Power for All advances renewable, decentralized electrification solutions as the fastest, most cost-effective and sustainable approach to universal energy access. We work to shift policy, mobilize capital, shape markets and grow sector legitimacy.

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83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$196K 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $144K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$196K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $155K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$74K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$882K
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$316K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$882K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$882K
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$845K
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$584K
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$316K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$316K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$317K
FY2023$589K
FY2024−$253

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2018.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $1.1M Management & general 14% · $185K Fundraising 2% · $29K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $196K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$151,441Pt VII · Sec A
$44,876Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristina Skierka’s $191K as CEO/Chair is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kristina Skierka$190,663$178,002$212,295$175,810$151,441
Carolina Pan$129,940$106,175———
Zoe Byl$103,250————
Matthew Tiedmann————$44,876

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

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3 programs · $977K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Utilities 2.0 is a global initiative to unite centralized utilities and the decentralized renewable energy sector to end energy poverty faster. U2.0 is a coalition of partners testing the premise that a transformational configuration of technologies and market actors can achieve faster, cheaper, and more universal connections than a…

$435Kprogram expense
02

-Power for Health

In 2020 we officially launched our Power for Health campaign, building on the work started in India. In this new campaign, we're targeting Zambia, Burkina Faso and Uganda and creating permanent cross-sectoral collaboration between the energy and health sectors.

$330Kprogram expense
03

For India 25x25, Power for All used communications and evidence to re-orient the perspective of key decision-makers on the importance of integrated energy systems. We developed articles, online content, and webinars, ultimately shifting of the tone and narrative pull-through.

$212Kprogram expense

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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
Windward FundFY2024$30K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$155K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$882K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$609K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$273K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$185K
Fundraisingcol D$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$316K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$338K
Total assetsLn 16$390K
LiabilitiesLn 26$74K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$609K
Government grantsLn 1e$53K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$273K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$882K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$338K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$338K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$390K
LiabilitiesLn 26$74K
Net assetsLn 32$316K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$665K$338K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$781K$390K
LiabilitiesLn 26$63K$74K
Net assetsLn 32$718K$316K
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$159K$159K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$235K$172K$53K$10K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$77K$41K$32K$5K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1K$1K$403$6
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$2K$1K$15
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$13K$6K$119
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$4K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$68K$68K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$590K$579K$3K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$21K$19K$1K$678
Office expensesLn 13$7K$4K$2K$379
Information technologyLn 14$21K$16K$4K$367
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$1K$1K$310$45
TravelLn 17$25K$24K$412
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$46K$35K$6K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.1M$185K$29K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $584K$1.2M−$590K−$253 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.4M$272K$589K 990 PDF
FY2022 $845K$1.7M−$851K$317K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.6M$1.7M$852K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $882K$1.3M−$402K$316K 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 F · Foreign J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $881,705 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,257,723$608,921
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $46,262$272,784
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,670$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,307,655$881,705
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,000$159,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $356,654$335,436
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $28,061$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $893,322$789,196
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,288,037$1,283,632
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $19,618−$401,927
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $881,705 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$52,700
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$556,221
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$608,921
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $272,784$272,784
VIII-3 Investment income$0
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-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $272,784$881,705
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,283,632 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 recipientsPrograms $159,000$159,000
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $172,090 · Management $53,143 · Fundraising $9,857$235,090
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $40,503 · Management $31,501 · Fundraising $4,668$76,672
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,030 · Management $403 · Fundraising $6$1,439
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,603 · Management $1,170 · Fundraising $15$2,788
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,231 · Management $6,097 · Fundraising $119$19,447
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,606 · Management $3,382$6,988
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $67,950$67,950
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $578,660 · Management $3,433 · Fundraising $7,806$589,899
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $19,111 · Management $1,281 · Fundraising $678$21,070
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,788 · Management $2,369 · Fundraising $379$6,536
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $16,034 · Management $4,100 · Fundraising $367$20,501
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,144 · Management $310 · Fundraising $45$1,499
IX-17 TravelPrograms $24,461 · Management $412$24,873
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,491$3,491
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $35,239 · Management $6,257 · Fundraising $4,893$46,389
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,069,500 · Management $185,299 · Fundraising $28,833$1,283,632
Part X · Balance sheet $390,099 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $664,512$338,458
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$20,955
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $110,145$25,392
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,829$5,294
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 assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $781,486$390,099
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $63,152$73,692
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $63,152$73,692
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,340$562
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $713,994$315,845
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $718,334$316,407
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $781,486$390,099
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $316,407 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$881,705
XI-2 Total expenses$1,283,632
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$401,927
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$718,334
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$316,407

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