2018-11-09T14:42:50-06:00 2017-12-31 BDO USA LLP 8401 GREENSBORO DRIVE 800 MCLEAN VA 22102 990 2017-01-01 521799853 AMERICAN COALITION FOR CLEAN COAL ELECTRICITY % MICHELLE BLOODWORTH AMER 2024594800 4601 N Fairfax Drive Suite 1050 arlington VA 22203 MICHELLE BLOODWORTH PRESIDENT/CEO 2024594800 2018-11-07 true Marc Berger P01871563 7038930600 4.15.233.162 54621820183135000007 2018-11-09 P 453C092F4FAE56C85AAB65CCAB8DCA36E7EE5C2A 21113678E977CF0F147E11547FB84355093581B2 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z X MICHELLE BLOODWORTH 4601 N Fairfax Dr STE 1050 arlington VA 22203 5035431 false X WWW.AMERICASPOWER.ORG X 1992 VA ADVOCATE PUBLIC POLICIES THAT ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT, ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, & ENERGY SECURITY. 23 23 8 21 0 0 0 9805700 5012617 1173 10804 1706 12010 9808579 5035431 0 0 0 0 4334666 1892840 0 0 0 7172393 3267132 11507059 5159972 -1698480 -124541 6842113 5659722 1647694 589844 5194419 5069878 X THE AMERICAN COALITION FOR CLEAN COAL ELECTRICITY (ACCCE) IS THE ONLY NATIONAL TRADE ORGANIZATION WHOSE SOLE MISSION IS TO ADVOCATE AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVELS ON BEHALF OF COAL-FUELED ELECTRICITY AND THE COAL FLEET. TO CARRY OUT OUR MISSION, WE ENGAGE CONSTRUCTIVELY WITH ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS, POLICYMAKERS, REGULATORS, STAKEHOLDERS, AND THE PUBLIC. OUR MEMBERSHIP IS COMPRISED OF MAJOR INDUSTRIES - ELECTRICITY GENERATORS, COAL PRODUCERS, RAILROADS, BARGE OPERATORS, AND EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS - INVOLVED IN GENERATING ELECTRICITY FROM COAL. false false FEDERAL POLICY AND ADVOCACY: ACCCE ADVOCATES ON BEHALF OF THE COAL-BASED ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, AS WELL AS IN THE STATES. ACCCE CONDUCTS POLICY ANALYSIS AND DEVELOPS FACTUAL MATERIALS TO EXPLAIN THE BENEFITS OF THE COAL FLEET AND THE EFFECTS OF THE PUBLIC POLICIES ON COAL-BASED ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRICITY CONSUMERS. THESE MATERIALS ARE USED BY ACCCE STAFF AND ACCCE MEMBER COMPANIES TO EDUCATE CONGRESS, THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH, ELECTED AND APPOINTED STATE OFFICIALS, AND MANY OTHER STAKEHOLDERS. STATE ADVOCACY: REGIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGE IN PUBLIC POLICY ACTIVITIES THAT AFFECT THE COAL FLEET. ACCCE STAYS ABREAST OF THESE ACTIVITIES IN MANY STATES, ESPECIALLY STATES WITH SIGNIFICANT COAL PRODUCTION, STATES THAT RELY ON COAL FOR MUCH OF THEIR ELECTRICITY, AND STATES WHERE THERE IS OPPOSITION TO THE COAL FLEET. ACCCE REPRESENTS THE COAL FLEET BEFORE INFLUENTIAL PUBLIC POLICY GROUPS, ESPECIALLY ORGANIZATIONS THAT REPRESENT ELECTED AND APPOINTED STATE OFFICIALS. WHILE ACCCE TYPICALLY ENGAGES POLICYMAKERS ON A VARIETY OF ISSUES, THE MAIN EMPHASIS OF STATE-RELATED ACTIVITIES IN 2017 FOCUSED ON OUTREACH TO EDUCATE STATE OFFICIALS REGARDING THE importance of maintaining coal fueled electricity for resilience and grid security. COMMUNICATIONS: ACCCE SEEKS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND MEDIA - THROUGH VARIOUS PLATFORMS, INCLUDING EARNED AND DIGITAL MEDIA - REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE COAL FLEET AND THE IMPORTANT ROLE IT PLAYS IN ENSURING A RESILIENT AND RELIABLE ELECTRIC GRID. ACCCE'S COMMUNICATIONS EFFORTS INCLUDED BOTH REGIONAL AND NATIONAL EFFORTS. A BROAD RANGE OF TACTICS WERE EMPLOYED: - DIGITAL CONTENT: ACCCE PROMOTED DIGITAL CONTENT ENCOURAGING POLICYMAKERS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ROLE COAL-BASED ELECTRICITY PLAYS IN THEIR LIVES AND URGING THEM TO SUPPORT POLICIES THAT SUPPORT COAL-BASED ELECTRICITY. THE CONTENT WAS PROMOTED ON SOCIAL PLATFORMS INCLUDING YOUTUBE, GOOGLE, FACEBOOK AND TWITTER. - POLLING: ACCCE CONDUCTED POLLING TO GAIN INSIGHTS INTO THE PUBLIC'S PERCEPTION OF THE ROLE OF COAL-BASED ELECTRICITY. - EARNED MEDIA: ACCCE PARTICIPATED IN INTERVIEWS, AND ISSUED PRESS STATEMENTS HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANT ROLE THAT THE NATIONS COAL FLEET PLAYS IN PROVIDING FOR RELIABLE, SECURE, RESILIENT AND AFFORDABLE ELECTRICITY. false false false true false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 25 0 8 true false false false false true true false X 23 23 false false false false true true false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X MICHELLE BLOODWORTH 2024594800 4601 N FAIRFAX DRIVE STE 1050 ARLINGTON VA 22203 Joseph W Craft III Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Nicholas K Akins Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 David Tudor Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Matthew K Rose Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Patrick O'Loughlin Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Mark Fillipitch Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Matt Ricketts Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Josh Helbig Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Frank Calandra Jr Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Doug Blom Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Robert Murray Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Kevin J Craig Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 James Squires Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Mike Smith Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Kemal Williamson Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Gary Smith Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Don Gaston Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Steve Chancellor Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Christopher Womack Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 JAMES M FOOTE Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Lance Fritz Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 MERI SANDLIN DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 ROBERT BERRY DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Paul Bailey CEO & President 50.0 0.0 X 852860 0 48730 Michelle Bloodworth Chief Operating Officer 50.0 0.0 X 410000 0 12475 Mitch Baer Associate VP, Policy Analysis 50.0 0.0 X 225392 0 9182 Katherine Sigler Associate VP, Operations & HR 50.0 0.0 X 123173 0 12635 Victoria Sullivan Associate VP , Federal Affairs 50.0 0.0 X 271195 0 49275 Robert Duncan Former CEO & President 50.0 0.0 X 450000 0 0 2332620 0 132297 6 true true false DCI GROUPLLC 1828 L St NW 400 WASHINGTON DC 20036 DIRECT CONTACT 490770 HUNTON WILLIAMS LLP 2200 Pennsylvania Ave NW WASHINGTON DC 20037 LEGAL SERVICES 261736 VAN NESS FELDMAN 1050 Thomas Jefferson St NW WASHINGTON DC 20007 LEGAL SERVICES 167446 HHQ VENTURES 511 UNION ST NASHVILLE TN 37219 RESEARCH 142500 VENABLE LLP 600 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW WASHINGTON DC 20001 LEGAL SERVICES 134494 8 0 MEMBER DUES 900099 5012617 5012617 5012617 10804 10804 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OTHER INCOME 900099 12010 12010 12010 5035431 5035431 0 0 0 0 1324065 0 447875 38972 23110 58818 0 129651 129198 0 0 0 21901 0 111976 135151 0 103572 102553 0 0 0 0 3548 29242 STATE AND FEDERAL AFFAIRS 2109103 COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMS 309248 MISCELLANEOUS 64405 LEASE TERMINATION FEES 8792 8792 5159972 0 0 6686191 5615978 1913 341 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 96214 41635 28557 26789 5316 1768 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52479 0 6842113 5659722 953482 467557 0 0 629300 12500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64912 109787 1647694 589844 X 5194419 5069878 0 0 0 0 5194419 5069878 6842113 5659722 -124541 X X false true X true false false false true 5012617 268515 -615832 -347317 501262 -848579 28557 26789 1768 1768 0 ACCRUED EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 109787 109787 X 5035431 5035431 5035431 5159972 5159972 5159972 Sch D Part X, Line 2: ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRE MANAGEMENT OF AN ORGANIZATION TO EVALUATE INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION AND RECOGNIZE AN INCOME TAX LIABILITY IF THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. 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TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE D.C NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT, THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, AND BYLAWS, THE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL HAS AND EXERCISES THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY MAKING RAPID GOVERNANCE OR POLICY DECISIONS WHEN IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO HAVE A BROADER DISCUSSION WITH THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS; AND TAKES SUCH OTHER ACTIONS AS MAY BE AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL IS COMPRISED OF BOARD MEMBERS SERVING BY VIRTUE OF OFFICE, TO INCLUDE THE BOARD CHAIRMAN, THE VICE CHAIRMAN, THE IMMEDIATE-PAST BOARD CHAIRMAN, THE CO-CHAIRS OF THE POLICY COMMITTEE, AND THE CO-CHAIRS OF THE COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE. ADDITIONAL AT-LARGE SEATS ARE FILLED AS NECESSARY TO FULFILL THE CORPORATION'S INDUSTRY REPRESENTATION GUIDELINES. FORM 990 PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6: THE ORGANIZATION HAS FIVE CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP. 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CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ANY COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, OR ANY STANDING COMMITTEE. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ANY COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, OR ANY STANDING COMMITTEE. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVES AND APPROVES ALL APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP. IN ADDITION, THE BOARD HAS THE RIGHT TO SUSPEND OR EXPEL MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A: NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND CONTRIBUTING BOARD MEMBERS ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EACH MEMBER COMPANY THAT IS ELIGIBLE TO ELECT A DIRECTOR SELECTS ITS INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTATIVE TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B: THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY MANAGEMENT OF ACCCE AND BY ACCCE LEGAL COUNSEL BEFORE FILING. THE FORM 990 IS SUBMITTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C: ACCCE DISTRIBUTES ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY. AS PART OF THE POLICY, BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE REAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. IF ACCCE STAFF ARE MADE AWARE OF ANY SUCH CONFLICTS, THEY PREPARE A PLAN OF ACTION FOR THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION (E.G. RECUSAL FROM PARTICIPATING IN ANY DELIBERATIONS OR DECISIONS RELEVANT TO THE DISCLOSURE). STAFF ARE SIMILARLY APPRISED OF ACCCE'S POLICY AND THE PRESIDENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING APPROPRIATE RESOLUTION, WITH INPUT FROM THE BOARD CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR AS APPROPRIATE UNDER ACCCE'S BYLAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15: COMPENSATION FOR PRESIDENT AND CEO: IN REVIEWING AND APPROVING THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION FOR THE ACCCE PRESIDENT AND CEO, THE ACCCE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ANNUALLY FOLLOWS THE PROCEDURES REQUIRED BY THE ACCCE COMPENSATION POLICY. AS DISCUSSED BELOW, THE ACCCE COMPENSATION POLICY REQUIRES THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE TO: (1) APPROVE THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION PRIOR TO PAYMENT; (2) USE APPROPRIATE COMPARABILITY DATA WHEN MAKING ITS DETERMINATION; AND (3) CONCURRENTLY DOCUMENT ITS DECISIONS IN WRITING. 1) APPROVAL PRIOR TO COMPENSATION PAYMENT. ANY CHANGES IN COMPENSATION OR AWARD OF BONUS COMPENSATION DETERMINED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MUST BE APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IN ADVANCE OF ANY SUCH PAYMENT BEING MADE. 2) COMPARABILITY DATA. WHEN THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS CONSIDERING COMPENSATION TO ACCCE'S PRESIDENT AND CEO, IT MUST RELY ON COMPARABILITY DATA THAT DEMONSTRATES THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE COMPENSATION IN QUESTION. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN DEVELOPING OR EVALUATING COMPENSATION PACKAGES, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MUST SECURE OR REVIEW DATA THAT DOCUMENTS COMPENSATION LEVELS FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS IN LIKE POSITIONS AT LIKE ORGANIZATIONS. THIS DATA MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: A. EXPERT COMPENSATION STUDIES BY INDEPENDENT FIRMS; B. WRITTEN JOB OFFERS FOR POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS; C. DOCUMENTED INFORMATION ABOUT SIMILAR POSITIONS AT BOTH NONPROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS; AND D. INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE IRS FORM 990 FILINGS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. 3) CONCURRENT DOCUMENTATION. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MUST DOCUMENT, WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE'S DETERMINATION, HOW IT REACHED ITS DECISIONS, INCLUDING THE DATA ON WHICH IT RELIED. WRITTEN OR ELECTRONIC RECORDS OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE (SUCH AS MEETING MINUTES) MUST NOTE: A. THE TERMS OF THE COMPENSATION AND THE DATE SUCH COMPENSATION DECISIONS WERE MADE; B. THE MEMBERS OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHO WERE PRESENT DURING THE DEBATE ON THE COMPENSATION THAT WAS ULTIMATELY APPROVED AND THOSE WHO VOTED IN THIS REGARD; C. THE COMPARABILITY DATA OBTAINED AND RELIED UPON, AND HOW THE DATA WERE OBTAINED; AND D. ANY ACTIONS TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF THE COMPENSATION BY ANYONE WHO HAD A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE DECISION ON THE COMPENSATION. THE COMPENSATION PROCESS DESCRIBED WAS UNDERTAKEN IN DECEMBER 2016 TO SET COMPENSATION FOR 2017. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: ACCCE COMPLIES WITH THE PUBLIC INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 6104 BY MAKING ITS FORM 1024, APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION OF EXEMPTION UNDER SECTION 501(A), DETERMINATION LETTER FROM THE IRS, AND THE FORMS 990 FOR ITS THREE MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED TAX PERIODS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. HOWEVER, AS SECTION 6104 DOES NOT REQUIRE ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(6) TO DISCLOSE THEIR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES, OR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, ACCCE HAS DECIDED NOT TO MAKE SUCH INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: ACCCE FINANCIAL COMMITTE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT, REVIEW AND COMPILATION OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND THE SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS.