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What it says it does
ADDRESS THE TOUGHEST SUSTAINABILITY PROBLEMS FACING OUR INDUSTRY AND OUR PLANET BY BUILDING NEW REGENERATIVE BUSINESS MODELS AND AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS
- Income
- $609,694
- Spending
- $482,946
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
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 (4)
- $102,666 spent. MEMBERSHIP (CORE, RISING STAR, TENDING LEADERS)CORE CHAPTER -IN DECEMBER OF 2012, WE LAUNCHED OUR FIRST MEMBER GROUP, THE CORE CHAPTER. THIS MEMBERSHIP IS FOR ESTABLISHED, MISSION-ALIGNED, FOUNDERS AND CEO'S IN THE NATURAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY.RISING STAR CHAPTER - IN 2017, WE LAUNCHED OUR SECOND MEMBER GROUP, THE RISING STAR CHAPTER. THIS MEMBERSHIP IS FOR EMERGING, MISSION-ALIGNED, FOUNDERS AND CEO'S IN THE NATURAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY. TENDING LEADERS CHAPTER - THE TENDING LEADERS CHAPTER (TLC) IS A COMMITTED GROUP OF FOUNDERS, GRADUATED CEOS AND C-LEVEL EXECUTIVES WHO ARE DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING ONE ANOTHER AND THE NEXT GENERATION OF PURPOSE-DRIVEN LEADERS.ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEE IS BEING COLLECTED TO ALL PARTICIPATING COMPANIES.
- $39,484 spent. J.E.D.I. COLLABORATIVEJ.E.D.I COLLABORATIVE IS A PROJECT OF ONE STEP CLOSER THAT AIMS TO HELP NATURAL PRODUCTS COMPANIES AND LEADERS INCREASE THEIR ABILITY TO ACTUALIZE JUSTICE, EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION EFFORTS THROUGH PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, RESOURCES, AND TRAINING PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO INCREASE THE AWARENESS, KNOWLEDGE, AND SKILLS WITHIN THE COMPANY IT ALSO AIMS TO EMPOWER COMPANIES AND LEADERS TO INCREASE THEIR CAPACITY TO CREATE SPACE FOR AND WORK ALONGSIDE UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES TO THRIVE IN THE NATURAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY1. THE SELF-GUIDED PATHWAY OFFERS INDUSTRY LEADERS A FREE TOOLKIT TO KICKSTART JEDI EFFORTS IN THEIR ORGANIZATIONS. IT INCLUDES A 10-STEP JOURNEY WITH ACTIONS LIKE FORMING A JEDI COMMITTEE, DRAFTING A STATEMENT, SETTING COMMITMENTS, AND CREATING AN ACTION PLAN FOR TRANSFORMATION.2. THE JUMPSTART PATHWAY ENHANCES INDUSTRY LEADERS' ACCOUNTABILITY IN PRIORITIZING JEDI WORK. IT GUIDES LEADERS THROUGH A 10-STEP JOURNEY, REQUIRING PROOF OF COMPLETION FOR STEPS LIKE FORMING A COMMITTEE, DRAFTING A STATEMENT, SETTING COMMITMENTS, AND DEVISING AN ACTION PLAN.3. IN THE TRAILBLAZER PATHWAY, INDUSTRY LEADERS ATTEND NINE MONTHLY MEETINGS TO DEVELOP ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR LEADING JEDI INITIATIVES. THEY LEARN ABOUT BIAS, POWER STRUCTURES, MICROAGGRESSIONS, AND STEREOTYPES, AND GAIN ABILITIES TO FOSTER A JEDI CULTURE, CONDUCT COMPANY-WIDE ANALYSES, AND CREATE ROBUST ACTION PLANS. THEY ALSO JOIN A PEER NETWORK FOR ONGOING LEARNING.4. THE CEO ACTION INITIATIVE PROVIDES SUPPORT, GUIDANCE, AND KNOWLEDGE FOR INDUSTRY LEADERS IMPLEMENTING JEDI CHANGES. IT FOSTERS A COMMUNITY WHERE LEADERS HOLD EACH OTHER ACCOUNTABLE AND PROVIDE A SAFE SPACE TO ADDRESS EMOTIONS AND CHALLENGES IN JEDI WORK.
- $90,830 spent. PACKAGING COLLABORATIVETHIS AIMS OF ELIMINATING PETROLEUM-BASED PLASTICS FROM LANDFILLS, OCEANS, AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, SUBSTITUTING THEM WITH RENEWABLE AND COMPOSTABLE ALTERNATIVES.1. THE CAMPAIGN'S SECOND PHASE RAN FROM EXPO WEST IN MARCH 2023 TO PLASTIC FREE JULY, COVERING FIVE MONTHS. IT INCLUDED WEBINARS, EVENTS, ADVOCACY, AND BRAND STORY SHARING TO CELEBRATE CPG BRAND PROGRESS GLOBALLY.2. ONE STEP CLOSER TO ZERO WASTE PACKAGING IS A COLLECTIVE CAMPAIGN TARGETING THE REDUCTION OR ELIMINATION OF SINGLE-USE PLASTICS.3. OSC UTILIZED AN OMNI-CHANNEL SOCIAL STRATEGY, ENGAGING PARTICIPANTS THROUGH VARIOUS DIGITAL PLATFORMS LIKE LINKEDIN, TWITTER, AND INSTAGRAM FOR EDUCATION AND INSPIRATION.
- $74,852 spent. WOMEN'S PEER MENTORING CIRCLE A YEAR-LONG PEER MENTORING CIRCLE DESIGNED TO ACCELERATE THE ADVANCEMENT OF FEMALE AND/OR WOMEN-IDENTIFYING INTERSECTIONAL LEADERS THROUGH CONNECTION, SHARED EXPERIENCE, DEVELOPMENT, AND PEER TO PEER MENTORING. SESSIONS TOPICS AND GUEST SPEAKERS WILL INCLUDE 1. UNLOCKING CONFIDENCE & CALM IN THE COMPLEXITY OF LIFE, LISA AIRE FOUNDER OF VISTA CABALLO2. GUIDING YOUR CAREER: MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR CURRENT ROLE & SET-UP YOUR NEXT OPPORTUNITY, STEPHANIE PIERCE FOUNDER OF FROM FLUX TO FLOW)3. HAVE A BROADER SOCIAL IMPACT WITH YOUR PERSONAL WEALTH, MICKAYLA ROSARD PARTNER AT GROOVE CAPITAL4. WOMEN ON BOARDS, CASSIE BURR WOB EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR5. QUARTERLY HELPING EACH OTHER SOLVE PROBLEM SESSIONS"MEMBER COMMITTEES N 2019, OSC INTRODUCED MEMBER COMMITTEES AS A PLATFORM FOR CEO CHAPTER MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN DECISIONS AFFECTING THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS INITIATIVES. 1. MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE - THE GOAL OF THIS COMMITTEE IS TO RECRUIT AND WELCOME NEW ONE STEP CLOSER CEO CHAPTER MEMBERS. 2. SURPRISE & DELIGHT COMMITTEE - THE GOAL OF THIS COMMITTEE IS TO FIND WAYS TO BEST SERVE OUR MEMBERS DURING MEETINGS WITH DYNAMIC CONTENT, SPEAKERS AND DELIGHTFUL SURPRISES.3. SALES & MARKETING COMMITTEE - THE GOAL OF THIS COMMITTEE IS TO FIND OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCREASING THE AWARENESS OF ONE STEP CLOSER AND ITS MEMBER BRANDS."DEPARTMENT FORUMS EXPANDING UPON THEIR CEO CHAPTERS' ACHIEVEMENTS, OSC ESTABLISHED DEPARTMENTAL WORKING GROUPS TO AID THE LEADERSHIP TEAMS WITHIN MEMBER COMPANIES. THESE GROUPS MAINTAIN CONNECTIVITY THROUGH AN INTERACTIVE ONLINE PLATFORM, OFFERING A RELIABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR INSPIRATION, COLLABORATION, KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE, AND PEER ASSISTANCE TO OUR MEMBERS. CURRENTLY, THEY HAVE THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENT GROUPS:1. FINANCE2. HUMAN RESOURCES3. MARKETING4. OPERATIONS5. SALESPURPOSE PLEDGE THE PURPOSE PLEDGE IS OUR COMMITMENT TO HONORING ALL RELATIONSHIPSGROWERS, SUPPLIERS, EMPLOYEES, CUSTOMERS, COMMUNITIES, THE EARTH, AND EACH OTHER. WE BRING THIS PLEDGE TO LIFE THROUGH OUR 10 COMMITMENTS.
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)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2017 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2017.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 November 2017.
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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