CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC (EIN 46-0558330)
Tax period: 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed: 2026-05-13
IRS object ID: 202621339349302282
Schema version: 2024v5.5
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 B
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2026-05-13T08:47:05-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2025-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521853933	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JM&M	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10500 LITTLE PATUXENT PARKWAY SUITE	AddressLine1Txt
Address Line2	770	AddressLine2Txt
City	COLUMBIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21044	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	460558330	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	SOLUTIONS INC	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CITI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2025705659	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1201 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW 220	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20004	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	HEATHER REAMS	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT AND CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2025705659	PhoneNum
Signature	2026-05-11	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
PTIN	P01608826	PTIN
Phone	4108840220	PhoneNum

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	HEATHER REAMS	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1201 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW 220	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20004	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$6,522,526	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.CRESENERGY.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2012	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS FOR OUR NATION'S ENERGY NEEDS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	4	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	4	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	28	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	4	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$3,664,952	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$6,522,465	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$61	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$284,425	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,949,377	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$6,522,526	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$201,999	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$460,032	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,833,029	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,916,948	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$363,945	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$2,277,837	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,823,023	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$4,312,865	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$5,200,003	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$363,488	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,322,523	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$4,531,406	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$6,193,076	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$2,228,598	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$2,567,745	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,302,808	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,625,331	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS FOR OUR NATION'S ENERGY NEEDS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$4,207,393	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$460,032	GrantAmt
Desc	CRES WAS FOUNDED TO ENGAGE POLICY MAKERS AND THE PUBLIC ON COMMONSENSE, CONSERVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS OUR NATION'S NEED FOR ABUNDANT, RELIABLE ENERGY WHILE PRESERVING OUR ENVIRONMENT. THIS WORK INCLUDED:1. FEDERAL ADVOCACY IN SUPPORT OF ADVANCED ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, R&D, AND CARBON CAPTURE SEQUESTRATION;2. PUBLIC EDUCATION AND POSITIVE ACCOUNTABILITY CAMPAIGNS (DIGITAL AND PAID MEDIA) IN SUPPORT OF CLEAN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, AND;3. PROVIDING PUBLIC STATEMENTS OF SUPPORT FOR POLICY PRIORITIES VIA PRESS RELEASES, PAID MEDIA EFFORTS, PRESS ENGAGEMENTS, AND LETTERS OF SUPPORT.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$4,207,393	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
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	26	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	28	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	4	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	4	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	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	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	Yes (1)	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	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ND	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TAMARA KALANDIYA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2025705659	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1201 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW 220	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20004	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JAMES DOZIER
CHAIR	8.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$10,000	$0	$0
JASON KAUPPI
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$10,000	$0	$0
MICAH YOUSEFI
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$10,000	$0	$0
ASHLEE STEPHENSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$10,000	$0	$0
HEATHER REAMS
PRESIDENT	40.00		Yes (X)	$518,650	$0	$16,450
TAMARA KALANDIYA
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	40.00		Yes (X)	$299,291	$0	$16,095
SHAWN AFFOLTER
VP OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	40.00			$196,265	$0	$11,193	Yes (X)
TIFFANY KOCH
CHIEF OF STAFF	40.00			$136,558	$0	$7,632	Yes (X)
EVAN DIXON
VP OF COMMUNICATIONS	40.00			$186,901	$0	$15,448	Yes (X)
SHARON WALDMAN
DIRECTOR, GRANTS & CONTRACTS	40.00			$152,308	$0	$12,641	Yes (X)
JON LOBECK
CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER	40.00			$199,168	$0	$14,919	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,729,141	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$94,378	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	10	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
CIVITAS PUBLIC AFFAIRS GROUP
409 7TH STREET NW 350	WASHINGTON	DC	20004	MANAGEMENT SUPPORT	$180,382
SC PARTNERS LLC
226 7TH STREET NE SUITE 2	WASHINGTON	DC	20002	LOBBYING	$169,833
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD LLP
DEPT 7247-6827	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19170	LOBBYING	$165,000
FORBES TATE PARTNERS LLC
PO BOX 210816	MONTGOMERY	AL	36121	LOBBYING	$165,000
MARSHALL & POPP LLC
611 2ND STREET NE STE 1	WASHINGTON	DC	20002	LOBBYING	$150,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	5	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$296,374	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$6,226,091	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$6,522,465	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$61	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$61	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6,522,526	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$61	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	$460,032	TotalAmt
Program Services	$460,032	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$444,260	TotalAmt
Program Services	$261,963	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$113,466	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$68,831	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,275,067	TotalAmt
Program Services	$733,204	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$338,001	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$203,862	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$68,830	TotalAmt
Program Services	$39,579	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,246	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,005	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,631	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,813	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,758	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,060	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$122,160	TotalAmt
Program Services	$70,246	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$32,383	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$19,531	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,011	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,909	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,051	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,051	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$44,695	TotalAmt
Management And General	$44,695	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$606,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$606,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$552,428	TotalAmt
Program Services	$521,011	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,950	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,467	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$706,989	TotalAmt
Program Services	$678,417	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,655	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,917	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,034	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,150	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,320	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,564	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$288,170	TotalAmt
Program Services	$259,352	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,409	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,409	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$134,516	TotalAmt
Program Services	$121,860	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,328	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,328	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$295,885	TotalAmt
Program Services	$267,874	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,747	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$19,264	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,843	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,859	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$992	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$992	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,271	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,943	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$664	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$664	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DUES AND MEMBERSHIPS	Desc
Total	$107,181	TotalAmt
Program Services	$107,181	ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,200,003	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,207,393	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$628,665	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$363,945	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$667,127	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,874,257	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,285,447	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,774,000	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$565,376	BOYAmt
EOY	$985,283	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$105,296	BOYAmt
EOY	$101,265	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$78,392	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$57,658	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,577	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,734	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,867,583	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,437,537	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,531,406	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,193,076	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$280,108	BOYAmt
EOY	$616,492	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$442,500	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,948,490	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,508,753	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,228,598	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,567,745	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,017,361	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,875,331	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,285,447	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,750,000	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,302,808	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,625,331	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,531,406	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,193,076	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,322,523	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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 B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$78,392	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$57,658	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$20,734	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$20,734	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
SECURITY DEPOSITS	$35,467
OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET	$1,402,070

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$1,437,537	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY	Desc
Amt	$1,508,753	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$1,508,753	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$6,522,526	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$6,522,526	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$6,522,526	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$5,200,003	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$5,200,003	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$5,200,003	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	CRES BELIEVES IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITION TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT WOULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR LIABILITIES THAT NEEDED TO BE RECORDED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
CLEARPATH ACTION
1355 GREENWOOD CLIFF STE 400	CHARLOTTE	NC	28204	825026325	501(C)(4)	$250,000	$0	GENERAL SUPPORT
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE USA
1615 H STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20062	530045720	501(C)(6)	$150,000	$0	GENERAL SUPPORT
KEYSTONE POLICY CENTER
1001 CONNECTICUT AVE NW STE 905	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	840688506	501(C)(3)	$10,000	$0	ANNUAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS
CENTERLINE ACTION
601 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW STE 900	WASHINGTON	DC	20004	882307642	501(C)(4)	$50,000	$0	GENERAL SUPPORT

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	3	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	CRES PRIMARILY PROVIDES GENERAL SUPPORT GRANTS TO ITS PARTNERS TO ENHANCE AND SUSTAIN THEIR ONGOING WORK. CRES'S DUE DILIGENCE AND POST-AWARD MONITORING ARE CONDUCTED THROUGH A REPORTING-BASED SYSTEM. FOR GENERAL SUPPORT GRANTS, AWARDEES ARE TYPICALLY REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ANNUAL NARRATIVE AND/OR FINANCIAL REPORTS OUTLINING HOW THE FUNDING CONTRIBUTED TO THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS AND MISSION-RELATED ACTIVITIES. IN CASES WHERE CRES PROVIDES PROJECT-SPECIFIC SUPPORT, CRES REQUIRES THE DELIVERY OF A FINAL PRODUCT OR TANGIBLE OUTCOME, SUCH AS A RESEARCH PAPER OR OTHER AGREED-UPON DELIVERABLE, WHICH SERVES AS DOCUMENTATION OF HOW THE FUNDS WERE USED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (1)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
HEATHER REAMS
PRESIDENT	$432,150	$0	$86,500	$0	$0	$0	$14,500	$0	$1,950	$0	$535,100	$0	$0	$0
TAMARA KALANDIYA
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	$257,416	$0	$41,875	$0	$0	$0	$7,899	$0	$8,196	$0	$315,386	$0	$0	$0
JON LOBECK
CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER	$171,168	$0	$28,000	$0	$0	$0	$8,017	$0	$6,902	$0	$214,087	$0	$0	$0
SHAWN AFFOLTER
VP OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	$175,765	$0	$20,500	$0	$0	$0	$6,680	$0	$4,513	$0	$207,458	$0	$0	$0
EVAN DIXON
VP OF COMMUNICATIONS	$174,401	$0	$12,500	$0	$0	$0	$7,540	$0	$7,908	$0	$202,349	$0	$0	$0
SHARON WALDMAN
DIRECTOR, GRANTS & CONTRACTS	$139,208	$0	$13,100	$0	$0	$0	$3,300	$0	$9,341	$0	$164,949	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART I, LINE 7

BONUSES FOR THE PRESIDENT ARE DETERMINED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND ALIGNMENT WITH ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS. FOR SELECT STAFF POSITIONS, BONUSES MAY BE REFERENCED IN THE INITIAL OFFER LETTERS; HOWEVER, THESE ARE NOT GUARANTEED OR MANDATORY. ANY BONUSES AWARDED ARE DISCRETIONARY AND ARE CONTINGENT UPON THE INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATION MEETING SPECIFIC KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPIS) ESTABLISHED ANNUALLY.

FORM 990, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J

ALL EMPLOYEES ARE EMPLOYED BY CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC. HOWEVER, THE COST OF SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS ARE AN ARRANGEMENT WITH CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS FORUM ("CRES FORUM"), AN AFFILIATED BUT UNRELATED ENTITY. CRES FORUM REIMBURSES CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC. ALLOCATED BY THE AMOUNT OF TIME AN EMPLOYEE SPENT WORKING FOR EITHER ENTITY THROUGH CRES FORUM FOR ITS SHARE OF THESE EXPENSES. DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2024, THIS ALLOCATION WAS 50%.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	HEATHER REAMS	PersonNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	PRESIDENT	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$19,272	TransactionAmt
Transaction	IT CONSULTANT SERVICES WERE PROVIDED BY CRES' PRESIDENT'S BROTHER. THE DECISION TO ENGAGE THE SERVICES OF CO.NEXUS WAS MADE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF WHICH THE PRESIDENT RECUSED HERSELF FROM THE SELECTION PROCESS. FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, CRES PAID CO.NEXUS $19,272 FOR IT RELATED SERVICES.	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	0	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BY RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY A MAJORITY OF THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MAY DESIGNATE ONE OR MORE COMMITTEES, EACH CONSISTING OF ONE OR MORE DIRECTORS. COMMITTEES, TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED IN SAID RESOLUTION AND NOT RESTRICTED BY LAW OR SECTION 5.2 OF THESE BYLAWS, HAVE AND MAY EXERCISE THE AUTHORITY AND ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CORPORATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ACTIONS SPECIFIED IN THESE BYLAWS AS REQUIRING THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS FIRST REVIEWED BY THE CFO. A COPY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S RETURN IS THEN PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD AND LEGAL COUNSEL PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY REPORT ANY CONFLICTS IN WRITING AND ON AN AD HOC BASIS DURING THE YEAR IF AND WHEN RELEVANT CONFLICTS ARISE IN BETWEEN WRITTEN REPORTS. THOSE CONFLICTS ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY AND OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR SO THAT APPROPRIATE RECUSALS (IF ANY) CAN BE FACILITATED AND RECORDED IN MEETING MINUTES. THE CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER MONITORS COMPLIANCE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 271,011. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 18,950. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 12,467. TOTAL EXPENSES 302,428. CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 250,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 250,000.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT CHANGE ITS OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR DURING THE TAX YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VII:	CRES'S BOARD CHAIR IS AN EMPLOYEE (PRINCIPAL) OF A FIRM WITH WHICH THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS BUSINESS. THE FIRM PROVIDES SERVICES TO CRES, SUCH AS THE COORDINATION OF MEDIA BUYS, STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT, AND VARIOUS ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS. PAYMENTS TO THE FIRM TOTALED $180,000 FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025.