We work to ensure equal access to clean and affordable heat, power, and water for everyone.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 13 volunteers and 171 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · 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)(3)
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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.8M a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.3M
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
24
named funders · $10.7M
Looks good: 24 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$31.8M
54% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 54% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$60.9M
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$57.9M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$26.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$60.9M
FY2024▲ +20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$28.3M
FY2021$38.2M
FY2022$40.4M
FY2023$50.9M
FY2024$60.9M
Expenses
$57.9M
FY2024▲ +24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$26.9M
FY2021$35.2M
FY2022$33.0M
FY2023$46.5M
FY2024$57.9M
Net assets
$26.5M
FY2024▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.1M
FY2021$11.1M
FY2022$18.5M
FY2023$23.2M
FY2024$26.5M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2013.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $47.5M Management & general 16% · $9.0M Fundraising 2% · $1.3M

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

19 people listed on the 990; $1.3M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO & President
$265,570Pt VII · Sec A
Chief People Officer
$212,112Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$211,892Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Strategy Officer
$211,119Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$206,315Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$201,250Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anne Evens’s $266K as CEO & President is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 324 $10–100M 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
Anne Evens$265,570$267,014$259,504$236,027$186,887
Lindy Loyet$211,892$212,500$187,367$167,089$161,316
Rebecca Turner Buckland$212,112$209,413———
Abigail Corso$211,119$205,350$181,073$161,962$158,478
Antonia Ornelas$206,315$203,830$179,433$156,142$152,678
Delmar Gillus$201,250$199,744$185,438$187,482$177,020
Trisha Miller——$186,163——
Marjorie Isaacson————$122,382

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

Provides energy and water efficiency retrofits, hourly electricity pricing programs, and education to help communities reduce utility costs and access clean, affordable power.

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1 program · $47.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Elevate Energy provides economic, future-focused energy and water solutions by improving efficiencies. It administers residential hourly electricity pricing programs, delivers energy and water efficiency retrofits in residential and nonprofit buildings, and provides energy planning and data analysis services.

$47.5Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
New Venture FundFY2024$433K
Total grants receivedfrom 24 funders$10.7M
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Grants paid · 90 grants · $15.1M · 2020–2024
New Ecology INCMA · FY2024$1,021,335
Eastside Community NetworkMI · FY2024$277,200
Solutions Project INCCA · FY2024$200,000
Community Health NfpIL · FY2024$155,499
Slipstream Group INCWI · FY2024$90,000
Polar Bear Sustainable Energy Co-OpFY2024$75,000
Young Gifted & GreenTN · FY2024$25,000
We Want Green TooMI · FY2024$25,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$60.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$49.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$798K
Money outPt IX
$57.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$47.5M
Managementcol C$9.0M
Fundraisingcol D$1.3M
Owns and owesPt X
$26.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$32.2M
Total assetsLn 16$58.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$31.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$49.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$14.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$798K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Gains on assetsLn 7$297K
Total revenueLn 12$60.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12.6M
SavingsLn 2$19.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$32.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$279K
Other assetsLn 15$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$58.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$31.8M
Net assetsLn 32$26.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5171
VolunteersI 613
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14.0M$32.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$9.0M$10.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$204K$279K
Total assetsLn 16$42.4M$58.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$19.2M$31.8M
Net assetsLn 32$23.2M$26.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3.3M$3.3M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$299K$217K$70K$12K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$191K$76K$115K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$23.9M$17.4M$5.6M$977K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$355K$257K$84K$14K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3.2M$2.3M$746K$129K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.9M$1.3M$436K$75K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$56K$56K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$55K$55K
Investment management feesLn 11f$59K$59K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$19.2M$18.9M$312K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$126K$74K$50K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$813K$647K$152K$14K
Information technologyLn 14$916K$627K$281K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$731K$566K$137K$28K
TravelLn 17$566K$395K$150K$21K
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$132K$105K$21K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$144K$106K$32K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.8M$1.1M$660K$48K
All other expensesLn 24e$162K$94K$62K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$57.9M$47.5M$9.0M$1.3M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $60.9M$57.9M$3.0M$26.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $50.9M$46.5M$4.3M$23.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $40.4M$33.0M$7.4M$18.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $38.2M$35.2M$3.0M$11.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $28.3M$26.9M$1.4M$8.1M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $60,915,201 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $38,010,505$49,042,868
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $12,134,190$11,049,919
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $698,092$798,224
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $37,676$24,190
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $50,880,463$60,915,201
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,675,540$3,277,344
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $24,383,566$29,816,161
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $16,489,354$24,784,700
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $46,548,460$57,878,205
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,332,003$3,036,996
Part VI · Governance 11 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $60,915,201 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$13,966,424
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$35,076,444
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$49,042,868
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $11,049,919$11,049,919
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $500,746$500,746
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $297,478$297,478
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $24,190$24,190
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $11,074,109 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $798,224$60,915,201
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $57,878,205 across 22 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,277,344$3,277,344
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $216,809 · Management $70,389 · Fundraising $12,125$299,323
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $75,805 · Management $114,750$190,555
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $17,404,885 · Management $5,560,119 · Fundraising $976,956$23,941,960
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $257,390 · Management $83,584 · Fundraising $14,439$355,413
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,298,039 · Management $746,258 · Fundraising $128,914$3,173,211
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,343,899 · Management $436,413 · Fundraising $75,387$1,855,699
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,000 · Management $2,944$5,944
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $56,133$56,133
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $55,000$55,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $58,770$58,770
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $18,920,981 · Management $312,045 · Fundraising $4,237$19,237,263
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $73,780 · Management $49,682 · Fundraising $2,107$125,569
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $646,637 · Management $152,406 · Fundraising $13,583$812,626
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $627,371 · Management $280,874 · Fundraising $7,439$915,684
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $566,017 · Management $137,355 · Fundraising $27,577$730,949
IX-17 TravelPrograms $394,673 · Management $150,256 · Fundraising $21,058$565,987
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,288$1,288
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $105,273 · Management $21,125 · Fundraising $5,429$131,827
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $106,069 · Management $32,325 · Fundraising $5,928$144,322
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,074,287 · Management $659,655 · Fundraising $47,861$1,781,803
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $94,353 · Management $61,624 · Fundraising $5,558$161,535
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $47,541,612 · Management $8,987,995 · Fundraising $1,348,598$57,878,205
Part X · Balance sheet $58,343,027 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $701,728$12,592,841
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $13,336,990$19,600,616
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $10,109,518$6,705,350
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,660,351$6,713,077
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $731,490$382,092
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $204,377$278,591
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $8,969,375$10,346,239
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,675,645$1,724,221
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $42,389,474$58,343,027
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,439,727$6,962,458
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $312,638$6,159,225
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $12,480,726$18,673,277
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,233,091$31,794,960
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,414,123$12,671,322
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $11,742,260$13,876,745
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $23,156,383$26,548,067
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $42,389,474$58,343,027
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $26,548,067 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$60,915,201
XI-2 Total expenses$57,878,205
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,036,996
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$23,156,383
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$354,688
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$26,548,067

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