Liabilities / Assets
47th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 47% of similar nonprofits.
EIN 20-4904719 • 501(c)3 • Chicago, IL
Profile
Educate illinois consumers on matters relating to public utilities and promote the development of alternative energy technologies within the state of illinois.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
47th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 47% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
37th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 37% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
86th percentile
Higher net margin than 86% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
73rd percentile
Higher top officer pay than 73% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 3.1% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
98th percentile
Faster asset growth than 98% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
92nd percentile
Faster revenue growth than 92% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$2,042,791
Up $1,540,506 (+307%) from 2023
Liabilities
Down$99,357
Down $10,005 (-9.1%) from 2023
Net Assets
Up$1,943,434
Up $1,550,511 (+395%) from 2023
Revenue
Up$3,716,917
Up $1,992,897 (+116%) from 2023
Expenses
Down$2,166,406
Down $301,804 (-12%) from 2023
Net Income
Up$1,550,511
Up $2,294,701 (+308%) from 2023
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
Educate illinois consumers on matters relating to public utilities and promote the development of alternative energy technologies within the state of illinois.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Savings and Temporary Cash Investments | $159,872 | $696,948 | ▲ $537,076 |
| Pledges and Grants Receivable | - | $608,198 | - |
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $121,955 | $366,949 | ▲ $244,994 |
| Receivable From Disqualified Prsn | $163,256 | $262,524 | ▲ $99,268 |
| Accounts Receivable | $20,002 | $59,837 | ▲ $39,835 |
| Investments in Publicly Traded Securities | $997 | $946 | ▼ $51 |
| Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Total Assets | $502,285 | $2,042,791 | ▲ $1,540,506 |
| Other Assets Total | $36,203 | $47,389 | ▲ $11,186 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | $109,362 | $99,357 | ▼ $10,005 |
| Total Liabilities | $109,362 | $99,357 | ▼ $10,005 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Net Assets With Donor Restrictions | - | $1,068,948 | - |
| Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions | $392,923 | $874,486 | ▲ $481,563 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $392,923 | $1,943,434 | ▲ $1,550,511 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $502,285 | $2,042,791 | ▲ $1,540,506 |
| Asset | Book Value | Depreciation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Land Buildings | $0 | $58,600 | $58,600 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Moskowitz | Executive Director | PT | $116,690 | $116,690 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Philip Demaertelaere | President/director |
| Robert Craig Neff | Director/vice President |
| Douglas Becknell | Director |
| Mardi Klevs | Director |
| Steve Hall | Director |
| Thomas Sikes | Director |
| Candice Justice | Director/secretary |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $1,410,070 |
| Other Expenses | $756,336 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $90,731 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Salaries and Wages | $897,722 | $115,969 | $42,999 | $1,056,690 |
| Fees for Services Other | $239,882 | $7,194 | - | $247,076 |
| Other Employee Benefits | $164,821 | $22,291 | $11,071 | $198,183 |
| Occupancy | $106,306 | $14,377 | $7,140 | $127,823 |
| Payroll Taxes | $78,599 | $10,630 | $5,279 | $94,508 |
| Office Expenses | $51,125 | $8,751 | $2,354 | $62,230 |
| Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | $31,559 | $9,710 | $19,420 | $60,689 |
| Travel | $42,290 | - | - | $42,290 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | - | $40,393 | - | $40,393 |
| Information Technology | $22,652 | $3,064 | $1,522 | $27,238 |
| Other Expenses | $14,087 | $1,905 | $946 | $16,938 |
| All Other Expenses | $12,357 | - | - | $12,357 |
| Advertising | $10,809 | - | - | $10,809 |
| Fees for Services Legal | - | $7,164 | - | $7,164 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $1,834,227 | $241,448 | $90,731 | $2,166,406 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Expenses per Audited Statements | $2,166,406 |
| Total Expenses per Audited Statements | $2,166,406 |
| Total Expenses per Form 990 | $2,166,406 |
| Expenses Not Reported on Financial Statements | $0 |
| Expenses Not Reported on Form 990 | $0 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Interested Party | Relationship | Description | Shared Revenue | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Common Paymaster | Common Paymaster and Shared Facilities/expenses | No | $1,818,591 |
| Line Item | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivables from Disqualified Persons | $163,256 | $262,524 | ▲ $99,268 |
“Form 990 reviewed by executive director and officer/director before it is filed.”
“The organization has adopted in large part the citizens utility board's by-laws, which are set by the cub act, in addition to their own by-laws. There is an annual evaluation by the board of directors and the executive director as consistent with the cub act and the by-laws.”
“N/a - no compensation paid out to executive director, officers or key employees.”
“Form 990 is available to the public by request.”
“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and finanicial statements are available to the public by request.”
“Witness fees: program service expenses 51,575. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 51,575. Consulting fees: program service expenses 188,307. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 188,307. Other: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 7,194. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 7,194.”
“The board has an audit committee to oversee the annual audit.”
“Management has determined that the organizations does not have any uncertain tax positions and associated unrecognized benefits that materially impact the finanicial statements or related disclosures.”
This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.
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| IRS990/ElectionOfBoardMembersInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990/FeesForServicesOtherGrp/ProgramServicesAmt | 0 | 239882 |
| IRS990/FeesForServicesOtherGrp/TotalAmt | 0 | 247076 |
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| IRS990/OtherExpensesGrp/ProgramServicesAmt | 0 | 101079 |
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| IRS990/OtherExpensesGrp/ProgramServicesAmt | 2 | 23015 |
| IRS990/OtherExpensesGrp/ProgramServicesAmt | 3 | 14087 |
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| IRS990/OtherExpensesGrp/TotalAmt | 1 | 37924 |
| IRS990/OtherExpensesGrp/TotalAmt | 2 | 23015 |
| IRS990/OtherExpensesGrp/TotalAmt | 3 | 16938 |
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| IRS990/OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp/ManagementAndGeneralAmt | 0 | 115969 |
| IRS990/OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp/ProgramServicesAmt | 0 | 897722 |
| IRS990/OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp/TotalAmt | 0 | 1056690 |
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| IRS990/PayrollTaxesGrp/FundraisingAmt | 0 | 5279 |
| IRS990/PayrollTaxesGrp/ManagementAndGeneralAmt | 0 | 10630 |
| IRS990/PayrollTaxesGrp/ProgramServicesAmt | 0 | 78599 |
| IRS990/PayrollTaxesGrp/TotalAmt | 0 | 94508 |
| IRS990/PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp/EOYAmt | 0 | 608198 |
| IRS990/PoliticalCampaignActyInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990/PrincipalOfficerNm | 0 | SARAH MOSKOWITZ |
| IRS990/ProfessionalFundraisingInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990/ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990/PYContributionsGrantsAmt | 0 | 1709937 |
| IRS990/PYExcessBenefitTransInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990/PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt | 0 | 164000 |
| IRS990/PYInvestmentIncomeAmt | 0 | 14083 |
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| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ORGANIZATIONS DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND ASSOCIATED UNRECOGNIZED BENEFITS THAT MATERIALLY IMPACT THE FINANICIAL STATEMENTS OR RELATED DISCLOSURES. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | FORM 990 REVIEWED BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OFFICER/DIRECTOR BEFORE IT IS FILED. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED IN LARGE PART THE CITIZENS UTILITY BOARD'S BY-LAWS, WHICH ARE SET BY THE CUB ACT, IN ADDITION TO THEIR OWN BY-LAWS. THERE IS AN ANNUAL EVALUATION BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AS CONSISTENT WITH THE CUB ACT AND THE BY-LAWS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | N/A - NO COMPENSATION PAID OUT TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY REQUEST. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANICIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY REQUEST. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | WITNESS FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 51,575. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 51,575. CONSULTING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 188,307. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 188,307. OTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 7,194. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 7,194. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 6 | THE BOARD HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE TO OVERSEE THE ANNUAL AUDIT. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 5 | FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 6 | FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C |
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