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EFI FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
EFI FOUNDATION (EIN 87-3398574)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-17
IRS object ID
202533219349324043
Schema version
2024v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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PersonJOSEPH S HEZIRPersonNm
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Activity Or MissionEducating the public on innovative evidence-based technology and policy solutions to complex energy challenges, combining rigorous analysis with a pragmatic approach to bridge the gap towards a low carbon energy future.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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DescIn 2024, the three principal program service areas included clean energy finance, federal energy innovation program management, and clean hydrogen market formation. The Energy Futures Finance Forum (EF3) is a novel effort to identify policies and measures to expand the attractiveness of investment opportunities in clean energy to a broader cross-section of the investment community. The foundation issued several reports on this topic, including a framework report identifying potential additional sources of clean energy finance and a report on identifying opportunities to enhance investment opportunities in industrial carbon capture and storage. In 2024, the Foundation launched a new multi-year effort, the Nuclear Scaling Initiative, together with the Clean Air Task Force and the Nuclear Threat Initiative, to enable the expanded deployment of new nuclear energy generation. The foundation formed the Hydrogen Demand Initiative (H2DI), a consortium of six entities, to develop a novel program design to stimulate creation of new markets for clean hydrogen. The consortium conducted an extensive market assessment with outreach efforts to over 200 companies that expressed interest in hydrogen market formation. The project was a follow-on to previous work to identify the need for new policies and programs to enable the formation of regional markets for clean hydrogen in power generation, industrial, and commercial applications. Finally, the foundation continued work on a major study initiative on opportunities to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and agility of federally funded energy innovation programs and projects.Desc
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Melanie A Kenderdine
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Charles Curtis
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Clint Vince
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Jeanette Pablo
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Richard Meserve
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Alexander Kizer
Senior Vice President40.0$285,105$0$22,414Yes (X)
David Ellis
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Stephen Comello
SVP, Strategic Initiatives40.0$235,239$0$31,026Yes (X)
Jeffery Brown
Managing Director20.0$157,455$0$0Yes (X)
Madeline Shomburg
Director of Research40.0$172,510$0$36,384Yes (X)
Michael Downey
Deputy Director of Research40.0$127,760$0$23,000Yes (X)
Minji Jeong
Research Specialist40.0$108,892$0$31,515Yes (X)
Tatiana Bruce De Silva
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15 Inverness Way EastEnglewoodCA80112Technical and Project Management Support$2,327,556
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Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,416,194CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,136,283CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,963,548CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,516,025TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,666,480SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$6,849,545PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$244,274CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$244,274TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$10,760,299TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$10,804,174GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other IncomeFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDESCRIPTION - RENT REIMBURSEMENT, COLUMN A - 0.0, COLUMN B - 0.0, COLUMN C - 0.0, COLUMN D - 0.0, COLUMN E - 182584.0, COLUMN F - 182584.0; DESCRIPTION - MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE, COLUMN A - 0.0, COLUMN B - 0.0, COLUMN C - 0.0, COLUMN D - 0.0, COLUMN E - 61690.0, COLUMN F - 61690.0;ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,246OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,537DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,709BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$53,650OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$20,560DepreciationAmt
Book Value$33,090BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$36,799TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
due from related party$112,457
security deposits$10,239
Right-of-use assets, operating leases$322,006
other assets$8,140
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$452,842TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Federal Income Taxes
Operating lease liabilities$327,214
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$327,214TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$14,011,996TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$0OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$14,011,996RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$0OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$14,011,996TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$12,119,467TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$0OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$12,119,467ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$0OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$12,119,467TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnoteFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationUnder the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes (ASC 740), the Foundation is required to disclose unrecognized tax benefits. Management has evaluated the effect of the guidance provided by ASC 740 and all other tax positions that could have a significant effect on the financial statements and determined the Foundation had no material uncertain tax positions at December 31, 2024, that require disclosure or recognition. Generally, the Foundation's tax returns remain open and subject to examination for three years from the filing date.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Joseph S Hezir
EVP and Treasurer$169,250$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$169,250$0$0$0
Stephen Comello
SVP, Strategic Initiatives$235,239$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$31,026$0$266,265$0$0$0
David Ellis
SVP of Policy Strategy/Outreach$220,891$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$23,414$0$244,305$0$0$0
Alexander Kizer
Senior Vice President$285,105$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$22,414$0$307,519$0$0$0
Jeffery Brown
Managing Director$157,455$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$157,455$0$0$0
Michael Downey
Deputy Director of Research$127,760$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$23,000$0$150,760$0$0$0
Madeline Shomburg
Director of Research$172,510$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$36,384$0$208,894$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 1 Briefly describe the organization's missionEFI Foundation is a Washington, DC-based nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to educating the public on innovative evidence-based technology and policy solutions to complex energy challenges. The foundation's work combines rigorous analysis with a pragmatic approach to bridge the gap towards a low carbon energy future. The EFI Foundation and its predecessor organization (the Energy Futures Initiative) has released over fifty public reports on energy security and policy innovation, conducted over a hundred workshops and educational webinars, and informed the creation of a number of new governmental initiatives. Under the leadership of Ernest J. Moniz, the 13th U.S. Secretary of Energy, foundation personnel have decades of experience and proven track records in government, academia, and the private sector. EFI Foundation adheres to the principle of analytical independence while focusing on solutions that are effective, pragmatic, equitable, and acceptable to the broadest range of stakeholders. Our research team and global network of multidisciplinary experts understand current energy markets, trends, and needs, and apply this collective talent and knowledge to a range of policy questions. EFI Foundation builds on the prior work of the Energy Futures initiative, founded in 2017.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15 Lines 15a and 15b, Compensation review and approval processThe Foundation has a Compensation Committee composed of three independent directors on the Board who receive no compensation from the Foundation and have no other conflicts of interest. The Compensation Committee is responsible for approving the compensation of all disqualified persons (including those listed in Part VI, Section B, Lines 15a and 15b) in advance. Prior to making its determination, the Committee obtains and relies on appropriate comparability data, using a study developed from Form 990s of similarly situated public charities showing compensation paid to persons in similar positions. The Committee adequately and timely documents the basis for its determination concurrently with making compensation decisions, in the form of meeting minutes and committee resolutions.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 2Joseph S. Hezir, Ernest J. Moniz, and Melanie A. Kenderdine (EVP and Secretary thru 4/30/24) maintained a business relationship during the tax year.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing bodyForm 990 was prepared by a nationally recognized accounting firm in conjunction with the organization's financial department. The draft Form 990 was reviewed by the Treasurer for accuracy and completeness, then provided to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors for review before being distributed to the full Board prior to filing with the Internal Revenue Service.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policyFor board members, a conflict of interest review is conducted during the annual board meeting. For staff, the Foundation requires employees to sign the handbook acknowledging that they have read and agree to follow its policies, including the mandatory reporting of any conflicts of interest.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the publicTHE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other FeesCONSULTANTS - Total Expense: 6178980, Program Service Expense: 5668787, Management and General Expenses: 510193, Fundraising Expenses: 0;
Form 990, Part XI, Line 8The increase in net assets of $351,835 is a result of additional 2023 program service revenue that qualifies as related revenue for Form 990 reporting. This adjustment was recorded following the completion of the financial statement audit and after the 2023 Form 990 was filed, and is consistent with the 2023 audited financial statements.