2021-10-04T08:20:15-05:00 2020-12-31 743049340 DAVISKELLY LLC 4238 WASHINGTON STREET SUITE 307 BOSTON MA 02131 990 2020-01-01 043447828 NEW ECOLOGY INC NEWE 6175571700 15 COURT SQUARE 420 BOSTON MA 02108 EDWARD F CONNELLY PRESIDENT/SECRETARY 6175571700 2021-10-01 EDWARD CONNELLY 999009999 NANCY E KELLY P00994756 6173905734 2021-10-04 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z EDWARD F CONNELLY 15 COURT SQUARE 420 BOSTON MA 02108 5720512 false X WWW.NEWECOLOGY.ORG X 1999 MA NEW ECOLOGY, INC. (NEI) IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES AND CATALYZES SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND BRINGS ITS BENEFITS TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. NEI HELPS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS, MUNICIPALITIES AND BUSINESSES IMPLEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT ARE ECONOMICALLY VIABLE AND SOCIALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE. NEI MAINTAINS A FOCUS ON ACTING LOCALLY TO ADDRESS GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. NEI WORKS IN MANY AREAS OF COMMUNITY-BASED SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, BUT DEVOTES MOST OF ITS EFFORTS TO GREEN AFFORDABLE HOUSING. NEI'S FOCUS IS ON THE PRACTICAL AND COST EFFECTIVE: MAKING NEW AND EXISTING BUILDINGS EFFICIENT, DURABLE, RESILIENT AND HEALTHY. NEI'S PROGRAMS ARE FUNDED PRIMARILY BY PROGRAM FEES, CONTRIBUTIONS AND GRANTS. NEI IS BASED IN BOSTON, MA, AND HAS OFFICES IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND AND WILMINGTON, DELAWARE. 7 6 48 0 1924899 2305561 2908480 3410387 826 3521 34105 1043 4868310 5720512 0 0 3707442 4284314 0 0 1063134 1322045 4770576 5606359 97734 114153 2028660 3016765 1388037 2261989 640623 754776 X FOUNDED IN 1999, NEW ECOLOGY, INC. (NEI) IS AN INNOVATIVE, MISSION-DRIVEN NON-PROFIT. WE ARE NATIONALLY-KNOWN FOR OUR COMMUNITY-FOCUSED WORK ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES, REDUCING FOSSIL FUEL USE, CREATING CLEAN ENERGY, ELIMINATING POLLUTION AND WASTE, PROMOTING RESILIENCY AND ENSURING HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS IN WHICH TO LIVE AND WORK. 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GREENING EXISTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY BUILDINGS NEI WORKS TO ASSIST OWNERS AND OPERATORS IN UNDERSTANDING HOW THEIR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY BUILDINGS ARE PERFORMING AND MAKING CHANGES TO REDUCE ENERGY AND WATER USE, IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR RESIDENTS, AND MAKE BUILDINGS MORE DURABLE AND LESS COSTLY TO OPERATE. NEI ORGANIZES AND TRAINS OWNERS AND OPERATORS IN BEST AND EMERGING PRACTICES, PROVIDES DIRECT SERVICES IN ENERGY AUDITING, EFFICIENT DESIGN, AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT, HELPS TO ARRANGE FINANCING FOR PROJECTS AND FINANCING PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT MANY PROJECTS, AND MEASURE AND VERIFIES THE RESULTS OF ITS EFFORTS. NEI TRAINS OWNERS AND OPERATING STAFF TO MANAGE THEIR OPERATIONS IN MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY AND SOCIALLY SOUND WAYS. NEI ANALYZES THE RESULTS OF ITS EFFORTS AND DISSEMINATE THESE FINDINGS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. CONSULTING SERVICES NEI PROVIDES CONSULTING SERVICES TO NON-PROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT CLIENTS IN THE AREA OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GREEN BUILDING, AND INTEGRATED DESIGN. JPB IN 2013 NEI RECEIVED A GRANT FROM JPB FOUNDATION, TO SET UP EXPLORATORY MEETINGS WITH OTHER COMPANIES SIMILAR TO NEI FOR FUTURE COLLABORATION. IN 2013, NEI AND ONE OF THOSE COMPANIES, ELEVATE ENERGY, WERE AWARDED A TWO- YEAR 6M GRANT FROM JPB TO SET UP A NATIONAL DELIVERY NETWORK OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPLEMENTERS THAT PROVIDE ENERGY EFFICIENCY SERVICES TO THE AFFORDABLE MULTIFAMILY MARKET. IN THE FALL OF 2015, ANOTHER TWO-YEAR 6M GRANT WAS AWARDED TO NEW ECOLOGY AND ELEVATE TO CONTINUE THE WORK THAT WAS STARTED IN PREVIOUS YEARS AND TO FURTHER ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATIONAL NETWORK. IN THE FALL OF 2017, A THREE-YEAR 2.1M GRANT WAS AWARDED DIRECTLY TO NEI AND ELEVATE ENERGY WAS AWARDED A SECOND GRANT UNDER WHICH THEY HAVE SUB-GRANTED NEI 3,450,000 OVER THREE YEARS. BOTH OF THESE GRANTS WERE AWARDED TO BE USED TO SUPPORT NATIONAL APPROACH TO SCALING EFFICIENCY IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING. ADDITIONALLY, IN NOVEMBER 2019 THE JPB FOUNDATION GRANTED A ONE-TIME ADDITIONAL GRANT OF 250,000 TO BE USED FOR GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES. IN THE FALL OF 2020 A THREE-YEAR 2.7M GRANT WAS AWARDED DIRECTLY TO NEI, AND ELEVATE ENERGY WAS AWARDED A SECOND GRANT UNDER WHICH THEY HAVE SUBGRANTED NEI 4,650,000 OVER THREE YEARS. BOTH OF THESE GRANTS WERE AWARDED TO BE USED TO SUPPORT NATIONAL APPROACH TO SCALING EFFICIENCY IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING. MA CEC - MONITORING & OPTIMIZATION PILOT IN AUGUST 2016 NEI RECEIVED A 600,000 GRANT FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CENTER TO DEPLOY NON-PROPRIETARY HVAC REMOTE MONITORING AND OPTIMIZATION TECHNOLOGY IN 100 REPRESENTATIVE, LOW-INCOME MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS TO IDENTIFY AND CORRECT OPERATIONAL INEFFICIENCIES AND REDUCE ENERGY COSTS. IN AUGUST 2018 NEI RECEIVED AN EXTENSION FOR AN ADDITIONAL 200,000 FOR REPAIR, REPLACEMENT, AND FURTHER OPTIMIZATION OF THE ORIGINAL 100 SITES AND MACHINE LEARNING. IN THE SPRING OF 2019, NEI WAS AWARDED A GRANT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE), BUILDING FOR AMERICA, THAT IS TO BE USED TO DEVELOP TOOLS TO AUTOMATE THE OPTIMIZATION ANALYSES AND FAULT DETECTION PROCESS OF NEI'S REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEM VIA MACHINE LEARNING. DURING THE NEGOTIATION PERIOD IT WAS REQUESTED THAT MA CEC ALLOW THE BALANCE OF THEIR 2018 GRANT BE USED AS A COST SHARE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY GRANT AND MACEC AGREED. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) IN THE SPRING OF 2019, FINAL NEGOTIATIONS OF THE 850,000 BUILDING AMERICA GRANT WERE COMPLETE. THE PERFORMANCE PERIOD OF THE GRANT IS MAY 1, 2019 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2021. THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO ENHANCE DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS AND DEVELOP TOOLS TO AUTOMATE THE OPTIMIZATION ANALYSES AND FAULT DETECTION PROCESS OF NEI'S REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEM VIA MACHINE LEARNING. WORKING WITH GRANT SUB-RECIPIENT, FRAUNHOFER, MACHINE LEARNING WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE IMPLEMENTATION COSTS OF REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR BOILER SYSTEMS WHILE LOWERING ENERGY COSTS. FURTHER, THE LOWER COST OF REMOTE MONITORING WILL ALLOW FOR SCALABILITY RESULTING IN INCREASED ENERGY SAVINGS FOR MORE MULTI-FAMILY AND COMMUNITY BUILDINGS. MA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RESOURCES (MADOER) IN SEPTEMBER 2019 NEI RECEIVED A 700,000 GRANT FROM MADOER UNDER THE INNOVATE ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRANT PROGRAM (INNOVATEE). THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO DEMONSTRATE INNOVATIONS IN THE AREAS OF ENERGY TECHNOLOGY AND PROGRAM DESIGN. NEI WILL DEMONSTRATE THE ENERGY SAVINGS POTENTIAL, VIABILITY, AND SCALABILITY OF ITS REMOTE MONITORING OPTIMIZATION (REMO) SERVICE ACROSS THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS. NEI'S SISTER NON-PROFIT, ACTION FOR BOSTON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, ALSO RECEIVED A GRANT THROUGH THE MADOER'S INNOVATEE PROGRAM FOR THEIR LOW INCOME ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAM THAT THEY HAVE CONTRACTED WITH NEI TO FULFILL. THE VALUE OF THIS CONTRACT FOR NEI IS UP TO 750,000 AND IS TO BE COMPLETED BY DECEMBER 31, 2021. 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IT WAS FOR STRATEGIC SUPPORT ON OUR ROW HOUSE INITIATIVE IN THE DE AREA, WORKING WITH OUR DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS, PAT COLEMAN. A DISCUSSION WAS HAD DURING A BOARD MEETING, AND REBECCA WAS ASKED TO LEAVE SO THAT THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS COULD DISCUSS AND VOTE AS TO WHETHER TO APPROVE OR DENY THE CONSULTING AGREEMENT. IN THE NEI BOARD MEETING OF AUGUST 23, 2020, IS WHEN THE BOARD DISCUSSED AN APPROVED THE AGREEMENT. THE AGREEMENT WAS THEN EXECUTED ON SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2020. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION FOUNDED IN 1999, NEW ECOLOGY, INC. (NEI) IS AN INNOVATIVE, MISSION-DRIVEN NON-PROFIT. WE ARE NATIONALLY-KNOWN FOR OUR COMMUNITY-FOCUSED WORK ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES, REDUCING FOSSIL FUEL USE, CREATING CLEAN ENERGY, ELIMINATING POLLUTION AND WASTE, PROMOTING RESILIENCY AND ENSURING HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS IN WHICH TO LIVE AND WORK. OUR SUCCESS IS TIED TO THE APPROACH WE HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE YEARS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A GREENING THE CONSTRUCTION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEI ENGAGES AND SUPPORTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS (CDC), COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER DEVELOPERS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND GREEN DEVELOPMENT. UNDER THIS PROGRAM NEI IS SETTING THE STANDARD FOR HEALTHY, DURABLE, RESILIENT, ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING, PROVIDING DIRECT SERVICES AND EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO OWNERS, DEVELOPERS, ARCHITECTS, CONTRACTORS AND FINANCERS OF THIS HOUSING TO IMPLEMENT FEATURES AND CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES THAT DIRECTLY BENEFIT THE LOW INCOME RESIDENTS OF THIS HOUSING, REDUCE OPERATING COSTS, IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES AND MITIGATE RISK IN OPERATIONS. NEI TRAINS RESIDENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE BENEFITS OF GREEN HOUSING, AND DISSEMINATES THE LESSONS LEARNED TO OTHERS IN THE FIELD. GREENING EXISTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY BUILDINGS NEI WORKS TO ASSIST OWNERS AND OPERATORS IN UNDERSTANDING HOW THEIR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY BUILDINGS ARE PERFORMING AND MAKING CHANGES TO REDUCE ENERGY AND WATER USE, IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR RESIDENTS, AND MAKE BUILDINGS MORE DURABLE AND LESS COSTLY TO OPERATE. NEI ORGANIZES AND TRAINS OWNERS AND OPERATORS IN BEST AND EMERGING PRACTICES, PROVIDES DIRECT SERVICES IN ENERGY AUDITING, EFFICIENT DESIGN, AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT, HELPS TO ARRANGE FINANCING FOR PROJECTS AND FINANCING PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT MANY PROJECTS, AND MEASURE AND VERIFIES THE RESULTS OF ITS EFFORTS. NEI TRAINS OWNERS AND OPERATING STAFF TO MANAGE THEIR OPERATIONS IN MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY AND SOCIALLY SOUND WAYS. NEI ANALYZES THE RESULTS OF ITS EFFORTS AND DISSEMINATE THESE FINDINGS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. CONSULTING SERVICES NEI PROVIDES CONSULTING SERVICES TO NON-PROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT CLIENTS IN THE AREA OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GREEN BUILDING, AND INTEGRATED DESIGN. JPB IN 2013 NEI RECEIVED A GRANT FROM JPB FOUNDATION, TO SET UP EXPLORATORY MEETINGS WITH OTHER COMPANIES SIMILAR TO NEI FOR FUTURE COLLABORATION. IN 2013, NEI AND ONE OF THOSE COMPANIES, ELEVATE ENERGY, WERE AWARDED A TWO- YEAR 6M GRANT FROM JPB TO SET UP A NATIONAL DELIVERY NETWORK OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPLEMENTERS THAT PROVIDE ENERGY EFFICIENCY SERVICES TO THE AFFORDABLE MULTIFAMILY MARKET. IN THE FALL OF 2015, ANOTHER TWO-YEAR 6M GRANT WAS AWARDED TO NEW ECOLOGY AND ELEVATE TO CONTINUE THE WORK THAT WAS STARTED IN PREVIOUS YEARS AND TO FURTHER ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATIONAL NETWORK. IN THE FALL OF 2017, A THREE-YEAR 2.1M GRANT WAS AWARDED DIRECTLY TO NEI AND ELEVATE ENERGY WAS AWARDED A SECOND GRANT UNDER WHICH THEY HAVE SUB-GRANTED NEI 3,450,000 OVER THREE YEARS. BOTH OF THESE GRANTS WERE AWARDED TO BE USED TO SUPPORT NATIONAL APPROACH TO SCALING EFFICIENCY IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING. ADDITIONALLY, IN NOVEMBER 2019 THE JPB FOUNDATION GRANTED A ONE-TIME ADDITIONAL GRANT OF 250,000 TO BE USED FOR GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES. IN THE FALL OF 2020 A THREE-YEAR 2.7M GRANT WAS AWARDED DIRECTLY TO NEI, AND ELEVATE ENERGY WAS AWARDED A SECOND GRANT UNDER WHICH THEY HAVE SUBGRANTED NEI 4,650,000 OVER THREE YEARS. BOTH OF THESE GRANTS WERE AWARDED TO BE USED TO SUPPORT NATIONAL APPROACH TO SCALING EFFICIENCY IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING. MA CEC - MONITORING & OPTIMIZATION PILOT IN AUGUST 2016 NEI RECEIVED A 600,000 GRANT FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CENTER TO DEPLOY NON-PROPRIETARY HVAC REMOTE MONITORING AND OPTIMIZATION TECHNOLOGY IN 100 REPRESENTATIVE, LOW-INCOME MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS TO IDENTIFY AND CORRECT OPERATIONAL INEFFICIENCIES AND REDUCE ENERGY COSTS. IN AUGUST 2018 NEI RECEIVED AN EXTENSION FOR AN ADDITIONAL 200,000 FOR REPAIR, REPLACEMENT, AND FURTHER OPTIMIZATION OF THE ORIGINAL 100 SITES AND MACHINE LEARNING. IN THE SPRING OF 2019, NEI WAS AWARDED A GRANT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE), BUILDING FOR AMERICA, THAT IS TO BE USED TO DEVELOP TOOLS TO AUTOMATE THE OPTIMIZATION ANALYSES AND FAULT DETECTION PROCESS OF NEI'S REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEM VIA MACHINE LEARNING. DURING THE NEGOTIATION PERIOD IT WAS REQUESTED THAT MA CEC ALLOW THE BALANCE OF THEIR 2018 GRANT BE USED AS A COST SHARE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY GRANT AND MACEC AGREED. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) IN THE SPRING OF 2019, FINAL NEGOTIATIONS OF THE 850,000 BUILDING AMERICA GRANT WERE COMPLETE. THE PERFORMANCE PERIOD OF THE GRANT IS MAY 1, 2019 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2021. THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO ENHANCE DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS AND DEVELOP TOOLS TO AUTOMATE THE OPTIMIZATION ANALYSES AND FAULT DETECTION PROCESS OF NEI'S REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEM VIA MACHINE LEARNING. WORKING WITH GRANT SUB-RECIPIENT, FRAUNHOFER, MACHINE LEARNING WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE IMPLEMENTATION COSTS OF REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR BOILER SYSTEMS WHILE LOWERING ENERGY COSTS. FURTHER, THE LOWER COST OF REMOTE MONITORING WILL ALLOW FOR SCALABILITY RESULTING IN INCREASED ENERGY SAVINGS FOR MORE MULTI-FAMILY AND COMMUNITY BUILDINGS. MA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RESOURCES (MADOER) IN SEPTEMBER 2019 NEI RECEIVED A 700,000 GRANT FROM MADOER UNDER THE INNOVATE ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRANT PROGRAM (INNOVATEE). THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO DEMONSTRATE INNOVATIONS IN THE AREAS OF ENERGY TECHNOLOGY AND PROGRAM DESIGN. NEI WILL DEMONSTRATE THE ENERGY SAVINGS POTENTIAL, VIABILITY, AND SCALABILITY OF ITS REMOTE MONITORING OPTIMIZATION (REMO) SERVICE ACROSS THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS. NEI'S SISTER NON-PROFIT, ACTION FOR BOSTON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, ALSO RECEIVED A GRANT THROUGH THE MADOER'S INNOVATEE PROGRAM FOR THEIR LOW INCOME ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAM THAT THEY HAVE CONTRACTED WITH NEI TO FULFILL. THE VALUE OF THIS CONTRACT FOR NEI IS UP TO 750,000 AND IS TO BE COMPLETED BY DECEMBER 31, 2021. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D N/A FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF FILING FORM 990 IS AN AGENDA ITEM AT A BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S MEETING. PRIOR TO SUCH MEETING, THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER, AND A RECOMMENDATION GIVEN TO THE FULL BOARD AT THAT MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C PER THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, KEY EMPLOYEES, AND CONTRACTED INDIVIDUALS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE, AT BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETINGS,ANY INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION IS BENCH MARKED ON MARKET VALUES FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS IN THE HIRING REGION FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND IS VIEWED WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF NEIS ANNUAL BUDGET. ADDITIONALLY, SALARY INCREASES FOR THE PRESIDENT ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD AFTER A REVIEW OF AVAILABLE SALARIES FOR SIMILARLY SIZED NON-PROFIT LEADERS. THIS REVIEW IS DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH PERFORMANCE. OTHER EMPLOYEE SALARY INCREASES ARE BASED ON PERFORMANCE, COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS, AND JOB PROMOTION THAT ARE IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B COMPENSATION IS BENCH MARKED ON MARKET VALUES FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS IN THE HIRING REGION FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND IS VIEWED WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF NEIS ANNUAL BUDGET. ADDITIONALLY, SALARY INCREASES FOR THE PRESIDENT ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD AFTER A REVIEW OF AVAILABLE SALARIES FOR SIMILARLY SIZED NON-PROFIT LEADERS. THIS REVIEW IS DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH PERFORMANCE. OTHER EMPLOYEE SALARY INCREASES ARE BASED ON PERFORMANCE, COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS, AND JOB PROMOTION THAT ARE IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 COPIES OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.