WESTERN ENERGY INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: WESTERN ENERGY INSTITUTE (EIN 93-1068802)
Tax period: 2014-10-01 to 2015-09-30
Filed: 2016-03-14
IRS object ID: 201600749349300815
Schema version: 2014v6.0
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	2016-03-14T15:31:19-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	930743240	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HOFFMAN STEWART & SCHMIDT PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4900 MEADOWS ROAD STE 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	LAKE OSWEGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OR	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	970353295	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2014-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	931068802	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WESTERN ENERGY INSTITUTE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	WEST	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5032311994	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1001 SW 5TH AVENUE NO 325	AddressLine1Txt
City	PORTLAND	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OR	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	972041147	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CHARLES E MEYER	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5032311994	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-02-26	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	TODD D MASSINGER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00075883	PTIN
Phone	5032205900	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-08-17 19:52:53Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
Principal Officer	CHRIS JOHNS	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1001 SW 5TH AVENUE NO 325	AddressLine1Txt
City	PORTLAND	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OR	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	972041147	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,618,427	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.WESTERNENERGY.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2000	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	OR	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO FACILITATE AND PROMOTE THE PROGRESS OF THE ELECTRIC AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	57	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	57	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	20	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	803	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$1,945	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$3,079,709	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$3,609,004	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$3,592	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$4,372	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$4,327	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$5,051	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,087,628	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$3,618,427	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,508,223	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,660,842	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,487,997	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,721,683	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,996,220	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$3,382,525	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$91,408	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$235,902	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,561,411	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,311,129	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,560,873	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$2,074,689	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,000,538	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,236,440	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	WEI SUPPORTS THE ELECTRIC AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES BY PROVIDING: FORUMS FOR PROFESSIONALS TO EXCHANGE TIMELY INFORMATION ON CRITICAL INDUSTRY ISSUES; A RELAXED ENVIRONMENT FOR MEMBERS TO COLLABORATE AND NETWORK; INFORMATION ABOUT THE INDUSTRY'S BEST PRACTICES; AND SKILLS TRAINING THAT SUPPORTS OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE AT ALL LEVELS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	EXECUTIVE FORUMS: BUSINESS ANALYTICS, CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER, CORPORATE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT, CUSTOMER CONNECTIONS, ENERGY MANAGEMENT, GENERAL COUNSEL, HUMAN RESOURCES, INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLANNING, KEY ACCOUNTS, NATURAL GAS VEHICLES + FUELING INFRASTRUCTURE, OPERATIONS BUSINESS STRATEGIES - ELECTRIC, OPERATIONS BUSINESS STRATEGIES - NATURAL GAS, TALENT MANAGEMENT, SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGIES.INDUSTRY FORUMS: CLAIMS + DAMAGE RECOVERY, EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND ASSISTANCE PRACTICES, ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES, FLEET MANAGEMENT, INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM LEADERSHIP, JOINT USE, OPERATIONS CONFERENCE, PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT, SECONDARY NETWORK, SPRING ENERGY SYMPOSIUM, UNDERGROUND/OVERHEAD ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION, UTILITY POLE AND OVERHEAD SYSTEMS, WESTERN REGION MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT,(WRMAA) ANNUAL MEETING, WOMEN IN ENERGY SYMPOSIUM, GAS UTILITIES + CONTRACTORS, SAFETY SUMMIT.MORE THAN 70 ENERGY COMPANIES AND OVER 185 SERVICE PROVIDERS PARTICIPATE IN THE ANNUAL PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF OVER 40 UNIQUE PROGRAMS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP SUMMITS (ADMINISTRATIVE MEETINGS): ANNUAL MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BUSINESS ACUMEN FOR EMERGING LEADERS, EXECUTIVE PLANNING COMMITTEE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	SKILLS DEVELOPMENT: ELECTRIC UTILITY FUNDAMENTALS + INSIGHTS, HANDS-ON RELAY SCHOOL, NORTHWEST ELECTRIC METER SCHOOL, POWER QUALITY SCHOOL, WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP - MENTORING + DEVELOPMENT.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	15	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	20	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	57	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	57	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DEANNA HELLER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	5032311994	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1001 SW 5TH AVENUE NO 325	AddressLine1Txt
City	PORTLAND	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OR	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	972041147	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (59 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ROBERT GRIMM
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
COLLEEN STARRING
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARK SCHIAVONI
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SETT POLICICCHIO
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BILL STEPHENS
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DENNIS VERMILLION
VICE CHAIR AT LARGE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
GREG REIMER
CHAIR ELECT	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CLAUDIA ANDREWS
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DEBRA SMITH
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN STOLL
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD DYER
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PATRICK DAMIANO
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANNETTE GARDINER
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT YOUNG
SERVICES BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD MOONEY
SERVICES BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DALE MCMASTER
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JARED GREEN
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
FRANK MANNARINO
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROGER GRAY
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PHONSE DELANEY
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MIKE MULCAHY
VICE CHAIR AT LARGE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DAVID WEBER
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ALICIA MOY
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
VERN PORTER
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TOM PETERSON
SERVICES BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KARI KEISKI
SERVICES BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GREG SORENSON
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARCIE EDWARDS
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SCOTT MADISON
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DON WASH
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RYAN SHELL
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BOB ROWE
VICE CHAIR AT LARGE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
PAUL CAUDILL
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVE WILLIAMS
2ND CHAIR ELECT	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CHRIS JOHNS
CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
PATRICK REITEN
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JEFFREY FOUTCH
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KRISTIN STATHIS
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BOOGA GILBERTSON
VICE CHAIR AT LARGE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CRAIG WAGSTAFF
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SONNY PERSON
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GARY KING
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
AIDAN MCSHEFFREY
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
STEVEN DAVIS
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PHIL WEST
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CRAIG COLLAR
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PEDRO PIZARRO
VICE CHAIR AT LARGE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
BRET LANE
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BILL CARNAHAN
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BILL MOODY
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GARTH JOHNSON
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM GAINES
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRETT GELLNER
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LAURA MCGUIRE HECKMAN
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS CASEY
SERVICES VICE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DAVE HUTCHENS
VICE CHAIR AT LARGE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
LAREN GERTSCH
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHUCK MEYER
SECRETARY AND PRESIDENT	40.00		$314,588	$0	$60,436	Yes (X)
TAI CALANDRIELLO
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	40.00		$104,577	$0	$12,710		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$419,165	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$73,146	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PROGRAM REGISTRATION F	221000	$1,856,104	$1,856,104
MEMBERSHIP DUES	221000	$1,752,900	$1,752,900

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$3,609,004	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,372	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$4,372	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER INCOME	Desc
Business	900009	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$5,051	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$5,051	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$5,051	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,618,427	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,614,055	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$4,372	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$375,012	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$978,247	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$94,386	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$98,426	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$114,771	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,218	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,118	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$108,085	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$71,503	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$91,321	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$86,381	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$266,346	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$50,137	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,736	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
MEALS FOR CONFERENCES	$763,463
SPEAKERS	$115,380
BANK CHARGES	$64,738
BAD DEBTS	$46,100

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,157	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,382,525	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,080,088	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,438,153	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,213,639	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,308,131	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$28,416	BOYAmt
EOY	$48,932	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$140,475	BOYAmt
EOY	$126,036	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$654,794	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$297,612	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$98,793	BOYAmt
EOY	$357,182	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$32,695	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,561,411	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,311,129	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$434,248	BOYAmt
EOY	$698,724	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,075,202	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,309,480	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$51,423	BOYAmt
EOY	$66,485	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,560,873	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,074,689	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,000,538	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,236,440	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,000,538	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,236,440	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,561,411	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,311,129	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$235,902	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	Yes (1)	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$91,610	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$82,030	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$9,580	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$438,472	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$215,582	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$222,890	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$124,712	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$124,712	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$357,182	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DEFERRED RENT	$8,233
FUNDS HELD FOR OTHERS	$25,557
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN LIABILITY	$32,695

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$66,485	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,618,427	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$3,618,427	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$3,618,427	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,382,525	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$3,382,525	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$3,382,525	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE INSTITUTE DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CHUCK MEYER	PersonNm
Title	SECRETARY AND PRESIDENT	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$215,000	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$99,588	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$57,844	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$2,592	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$375,024	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	WESTERN ENERGY INSTITUTE IS A TRADE ASSOCIATION MADE UP OF UTILITY COMPANIES AND SERVICE COMPANIES THAT BUY A MEMBERSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF WESTERN ENERGY INSTITUTE IS MADE UP OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM UTILITY AND SERVICE COMPANY MEMBERS. THESE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ELECT THE OFFICERS OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE PRESIDENT REVIEWS THE 990 PRIOR TO IT BEING FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	A YEARLY CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT IS REQUIRED OF ALL BOARD MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE PRESIDENT'S BASE SALARY, POTENTIAL BONUSES, AND BENEFITS ARE SET IN AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT THAT IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. THE PRESIDENT'S ANNUAL RAISE AND BONUS ARE DISCUSSED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD AT ITS SEPTEMBER MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	FEDERAL LAW DOES NOT REQUIRE THAT SUCH DOCUMENTS BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UNLESS THEY WERE INCLUDED IN A FORM THAT IS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.