National Stewardship Action Council

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
474237748
IRS 990 coverage
2016–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2014
Location
Sacramento, CA, USA
Phone
9162171109
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$477,551
Expenses
$496,659
Assets
$43,065
Liabilities
$57,893

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TIM GONCHEROFF (PRESIDENT)
  • MAIA CORBITT (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • HEIDI SANBORN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • HEIDI SANBORN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO): $172,867 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Collaborate with public, private and non-profit stakeholders to achieve a responsible, circular economy.

What it reported doing in 2024

Policy & implementation:* convened national "walk in the halls" fly-ins in Washington dc to advance recycling refund and deposit return system policy with businesses, nonprofits, and recyclers.*supported the wastewater infrastructure pollution prevention and environmental safety act which passed the u.s. House of representatives with a 351 to 56 vote* participated in international study tours and technical exchanges to evaluate extended producer responsiblity, deposit return, and reuse systems.* sponsored and supported circular economy legislation, including paint stewardship expansion and carpet recycling program improvements in California* convened a working group of more than 200 organizations to support implementation of California senate bill 54, the plastic pollution prevention and packaging producer responsibility act* advanced model policies such as clean lighting legislation now enacted in nine states following initial passage in California*leading national efforts to advance producer responsibility for hazardous products, including batteries, vapes, and flares*elevating upstream product design and safety to prevent fires, protect workers, and reduce risks across the material management system*covening cross-sector leaders in a pre-competitive space to develop practical, scalable solutions to accelerate a circular economny in the united states.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 62% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 18
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 77.5%; rating input score 78
  • Program expense ratio: 74.5%; rating input score 75
  • Fundraising efficiency: $29.94 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • 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: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -4%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.09; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.34; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 34.8%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 16.2% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 15.1% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.3% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 77.5% of revenue deployed · 74.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $370K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $173K · 8 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2016 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 31/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 6/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 3/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 8/100.