Global Cold Chain Alliance Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 530114693
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2012–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Arlington, VA, USA
- Phone
- 7033734300
- Rating confidence
- Limited
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $7,721,061
- Expenses
- $7,917,853
- Assets
- $7,178,254
- Liabilities
- $4,201,777
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
28 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- MEGAN COSTELLO (PRESIDENT AND CEO (INTERIM))
- SARA GOODMAN-STICKLER (PRESIDENT AND CEO (EFFECTIVE 9.1.24))
- MATTHEW OTT (PRESIDENT AND CEO (FORMER))
Highest reported compensation
- BRIAN LYNCH (EVP, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT): $311,226 total reported compensation
- MEGAN COSTELLO (PRESIDENT AND CEO (INTERIM)): $304,867 total reported compensation
- ADAM THOCHER (SVP, GLOBAL PROGRAMS&INSIG): $271,300 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Promote excellence in the global temperature-controlled warehouse and logistics industry.
What it reported doing in 2024
Annual convention - enables members to see latest innovations in the refrigeration industry.the gcca-gccf convention was held in september 2024. The event took place in bonita springs, Florida from september 18-21 and attracted over 600 attendees as well as 49 exhibitors. The four-day networking and education event was attended by senior-level executives from the temperature-controlled logistics industry. Gcca also hosted a face-to-face policy forum in july 2024 that focused on global cold chain advocacy issues and attracted over 100 participants. In addition, the following events were also held face in 2024 the european cold chain conference (brussels/belgium, march 192 attendees), latin american cold chain congress (panama city, panama/november/98 attendees), brazilian cold chain congress (brazil/june/132 attendees). Furthermore, the gcca board convened for their annual strategic board meeting in may 2024, providing an opportunity for important discussions and decisions to be made.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 94% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- Distribution model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.
The verdict
- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
- Transparency & Controls: 84
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 24
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: Limited
- Program expense ratio: Limited
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
- Compensation committee: Pass
- Independent consultant: Missing
- Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
- Written employment contract: Pass
- Compensation survey or study: Pass
- Board or committee approval: Pass
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- Other executive compensation review process: Pass
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -2.5%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.91; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.59; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 27.9%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
- Governance: 18 of 18 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments
- Leadership: top reported pay $311K · 28 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $666K reported
- Consistency: 13 of 13 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
- Filing history: 12 filing years from 2012 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 10 filed money-flow records
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
- Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 25/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 34/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 6/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 17/100.