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Sustainable Development Strategies Group Sdsg

990EZ • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 26-1176011

Jan 01, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020 • Filed on Sep 01, 2021

Organization ProfileWWW.SDSG.ORG
116 N Taylor StGunnison, CO 81230

(303) 912-0855

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

74th percentile

0.09x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 74% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Liabilities / Revenue

83rd percentile

0.19x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 83% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Net Margin

28th percentile

-11%

Higher net margin than 28% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Top Officer Pay

93rd percentile

$54,638

Higher top officer pay than 93% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 31.3% of source-year revenue.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Asset Growth

41st percentile

-0.2%

Faster asset growth than 41% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Revenue Growth

37th percentile

-28%

Faster revenue growth than 37% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets74th percentile

Assets

Up

$375,917

Up $65,596 (+21%) from 2018

Net Assets

Up

$342,241

Up $47,022 (+16%) from 2018

Liabilities

Up

$33,676

Up $18,574 (+123%) from 2018

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue83rd percentileNet Margin28th percentile

Revenue

Up

$174,506

Up $78,570 (+82%) from 2018

Expenses

Up

$193,106

Up $73,016 (+61%) from 2018

Net Income

Up

-$18,600

Up $5,554 (+23%) from 2018

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth41st percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$600K$400K$200K$0-$200KAssets 2010: $7,282Liabilities 2010: $1,020Net Assets 2010: $6,2622010Assets 2011: $52,864Liabilities 2011: $50,489Net Assets 2011: $2,3752011Assets 2013: $89,747Liabilities 2013: $100,027Net Assets 2013: -$10,2802013Assets 2014: $87,613Liabilities 2014: $70,650Net Assets 2014: $16,9632014Assets 2015: $298,479Liabilities 2015: $65,521Net Assets 2015: $232,9582015Assets 2016: $375,943Liabilities 2016: $53,315Net Assets 2016: $322,6282016Assets 2017: $400,272Liabilities 2017: $80,899Net Assets 2017: $319,3732017Assets 2018: $310,321Liabilities 2018: $15,102Net Assets 2018: $295,2192018Assets 2020: $375,917Liabilities 2020: $33,676Net Assets 2020: $342,2412020Assets 2022: $168,373Liabilities 2022: $9,627Net Assets 2022: $158,7462022

Highlighted filing

2020

Assets$375,917
Liabilities$33,676
Net Assets$342,241
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth37th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$600K$400K$200K$0-$200KExpenses 2010: $209,5102010Expenses 2011: $187,5162011Revenue 2013: $485,267Expenses 2013: $504,696Net Income 2013: -$19,4292013Revenue 2014: $334,115Expenses 2014: $306,872Net Income 2014: $27,2432014Revenue 2015: $416,335Expenses 2015: $200,342Net Income 2015: $215,9932015Revenue 2016: $439,919Expenses 2016: $210,665Net Income 2016: $229,2542016Revenue 2017: $257,893Expenses 2017: $261,147Net Income 2017: -$3,2542017Revenue 2018: $95,936Expenses 2018: $120,090Net Income 2018: -$24,1542018Revenue 2020: $174,506Expenses 2020: $193,106Net Income 2020: -$18,6002020Revenue 2022: $51,694Expenses 2022: $191,786Net Income 2022: -$140,0922022

Highlighted filing

2020

Revenue$174,506
Expenses$193,106
Net Income-$18,600
Open 2020 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Signed
Sep 1, 2021
Return Version
2020v4.0
Gross Receipts
$174,506
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Sdsg promotes equitable and ecologically sound approaches to poverty reduction through sustainable use of natural resources.

SDSG uses research, practice, and teaching to provide guidance to communities, companies, and governments on law and policy frameworks that advance best practices for sustainable energy and natural resource development. Our vision is a future where resource development respects human rights, aligns with the economic and social objectives of local communities, and protects the natural environment.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
SDSG 2020 Project Accomplishments: BIOCHAR RESEARCH: SDSG supervised a research project focused on biochar production in mine remediation. CONTAINER PROJECT: This project, based on our prior feasibility study, converted a shipping container into an energy-efficient office space in Gunnison County. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA) RESEARCH AND GUIDANCE FOR GOVERNMENTS: SDSG worked with the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) Secretariat to review ESIA requirements and related provisions in contracts for 10 jurisdictions and the law and policy frameworks of more than 55 jurisdictions. We coauthored the 2020 publication: "Guidance for Governments: Improving Legal Frameworks for Environmental and Social impact Assessment and Management for the Mining Sector." SDSG participated in multiple webinars to launch the guidance document and co-facilitated an online dialogue on the Governance of Extractive Industries (GOXI) platform in collaboration with IGF, Transparency International, and Colorado School of Mines. GUNNISON SUTAINABLE LIVING LIBRARY: This project makes data pertaining to natural resources and sustainability in the Gunnison Basin freely available to the public for research and educational purposes at: http://sustainablelibrary.org/. INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR THE MINING SECTOR AND THE UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGs): SDSG completed assessment and reports for two international standard setting bodies for the mining sector to evaluate and enhance their alignment with the SDGs. INTERGOVERNMENTAL FORUM ON MINING, MINERALS, METALS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (IGF) ASSESSMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT: SDSG worked with the IGF Secretariat in 2020 to complete a follow-up IGF Mining Policy Framework (MPF) Assessment for Uganda and to review and provide recommendations on Uganda's Draft Mining and Minerals Bill. This work identified opportunities to enhance alignment with the MPF and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION MODEL MINE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PROJECT: SDSG provides support to the International Bar Association (IBA) Mining Law Committee Model Mine Development Agreement (MMDA) Project, a tool to optimize sustainable development outcomes of mine development agreements. SDSG manages the MMDA Project website, where the MMDA is now freely available to the public in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese, and Russian at www.MMDAProject.org. INTERNSHIP AND LAW FELLOWS PROGRAM: SDSG regularly hosts and supervises interns from academic institutions in Colorado and around the world. Interns and law fellows assist with research and memo writing, drafts of publications, research to update SDSG's website and course lectures, and implementation of SDSG projects. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PERU: SDSG is collaborating with the Colorado School of Mines on a three-year National Science Foundation-funded study of gold supply chains in Peru. The multi-disciplinary study seeks to identify variables that contribute to challenging issues such as illicit financial flows and human trafficking while identifying opportunities to address these issues and promote sustainable development. SDSG completed legal research for the study and led production of a related Colorado School of Mines-funded report "Case Study: Peru's Environmental and Social Management in the Gold Mining Sector in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic," published by GOXI in 2020 at: https://goxi.org/resource/perus-environmental-and-social-management-gold-mining-sector-midst-covid-19-pandemic. "NEW TECH, NEW DEAL" MONGOLIA PROJECT: This project looked at the impacts of new technology in the mining sector on sustainable development. The project is led by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), IGF, Mining Shared Value (an initiative of Engineers Without Borders Canada), and the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment. SDSG contributed to the Mongolia study, based on a series of almost 50 interviews conducted by Ulaanbaatar-based Council for Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility (CSS) with stakeholders representing companies, suppliers, workers, communities, nongovernmental organizations, national government ministries and local governments in Mongolia. The New Tech, New Deal Mongolia report was launched in December 2020. See: https://montsame.mn/en/read/248402. RECYCLING PROJECT: SDSG worked with stakeholders across Gunnison County to assess the viability of a regional recycling franchise and the feasibility of creating new markets for materials. This innovative project, motivated by a current shift in recycling markets, could boost economic development in Colorado's western slope communities. RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION UNDER MUNICIPAL ENERGY AGENCY OF NEBRASKA (MEAN) CONTRACTS: This project researched opportunities and obstacles for renewable energy generation in Colorado under Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (MEAN) Contracts. The reports and related research are available at https://www.sdsg.org/mean-study. In 2020 SDSG published the report "The Toll Beyond Coal: Who Bears the Cost of Coal Plant Decommissioning and Coal Ash Disposal? A Case Study of the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska" available at: https://www.sdsg.org/thetollbeyondcoal. UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA ONLINE COURSES AND COLLABORATIONS: SDSG teaches the online course "The Emerging International Framework for Development of Mineral Resources" at the University of Arizona. We are developing a new course on Community Engagement and Sustainable Development. See https://minerals.arizona.edu/lawcourse. SDSG co-facilitated the University of Arizona Mining Law Summit 2020, "New Frontiers in Community Engagement and Sustainable Development of Mineral Resources. Access materials and recordings from this one-day event at: https://law.arizona.edu/mining-law-summit. Panels focused on responsible mining and the green energy transition, use of technology to respond to community concerns, and good practices in community engagement.$0$149,710
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay93rd percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
KRISTI DISNEY BRUCKNERExecutive DirectorPT$54,638-$54,638
LUKE DANIELSONPresidentPT$21,643-$21,643
KIMBERLEY JACKSON THAYERBoard Chair-$0--
TERRY BENEKETreasurer-$0--
HEATHER RYANSecretary-$0--
CECILIA DALUPANBoard Member-$0--
TUTU ALICANTEBoard Member-$0--
JAMES CRESSBoard Member-$0--
DAVID PHILLIPSBoard Member-$0--
BRENDAN SHCWARTZBoard Member-$0--
LILA A MURPHYDirector-$0--
CHET TCHOZEWSKIBoard Member-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Sustainable Development Strategies Group
EIN
26-1176011
Phone
3039120855
Address
116 N TAYLOR ST, GUNNISON, CO 81230

Signing Officer

Name
Kristi Disney Bruckner
Title
Executive Director
Phone
3039120855
Signed
2021-09-01
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Easy Office Dba Jitasa
Address
1750 W FRONT STREET SUITE 200, BOISE, ID 83702
Preparer
Jeremy Cork
Phone
2082874777
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

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“Description;Amount^PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT;-170^Total;-170^”

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2020 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$375,917
Liabilities
$33,676
Net assets
$342,241
Revenue
$174,506
Expenses
$193,106
Net income
-$18,600
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.68$0.10$1.59$0.52$1.92$1.40
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.76$0.34$3.42$1.75$1.93$0.19
2018Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$3.10$0.15$2.95$0.96$1.20$0.24
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$4.00$0.81$3.19$2.58$2.61$0.03
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.76$0.53$3.23$4.40$2.11$2.29
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.98$0.66$2.33$4.16$2.00$2.16
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.88$0.71$0.17$3.34$3.07$0.27
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.90$1.00$0.10$4.85$5.05$0.19
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.53$0.50$0.02$1.88
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.07$0.01$0.06$2.10
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