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RENEWABLE NORTHWEST PROJECT: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
RENEWABLE NORTHWEST PROJECT (EIN 91-1815618)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-10-30
IRS object ID
201743039349302024
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2017-10-30T17:29:01-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN931309646PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JAMES E RICHMAN CPA PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11 SW COLUMBIA SUITE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityPORTLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationORStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP97258ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN911815618EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RENEWABLE NORTHWEST PROJECTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlRENEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5032234544PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1421 SW 6TH AVE STE 975AddressLine1Txt
CityPORTLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationORStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJ RACHEL SHIMSHAKPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone5032234544PhoneNum
Signature2017-08-31SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJAMES E RICHMANPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00088854PTIN
Phone5032953780PhoneNum
Preparation2017-10-30PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RENEWABLE NORTHWESTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJ RACHEL SHIMSHAKPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityPORTLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationORStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP97204ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.RENEWABLENW.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateORLegalDomicileStateCd
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CY Total Expenses$1,364,393CYTotalExpensesAmt
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$868,072ExpenseAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$267,843ExpenseAmt
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Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
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Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJ RACHEL SHIMSHAKPersonNm
Phone5032234544PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1421 SW 6TH AVE SUITE 975AddressLine1Txt
CityPORTLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationORStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

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NANCY HIRSH
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN LYNCH
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BEN OTTO
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LON TOPAZ
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF BISSONNETTE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RALPH CAVANAGH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JON CHASE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KERRY HATTEVICK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM JENSEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LIZ JONES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBY ROBERTS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VIRINDER SINGH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
V JOHN WHITE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J RACHEL SHIMSHAK
EXECUTIVE DI40.00Yes (X)$154,265$0$30,429
DAVID WOLF
ADMINISTRATI40.00Yes (X)$79,718$0$21,659
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All Other Contributions$1,188,177AllOtherContributionsAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCONTRACT REVENUEDesc
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$94,600RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$94,600TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$286,070TotalAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$386,049ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$113,742ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,622TotalAmt
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Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$77,455TotalAmt
Program Services$77,455ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$108,462ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Fundraising$526FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Fundraising$151FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$2,506TotalAmt
Program Services$1,979ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$495ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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BOARD EXPENSES$19,301$19,214$87
OTHER$5,098$4,928$170
DUES$4,754$3,469$1,282$3

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Management And General$773ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$1,135,915ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$213,483ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,995FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$81,967BOYAmt
EOY$59,702EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,669,184BOYAmt
EOY$1,573,219EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,925BOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$51,299BOYAmt
EOY$90,198EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,124BOYAmt
EOY$26,788EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$108,010LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,665BOYAmt
EOY$14,727EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,847,164BOYAmt
EOY$1,764,634EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$79,644BOYAmt
EOY$70,654EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$79,644BOYAmt
EOY$70,654EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,638,972BOYAmt
EOY$1,652,680EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$128,548BOYAmt
EOY$41,300EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,767,520BOYAmt
EOY$1,693,980EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$1,764,634EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,340,661CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,338,973CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,407,685CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,305,917CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,190,645CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,583,881TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,338,973CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,407,685CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,305,917CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,190,645CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,583,881TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,629,134SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$3,954,747PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,728CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,655CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,868CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,948CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,545TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total$1,660TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$840CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$27CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$2,660CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,952TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$6,602,038TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$94,600GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.59900PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.59080PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II, LINE 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTHER REVENUE 5,952ExplanationTxt

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$77,455FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$77,455FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,058,460FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,135,915FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$188,592FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$47,148FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$202,475CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$211,526CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$196,750CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$188,592CurrentYearAmt
Total$799,343TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,199,015LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$76,069CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$77,237CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$77,016CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$77,455CurrentYearAmt
Total$307,777TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$50,619CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$52,882CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$49,188CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$47,148CurrentYearAmt
Total$199,837TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$299,756GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$11,085OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$9,661DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,424BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$62,151OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$50,272DepreciationAmt
Book Value$11,879BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$34,774OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$33,350DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,424BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$14,727TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,320,739TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$29,886DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$29,886RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,290,853RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,290,853TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,394,279TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$29,886DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$29,886ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,364,393ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,364,393TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJ RACHEL SHIMSHAKPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$154,265BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$7,728DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$22,701NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$184,694TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4ARENEWABLE NORTHWEST ENGAGES IN COMMUNICATIONS EFFORTS TO SUPPORT NEW RENEWABLE ENERGY, AND ALSO PROVIDES EDUCATION SERVICES ON RENEWABLE ENERGY ISSUES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BA COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CALL BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT TO THE BOARD CHAIR A SIGNED CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM ANNUALLY. ANY CONFLICTS DISCLOSED ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD TO DETERMINE WHAT, IF ANY, ACTION IS REQUIRED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15AINCLUDES A BI-ANNUAL WRITTEN PERFORMANCE REVIEW BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH COMPARABILITY DATA. THERE IS ALSO INPUT FROM SENIOR STAFF AND OUTSIDE COLLEAGUES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BTHERE IS AN ANNUAL WRITTEN PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF ALL STAFF BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THERE IS ALSO INPUT FROM OUTSIDE STAFF.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19THE BYLAWS, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, IRS DETERMINATION LETTER, FORM 990, INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT, AND OTHER RELEVANT POLICIES ARE POSTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. THE FORM 990 CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON GUIDESTAR.ORG. PHYSICAL COPIES OF THE DOCUMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.