To advance the wind industry in ways that result in net economic benefits to industry, utilities, ratepayers, and citizens of the Southeast.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 10 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $240K a year · 30% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$167K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $998K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$125K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
25
of 25 voting members
Looks good: 25 of 25 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+29% vs prior year
Spent
$815K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$1.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +29%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$367K
FY2021$439K
FY2022$886K
FY2023$692K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$815K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$286K
FY2021$335K
FY2022$447K
FY2023$671K
FY2024$735K
FY2025$815K
Net assets
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +37%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$538K
FY2021$642K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.9M

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2014.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $738K Management & general 9% · $73K Fundraising 0% · $3K

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

26 people listed on the 990; $167K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$166,920Pt VII · Sec A
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Katharine Kollins’s $167K as President is at the 72nd 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Katharine Kollins$166,920$158,152$173,800$152,400$153,400$139,764

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 15aNo

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Promotes wind energy for economic benefits across the Southeast.

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1 program · $738K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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All programming consists of wind energy education and outreach to utilities, communities, as well as state and local decision makers. SEWC conducts individual, group, and conference education opportunities through both direct contact as well as in partnership with other clean energy stakeholders to reach as many relevant people and…

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$995K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$263K
Investment incomeLn 3$61K
Money outPt IX
$815K
Ln 25
Programscol B$738K
Managementcol C$73K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$51K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$125K
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a25
IndependentVI 1b25
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$995K
Government grantsLn 1e$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$263K
Investment incomeLn 3$61K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$51K
SavingsLn 2$136
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$51K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$125K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 625
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$108K$51K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$239K$125K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
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$173K$162K$10K$866
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$432K$404K$26K$2K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$23K$21K$1K$113
Other employee benefitsLn 9$17K$16K$1K$87
Payroll taxesLn 10$50K$47K$3K$250
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$20K$20K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$5K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$23K$23K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$44K$38K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$815K$738K$73K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.3M$815K$505K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.0M$735K$287K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $692K$671K$22K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $886K$447K$439K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $439K$335K$104K$642K 990 PDF
FY2020 $367K$286K$81K$538K 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 $1,320,261 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $846,750$995,419
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $121,000$262,645
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $53,303$61,026
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $947$1,171
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,022,000$1,320,261
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $641,172$695,206
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $93,590$119,617
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $734,762$814,823
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $287,238$505,438
Part VI · Governance 25 of 25 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body25
VI-1b Independent voting members25
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,320,261 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$203,000
VIII-1e Government grants$10,250
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$782,169
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$995,419
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $262,645$262,645
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $61,026$61,026
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,171$1,171
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $263,816 · Excluded from tax $61,026$1,320,261
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $814,823 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
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 staffPrograms $161,985 · Management $10,395 · Fundraising $866$173,246
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $403,898 · Management $25,918 · Fundraising $2,160$431,976
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $21,165 · Management $1,358 · Fundraising $113$22,636
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,223 · Management $1,041 · Fundraising $87$17,351
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $46,747 · Management $3,000 · Fundraising $250$49,997
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,080$7,080
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $12,489$12,489
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $19,613$19,613
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,905 · Management $2,641$7,546
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $22,899$22,899
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,875$1,875
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,145$1,145
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $38,288 · Management $6,211$44,499
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,025 · Management $1,446$2,471
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $737,893 · Management $73,454 · Fundraising $3,476$814,823
Part X · Balance sheet $2,027,129 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $107,717$51,272
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $136$136
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $306,143$243,983
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$7,142
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,211,214$1,724,596
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,625,210$2,027,129
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,427$11,375
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $234,750$113,748
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $239,177$125,123
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,117,033$1,624,673
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $269,000$277,333
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,386,033$1,902,006
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,625,210$2,027,129
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,902,006 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,320,261
XI-2 Total expenses$814,823
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$505,438
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,386,033
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,202
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$8,333
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,902,006

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