Sustainable Business Network of Massachu

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
043581405
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2009, Form 990-N 2016
Location
Wayland, MA, USA
Phone
5083587355
Rating
67
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Small Business Development

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$493,331
Expenses
$516,196
Assets
$10,646
Liabilities
$126,920

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LAURENCE HAMMEL (PRESIDENT, CLERK & EXECUTI)

People named in this filing

  • KAREN SPILLER (BOARD MEMBER)
  • TERESA DILLON (BOARD MEMBER)
  • LAURENCE HAMMEL (PRESIDENT, CLERK & EXECUTI)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To engage Massachusetts business and community leaders in building economies that are local, green and fair through educational programs, networking, and special events.

What it reported doing in 2025

Mass go solars coalition's mission is to ensure significant grownth in the number of kw produced by solar panels in ma by 2030 and include minority, low income and underserved communities in the benefits of this transition. We will do this by connecting, convening and collaborating with businesses, nonprofits, government agencies and community leaders committed to promoting the solar energy industry with a particular focus on the built environment.the farmers market promotion program facilitates food businesses and farmers growing their reach and capacity. Sbn's role has been to provide connections and training for local farms and food businesses, which include marketing and business workshops, a local food trade show and more specific opportunities to connect with wholesale buyers, and one-on-one consultations.eat local month, held annually in august, is a series of sponsored virtual events to promote locally produced food, including restaurants, farmers and specialty food producers. Sbn also launched the eat local ma app in 2020 to connect consumers with these businesses.the local food promotion program is designed to enable greater incorporation of new england agricultural products in local food manufacturing. Lfpp will facilitate demand-oriented business strategies to effectively market and close gaps between customer preference for locally sourced and existing capacity of local food systems.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 63
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 21
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 62.6%; rating input score 63
  • Program expense ratio: 59.8%; rating input score 60
  • Fundraising efficiency: $35.03 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: -4.6%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.02; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 11.92; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.4% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.4% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1.7% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 62.6% of revenue deployed · 59.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $309K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 26/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 0/100.