Renewable Hydrogen Alliance

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Portland, OR501(c)(6)Since 2018Community Development EIN 83-0912208Revenue $329K in FY2025

On file with the IRSrenewableh2.org3519 Ne 15th Avenue No 227, 97212-2356 · Portland, ORTax-exempt since May 2019

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The Renewable Hydrogen alliance's mission is to promote using Renewable energy to produce Hydrogen and other climate neutral fuels to reduce dependence on fossil fuels.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Run by 50 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $16K a year · 4% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$99K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$70K
48% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 48% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$329K
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$420K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$75K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$329K
FY2025▼ -14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$174K
FY2021$173K
FY2022$474K
FY2023$319K
FY2024$383K
FY2025$329K
Expenses
$420K
FY2025▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$277K
FY2023$386K
FY2024$357K
FY2025$420K
Net assets
$75K
FY2025▼ -55%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$33K
FY2021$10K
FY2022$207K
FY2023$140K
FY2024$166K
FY2025$75K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2019.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $99K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$98,708Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Erin Childs’s $99K as Executive Director is at the 71st 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Erin Childs$98,708$77,316———
Ken Dragoon————$97,146
Michelle Detwiler——$85,200$76,573—
Martina Elizabeth Steinkusz———$67,701—

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 clean hydrogen and energy from renewable electricity to cut fossil fuel reliance.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

General Programs

Rha provides information, education, and outreach on renewable hydrogen to a variety of interested stakeholders, including industry, individuals, government agency staff, elected officials and staff, and trade groups.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$329K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$315K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$27K
Money outPt IX
$420K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$75K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$139K
Total assetsLn 16$144K
LiabilitiesLn 26$70K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$27K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$315K
Total revenueLn 12$329K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$139K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$139K
Total assetsLn 16$144K
LiabilitiesLn 26$70K
Net assetsLn 32$75K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 650
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$254K$139K
Total assetsLn 16$313K$144K
LiabilitiesLn 26$147K$70K
Net assetsLn 32$166K$75K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$99K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$150K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$291
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$89K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$27K
Office expensesLn 13$3K
Information technologyLn 14$1K
OccupancyLn 16$11K
TravelLn 17$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$36
InsuranceLn 23$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$420K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $329K$420K−$91K$75K 990 PDF
FY2024 $383K$357K$26K$166K 990 PDF
FY2023 $319K$386K−$67K$140K 990 PDF
FY2022 $474K$277K$197K$207K 990 PDF
FY2021 $173K$10K 990 PDF
FY2020 $174K$33K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $329,230 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $139,000$27,200
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $206,728$314,547
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $37,503−$12,517
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $383,231$329,230
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 $204,695$271,028
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $152,646$149,212
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $357,341$420,240
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $25,890−$91,010
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $329,230 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$27,200
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $314,547 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$314,547
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$12,517−$12,517
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $314,547 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$12,517$329,230
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $420,240 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$98,708
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$150,451
IX-9 Other employee benefits$291
IX-10 Payroll taxes$21,578
IX-11c Accounting fees$8,786
IX-11d Lobbying fees$89,188
IX-11g Other fees for services$26,860
IX-13 Office expenses$2,826
IX-14 Information technology$1,431
IX-16 Occupancy$10,845
IX-17 Travel$5,017
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$36
IX-23 Insurance$2,695
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$1,528
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$420,240
Part X · Balance sheet $144,421 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $253,754$139,421
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $58,500$5,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $312,948$144,421
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,556$2,039
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $143,500$67,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $147,056$69,539
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $165,892$74,882
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $165,892$74,882
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $312,948$144,421
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $74,882 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$329,230
XI-2 Total expenses$420,240
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$91,010
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$165,892
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$74,882

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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