The United States Business Council for Sustainable Development
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What it says it does
PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE UNITED STATES.
- Income
- $392,105
- Spending
- $268,733
- Employees
- 3
- Highest pay
- $84,001, advisor
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 2025, 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, 2025, 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 (6)
- MATERIALS MARKETPLACE: THE MATERIALS MARKETPLACE IS A FACILITATED TRANSACTION PLATFORM THAT CONNECTS BUSINESSES TO DEVELOP AND SCALE NEW REUSE AND RECYCLING MARKET OPPORTUNITIES. THE PROGRAM AIMS TO CREATE A CLOSED-LOOP, COLLABORATIVE NETWORK OF BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS AND ENTREPRENEURS WHERE ONE ORGANIZATION'S HARD-TO-RECYCLE WASTE AND BY- PRODUCTS BECOMES ANOTHER ORGANIZATION'S RAW MATERIAL. IN ADDITION TO DIVERTING WASTE FROM LANDFILLS, THESE RECOVERY ACTIVITIES GENERATE SIGNIFICANT COST SAVINGS, ENERGY SAVINGS, AND CREATE NEW JOBS AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. IN 2017 THE US BCSD HAD MARKETPLACE PROJECTS UNDERWAY IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, OHIO, AND TENNESSEE.
- WATER SYNERGY PROJECT: SINCE 2012 THE US BCSD HAS WORKED WITH 23 DIVERSE COMPANIES IN THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN TO ADDRESS A RANGE OF WATER SUPPLY, WATER QUALITY, STORMWATER AND COASTAL RESILIENCY RISKS. COMPANIES ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO ADDRESS WATER QUALITY CONCERNS THROUGH DESIGN OF A WATER QUALITY TRADING PROGRAM, AND HAVE EXPLORED NEW OPTIONS FOR WETLANDS RESTORATION THROUGH CHANGES IN WATER MANAGEMENT. PROJECTS AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE EMERGED THAT HAVE BEEN GREETED WITH HIGH INTEREST BY STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES, ACADEMIA, AND NGOS. THIS MULTI-SECTOR TEAMING DEMONSTRATES THAT THERE IS CONSIDERABLE REGIONAL INTEREST IN USING THE SPEED AND EFFICIENCY OF MARKET-BASED INSTITUTIONS TO SEEK OUT WAYS OF CONVERTING WATER PROBLEMS INTO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, AND TO DEVELOPING A COLLECTIVE CAPACITY FOR CONSERVING WATERSHED SYSTEMS AS BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC GOODS. WATER SYNERGY PROJECT: SINCE 2012 THE US BCSD HAS WORKED WITH 23 DIVERSE COMPANIES IN THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN TO ADDRESS A RANGE OF WATER SUPPLY, WATER QUALITY, STORMWATER AND COASTAL RESILIENCY RISKS. COMPANIES ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO ADDRESS WATER QUALITY CONCERNS THROUGH DESIGN OF A WATER QUALITY TRADING PROGRAM, AND HAVE EXPLORED NEW OPTIONS FOR WETLANDS RESTORATION THROUGH CHANGES IN WATER MANAGEMENT. PROJECTS AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE EMERGED THAT HAVE BEEN GREETED WITH HIGH INTEREST BY STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES, ACADEMIA, AND NGOS. THIS MULTI-SECTOR TEAMING DEMONSTRATES THAT THERE IS CONSIDERABLE REGIONAL INTEREST IN USING THE SPEED AND EFFICIENCY OF MARKET-BASED INSTITUTIONS TO SEEK OUT WAYS OF CONVERTING WATER PROBLEMS INTO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, AND TO DEVELOPING A COLLECTIVE CAPACITY FOR CONSERVING WATERSHED SYSTEMS AS BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC GOODS.
- ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDINGS: THE US BCSD AND WORLD BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (WBCSD) LAUNCHED THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDINGS HOUSTON INITIATIVE IN 2014 TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF AMBITIOUS AND PRACTICAL STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING BUILDING ENERGY CONSUMPTION BY 30% OR MORE IN THE HOUSTON MARKET. AS OF 2017, THE INITIATIVE HAS GROWN INTO A RECOGNIZED PLATFORM FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY RESOURCES IN HOUSTON, WORKING ON A RANGE OF POLICY, FINANCING, TRAINING AND EDUCATION SOLUTIONS WITH THE HOUSTON ADVANCED RESEARCH CENTER.
- SMALL LANDOWNER CARBON COLLABORATIVE PROJECT DEDICATED TO HELPING SMALL LANDOWNERS UNLOCK THE FINANCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL POTENTIAL OF THEIR LAND THROUGH CARBON CREDIT PROGRAMS. FOCUS ON CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LANDOWNERS TO GENERATE REVENUE FROM CARBON SEQUESTRATION WHILE IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THEIR LAND AND CONTRIBUTING TO BROADER CLIMATE ACTION GOALS.
- ECOSYSTEMS: IN 2016 THE US BCSD LAUNCHED THE CORPORATE POLLINATOR ECOSYSTEM PROJECT WITH THE POLLINATOR PARTNERSHIP. THE PROJECT WORKS WITH CORPORATIONS TO IDENTIFY AND QUANTIFY POLLINATOR HABITATS ESTABLISHED AND MAINTAINED AT THEIR VARIOUS FACILITIES AND/OR PROPERTIES TO HELP REVIVE DECLINING HONEY BEE, MONARCH BUTTERFLY, AND OTHER POLLINATOR POPULATIONS. THE INFORMATION GATHERED IN THE 2016 SURVEY WAS USED IN 2017 TO HELP COMPANIES UNDERSTAND GAPS IN POLLINATOR ACTIVITIES ON CORPORATE LANDS, HIGHLIGHT SUCCESSFUL ACTIONS, AND AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO POLLINATORS AND AID IN STABILIZING THEIR DECLINING POPULATIONS. US BCSD NATIONAL CONFERENCES: THE US BCSD HOSTED TWO NATIONAL CONFERENCES IN 2017 - ONE AT DUKE UNIVERSITY IN JANUARY 2017 AND ONE AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY IN JULY 2017. BOTH OF THESE EVENTS WERE ATTENDED BY 70+ US BCSD MEMBERS AND COLLABORATORS.
- SMALL LANDOWNER CARBON COLLABORATIVE PROJECT DEDICATED TO HELPING SMALL LANDOWNERS UNLOCK THE FINANCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL POTENTIAL OF THEIR LAND THROUGH CARBON CREDIT PROGRAMS. FOCUS ON CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LANDOWNERS TO GENERATE REVENUE FROM CARBON SEQUESTRATION WHILE IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THEIR LAND AND CONTRIBUTING TO BROADER CLIMATE ACTION GOALS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 2023 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2023.
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 2025.
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 June 2025.
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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