Cherp's mission is to assist homeowners reduce the energy consumption of their homes by making effective whole-house energy-efficiency improvements.

39¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$78K 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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IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2022
latest Form 990
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $514K a year · 282% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
39%
of spending
Concern: 39% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$78K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $13K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$130K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$164K
Spent
$828K
To programs
39%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2022
Revenue
$164K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$164K
FY2021$235K
FY2022$148K
Expenses
$828K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$828K
FY2021$741K
FY2022$520K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$987K
FY2022$616K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2026
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Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2022. IRS ruling in Mar 2015.

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

Where the money goes

39 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 39% · $319K Management & general 61% · $509K Fundraising 0% · $96

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; $78K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$78,077Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Devon Hartman’s $40K as Executive Director is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community development 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

NameFY2021FY2020
Devon Hartman$40,385$78,077

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Helps homeowners cut energy use with whole-house efficiency upgrades.

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1 program · $319K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The community home energy retrofit project (cherp) is a volunteer non- profit organization that was created to eliminate the barriers to success of our critical, national, energy efficiency goals.

$319Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$13K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$164K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$163K
Investment incomeLn 3$701
Money outPt IX
$828K
Ln 25
Programscol B$319K
Managementcol C$509K
Fundraisingcol D$96
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$551K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$130K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$163K
Government grantsLn 1e$91K
Investment incomeLn 3$701
Total revenueLn 12$164K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$42K
SavingsLn 2$510K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$551K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$959K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$130K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 65
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M$551K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$500K$959K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$225K$130K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$78K$78K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$389K$156K$233K
Accounting feesLn 11c$39K$39K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$217K$82K$134K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7$7
Office expensesLn 13$10K$10K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$68K$64K$5K$96
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$828K$319K$509K$96

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 Latest $148K$520K−$372K$616K 990 PDF
FY2021 $235K$741K−$507K$987K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $164K$828K−$664K$1.5M 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 I · Summary $164,165 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,229,760$163,464
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $219$701
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,229,979$164,165
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $470$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $132,356$467,222
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $74,130$360,939
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $206,956$828,161
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,023,023−$663,996
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
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 $164,165 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$91,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$72,464
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$163,464
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $701$701
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $701$164,165
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $828,161 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $78,077$78,077
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $156,046 · Management $233,099$389,145
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $38,965$38,965
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $82,106 · Management $134,452$216,558
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $7$7
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $10,140$10,140
IX-17 TravelManagement $5,279$5,279
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,425$1,425
IX-20 InterestManagement $2,700$2,700
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,246$5,246
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $63,566 · Management $4,565 · Fundraising $96$68,227
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $12,392$12,392
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $319,356 · Management $508,709 · Fundraising $96$828,161
Part X · Balance sheet $1,595,138 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $53,471$41,650
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,813,844$509,545
X-4 Accounts receivable$2,375
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$82,771
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $500,000$958,797
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,367,315$1,595,138
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $35,461$47,655
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$42,100
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $225,461$129,755
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $41,854$30,080
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,100,000$1,435,303
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,141,854$1,465,383
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,367,315$1,595,138
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,465,383 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$164,165
XI-2 Total expenses$828,161
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$663,996
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,141,854
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$12,475
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,465,383

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