Power the Future INC FY2021 filing

Beverly, MAUnknown exempt organizationEIN 82-2785231Revenue $1.9M in FY2021

On file with the IRSpowerthefuture.com138 Conant St 201 · Beverly, MA

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Power the Future has the mission of offering facts and research to enrich the national conversation on energy, through engagement at the local level and interaction with the media. We highlight the truth about energy while unmasking agendas, exposing hypocrisy, and striving to reduce hyperbole in the debate about energy. Our work is dedicated to the men and women who "Power the Future" through their hard work, sweat, and grit. Every time we turn on a light or start up our car, whether consciously or not, we are acknowledging their labor and saying thank you.

79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$530K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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 $32K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$530K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$49K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.9M
+40% vs prior year
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$405K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2021▲ +40%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.5M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2021▲ +31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.2M
Net assets
$405K
FY2021▼ -25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$540K
FY2021$405K
FY2022$173K
FY2023$310K
FY2024$573K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $1.6M Management & general 18% · $363K Fundraising 3% · $56K

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; $530K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director/Director
$241,440Pt VII · Sec A
New Mexico State Director
$151,411Pt VII · Sec A
Alaska State Director
$137,611Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Daniel Turner$265,758$257,544$247,596$241,440$200,000
Laurence Behrens$167,511$166,000$158,515$151,411$130,000
Richard Whitbeck JR$145,363$139,256$131,051——
Richard Whitback JR———$137,611$132,500

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

Provides factual energy research to enrich public conversation and expose misinformation.

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1 program · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Power the Future

-conducted and disseminated research on energy and environmental issues -engaged on educational efforts and awareness on energy and environmental issues in multiple states -created and shared original content with an audience of over 100,000 followers energy industry monitoring and reporting, with focus on impact on jobs and hiring, oil…

$1.6Mprogram 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 · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 3 grants · $32K · 2022–2023
Franklin News FoundationIL · FY2023$12,500

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$363K
Fundraisingcol D$56K
Owns and owesPt X
$405K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$454K
Total assetsLn 16$454K
LiabilitiesLn 26$49K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$454K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$454K
Total assetsLn 16$454K
LiabilitiesLn 26$49K
Net assetsLn 32$405K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$545K$454K
Total assetsLn 16$545K$454K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$49K
Net assetsLn 32$540K$405K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$272K$175K$75K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$284K$183K$79K$22K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$54K$35K$15K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$11K$5K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$67K$67K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$683K$640K$43K$251
Advertising and promotionLn 12$79K$68K$9K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$233$233
Information technologyLn 14$31K$30K$683
OccupancyLn 16$33K$33K
TravelLn 17$95K$71K$23K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$13K$10K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$359K$358K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$25K$13K$11K$329
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.6M$363K$56K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.5M$2.2M$264K$573K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.3M$2.1M$137K$310K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$2.0M−$233K$173K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.9M$2.0M−$134K$405K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.5M−$192K$540K 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 $1,879,669 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,342,898$1,879,669
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,342,898$1,879,669
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $544,006$627,513
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $30,000$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $961,110$1,386,607
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,535,116$2,014,120
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$192,218−$134,451
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,879,669 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,879,669
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,879,669
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,879,669
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,014,120 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $175,443 · Management $75,364 · Fundraising $21,038$271,845
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $183,228 · Management $78,709 · Fundraising $21,972$283,909
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $35,169 · Management $15,107 · Fundraising $4,217$54,493
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,143 · Management $4,787 · Fundraising $1,336$17,266
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $66,798$66,798
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $640,441 · Management $42,750 · Fundraising $251$683,442
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $67,655 · Management $9,034 · Fundraising $2,207$78,896
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $233$233
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $30,093 · Management $683$30,776
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $32,997$32,997
IX-17 TravelPrograms $70,517 · Management $22,767 · Fundraising $1,550$94,834
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,682 · Fundraising $3,500$13,182
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,451$1,451
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $357,589 · Management $1,797$359,386
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $13,349 · Management $10,934 · Fundraising $329$24,612
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,594,309 · Management $363,411 · Fundraising $56,400$2,014,120
Part X · Balance sheet $454,363 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $544,814$454,363
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $544,814$454,363
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,000$49,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,000$49,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $539,814$405,363
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $544,814$454,363
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $405,363 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,879,669
XI-2 Total expenses$2,014,120
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$134,451
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$539,814
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$405,363

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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