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Non-profit

Green Corps

Website:

greencorps.org
Location:

DENVER, CO
Tax ID:

23-2687791
Tax-Exempt Status:

501(c)(3)

Budget (2016):

Revenue: $1,388,376
Expenses: $1,057,754
Assets: $4,745,245

Green Corps is an environmental organization in the United States that trains recent college graduates in a one-year post-graduate program in grassroots community organizing. It is the 501(c)(3) research arm of Green Corps Campaigns, a 501(c)(4) environmental advocacy organization. Both organizations are members of the Public Interest Network.

Funding

Green Corps is listed as a publicly supported organization on its IRS tax forms. In 2015, it reported receiving 87.66 percent in public support. In 2014, it reported receiving 82.91 percent in public support.[1]

Grants

In 2014, Green Corps donated $200,000 to the Center for Public Interest Research, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and member of the Public Interest Network whose president is Wendy Wendlandt, a Green Corps board member. The grant was “to train and develop new organizers, activists, and leaders through the Change Corps Academy project.”[2]

Contractors

In 2015, Green Corps paid $240,480 for “program and fundraising support” to the Fund for the Public Interest, a left-wing group described as the fundraising arm of the Public Interest Network.[3]

References

  1. Green Corps. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Part 7, Section B, Line 1. 2015. ↩
  2. Green Corps. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Schedule 1, Part 2, Line 1. 2014. ↩
  3. Green Corps. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Part 7, Section B, Line 1. 2015. ↩

Directors, Employees & Supporters

  1. Heather Smith
    Former Assistant Organizing Director
  2. Joshua Buswell-Charkow
    Former Executive Director (2012-2017)
  3. Wendy Wendlandt
    Board Member
  4. David Rossini
    Board Member
  5. Leslie Samuelrich
    Former Executive Director (1995-2004), Board Member
  6. Sam Landenwitsch
    Assistant Director
  7. Kirsten Collings
    Board Member
  8. Cynthia Kang
    Former Executive Director (2008-2012), Former Board Member (2012-2016)
  9. Andrew MacDonald
    Board Member
  10. Peter Maysmith
    Member
  11. Phil Radford
    Board Member
  12. Naomi Roth
    Board Member
  13. Robert Bingaman
    Board Member (1995-Present)
  14. Matthew Wilson
    Board Member
  15. Doug Phelps
    Board Chair
  16. Adam Ruben
    Former Organizing Director (1995-1999)
  17. Justin Ruben
    Campaign Graduate

Associated Organizations

  1. Green Corps Campaigns (Non-profit)

Coalition Memberships

  1. Public Interest Network (PIN)

Donor Organizations

  1. Park Foundation (Non-profit)
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Nonprofit Information

  • Accounting Period: June - May
  • Tax Exemption Received: August 1, 1992

    • Available Filings

    Period Form Type Total revenue Total functional expenses Total assets (EOY) Total liabilities (EOY) Unrelated business income? Total contributions Program service revenue Investment income Comp. of current officers, directors, etc. Form 990
    2016 Jun Form 990 $1,388,376 $1,057,754 $4,745,245 $340,840 N $646,672 $730,425 $0 $49,682
    2015 Jun Form 990 $1,413,328 $1,200,651 $4,361,447 $287,419 N $808,530 $593,903 $10,895 $65,993 PDF
    2014 Jun Form 990 $1,374,923 $1,022,064 $4,304,337 $441,119 N $621,630 $734,013 $11,422 $60,872 PDF
    2013 Jun Form 990 $1,545,184 $1,668,335 $3,696,306 $357,293 N $434,634 $1,108,775 $1,476 $55,755 PDF
    2012 Jun Form 990 $1,485,046 $1,588,831 $3,635,239 $173,075 N $763,496 $719,159 $2,391 $58,233 PDF
    2011 Jun Form 990 $1,518,499 $1,877,722 $3,822,466 $256,517 N $559,725 $955,091 $3,683 $56,565 PDF

    Additional Filings (PDFs)

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    Green Corps

    1543 WAZEE ST STE 300
    DENVER, CO 80202-1465