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Distributed Wind Energy Association INC FY2023 filing

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Norman, OK501(c)(6)Community Development EIN 27-3336976Revenue $276K in FY2023

On file with the IRSdistributedwind.orgPo Box 721866, 73070-8428 · Norman, OKTax-exempt since May 2012

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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.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2023 · 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
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$143K
84% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 84% of assets; over 80%.
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
$276K
+162% vs prior year
Spent
$164K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$27K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$276K
FY2023▲ +162%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$124K
FY2021$92K
FY2022$105K
FY2023$276K
FY2024$422K
Expenses
$164K
FY2023
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$164K
FY2024$284K
Net assets
$27K
FY2023▲ +222%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$8K
FY2021−$10K
FY2022−$22K
FY2023$27K
FY2024$165K

From the FY2023 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
James Duffy
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trudy Forsyth
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ryan Storke
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 15aNo

Programs and updates

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

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3 programs · $168K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

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.

$98Kprogram expense
02

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…

$50Kprogram expense
03

Technical Support

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

$20Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$276K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$176K
Other incomeLn 4–11$100K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$500
Money outPt IX
$164K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$27K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$142K
Total assetsLn 16$169K
LiabilitiesLn 26$143K
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$500
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$176K
Other incomeLn 4–11$100K
Total revenueLn 12$276K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$142K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$142K
Other assetsLn 15$32
Total assetsLn 16$169K
LiabilitiesLn 26$143K
Net assetsLn 32$27K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$46K$142K
Total assetsLn 16$61K$169K
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K$143K
Net assetsLn 32−$5K$27K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Lobbying feesLn 11d$36K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$66K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$46K
InterestLn 20$2K
InsuranceLn 23$606
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$164K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $422K$284K$138K$165K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $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 R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $276,335 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $500$500
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $104,875$175,835
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$100,000
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $105,375$276,335
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 $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $117,006$164,224
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $117,006$164,224
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$11,631$112,111
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction 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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $276,335 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $100,000 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$500
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$500
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $175,835 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$175,835
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $275,835 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$276,335
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $164,224 across 6 lines filed
IX-11d Lobbying fees$36,000
IX-11g Other fees for services$65,500
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$46,131
IX-20 Interest$1,660
IX-23 Insurance$606
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$14,327
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$164,224
Part X · Balance sheet $169,475 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $45,990$142,190
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $14,990$27,253
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $31$32
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $61,011$169,475
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $845$7,550
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$80,000
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $65,554$55,202
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $66,399$142,752
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$5,388$26,723
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$5,388$26,723
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $61,011$169,475
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $26,723 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$276,335
XI-2 Total expenses$164,224
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$112,111
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$5,388
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-9 Other changes in net assets−$80,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$26,723

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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