Peak Reliability

Vancouver, WAUnknown exempt organizationEIN 46-3889916

Monitoring the reliability of the western electric grid.

90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$3.3M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$3.3M
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$48K
Spent
$26.5M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$0

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2020.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $24.0M Management & general 10% · $2.5M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $3.3M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Former President & CEO
$679,250Pt VII · Sec A
Legal Strategy, Gen Counsel
$429,000Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director of Operations
$212,450Pt VII · Sec A
Former VP of Communications
$198,625Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Solution Architecture
$188,125Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Accounting & Finance
$180,800Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary & Deputy Gen Counsel
$178,080Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Information Tech
$171,200Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Ensures the Western electric grid reliably delivers power.

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1 program service account for $24.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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Peak reliability's coordination offices provided situational awareness and real-time monitoring of the reliability coordinator area within the western interconnection prior to liquidation in the current year.

$24.0Mprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 1 grant · $4.1M · 2020–2020
WeccUT · FY2020$4,127,394

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$48K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$35K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Money outPt IX
$26.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$24.0M
Managementcol C$2.5M
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A17
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$35K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Total revenueLn 12$48K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28.0M$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$28.7M$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M$0
Net assetsLn 32$26.5M$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$4.1M$4.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2.6M$1.9M$757K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.3M$4.3M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K$415
Payroll taxesLn 10$550K$489K$61K
Legal feesLn 11b$24K$2K$23K
Accounting feesLn 11c$53K$53K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.3M−$4K$1.3M
Office expensesLn 13$140K$12K$128K
Information technologyLn 14$257K$234K$23K
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$67K$67K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13.1M$13.0M$65K
Total functional expensesLn 25$26.5M$24.0M$2.5M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2020 Latest Viewing $48K$26.5M−$26.5M$0 990 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 $48,178 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $35,150$35,150
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $13,028$13,028
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $35,150 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $13,028$48,178
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $26,527,559 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $4,127,394$4,127,394
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,875,843 · Management $757,487$2,633,330
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,250,059$4,250,059
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,950 · Management $415$2,365
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $489,366 · Management $60,512$549,878
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,519 · Management $22,680$24,199
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $52,848$52,848
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms −$4,051 · Management $1,344,730$1,340,679
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,317 · Management $127,646$139,963
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $234,268 · Management $22,726$256,994
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $11,702$11,702
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,108$5,108
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $67,331$67,331
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,000,658 · Management $65,051$13,065,709
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $23,993,681 · Management $2,533,878 · Fundraising $0$26,527,559
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $27,959,961$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $344,994$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $307,373$0
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 $94,250$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $28,706,578$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,242,201$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,227,197$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $26,479,381$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $26,479,381$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $28,706,578$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$48,178
XI-2 Total expenses$26,527,559
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$26,479,381
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$26,479,381
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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