Is it real?
No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2021. IRS ruling in Sep 2016.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
3 people listed on the 990; $20K paid to officers and key staff.
Preston Carter’s $20K as Clerk is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 135 <$100K 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Ellen Baum | — | $58,133 |
| Preston Carter | $20,400 | — |
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.
See Energy Options Network INC executive salaries →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 15aNo
Programs and updates
Accelerates zero-carbon energy options to combat climate change.
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Eon is focused on multiplying and accelerating clean energy zero carbon options that are economically competitive, sustainable, adaptable, and have the potential to significantly impact global carbon emissions.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $345K | $628K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $898K | $628K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $83K | $32K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $816K | $596K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $20K | $14K | $6K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $17K | $14K | $4K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $1K | $1K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $14K | $14K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $275K | $274K | $1K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $6K | $15 | $6K | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $1K | $1K | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $164 | $164 | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $3K | $3K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $340K | $302K | $38K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 13, 2022 | $120K | $340K | −$220K | $596K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 20, 2021 | $1.1M | $554K | $555K | $816K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $120,226 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 1 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $120,226 across 4 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $339,827 across 10 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $628,305 assets, 10 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $596,226 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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