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CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE STEADY STATE ECONOMY

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $1.7M · expenses $479K · assets $3.6M

Also known as
CASSE
EIN
34-2003304
Address
5101 11TH ST S, ARLINGTON, VA 22204-3214
Website
steadystate.org
NTEE code
S99
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2005
Cross-check
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Mission

The mission of CASSE is to advance the steady state economy with stabilized population and consumption as a policy goal with wide spread support. See Sch O for complete mission.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Brian Czech EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2020-2025 $121,731$646,897 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Emily Bearley BOARD MEMBER2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Josh Farley BOARD MEMBER2020-2025 1 $0 reported 1
David Orr BOARD MEMBER2020-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Heather Reynolds BOARD MEMBER2021-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Chris Robinson (former) BOARD MEMBER2020-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Pamela Garrettson (former) DIRECTOR2023 1 $0 reported 1
Genevieve Pullis-Larouche (former) DIRECTOR2023 1 $0 reported 1
Brent Blackwelder (former) Board Member2020-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Herman Daly (former) Board Member2020-2022 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $122K · 6 employees · 12 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRIAN CZECH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $118,228$0$3,503 $121,7311
EMILY BEARLEY BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
JOSH FARLEY BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID ORR BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
HEATHER REYNOLDS BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $121K · 8 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRIAN CZECH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $118,387$0$2,368 $120,7551
EMILY BEARLEY BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
JOSH FARLEY BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID ORR BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
HEATHER REYNOLDS BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $112K · 6 employees · 4 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRIAN CZECH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $109,932$0$2,199 $112,1311
CHRIS ROBINSON BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
JOSH FARLEY BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID ORR BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
HEATHER REYNOLDS BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
PAMELA GARRETTSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
GENEVIEVE PULLIS-LAROUCHE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $102K · 10 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Brian Czech Director and President of the Board40 $101,916$0$0 $101,9161
Brent Blackwelder Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Chris Robinson Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Josh Farley Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
David Orr Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Herman Daly Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Heather Reynolds Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $96K · 10 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Brian Czech Director and President of the Board40 $96,433$0$0 $96,4331
Brent Blackwelder Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Chris Robinson Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Josh Farley Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
David Orr Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Herman Daly Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Heather Reynolds Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $94K · 4 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Brian Czech Director and President of the Board40 $93,931$0$0 $93,9311
Brent Blackwelder Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Chris Robinson Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Josh Farley Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
David Orr Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Herman Daly Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,652,814$478,762 $3,600,937$3,588,821 $1,544,560$0 $118,228612
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$142,865$467,737 $2,431,841$2,412,489 $24,940$0 $118,38780
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$135,130$423,000 $2,746,643$2,730,032 $34,469$0 $109,93264
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$441,689$393,911 $3,017,378$3,002,380 $422,186$0 $101,916105
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$966,334$274,901 $2,975,015$2,954,602 $956,160$0 $96,433105
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,247,223$310,821 $2,357,187$2,357,187 $1,239,679$0 $93,93145

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $539,927 in all, tax years 2010 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
LORING WOLCOTT & COOLIDGE CHARITABLE TR - I Public charity Exact 2017, 2019-2020 3$375,000 2020$125,000
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FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2010-2023 15$144,396 2023$5,365
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$10,500 2024$10,500
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PROENGLISH Public charity Exact 2010 1$10,000 2010$10,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE STEADY STATE ECONOMY” 2020-2023 4$31 2023$16
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $478,762 spent · pay $392,774 · grants $0 · events $3,157
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $236,062$188,850$35,409$11,803 49.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $118,228$94,574$17,733$5,921 24.7%
Fees: other services $33,194$33,194$0$0 6.9%
Payroll taxes $29,690$23,752$4,454$1,484 6.2%
Occupancy $23,120$17,340$5,780$0 4.8%
Office expenses $15,088$7,544$7,544$0 3.2%
Pension plan contributions $6,076$4,861$911$304 1.3%
Travel $4,118$4,118$0$0 0.9%
Information technology $3,517$3,517$0$0 0.7%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $3,157$3,157$0$0 0.7%
Other (as described)Book Publishing, Printing, & Distribution $3,081$3,081$0$0 0.6%
Other employee benefits $2,718$2,174$408$136 0.6%
Insurance $478$0$478$0 0.1%
Fees: accounting $200$0$200$0 0.0%
Interest $35$0$35$0 0.0%
Total$478,762100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $467,737 spent · pay $361,582 · grants $0 · events $1,985
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $203,870$163,096$30,581$10,193 43.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $118,387$94,710$17,758$5,919 25.3%
Fees: other services $34,217$34,217$0$0 7.3%
Occupancy $27,727$20,795$6,932$0 5.9%
Payroll taxes $26,883$21,507$4,032$1,344 5.7%
Fees: accounting $14,057$0$14,057$0 3.0%
Office expenses $10,385$5,192$5,193$0 2.2%
Other employee benefits $8,228$6,583$1,234$411 1.8%
Information technology $6,731$6,731$0$0 1.4%
Other (as described)Book Publishing, Printing, and Distribution $5,546$5,546$0$0 1.2%
Pension plan contributions $4,214$3,371$632$211 0.9%
Travel $4,192$4,192$0$0 0.9%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,985$1,985$0$0 0.4%
Other (as described)Podcast Production and Distribution $1,032$1,032$0$0 0.2%
Interest $283$0$283$0 0.1%
Total$467,737100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $423,000 spent · pay $368,295 · grants $0 · events $1,854
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $228,385$182,708$34,258$11,419 54.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $109,932$87,946$16,489$5,497 26.0%
Occupancy $26,250$19,687$6,563- 6.2%
Payroll taxes $21,636$17,309$3,245$1,082 5.1%
Office expenses $14,946$7,473$7,473- 3.5%
Other employee benefits $4,425$3,540$664$221 1.0%
Information technology $4,111$4,111-- 1.0%
Pension plan contributions $3,917$3,134$588$195 0.9%
Travel $2,822$2,822-- 0.7%
Other (as described)BOOK PUBLISHING AND DIS $2,060$2,060-- 0.5%
Fees: other services $2,023$1,517$506- 0.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,854$1,854-- 0.4%
Other (as described)PRINTING $639$639-- 0.2%
Total$423,000100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $393,911 spent · pay $304,264 · grants $0 · events $623
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $180,789$134,291$35,767$10,731 45.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $101,916$61,149$30,575$10,192 25.9%
Occupancy $37,306$18,653$18,653- 9.5%
Payroll taxes $16,606$0$16,606$0 4.2%
Office expenses $11,743$11,743-- 3.0%
Information technology $9,828$9,828-- 2.5%
Other (as described)CRA remittances for two Canadian staff $9,336$0$9,336$0 2.4%
Advertising and promotion $9,142-$9,142- 2.3%
All other expenses $4,902$2,941$1,471$490 1.2%
Other employee benefits $2,915$0$2,915$0 0.7%
Insurance $2,915-$2,915- 0.7%
Other (as described)Printing $2,063$2,063$0$0 0.5%
Pension plan contributions $2,038$0$2,038$0 0.5%
Travel $1,710$1,253-$457 0.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $623$623-- 0.2%
Other (as described)Book publishing copyright fee $45$45$0$0 0.0%
Other (as described)Banking fees $34$0$34$0 0.0%
Total$393,911100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $274,901 spent · pay $223,747 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $109,763$98,787$10,976- 39.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $96,433$57,860$28,930$9,643 35.1%
Occupancy $32,833$16,417$16,416- 11.9%
Payroll taxes $15,156-$15,156- 5.5%
Office expenses $10,537$10,537-- 3.8%
Other (as described)Book Publishing and Distribution $4,095$4,095$0$0 1.5%
Insurance $2,650-$2,650- 1.0%
Pension plan contributions $2,071-$2,071- 0.8%
Advertising and promotion $649$649-- 0.2%
Travel $390$390$0- 0.1%
Other employee benefits $324-$324- 0.1%
Total$274,901100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $310,821 spent · pay $239,756 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $119,581$80,327$39,254$0 38.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $93,931$15,969$77,962$0 30.2%
Occupancy $39,561$0$39,561$0 12.7%
Payroll taxes $16,088$0$16,088$0 5.2%
Office expenses $10,544$0$10,544$0 3.4%
Fees: management $10,076$0$10,076$0 3.2%
Other employee benefits $5,886$0$5,886$0 1.9%
Pension plan contributions $4,270$0$4,270$0 1.4%
Information technology $4,053$0$4,053$0 1.3%
Other (as described)Research Fellow $2,912$0$2,912$0 0.9%
Advertising and promotion $1,298$1,298$0$0 0.4%
Other (as described)Book Distribution Services $960$960$0$0 0.3%
Travel $692$0$692$0 0.2%
All other expenses $660-$660- 0.2%
Other (as described)Tax Penalty $309$0$309$0 0.1%
Total$310,821100%

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