My Green Lab Corp
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
MY GREEN LAB'S MISSION IS TO BUILD A CULTURE OF SUSTAINABILITY IN SCIENCE TO TRANSFORM THE INDUSTRY INTO A GLOBAL LEADER ON ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY. THROUGH EDUCATION, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND LEADING-EDGE CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS, WE ARE BUILDING A GLOBAL CULTURE OF SUSTAINABILITY IN SCIENCE TO TRANSFORM THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY INTO A GLOBAL LEADER ON ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY.
- Income
- $1.2 million
- Spending
- $1.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 70%
- Reserves
- -6.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 87%
- Employees
- 15
- Volunteers
- 7
- Highest pay
- $215,129, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 19 out of 100. Higher than 0% of charities in its peer group (environment, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 128% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 13% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 56% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1570% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 9 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 60% of charities in its peer group (environment, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 6 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 (4)
- $464,608 spent. MY GREEN LAB CERTIFICATION: MY GREEN LAB DEVELOPS, MAINTAINS AND PROMOTES THE WORLD'S MOST TRUSTED GREEN LAB CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR OPERATIONAL LABORATORY SUSTAINABILITY, MY GREEN LAB CERTIFICATION. AT THE END OF 2024, MY GREEN LAB WORKED WITH MORE THAN 3,700 LABORATORIES AND 41,650 SCIENTISTS WORLDWIDE. THIS INCLUDED 40 OF THE 50 LARGEST BIOTECH AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES BY REVENUE, MORE THAN 200 GOVERNMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, AND 624 ORGANIZATIONS IN TOTAL.IN 2024, MY GREEN LAB FINALIZED AN UPDATE TO ITS FLAGSHIP MY GREEN LAB CERTIFICATION, RELEASING THE 2.0 STANDARD. THIS UPDATE WAS ALIGNED WITH INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES AND LED BY AN EXPERT TECHNICAL COMMITTEE DRAWN FROM A GLOBAL NETWORK OF GREEN LAB PRACTITIONERS IN BOTH ACADEMIC AND COMMERCIAL SETTINGS.MY GREEN LAB IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STANDARD REVISION AND UPDATE PROCESS AND MARKETING AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT. DELIVERY OF THE MY GREEN LAB CERTIFICATION PROGRAM IS CONDUCTED BY THE INDEPENDENT THIRD-PARTY CERTIFICATION SUBSIDIARY, IMPACT LABORATORIES.
- $194,671 spent. ACT LABEL FOR LABORATORY PRODUCTS: MY GREEN LAB LAUNCHED THE FIRST ECOLABEL FOR LABORATORY PRODUCTS, THE MY GREEN LAB ACT ECOLABEL, IN 2017. BY THE END OF 2024, MORE THAN 2,240 ACT ECOLABELS HAD BEEN PUBLISHED. MY GREEN LAB REVISED AND UPDATE THE STANDARD, RELEASING ACT 2.0 STANDARD DURING THE YEAR, FOLLOWING INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES AND GUIDED BY A TECHNICAL COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS IN SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS, LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION. MY GREEN LAB ALSO INITIATED A PILOT PROGRAM TO GATHER FEEDBACK FROM INDUSTRY PARTNERS.MY GREEN LAB IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING AND UPDATING THE ACT STANDARD AND FOR PROVIDING MARKETING AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT. IMPACT LABORATORIES LEADS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOR THE ACT LABEL, AND VERICO SERVES AS THE THIRD-PARTY CERTIFICATION BODY CONDUCTING THIRD-PARTY PRODUCT CERTIFICATIONS UNDER THE ACT STANDARD.
- $155,678 spent. GREEN LAB OUTREACH: MY GREEN LAB PROVIDES CLEAR AND ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION TO THE GLOBAL SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY ABOUT BEST PRACTICES FOR SUSTAINABILITY IN LABORATORIES. IN 2024, MY GREEN LAB REACHED NEARLY 64,000 PEOPLE THROUGH NEWSLETTERS, RECRUITED 8,500 AMBASSADORS ACROSS 70 COUNTRIES, AND PRESENTED AT MORE THAN 100 GLOBAL CONFERENCES AND EVENTS, INCLUDING THE UN CONFERENCE OF PARTIES (COP29). THE MY GREEN LAB GLOBAL SUMMIT, AN ANNUAL VIRTUAL EVENT, HOSTED 1,600 PARTICIPANTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
- $116,803 spent. MY GREEN LAB ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION: IN ITS FIFTH YEAR, THE INTERNATIONAL FREEZER CHALLENGE ENGAGED 3,000 LABORATORIES REPRESENTING 239 RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS WORLDWIDE. PARTICIPANTS ACHIEVED A COMBINED ENERGY SAVINGS OF 31.8 MILLION KWH PER YEAR.PARTICIPATION IN THE MY GREEN LAB ACCREDITED PROFESSIONAL (AP) PROGRAM, THE WORLD'S FIRST IN-DEPTH EDUCATION PROGRAM ON GREEN LAB PRINCIPLES, GREW FROM 50 PARTICIPANTS IN 2023 TO 235 BY THE END OF 2024. MY GREEN LAB DEVELOPS THE AP CURRICULUM AND PROVIDES MARKETING AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, WHILE IMPACT LABORATORIES ISSUES AP CERTIFICATES TO PARTICIPANTS UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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