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US nonprofit · EIN 921286554 · Chicago, ILiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 921286554) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2022.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Greener by Default

Donations deductible
Revenue
$1.8m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$1.9m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$1.4m
$64k liabilities
Net assets
$1.3m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
3.3 years on average
Staff
17
6 volunteers
Chair observed
≥1 yr
Wei Tai Kwok
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
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Greener by Default's network

6 people1 organisationi6 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

6 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
WEI TAI Kwok ChairChair2023
3 yrs
ALI SaadBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Benjamin HappBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Katie ExcoffierBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Lydia ChaudhryCompany secretary2023
3 yrs
Sandeep PatelTreasurer2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Ilana BravermanCOOsince 2023
Katherine CantrellCEOsince 2023

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Katherine CantrellCEO40$97k$11k
Ilana BravermanCOO40$96k$12k
Wei Tai KwokChair0.5$0
Sandeep PatelTreasurer0.5$0
Lydia ChaudhrySecretary0.5$0
Katie ExcoffierBoard Member0.25$0
Benjamin HappBoard Member0.25$0
Ali SaadBoard Member0.25$0

Colorado roster

9 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263029205). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Sandeep PatelTreasurer
Lydia ChaudhryPresident
Ilana Braverman
Barbara ErnyMember
Katie ExcoffierSecretary
Wei Tai KwokMember
Ilana BravermanCOO & Acting CFO
Katherine CantrellCEO
Ali SaadMember

About

Legal name
Greener By Default
EIN
921286554
Address
1519 W Warren Blvd Unit 503 PMB 175, Chicago, IL, 60607-1846
State
Illinois
Mission
Greener by default's mission is to consult with institutions to apply behavioral science to food policy, nudging diners toward sustainable plant-based food while preserving freedom of choice. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
K40 Food, agriculture and nutrition
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2022
Principal officer
Katherine Cantrell (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 2023
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
2, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥3years on the filingsWEI TAI Kwok
≥3years on the filingsBenjamin Happ
≥3years on the filingsKatie Excoffier
≥3years on the filingsLydia Chaudhry

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$1.4m
Total liabilities
$64k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.3m
Contributions and grants received
$1.7m
Program service revenue
$18k
Employees
17
Volunteers
6

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$1.7m$891k$764k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.