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Business Council for Sustainable Energy Foundation

EIN 32-0491333 • 501(c)3 • Washington, DC

Profile

To provide educational products and services relating to energy, including, without limitation, natural gas, energy efficiency and renewable energy.

805 15 St NW Ste 710Washington, DC 20005

www.bcse.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

34th percentile

-6.4%

Higher net margin than 34% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

22nd percentile

-42%

Faster asset growth than 22% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

58th percentile

4.3%

Faster revenue growth than 58% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$53,018

Down $43,215 (-45%) from 2022

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$53,018

Down $43,215 (-45%) from 2022

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin34th percentile

Revenue

Down

$198,250

Down $59,475 (-23%) from 2022

Expenses

Down

$211,000

Down $35,113 (-14%) from 2022

Net Income

Down

-$12,750

Down $24,362 (-210%) from 2022

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth22nd percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2018: $176,377Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $176,3772018Assets 2019: $79,979Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $79,9792019Assets 2020: $48,462Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $48,4622020Assets 2021: $84,621Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $84,6212021Assets 2022: $96,233Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $96,2332022Assets 2024: $53,018Net Assets 2024: $53,0182024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$53,018
Liabilities-
Net Assets$53,018
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth58th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$600K$400K$200K$0-$200KRevenue 2018: $500,000Expenses 2018: $324,235Net Income 2018: $175,7652018Revenue 2019: $209,900Expenses 2019: $306,298Net Income 2019: -$96,3982019Revenue 2020: $162,000Expenses 2020: $193,517Net Income 2020: -$31,5172020Revenue 2021: $320,671Expenses 2021: $284,512Net Income 2021: $36,1592021Revenue 2022: $257,725Expenses 2022: $246,113Net Income 2022: $11,6122022Revenue 2024: $198,250Expenses 2024: $211,000Net Income 2024: -$12,7502024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$198,250
Expenses$211,000
Net Income-$12,750
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$53,018
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$53,018
Revenue
$198,250
Expenses
$211,000
Net income
-$12,750
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.53$0.53$1.98$2.11$0.13
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.96$0.00$0.96$2.58$2.46$0.12
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.85$0.00$0.85$3.21$2.85$0.36
2020Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.48$0.00$0.48$1.62$1.94$0.32
2019Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.80$0.00$0.80$2.10$3.06$0.96
2018Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.76$0.00$1.76$5.00$3.24$1.76
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Jul 24, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$198,250
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To provide educational products and services relating to energy, including, without limitation, natural gas, energy efficiency and renewable energy.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES RELATING TO ENERGY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, NATURAL GAS, ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY.$5,000$185,958
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
LISA JACOBSONSecretary-$0--
KATHRYN CLAYChair-$0--
JARED BLUMVice Chair-$0--
JIM WOLFTreasurer-$0--
DAVID MUCHOWBoard Member-$0--
LINDA CURCH-CIOCCIBoard Member-$0--
JOHN DISTASIOBoard Member-$0--
NATALIE JOUBERTBoard Member-$0--
YVONNE MCINTYREBoard Member-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Business Council for Sustainable
EIN
32-0491333
Phone
2027850507
Address
805 15 ST NW STE 710, WASHINGTON, DC 20005

Signing Officer

Name
Lisa Jacobson
Title
Secretary
Phone
2027850507
Signed
2025-07-24
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
MENDELSON & MENDELSON CPA'S
Address
12505 PARK POTOMAC AVE STE 250, POTOMAC, MD 20854
Preparer
Louis B Ruebelmann CPA
Phone
3016560001
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I

“The organization made a 5,000 donation to environmental and energy study institute which is a 501c3 to support future climate leaders scholarship fund.”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses supplies 1,192 total 1,192”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26

“Deferred revenue 25,000 0”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“To provide educational products and services relating to energy, including, without limitation, natural gas, energy efficiency and renewable energy.”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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