Distributed Wind Energy Association INC

Not tax-deductible

Norman, OK501(c)(6)Community DevelopmentEIN 27-3336976

The Distributed Wind Energy Association is a collaborative group comprised of manufacturers, distributors, project developers, dealers, installers, and advocates whose primary mission is to promote and foster all aspects of the U.S. distributed wind industry.

Run by 17 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $125K a year · 36% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$134K
45% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 45% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$422K
+53% vs prior year
Spent
$284K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$165K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$422K
FY2024▲ +53%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$124K
FY2021$92K
FY2022$105K
FY2023$276K
FY2024$422K
Expenses
$284K
FY2024▲ +73%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$164K
FY2024$284K
Net assets
$165K
FY2024▲ +517%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$8K
FY2021−$10K
FY2022−$22K
FY2023$27K
FY2024$165K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2012.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Promotes and fosters the U.S. distributed wind industry through collaboration.

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3 program services account for $282K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Policy Support

Advocate and deal with policy and market matters that are affected or funded by the federal government, including the Congress and the Administration as well as any key state markets. These areas of interest include all types of federal incentives, barriers, research and development, federal distributed wind applications and markets, as…

$132Kprogram expense
02

Technical Support

DWEA established AgWind with a website and a free wind system performance and economics tool (which was in development in 2023)

$101Kprogram expense
03

Education/Educational Outreach

Educate the public and consumers on distributed wind energy. DWEA has maintained its website and developed other products to accomplish educational goals. DWEA participated in briefings for Congressional staff for education on technology and applications related to distributed wind energy. DWEA held an annual conference.

$50Kprogram expense

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$422K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$355K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$284K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$165K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$271K
Total assetsLn 16$299K
LiabilitiesLn 26$134K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$355K
Government grantsLn 1e$233K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$422K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$271K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$271K
Total assetsLn 16$299K
LiabilitiesLn 26$134K
Net assetsLn 32$165K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 617
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$142K$271K
Total assetsLn 16$169K$299K
LiabilitiesLn 26$143K$134K
Net assetsLn 32$27K$165K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$101K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$34K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$76K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$16K
Information technologyLn 14$2K
TravelLn 17$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$46K
InterestLn 20$1K
InsuranceLn 23$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$253
Total functional expensesLn 25$284K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $422K$284K$138K$165K 990 PDF
FY2023 $276K$164K$112K$27K 990 PDF
FY2022 $105K−$22K 990 PDF
FY2021 $92K−$10K 990 PDF
FY2020 $124K−$8K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $421,947 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$121,770
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$232,599
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,000
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$355,369
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $64,752 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$64,752
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,826 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,826
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $66,578 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$421,947
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $283,697 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$100,543
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$34,500
IX-11b Legal fees$1,125
IX-11d Lobbying fees$76,000
IX-11g Other fees for services$16,038
IX-14 Information technology$1,999
IX-17 Travel$4,304
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$45,744
IX-20 Interest$1,419
IX-23 Insurance$1,772
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$253
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$283,697
Part X · Balance sheet $298,992 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $142,190$271,242
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$27,750
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $169,475$298,992
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,550$18,624
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $80,000$69,196
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $55,202$46,199
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $142,752$134,019
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $26,723$164,973
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $169,475$298,992
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $164,973 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$421,947
XI-2 Total expenses$283,697
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$138,250
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$26,723
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$164,973

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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