Global Electronics Council
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
GEC ADVOCATES FOR SUSTAINABLE IT BY HELPING BOTH MANUFACTURERS AND LARGE SCALE PURCHASERS TO: 1. UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES FACING SUSTAINABLE IT, 2. COMMIT TO ADDRESS THOSE CHALLENGES, 3. ACT TO CHANGE INTERNAL OPERATIONAL, MANUFACTURING, AND PROCUREMENT BEHAVIORS.
- Income
- $5.0 million
- Spending
- $5.0 million
- Employees
- 18
- Volunteers
- 11
- Highest pay
- $384,298, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $1.6 million spent. EPEAT PROGRAM: GEC MANAGES EPEAT, THE LEADING GLOBAL ECOLABEL FOR THE IT SECTOR. THE EPEAT PROGRAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION OF MANUFACTURERS' CLAIMS AGAINST EPEAT CRITERIA AND OVERSEES A NETWORK OF CONFORMITY ASSURANCE BODIES (CABS) TO ENSURE THE INTEGRITY OF THE EPEAT LABEL. THE EPEAT ONLINE REGISTRY LISTS THOSE PRODUCTS, FROM A BROAD RANGE OF MANUFACTURERS, THAT MEET THE EPEAT LIFE-CYCLE SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA. THOUSANDS OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONAL PURCHASERS AROUND THE WORLD USE EPEAT AS PART OF THEIR SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS.
- $799,121 spent. STANDARDS MANAGEMENT: GEC PROVIDES MANAGEMENT SUPPORT OF BALANCED VOLUNTARY CONSENSUS PROCESSES TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN THE LIFE-CYCLE SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA UPON WHICH THE EPEAT ECOLABEL IS BASED. THESE PROCESSES ARE OPEN AND TRANSPARENT FOR ALL INTERESTED STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDE A BALANCE OF INTERESTED AND AFFECTED TYPES OF STAKEHOLDERS, AND UTILIZE PROCEDURES TO PREVENT DOMINANCE BY ANY INTEREST, INDIVIDUAL OR ORGANIZATION. GEC PROVIDES PARTICIPANT OUTREACH, RESEARCH AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT FOR EACH EPEAT CRITERIA AND STANDARD DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE PROCESS.
- $1.4 million spent. EPEAT PURCHASER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT: GEC ACTS AS THE FULCRUM POINT BETWEEN THOSE WHO BUY (INSTITUTIONAL PURCHASERS) AND THOSE WHO MAKE (INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BRANDS). WE UNDERSTAND THAT BY DECIDING TO BUY SUSTAINABLE IT PRODUCTS, INSTITUTIONAL PURCHASERS CAN REALLY "MOVE THE NEEDLE" TOWARDS A MORE SUSTAINABLE WORLD. GEC IS PROUD TO SUPPORT INSTITUTIONAL PURCHASERS IN THEIR IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT AND ALONG WITH OUR FLAGSHIP PROGRAM EPEAT, WE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO ASSIST INSTITUTIONAL PURCHASERS IN BUYING SUSTAINABLE IT PRODUCTS.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) THIS INCLUDES THE GEC PURCHASERS GUIDE SERIES, INDIVIDUAL GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS THAT EXPLAIN HOW TO ADDRESS SUSTAINABILITY CONCEPTS LIKE CIRCULAR ECONOMY, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS OR LABOR & HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS WHILE STILL ACHIEVING A SUCCESSFUL PROCUREMENT; DIRECTIONS ON HOW PURCHASERS CAN GAIN CREDIT FOR THEIR SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT ACTIVITIES WHEN REPORTING TO ENTITIES SUCH AS GRI AND CDP; AND WEBINARS THAT EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT APPROACHES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 2006.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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