The Foundation develops research and education programs to advance knowledge in and to build awareness of the benefits of Hydropower.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
60¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$69K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $412 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
60%
of spending
Worth a look: 60% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$69K
to officers and key staff · 44% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 44% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $111K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 7.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $200
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$47K
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$166K
Spent
$156K
To programs
60%
Net assets
$179K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$166K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$166K
FY2021$169K
FY2022$165K
FY2023$365K
FY2024$291K
FY2025$166K
Expenses
$156K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$156K
FY2021$179K
FY2022$219K
FY2023$310K
FY2024$308K
FY2025$147K
Net assets
$179K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$179K
FY2021$179K
FY2022$99K
FY2023$169K
FY2024$153K
FY2025$181K

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1996.

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Where the money goes

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $94K Management & general 33% · $52K Fundraising 7% · $11K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $69K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$68,984Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
General Counsel
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Linda Church Ciocci$96,542$76,108$64,793$76,375$68,984

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Develops research and education to advance knowledge and awareness of hydropower benefits.

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3 programs · $94K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Grant Programs

Stem education grant - the foundation is currently working under a doe grant in support of the national renewable energy laboratory to educate students about hydropower, its benefits as an energy source, and the wide variety of career opportunities within the industry.

$82Kprogram expense
02

Hiring for hydro is a program education students about careers in hydropower and providing an opportunity for students to meet with industry as potential employers. The program is generally supported through sponsorship funds of industry members who are given specific access to interested students who are considering careers in the…

$9Kprogram expense
03

Think tank is an undergraduate research symposium at which students solve real world hydroower challenges. The first was launched in 2018 in the southeast with plans to move the program around the country in the succeeding years.

$3Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$200

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$166K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$168K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Money outPt IX
$156K
Ln 25
Programscol B$94K
Managementcol C$52K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$179K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$102K
Total assetsLn 16$226K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$168K
Government grantsLn 1e$53K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$6K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7$3K
Total revenueLn 12$166K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$60K
SavingsLn 2$42K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$102K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$111K
Total assetsLn 16$226K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
Net assetsLn 32$179K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 619
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$116K$102K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$98K$111K
Total assetsLn 16$216K$226K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K$47K
Net assetsLn 32$169K$179K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$78K$39K$37K$717
Management feesLn 11a$50K$37K$3K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$0$8K$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$715$0$715$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$992$532$141
Advertising and promotionLn 12$241$0$241$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$439$3
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K$137$6
TravelLn 17$5K$5K$162$7
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$2K$482$179
InsuranceLn 23$706$681$24$1
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$3K$75$3
All other expensesLn 24e$355$73$242$40
Total functional expensesLn 25$156K$94K$52K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $166K$147K$19K$181K 990 PDF
FY2024 $291K$308K−$17K$153K 990 PDF
FY2023 $365K$310K$55K$169K 990 PDF
FY2022 $165K$219K−$54K$99K 990 PDF
FY2021 $169K$179K−$9K$179K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $166K$156K$10K$179K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $166,256 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $99,488$168,325
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,100$1,577
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,974$5,113
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $20,720−$8,759
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $129,282$166,256
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $36,431$77,644
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $157,242$78,814
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $193,673$156,458
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$64,391$9,798
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $166,256 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,577 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$39,922
VIII-1c Fundraising events$5,739
VIII-1e Government grants$53,179
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$69,485
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$168,325
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,911$1,911
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,202$3,202
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$10,185−$10,185
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,426 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,426
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,003 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$5,072$166,256
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $156,458 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $39,492 · Management $37,435 · Fundraising $717$77,644
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $36,771 · Management $3,476 · Fundraising $10,131$50,378
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $7,656 · Fundraising $0$7,656
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $715 · Fundraising $0$715
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $992 · Management $532 · Fundraising $141$1,665
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $241 · Fundraising $0$241
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,755 · Management $439 · Fundraising $3$2,197
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,921 · Management $137 · Fundraising $6$4,064
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,665 · Management $162 · Fundraising $7$4,834
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,207 · Management $482 · Fundraising $179$2,868
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $681 · Management $24 · Fundraising $1$706
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,057 · Management $75 · Fundraising $3$3,135
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $73 · Management $242 · Fundraising $40$355
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $93,614 · Management $51,616 · Fundraising $11,228$156,458
Part X · Balance sheet $225,900 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $74,578$60,389
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $41,628$41,634
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$12,047
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,378$353
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $43,691$45,510
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $53,818$65,967
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $216,093$225,900
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,691$12,125
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $28,595$35,170
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $47,286$47,295
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $42,703$71,347
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $126,104$107,258
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $168,807$178,605
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $216,093$225,900
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $178,605 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$166,256
XI-2 Total expenses$156,458
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,798
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$168,807
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$178,605

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