Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 36-4352022)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$3.5M
FY2021	$3.3M
FY2022	$3.6M
FY2023	$3.8M
FY2024	$4.7M
FY2025	$6.1M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$3.6M
FY2021	$3.0M
FY2022	$3.3M
FY2023	$4.6M
FY2024	$5.2M
FY2025	$6.6M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$3.4M
FY2021	$3.7M
FY2022	$3.9M
FY2023	$3.6M
FY2024	$3.1M
FY2025	$2.6M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2001.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

72%

28%

Program services 72% · $4.7M Management & general 28% · $1.9M Fundraising 0% · $2K

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

29 people listed on the 990; $862K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII

Paige Knutsen

Executive Director

$201,137Pt VII · Sec A

William Angelos

Deputy Director

$142,986Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Rhodes

Dir. Mem. & Ext. Rel.

$142,204Pt VII · Sec A

Molly Graham

Dir. Mkt. Col. & Ed.

$135,427Pt VII · Sec A

Alison Lindburg

Dir., Bldg. Codes & Pol.

$122,121Pt VII · Sec A

Maddie Wazowicz

Director, Policy

$118,301Pt VII · Sec A

Carla Foster

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julia Friedman

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paige Knutsen’s $201K as Executive Director is at the 84th 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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Paige Knutsen	$201,137	—	—	—	—	—
Stacey Paradis	—	—	$192,654	$159,000	$167,000	$166,080
Bill Angelos	—	$156,219	$117,999	$99,922	$104,438	$110,505
Jennifer Rhodes	$142,204	$150,856	—	—	—	—
William Angelos	$142,986	—	—	—	—	—
Molly Graham	$135,427	$132,920	$110,199	—	—	—
Alison Lindburg	$122,121	$109,813	—	—	—	—
Maddie Wazowicz	$118,301	—	—	—	—	—

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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 energy efficiency across the Midwest.

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3 programs · $4.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Conduct research, implement programs, and administer workforce development programs that advance energy efficiency across midwest states, accelerating market adoption of cost-effective technologies and practices that reduce energy use, lower costs, and decrease emissions.

$2.0Mprogram expense

02

Advance energy efficiency policies through research, analysis, technical assistance, and advocacy; promote increased public and private investment; and track local, state, regional, and federal policy developments to inform and engage members and stakeholders.

$1.9Mprogram expense

03

Convene utilities, businesses, policymakers, and advocates to develop best practices, pilot innovative solutions, and share expertise through conferences, committees, and working groups that strengthen regional collaboration and accelerate clean energy progress.

$834Kprogram 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

United States Energy FoundationFY2024$85K

Kentucky Association for Environmental EducationFY2024$9K

Thomas Alva Edison FoundationFY2024$8K

Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$102K

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$6.1M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.4M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M

Investment incomeLn 3$132K

Money outPt IX

$6.6M

Ln 25

Programscol B$4.7M

Managementcol C$1.9M

Fundraisingcol D$2K

Owns and owesPt X

$2.6M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M

Total assetsLn 16$3.7M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M

PeoplePt VI, VII

29

listed · VII A

PaidVII A6

Voting boardVI 1a23

IndependentVI 1b23

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.4M

Government grantsLn 1e$967K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M

Investment incomeLn 3$132K

Other incomeLn 4–11$56K

Total revenueLn 12$6.1M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$1.0M

SavingsLn 2$1.4M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.4M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25K

Other assetsLn 15$172K

Total assetsLn 16$3.7M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M

Net assetsLn 32$2.6M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 531

VolunteersI 625

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$3.1M	$2.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$37K	$25K
Total assetsLn 16	$4.3M	$3.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$1.2M	$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32	$3.1M	$2.6M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$517K	$181K	$336K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$1.8M	$1.3M	$557K	$1K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$67K	$38K	$29K	$42
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$219K	$130K	$89K	$174
Payroll taxesLn 10	$180K	$112K	$68K	$116
Legal feesLn 11b	$10K	$10K	$714
Accounting feesLn 11c	$229K		$229K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$496K	$443K	$52K
Office expensesLn 13	$92K	$38K	$54K
Information technologyLn 14	$90K	$51K	$39K
OccupancyLn 16	$382K	$196K	$186K
TravelLn 17	$93K	$50K	$43K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$712K	$639K	$73K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$15K		$15K
InsuranceLn 23	$46K	$2K	$44K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$1.7M	$1.6M	$67K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$6.6M	$4.7M	$1.9M	$2K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$6.1M	$6.6M	−$514K	$2.6M	990 PDF
FY2024	$4.7M	$5.2M	−$502K	$3.1M	990 PDF
FY2023	$3.8M	$4.6M	−$813K	$3.6M	990 PDF
FY2022	$3.6M	$3.3M	$274K	$3.9M	990 PDF
FY2021	$3.3M	$3.0M	$373K	$3.7M	990 PDF
FY2020	$3.5M	$3.6M	−$123K	$3.4M	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 J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $6,119,688 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,566,745$4,353,669

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,008,808$1,578,092

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $126,641$132,192

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $30,116$55,735

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,732,310$6,119,688

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 $2,704,760$2,815,537

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,529,258$3,818,613

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,234,018$6,634,150

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$501,708−$514,462

Part VI · Governance 23 of 23 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23

VI-1b Independent voting members23

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,119,688 across 8 lines filed

VIII-1b Membership dues$711,122

VIII-1e Government grants$967,433

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,675,114

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,353,669

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,578,092$1,578,092

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $132,192$132,192

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $55,735$55,735

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,578,092 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $187,927$6,119,688

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,634,150 across 16 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $180,673 · Management $336,448$517,121

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,273,213 · Management $557,275 · Fundraising $1,488$1,831,976

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $38,246 · Management $28,798 · Fundraising $42$67,086

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $130,249 · Management $88,774 · Fundraising $174$219,197

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $112,177 · Management $67,864 · Fundraising $116$180,157

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $9,504 · Management $714$10,218

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $228,634$228,634

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $443,081 · Management $52,424$495,505

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $38,306 · Management $54,186$92,492

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $51,225 · Management $39,181$90,406

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $195,559 · Management $186,208$381,767

IX-17 TravelPrograms $49,854 · Management $42,855$92,709

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $638,976 · Management $73,242$712,218

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $14,625$14,625

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,597 · Management $44,029$45,626

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,587,094 · Management $67,319$1,654,413

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,749,754 · Management $1,882,576 · Fundraising $1,820$6,634,150

Part X · Balance sheet $3,728,830 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,902,700$1,002,309

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,173,186$1,412,455

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $835,137$1,071,744

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $56,186$45,449

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $36,521$24,786

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $270,385$172,087

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,334,115$3,728,830

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $491,341$508,001

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $27,103$46,334

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $669,539$581,554

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,187,983$1,135,889

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,964,311$2,035,402

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $181,821$557,539

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,146,132$2,592,941

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,334,115$3,728,830

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,592,941 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$6,119,688

XI-2 Total expenses$6,634,150

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$514,462

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,146,132

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$38,729

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,592,941

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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