 0 3883439 0 3883439 X X X 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 DOUGLAS GATLIN CEO 240000 0 30000 0 0 0 10269 0 18235 0 298504 0 0 0 JEFF KUZIEMKO CFO/COO 171045 0 1000 0 0 0 8671 0 18220 0 198936 0 0 0 TARYN TUSS SVP, MARKETING 154679 0 1000 0 0 0 7848 0 19746 0 183273 0 0 0 SARA A RISLEY VP, CERTIFICATION 141346 0 1000 0 0 0 7117 0 1292 0 150755 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 5 THERE WAS A SMALL ALL-STAFF BONUS PAID TO ALL STAFF EXCEPT THE CEO FOR MEETING CERTAIN ESTABLISHED REVENUE TARGETS. FOR 2023, THE ALL-STAFF BONUS WAS $1,000 PER EMPLOYEE AND WAS PAID OUT IN OCTOBER 2023. IT WAS PAID TO ALL STAFF INCLUDING A FEW LISTED IN FORM 990, PART VII SECTION A, LINE 1A - JEFF KUZIEMKO, TARYN TUSS, SARA RISLEY AND PATRICK CLEVENGER. PART I, LINE 7 A PERFORMANCE BONUS OF $30,000 WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD AND PAID TO CEO, DOUG GATLIN, IN SEPTEMBER 2023. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS. THE VP OF FINANCE REVIEWED THE FORM 990 AGAINST THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PRESENTED BY THE AUDITORS. THE CEO AND THE BOARD ALSO REVIEW THE 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND VOLUNTEERS SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY CERTIFICATION WITHIN 30 DAYS OF INITIAL WORK WITH THE ORGANIZATION, AND MUST NOTIFY THE BOARD OF ANY CONFLICTS THAT ARISE WITHIN 30 DAYS. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY RESULTS IN DISCIPLINARY ACTION, UP TO AND INCLUDING TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND/OR DISMISSAL FROM THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A CEO SALARY AND COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD. DURING 2017, THE BOARD UTILIZED A SEARCH FIRM IN HIRING ITS CEO, AND THAT FIRM PROVIDED GUIDANCE ON COMPENSATION COMPARABILITY. THE BOARD MINUTES DOCUMENT THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION ON THE HIRING AND COMPENSATION. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW FOR THE CEO WAS HELD IN OCTOBER 2024. THE CEO DETERMINES COMPENSATION FOR ALL OTHER STAFF, INCLUDING SENIOR MANAGEMENT. SALARY INCREASES GIVEN ARE BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND COMPARABILITY DATA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 685,815. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 34,825. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 720,640. CERTIFICATION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 47,924. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,434. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 50,358. MONITORING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 533. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 27. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 560. VERIFICATION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 7,493. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 380. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 7,873.