NonprofitsUrban Sustainability Directors Network

Environment

Urban Sustainability Directors Network

SANFORD, NC

Total revenue

$11.3M

Total expenses

$18.7M

Net assets

$8.4M

Grants received

$27.0M

110 grants

EIN

825015863

Tax year

2024

Mission

To connect local government leaders in the united states, canada and abroad to accelarate sustainability practices.

Programs

5 programs

The urban sustainability directors network (usdn) proposes a five-year program to strengthen the field of urban forestry, increase equitable access to urban tree canopy in disadvantaged communities, broaden community engagement in urban forest planning, and expand best management and maintenance practices to improve resilience to climate change and extreme heat. Through pass-through tree-planting funds and programmatic technical assistance, accelerating urban forestry as equity-centered climate action and sustainable community development will support communities by re-granting funding for urban forestry projects and providing capacity-building programs through an urban forestry as community development accelerator.

Expenses: $2.4MGrants: $1.5M

The southeast sustainability directors network (ssdn) addresses climate change problems such as extreme heat, rising seas, strengthening storms, flooding, drought and crop loss through sustainability efforts - work that creates a healthy, clean and more stable environment for current and future generations.

Expenses: $6.3MGrants: $3.0M

Green cities california (gcc) accelerates the adoption of innovative policies and practices to advance sustainability in our communities, state and nation.

Expenses: $68K

Center for regenerative solutions (crs) supports cities in building robust, replicable, local, and equity-based carbon drawdown strategies that test and refine approaches across eight high leverage action.

Expenses: $410K

The carbon neutral cities alliance (cnca) is a collaboration of leading global cities achieving carbon neutrality before 2050 - the most agressive ghg reduction targets undertaken anywhere by any city.

Expenses: $1.9MGrants: $355K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$8.7M
Program service revenue$2.5M
Investment income$153K
Other revenue
Total revenue$11.3M

Expenses

Grants paid$5.1M
Salaries & benefits$6.4M
Fundraising$474K
Other expenses$7.1M
Total expenses$18.7M
Total assets$16.7M
Net assets$8.4M

People

18 listed

NameRoleCompensation

LAURENE HAMILTON

CHIEF MEMBERSHIP EXP OFFICER

Board

$161K

40 hrs/wk

JON CROWE

CHIEF OF STRATEGY

Board

$150K

40 hrs/wk

JAMAL BROWN

CFO

Board

$148K

40 hrs/wk

DENEINE CHRISTA POWELL

CEO

Board

$138K

40 hrs/wk

AUSTIN BLACKMON

MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

ALVARO SANCHEZ

MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

JESSE KING

MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

KATHERINE GAJEWSKI

MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

DARICE ELLIS

MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

INGRID FISH

VICE CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

CHEYENNE FLORES

TREASURER

Board

1 hrs/wk

SADHU JOHNSTON

MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

SIDNEY RIBAUX

CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MEGAN JAMISON

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SSDN

Staff

$174K

40 hrs/wk

KIRSTEN MAYNARD

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Staff

$171K

40 hrs/wk

ANN LIVINGSTON

DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS

Staff

$148K

40 hrs/wk

AMBER WEAVER

VICE PRESIDENT OF CAPACITY BLDG

Staff

$146K

40 hrs/wk

TRACY MORGENSTERN

DIRECTOR OF CLIMATE JUSTICE

Staff

$146K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

HILTON MINNEAPOLIS

MEETING SPACE

$672K

SUTHERLAND & ASSOCIATES LLC

CONSULTING

$502K

CONSTRUCTIVE

WEB CONSULTING

$355K

GENERATION 180

CONSULTING

$240K

NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION

CONSULTING

$226K

Grants received

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FromAmountPurposeYear
$1.2M
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
2024
$400K
PROJECT SUPPORT TO HELP LEADING CITIES ADVANCE THE PRACTICE OF AGGRESSIVE AND EQUITABLE URBAN DECARBONIZATION
2024
$400K
PROJECT SUPPORT GRANT TO AID, SUPPORT, AND EMPOWER THE EQUITABLE SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS.
2024
$320K
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
2024
$258K
LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND/OR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE
2024
$200K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$200K
SOUTHEAST SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTORS NETWORK POLICY
2024
$150K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2024
$135K
PROJECT SUPPORT GRANT TO CONNECT SUSTAINABILITY PROFESSIONALS THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST TO ACCELERATE, SCALE, AND IMPLEMENT SUSTAINABILITY BEST PRACTICES SO THAT COMMUNITIES ARE MORE RESILIENT TO CLIMATE CHANGE.
2024
$118K
to achieve greater influence and outcomes for local governments
2024
$88K
to support training for Midwestern cities transitioning from consultative processes toward power-sharing models and co-creating sound climate policies and programs
2024
$88K
for general operating support
2024
$75K
FOR ITS PROJECT THE CENTER FOR REGENERATIVE SOLUTIONS
2024
$50K
TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND ANALYSIS TO ADVANCE ENERGY OPTIMIZATION.
2024
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$30K
TO SUPPORT CLEAN ENERGY POLICY ADVANCEMENT IN THE STATES.
2024
$25K
INFLUENCE CLEAN ENER
2024
$25K
FOR THE USDN WESTERN REGIONAL MEETING IN PORTLAND.
2024
$4M
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$2.7M
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
2023
$720K
TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND ANALYSIS TO ADVANCE ENERGY OPTIMIZATION. TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
2023
$500K
HELPING LEADING CITIES ADVANCE THE PRACTICE OF AGGRESSIVE AND EQUITABLE URBAN DECARBONIZATION
2023
$450K
CONNECTING, SUPPORTING, AND EMPOWERING THE EQUITABLE SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT PRACTITIONERS.
2023
$245K
NATURE-BASED CLIMATE SOLUTIONS
2023
$200K
WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION
2023
$200K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$200K
LEVERAGING NETWORKS TO ACCELERATE LOCAL CLIMATE ACTION
2023
$200K
SUPPORT SSDN IN CONNECTING LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUSTAINABILITY PROFESSIONALS THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST TO ACCELERATE, SCALE, AND IMPLEMENT EQUITY-CENTERED SUSTAINABILITY BEST PRACTICES SO THAT COMMUNITIES ARE MORE RESILIENT TO CLIMATE CHANGE.
2023
$200K
SOUTHEAST SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTORS NTWK POLICY PRG
2023
$150K
FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
2023
$150K
EMBEDDING JUSTICE IN EMBODIED CARBON POLICIES
2023
$135K
Energy Resources Conservation & Development
2023
$88K
For general operating support
2023
$88K
To support training for Midwestern cities transitioning from consultative processes toward power-sharing models and co-creating sound climate policies and programs
2023
$76K
CAPACITY BUILDING
2023
$75K
FOR ITS PROJECT THE CENTER FOR REGENERATIVE SOLUTIONS
2023
$50K
SOUTHEAST SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTORS NETWORK'S WORK IN NORTH CAROLINA PROJECT
2023
$25K
RESTRICTED GRANT
2023
$25K
TO ACCELERATE THE ADOPTION OF SUSTAINABILITY POLICIES AND PRACTICES IN CASCADIAN CITIES.
2023
$25K
INFLUENCE CLEAN ENER
2023
$20K
TO SUPPORT CLEAN ENERGY POLICY ADVANCEMENT IN THE STATES.
2023
$5K
Southeast Sustainability Director's Network to participate in Kendeda's sustainability cohort
2023
$5K
ADVANCING EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION IN THE LOCAL SUSTAINABILITY FIELD
2023
$750K
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2022
$500K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$500K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$500K
HELPING LEADING CITIES ADVANCE THE PRACTICE OF AGGRESSIVE AND EQUITABLE URBAN DECARBONIZATION
2022
$500K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$423K
TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND ANALYSIS TO ADVANCE ENERGY OPTIMIZATION. TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
2022
$375K
ENABLING URBAN SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTORS TO ADVANCE COMPREHENSIVE AND EQUITABLE CLIMATE RESILIENCE AGENDAS
2022
$250K
The Southeast Sustainability Directors Network State policy program
2022
$200K
SUPPORT SSDN IN CONNECTING LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUSTAINABILITY PROFESSIONALS THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST TO ACCELERATE, SCALE, AND IMPLEMENT EQUITY-CENTERED SUSTAINABILITY BEST PRACTICES SO THAT COMMUNITIES ARE MORE RESILIENT TO CLIMATE CHANGE.
2022
$200K
Southeast Sustainability Directors Network
2022
$150K
Climate Neutral Cities Alliance for its equity work
2022
$88K
Southeast Sustainability Directors Network's Operating reserve fund
2022
$88K
To support Minneapolis and other city governments to implement equitable climate action planning processes and outcomes
2022
$88K
To support Midwestern local governments' leadership on sustainability
2022
$55K
FOR ITS PROJECT, NATURE-BASED CLIMATE SOLUTIONS
2022
$50K
FUNDING IN SUPPORT OF THE USDN CLIMATE ACTION PROJECT
2022
$50K
SOUTHEAST SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTORS NETWORK'S WORK IN NORTH CAROLINA PROJECT
2022
$47K
CLIMATE CHANGE
2022
$20K
Energy Resources Conservation & Development
2022
$5K
FOR THE USDN WESTERN REGIONAL MEETING IN PORTLAND.
2022
$5K
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
2022
$97K
STEWARDSHIP
2021
$88K
to support Midwestern local governments' leadership on sustainability
2021
$88K
to support Minneapolis and other city governments to implement equitable climate action planning processes and outcomes
2021
$88K
to support Midwestern local governments' leadership on sustainability
2021
$88K
to support Minneapolis and other city governments to implement equitable climate action planning processes and outcomes
2021
$25K
NORTH CAROLINA NETWORK OF THE SOUTHEAST SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTORS NETWORK (SSDN) PROJECT
2021
$15K
NEXUS PROGRAM
2021
$670K
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2020
$500K
HELPING LEADING CITIES ADVANCE THE PRACTICE OF PLANNING FOR AND ACHIEVING AGGRESSIVE CARBON-REDUCTION GOALS
2020
$400K
URBAN SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTORS NETWORK
2020
$330K
establish and build an operating reserve
2020
$304K
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
2020
$250K
General & Unrestricted
2020
$200K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$175K
To support Midwestern city leadership on decarbonization initiatives through learning networks
2020
$175K
To support Midwestern city leadership on decarbonization initiatives through learning networks
2020
$100K
BUILD THE CAPACITY OF U.S. SOUTHEAST SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTORS NETWORK LEADERS TO ACCELERATE THE ADOPTION OF BEST PRACTICES TO CREATE CLIMATE RESILIENT, EQUITABLE WATER SYSTEMS.
2020
$62K
GIG WORK, ROAD USER FEES, AND EQUITY: IMPACTS ON SUSTAINABLE MODE USE AND INDUSTRY PARTICIPATION
2020
$54K
FOR ITS URBAN DRAWDOWN INITIATIVE
2020
$50K
NORTH CAROLINA NETWORK OF THE SOUTHEAST SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTORS NETWORK (SSDN) PROJECT
2020
$50K
PROJECT SUPPORT
2020
$50K
ENABLING URBAN SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTORS TO ADVANCE COMPREHENSIVE CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND TO ENHANCE THE SOCIAL EQUITY BENEFITS OF THEIR WORK.
2020
$50K
CLEAN ENERGY
2020
$50K
EXEMPT PURPOSES
2020
$38K
DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING THE IDEA, IN ACCORDANCE WITH GRANTEE'S APPLICATION FOR THE GRANT
2020
$30K
SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY IN THE TENNESSEE VALLEY
2020
$29K
PROJECT CONTRIBUTION/SUPPORT
2020
$13K
DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING THE IDEA, IN ACCORDANCE WITH GRANTEE'S APPLICATION FOR THE GRANT
2020
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$150K
General Support
2019
$35K
EVENT SPONSORSHIP
2019
$45K
DEVELOPMENT OF ADVOCACY AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM RE: PERVIOUS SURFACES IN URBAN AREAS
2018
$20K
general support
2018

Funded by

$27.0M from 42 funders · 110 grants · 2018–2024

New Venture Fund

$3.9M · 2 grants · 2023–2024

The Kresge Foundation

$3.8M · 12 grants · 2020–2024

United States Energy Foundation

$1.8M · 5 grants · 2020–2024

The Kendeda Fund

$1.8M · 8 grants · 2020–2023

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$1.4M · 2 grants · 2020–2022

Freedom Together Foundation

$1.4M · 3 grants · 2020–2022

Greater Washington Community Foundation

$1.4M · 3 grants · 2019–2022

Details

EIN825015863
NTEE codeC35
Subsection03
Ruling date2019-02
Formed2018
Employees61
Volunteers9
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