Northwest Power Pool FY2023 filing

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Portland, OR501(c)(6)Since 1999Community DevelopmentEIN 93-1267672Revenue $12.0M in FY2023

On file with the IRSwesternpowerpool.org7525 Ne Ambassador Pl Ste M, 97220-6808 · Portland, ORTax-exempt since Mar 2000

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The Northwest Power Pool ("nwpp") mission is to support electric reliability by providing cost-effective reliablity services, developed in cooperation with members, to member organizations across the west.

$2.0M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $76K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.0M
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $250K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7.3M
85% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 85% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$12.0M
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$12.0M
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$12.0M
FY2023▲ +23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$6.1M
FY2022$9.7M
FY2023$12.0M
FY2024$12.8M
FY2025$16.0M
Expenses
$12.0M
FY2023▲ +25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$7.0M
FY2022$9.6M
FY2023$12.0M
FY2024$12.7M
FY2025$15.7M
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2023▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$2.5M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2000.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

20 people listed on the 990; $2.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$283,339Pt VII · Sec A
Former Vice President
$194,495Pt VII · Sec A
Former Corporation President
$193,981Pt VII · Sec A
Former Chief Operating Officer
$184,953Pt VII · Sec A
System Operations Manager
$181,596Pt VII · Sec A
Reserve Sharing Program Manager
$178,100Pt VII · Sec A
Director, of Technology, Modeling, Analytics
$175,536Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Reliability Programs
$175,116Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Edmonds’s $480K as President & CEO is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 572 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Sarah Edmonds$479,512$468,023$283,339——
Frank Afranji——$193,981$384,000$352,226
Lisa Hardie$341,600$193,333———
Gregg Carrington——$184,953$254,388$55,873
Ryan Roy$242,500$228,970$175,536——
Rebecca Sexton$225,000$221,108$175,116——
Dave Angell—$211,409———
Charee Difabio$198,555$189,771$178,100$172,219$160,778

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

Ensures reliable electricity for Western power grid members.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Reserve Sharing Group

The NWPP administers a program to operate a reserve sharing group for 22 members operating 25 electric power system balancing authority areas in the western interconnection. This program comprises: a real-time software application that computes and allocates the pooled contingency reserve requirement to the participating authority areas…

Pt IX · col B
02

NWPP provides transmission planning services to member organizations to support their federal energy regulatory commission and nerc compliance obligations. NWPP continues to facilitate northern grid regional transmission planning for 14 entities, as well as coordinate power flow base cases and steady state and dynamic model validation…

Pt IX · col B
03

NWPP administered the development of a western resource adequacy program (wrap) for approximately 20 member participants in the western interconnection. The federal energy regulatory commission (ferc) approved the program with an effective date of january 1, 2023.

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 · FY2024
MultiplierFY2024$250K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$250K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$12.0M
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$6.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$56K
Money outPt IX
$12.0M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$8.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A15
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$56K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6.5M
Gains on assetsLn 7−$13K
Total revenueLn 12$12.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$463K
SavingsLn 2$658K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$587K
Other assetsLn 15$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$8.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.3M
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 531
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.6M$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$455K$587K
Total assetsLn 16$6.3M$8.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.2M$7.3M
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.9M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$840K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$432K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$564K
Payroll taxesLn 10$268K
Legal feesLn 11b$989K
Accounting feesLn 11c$59K
Investment management feesLn 11f$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5.5M
Office expensesLn 13$683K
Information technologyLn 14$57K
OccupancyLn 16$201K
TravelLn 17$66K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$181K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$73K
InsuranceLn 23$34K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$79K
Total functional expensesLn 25$12.0M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $16.0M$15.7M$307K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $12.8M$12.7M$103K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $12.0M$12.0M−$26K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.7M$9.6M$110K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.1M$7.0M−$873K$1.5M 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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $11,959,979 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,053,533$5,401,388
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $77,580$55,957
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,569,502$6,502,634
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,700,615$11,959,979
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 $4,066,841$4,049,092
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,523,303$7,936,989
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,590,144$11,986,081
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $110,471−$26,102
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $11,959,979 across 5 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,401,388$5,401,388
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $68,821$68,821
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$12,864−$12,864
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,502,634$6,502,634
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $11,891,158 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $68,821$11,959,979
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,986,081 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$1,945,917
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$840,349
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$431,584
IX-9 Other employee benefits$563,608
IX-10 Payroll taxes$267,634
IX-11b Legal fees$989,091
IX-11c Accounting fees$59,305
IX-11f Investment management fees$14,830
IX-11g Other fees for services$5,499,536
IX-13 Office expenses$683,232
IX-14 Information technology$56,636
IX-16 Occupancy$200,622
IX-17 Travel$66,345
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$181,407
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$72,835
IX-23 Insurance$33,921
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$79,229
IX-25 Total functional expenses$11,986,081
Part X · Balance sheet $8,577,017 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,964,413$462,950
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $72,701$658,035
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,090,053$2,927,226
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,203,647$1,251,110
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $454,938$587,310
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,551,783$1,514,163
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,609$1,176,223
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,344,144$8,577,017
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $579,109$641,036
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,880,327$3,633,665
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,734,404$2,975,376
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,193,840$7,250,077
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,150,304$1,326,940
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,150,304$1,326,940
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,344,144$8,577,017
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,326,940 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$11,959,979
XI-2 Total expenses$11,986,081
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$26,102
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,150,304
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$13,185
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$189,553
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,326,940

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