FUEL CELL AND HYDROGEN ENERGY ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: FUEL CELL AND HYDROGEN ENERGY ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 52-2086073)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-10-30
IRS object ID: 202543039349303209
Schema version: 2024v5.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-10-30T17:11:38-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	204004313	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SHERMAN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10321 AVENHAM WAY	AddressLine1Txt
City	HENRICO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	23238	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	522086073	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FUEL CELL HYDROGEN ENERGY ASSOCIATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	FUEL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2023559463	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1025 Connecticut Ave NW Ste 1000	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	FRANK WOLAK	PersonNm
Person Title	President	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2025-10-30	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (true)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Terry Sherman	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01270400	PTIN
Phone	8043057957	PhoneNum
Self Employed	Yes (X)	SelfEmployedInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	FRANK WOLAK	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1025 Connecticut Ave NW Ste 1000	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,471,278	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	www.fchea.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1998	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	FCHEA is a business association committed to advancing innovative, clean, safe, and reliable energy technologies through educational activities and advocacy in support of fuel cell and hydrogen energy technologies.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	42	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	41	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	8	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	50	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$2,710,784	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$2,470,978	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$233	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$300	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,711,017	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,471,278	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,182,430	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,104,975	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,049,561	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,147,292	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,231,991	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,252,267	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$479,026	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$219,011	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,583,423	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,747,956	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$161,263	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$106,785	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,422,160	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,641,171	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	FCHEA is a business association committed to advancing innovative, clean, safe, and reliable energy technologies through educational activities and advocacy in support of fuel cell and hydrogen energy technologies.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	THE FCHEA HAS HELPED DEVELOP CODES AND STANDARDS REQUIRED FOR THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES. SERVING ITS MEMBERSHIP OF CORPORATE, GOVERNMENT, AND NONPROFIT MEMBERS, THE ASSOCIATION CREATED AND CONTINUES TO LEAD FOCUSED PROGRAMS FOR TRANSPORTATION, STATIONARY POWER APPLICATIONS, STORAGE, PORTABLE POWER, MANUFACTURING, PERFORMANCE TESTING, AND INSTALLATION.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	THE ASSOCIATION FOSTERS THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION BETWEEN ITS MEMBERS AND LEADERS IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR AND HOSTS MULTIPLE MEETINGS EACH YEAR FOR THAT PURPOSE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	THE FCHEA PROVIDES OBJECTIVE INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC, GOVERNMENT, AND INDUSTRY. DURING 2023, THE ASSOCIATION PARTICIPATED IN CONFERENCES AND TRADE SHOWS, DISSEMINATED INFORMATIONAL MATERIAL RELATIVE TO THE FUEL CELL INDUSTRY, AND MAINTAINED AN ACTIVE WEBSITE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c3	false	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (true)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	11	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	8	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	42	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	41	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	false	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	false	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Addis Gemeda	PersonNm
Phone	2023559463	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1025 Connecticut Ave NW Ste 1000	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (46 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
FRANK WOLAK
President & CEO	40.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$442,260	$0	$26,240
Connor Dolan
VP, Ext Affairs	40.00	0.00			$183,584	$0	$18,492
Jennifer Gangi
Dir of Comm.	40.00	0.00			$137,500	$0	$7,393
Joseph Brady
Dir Govt Affairs	40.00	0.00			$102,500	$0	$3,075
GERRY CONWAY
Treasurer	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KAREEM AFZAL
Chair	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT WIMMER
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HUGO WAGNER
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KATIE ELLET
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THERESA CHRISTOPHER
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARC DEUTSCH
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAN KLAWITTER
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT WEBBER
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RANDY MACEWEN
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRIAN VANDERBLOEMEN
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PETER TADROS
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JURGEN GULDNER
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LINDA DEMPSEY
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JACKIE CARNEY
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JILLIAN EVANKO
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GERALDO FAMILIAR
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AMY ADAMS
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BETH DEANE
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ERIC DE CALUWE
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHANE STEPHENS
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HILARY MOFFETT
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JASON FEW
Director	0.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHARLES FREESE
Director	0.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
VLACHESLAV BRAHINETS
Director	0.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ARMANDO AVILLA
Director	0.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MIKE HICKS
Director	0.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LAURA LUCE
Director	0.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BASIM MOTIWALA
Director	0.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BILL GRAY
Director	0.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN O'BRIEN
Director	0.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK WILSON
Director	0.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NHA NGUYEN
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN KOTEK
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MELISSA PETERSON
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANDY MARSH
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT MOUNT
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
J NICK IRVIN
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LAURA GEIMAN
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARTIN PETERS
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
VALERY MIFTAKHOV
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MORRY MARKOWITZ
President	40.00	0.00			$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$865,844	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$55,200	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	4	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (true)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc
H 2 KAREN LLC
311 DOGWOOD ST	BROWNS MILLS	NJ	08015	Consulting
BRACEWELL LLP
2001 M ST NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	Consulting
FTI CONSULTING
555 12th St NW Ste 700	WASHINGTON	DC	20004	Consulting
GMMB
3050 K St NW Ste 100	WASHINGTON	DC	20007	Communications

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Total Contributions	$0	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Contracts and Other Fees	541700	$335,317	$335,317
Fuel Cell Seminar	611710	$267,941	$267,941
Membership Dues & Assessments	900099	$1,867,720	$1,867,720

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$2,470,978	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$300	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$300	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,471,278	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,470,978	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$300	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$468,500	TotalAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$513,911	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,720	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,402	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$64,442	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,906	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,633	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$231,888	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,760	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,582	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,300	TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$95,408	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$58,733	TotalAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$610,723	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,482	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,785	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
Dues and subscriptions	$42,365
Professional development	$9,193
Bank and service fees	$1,534

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,252,267	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,346,525	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,095,828	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$750,336	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,000,636	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$475,252	BOYAmt
EOY	$641,664	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,000	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$20,393	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$16,565	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,310	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,828	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,583,423	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,747,956	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$161,263	BOYAmt
EOY	$106,784	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$1	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$161,263	BOYAmt
EOY	$106,785	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,422,160	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,641,171	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,422,160	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,641,171	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,583,423	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,747,956	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$219,011	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form1120 POL Filed	false	Form1120POLFiledInd
Substantially All Dues Nonded	Yes (true)	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	false	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	false	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I-A, Line 1 - Direct and Indirect Political Campaign Activities	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	FCHEA advocates for comprehensive public policies that ensure fuel cell and hydrogen energy technologies are part of every possible clean energy scenario. Association working groups establish, coordinate, and improve codes and standards as well as help shape the regulations that affect commercialization.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$13,372	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$9,544	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,828	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$7,021	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$7,021	DepreciationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$3,828	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Rounding	Desc
Amt	$1	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$1	TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Connor Dolan
VP, Ext Affairs	$183,584	$5,520	$12,972	$202,076
FRANK WOLAK
President & CEO	$442,260	$13,268	$12,972	$468,500

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b	Draft of return reviewed by the President prior to filing, and copies provided to Board officers and Treasurer.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19	The Organization makes available all documents required by law.