The Electrification Coalition Foundation is a nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) organization committed to promoting actions that facilitate the deployment of electric vehicles on a mass scale in order to combat the economic, environmental, and national security dangers caused by our nation's dependence on petroleum.the Foundation seeks to achieve its goals through a combination of public policy research, analysis, publication, public engagement, and media outreach.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$468K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $279K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$468K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $2.7M
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$22K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.9M
Spent
$2.1M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.9M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$5.0M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$4.0M
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$4.3M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$1.7M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2010.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $1.9M Management & general 6% · $137K Fundraising 4% · $74K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $468K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Managing Director, Ev Policy
$144,673Pt VII · Sec A
Nat'l Dir-Electrification
$140,652Pt VII · Sec A
Dir-Mobility Programs
$106,634Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations & Finance
$61,398Pt VII · Sec A
President and CEO
$14,718Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ben Prochazka’s $257K as Executive Director is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ben Prochazka$257,384$214,439$231,099$180,149$140,652
Katherine Stainken——$149,568——
Ashley Jo Blackwell$148,746————
Susan Gander————$144,673
Anne Blair$139,706$126,660$116,940——
Katie Robinson——$138,992——
Christopher Bast——$118,728——
Aaron Viles$112,299————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes electric vehicle adoption through research, policy, and public outreach to reduce oil dependence.

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3 programs · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Education

To inform the general public, opinion leaders and key decision makers about the importance of deploying electric vehicles on a mass scale in order to combat the economic, environmental and national security dangers caused by our nation's dependence on oil.

$1.9Mprogram expense
02

Business Outreach

To strengthen and expand the involvement of prominent business leaders on the importance of the deployment of electric vehicles on a mass scale in order to combat the economic environmental and national security dangers caused by our nation's dependence on oil.

$2Kprogram expense
03

Policy Development

To present a set of recommendations to address the importance of deploying electric vehicles with economic and policy experts, pertinent organizations and leaders in applicable industries.

$650program expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$159K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Money outPt IX
$2.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$137K
Fundraisingcol D$74K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$382K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$159K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Total revenueLn 12$2.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$382K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$382K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K
Other assetsLn 15$662K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$30K$382K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$15K
Total assetsLn 16$393K$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$22K
Net assetsLn 32$388K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$83K$4K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$1.0M$40K$30K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$28K$24K$2K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$113K$96K$10K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$102K$88K$8K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$39K$39K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$290K$267K$14K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$89K$81K$3K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$231K$205K$15K$11K
TravelLn 17$17K$16K$539$90
InsuranceLn 23$8K$7K$499$454
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$6K$2K$357
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M$1.9M$137K$74K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $4.0M$4.3M−$335K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.1M$4.2M−$87K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.0M$3.9M−$855K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.0M$3.0M$1.9M$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.9M$2.1M$743K$1.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,867,501 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $558,390$2,698,010
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $288,027$159,491
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$10,000
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $846,417$2,867,501
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $660,981$1,441,274
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $306,136$682,906
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $967,117$2,124,180
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$120,700$743,321
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,867,501 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $10,000 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,698,010
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,698,010
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $159,491$159,491
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $159,491 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,000$2,867,501
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,124,180 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $83,450 · Management $3,692 · Fundraising $2,821$89,963
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,038,811 · Management $39,872 · Fundraising $30,070$1,108,753
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $24,036 · Management $1,908 · Fundraising $1,838$27,782
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $96,019 · Management $9,523 · Fundraising $7,255$112,797
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $87,965 · Management $7,666 · Fundraising $6,348$101,979
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $39,312$39,312
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $267,227 · Management $13,778 · Fundraising $8,981$289,986
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $80,861 · Management $2,950 · Fundraising $5,100$88,911
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $204,775 · Management $14,920 · Fundraising $11,071$230,766
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,977 · Management $539 · Fundraising $90$16,606
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,312 · Management $499 · Fundraising $454$8,265
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,270 · Management $2,433 · Fundraising $357$9,060
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,912,703 · Management $137,092 · Fundraising $74,385$2,124,180
Part X · Balance sheet $1,153,774 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $29,972$381,832
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $60,025$22,500
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $51,249$67,112
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,043$5,274
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,096$15,011
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $240,827$662,045
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $393,212$1,153,774
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,822$22,063
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,822$22,063
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $114,324$19,268
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $274,066$1,112,443
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $388,390$1,131,711
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $393,212$1,153,774
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,131,711 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,867,501
XI-2 Total expenses$2,124,180
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$743,321
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$388,390
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,131,711

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