Securing Americas Future Energy Foundation FY2020 filing

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)Since 2004EIN 20-1727977Revenue $3.3M in FY2020

On file with the IRSsecureenergy.org1111 19th St Nw Ste 406, 20036-3627 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Dec 2004Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The organization is committed to an active program of research and education focused on reducing america's dependence on foreign oil, in order to improve national security and strengthen the economy using technology that can protect the environment, increase u.s. Exports and create u.s. Jobs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$465K 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
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $357K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$465K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.9M
75% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 75% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.3M
Spent
$2.8M
To programs
64%
Net assets
$642K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.3M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$9.5M
FY2022$5.8M
FY2023$7.1M
FY2024$10.7M
Expenses
$2.8M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$6.2M
FY2022$9.2M
FY2023$8.6M
FY2024$7.8M
Net assets
$642K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$642K
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022−$231K
FY2023−$1.7M
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2004.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $1.8M Management & general 30% · $831K Fundraising 7% · $190K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $465K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$159,790Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$143,451Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director of Corporate Engagements
$86,234Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Operations & Finance
$75,350Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joseph Quinn$329,990$317,901———
Jeffrey Nadaneruntil Aug 2022——$305,544——
Raphael Diamond$184,572$253,125$175,290$158,333$159,790
Thomas Horton Coleman$160,915$239,995———
Alisyn Malek———$237,615$143,451
Leslie Hayward$220,038————
Joe Quinn——$200,480——
Peter Flory$168,859$149,467$190,720——

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Research and educate to reduce foreign oil dependence, boosting security and economy with green tech.

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3 programs · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Policy Development

To present recommendations to address america's dependence on oil by collaborating with economic and policy experts, pertinent organizations, and leaders in applicable industries.

$1.0Mprogram expense
02

Education and Advocacy

This includes a variety of media through which safe educates the public about the national and economic security risks of oil dependence, including original research and reports events, press releases, interviews, webinars, and newsletters. This further includes efforts to promote alternatives (E.G.

$563Kprogram expense
03

Future Mobility

Predicated on research and advocacy, this initiative will provide new data and methodologies to drive innovative policy that optimizes across five areas for a cleaner environment, enhanced security, economic opportunity, safety, and access.

$191Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $30K · 2021–2022

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$200K
Money outPt IX
$2.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$831K
Fundraisingcol D$190K
Owns and owesPt X
$642K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$380K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$200K
Total revenueLn 12$3.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$380K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$380K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$584K
Other assetsLn 15$101K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
Net assetsLn 32$642K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 575
VolunteersI 69
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$149K$380K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$660K$584K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.3M$1.9M
Net assetsLn 32−$554K$642K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$269K$123K$84K$61K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$589K$509K$17K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$21K$17K$1K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$90K$75K$7K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$95K$71K$12K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$45K$45K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$659K$609K$16K$34K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$57K$36K$16K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$197K$114K$69K$14K
TravelLn 17$47K$21K$11K$15K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$1K$481
InterestLn 20$18K$18K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$50K$23K$24K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$617$460$78$79
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$122K$94K$10K$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.8M$1.8M$831K$190K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $10.7M$7.8M$2.8M$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.1M$8.6M−$1.5M−$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.8M$9.2M−$3.4M−$231K 990 PDF
FY2021 $9.5M$6.2M$3.3M$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $3.3M$2.8M$491K$642K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,289,679 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,807,442$3,089,679
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $86,000$200,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $353$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,893,795$3,289,679
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 $2,290,988$1,588,762
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $5,000$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,851,498$1,210,089
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,147,486$2,798,851
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,253,691$490,828
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,289,679 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,089,679
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,089,679
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $200,000$200,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $200,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,289,679
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,798,851 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $123,276 · Management $84,303 · Fundraising $61,366$268,945
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $588,657 · Management $508,573 · Fundraising $17,192$1,114,422
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $17,380 · Management $1,367 · Fundraising $1,790$20,537
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $74,924 · Management $7,418 · Fundraising $7,901$90,243
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $70,769 · Management $12,360 · Fundraising $11,486$94,615
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $7,686$7,686
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $45,408$45,408
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $609,137 · Management $15,908 · Fundraising $33,933$658,978
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,165$4,165
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $36,023 · Management $15,527 · Fundraising $5,346$56,896
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $113,972 · Management $69,257 · Fundraising $13,844$197,073
IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,879 · Management $11,011 · Fundraising $14,823$46,713
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,448 · Fundraising $481$1,929
IX-20 InterestManagement $18,157$18,157
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $22,960 · Management $23,540 · Fundraising $3,655$50,155
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $460 · Management $78 · Fundraising $79$617
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $93,886 · Management $10,352 · Fundraising $18,074$122,312
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,777,936 · Management $830,945 · Fundraising $189,970$2,798,851
Part X · Balance sheet $2,567,369 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $149,430$380,262
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $718,061$958,442
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $9,909$492,097
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $78,870$50,628
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $659,848$584,481
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $101,459$101,459
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,717,577$2,567,369
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $431,936$109,211
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,349,678$1,604,723
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,271,324$1,925,115
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$1,548,917−$550,253
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $995,170$1,192,507
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$553,747$642,254
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,717,577$2,567,369
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $642,254 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,289,679
XI-2 Total expenses$2,798,851
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$490,828
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$553,747
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$705,173
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$642,254

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