Renewable Hydrogen Alliance FY2022 filing

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Portland, OR501(c)(6)Since 2018Community Development EIN 83-0912208Revenue $474K in FY2022

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.
$144K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
$144K
to officers and key staff · 52% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 52% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.0 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
$34
0.02% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
$474K
+174% vs prior year
Spent
$277K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$207K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$474K
FY2022▲ +174%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$174K
FY2021$173K
FY2022$474K
FY2023$319K
FY2024$383K
FY2025$329K
Expenses
$277K
FY2022
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$277K
FY2023$386K
FY2024$357K
FY2025$420K
Net assets
$207K
FY2022▲ ×20
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$33K
FY2021$10K
FY2022$207K
FY2023$140K
FY2024$166K
FY2025$75K

From the FY2022 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 May 2019.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $144K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$76,573Pt VII · Sec A
$67,701Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$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 15aNo

Programs and updates

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

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3 programs · $160K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Lobbying

Rha pays contract lobbyists in oregon and washington to advocate on legislation and regulation on various topics including hydrogen, zero-emission transportation, greenhouse gas emission reduction, hydrogen production methods, and clean energy production.

$58Kprogram expense
02

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.

$56Kprogram expense
03

Be Grant

Rha received a grant from breakthrough energy to carry out an event to present information about hydrogen properties, policy, and projects to elected officials, labor groups, representatives of environmental justice and social equity groups and native tribes.

$46Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$474K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$251K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$218K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$277K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$207K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$207K
Total assetsLn 16$207K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$218K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$251K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$474K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$207K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$207K
Total assetsLn 16$207K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34
Net assetsLn 32$207K
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$31K$207K
Total assetsLn 16$36K$207K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K$34
Net assetsLn 32$10K$207K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$638
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$77K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$58K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$100K
Office expensesLn 13$9K
Information technologyLn 14$3K
OccupancyLn 16$5K
TravelLn 17$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$875
InsuranceLn 23$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$277K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $329K$420K−$91K$75K 990 PDF
FY2024 $383K$357K$26K$166K 990 PDF
FY2023 $319K$386K−$67K$140K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $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
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Part I · Summary $473,909 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $149,259$218,178
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $23,500$250,884
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$4,847
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $172,759$473,909
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$638
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$76,809
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $186,798$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $8,463$199,496
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $195,261$276,943
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$22,502$196,966
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 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-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $473,909 across 12 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$218,178
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$218,178
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $250,884 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$250,884
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,847 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,847
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $255,731 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$473,909
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $276,943 across 12 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$638
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$76,809
IX-11c Accounting fees$5,070
IX-11d Lobbying fees$58,000
IX-11g Other fees for services$99,548
IX-13 Office expenses$9,215
IX-14 Information technology$2,879
IX-16 Occupancy$4,900
IX-17 Travel$2,181
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$875
IX-23 Insurance$1,328
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$15,500
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$276,943
Part X · Balance sheet $207,437 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $31,439$207,437
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $35,606$207,437
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,169$34
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25,169$34
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,437$207,403
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,437$207,403
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $35,606$207,437
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $207,403 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$473,909
XI-2 Total expenses$276,943
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$196,966
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,437
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$207,403

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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