Green Building Certification Institute

“Summary of changes: on september 9, 2024 the gbci board approved a ceo governance policy that revised the hiring, annual performance, and removal processes for the gbci president and ceo, and voted unanimously to amend the bylaws to align with the new policy. The new policy and the bylaws changes reflected a joint decision by the usgbc and gbci boards to move from having a president and ceo hired by usgbc with input from the gbci chair, to ensuring both boards were fully involved in the selection and hiring, annual performance evaluation and firing processes.”

“The gbci president and ceo shall be appointed by the usgbc board of directors in consultation with the gbci chair. For 2024, the current ceo of usgbc serves as ex officio as the gbci president and ceo, without the right to vote.”

“The usgbc board approves any changes to gbci's articles of incorporation.”

“There is no committee which has been delegated the authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“The form 990 is completed each year by senior staff, in association with tax advisors, and filed with the irs. Prior to filing, gbci provides a copy of the form 990 to the board of directors. The form 990 is posted to the board portal for a minimum of two days prior to the filing being sent in to the irs. An email is sent to all board members notifying them that the form 990 isavailable for their review and requesting that they respond to raise any questions or concerns they might have.”

“The organization's conflict of interest policy includes directors, corporate officer and member of a committee or other decision-making body has an ongoing annual obligation to review, sign and disclose potential or actual conflicts. Conflicts are reviewed by the president and ceo, the general counsel, and the vice president, governance. If a conflict exists, the individual abstains from making motions, voting, executing agreements or taking any other similar direct action of usgbc on matters which direct or predominant involve the matter of conflict.”

“The ceo's base salary was determined by the usgbc board in consultation with the gbci board chair. Salaries of ceos of comparable organizations were considered, as well as the salary of usgbc's prior ceo. The compensation for staff, including key employees, is set by the ceo of gbci/usgbc. This compensation is based on a third-party compensation review of similar nonprofit organizations and annual performance evaluations. The ceo's annual increases are in alignment with the same compensation policy that applies to staff.”

“Gbci provides the public with its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements upon request. The following documents can be made available for public review: - founding documents - committee policies and procedures - bylaws - conflict of interest policy - antitrust compliance policy - other program related policies our financial statements are provided to the public upon request as well as providing a copy of our form 990 filing upon request for the same period of disclosure as set forth in section 6104(d).”

“Gbci provides third-party credentialing and verification for several rating systems relating to the built environment. It was established in january 2008 with the support of the u.s. Green building council to provide independent oversight of the leadership in energy and environmental design (leed) project certification and professional credentialing processes. Gbci has expanded its certification and verification efforts to additional rating systems all within the sustainability umbrella including true, sites, peform, peer, parksmart, icp, well, edge, and the federal guiding principles. Gbci also oversees professional credentials including the leed professional credentials, which denote leadership in green building and to distinguish building professionals with the knowledge and skills to successfully steward the leed certification process. Additional gbci credentials include the sites ap, city climate planner, sea and sep, the leed green rater, the true advisor and and edge experts.”

“Reviewer charges 12,771,993. Revenue share expense 1,592,771. Exam/accreditation expenses 1,192,425. General consulting 3,907,029. Merchandise expense 271,844. Customer service 660,164. Professional services 321,002.”