Civic Intelligence

Mesa Standards Alliance

EIN 32-0451881 • 501(c)6 • San Francisco, CA

Profile

Promote energy storage industry through open standards

95 Third Street 2nd FloorSan Francisco, CA 94103

www.mesastandards.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Net Margin

43rd percentile

-2.1%

Higher net margin than 43% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

77th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 77% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

37th percentile

-9.2%

Faster asset growth than 37% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

18th percentile

-33%

Faster revenue growth than 18% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$18,456

Down $1,865 (-9.2%) from 2024

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$18,456

Down $1,865 (-9.2%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin43rd percentile

Revenue

Down

$87,000

Down $42,375 (-33%) from 2024

Expenses

Down

$88,865

Down $24,885 (-22%) from 2024

Net Income

Down

-$1,865

Down $17,490 (-112%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth37th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2021: $66,325Net Assets 2021: $66,3252021Assets 2022: $19,327Net Assets 2022: $19,3272022Assets 2024: $20,321Net Assets 2024: $20,3212024Assets 2025: $18,456Net Assets 2025: $18,4562025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$18,456
Liabilities-
Net Assets$18,456
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth18th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2021: $161,307Expenses 2021: $138,559Net Income 2021: $22,7482021Revenue 2022: $199,802Expenses 2022: $246,800Net Income 2022: -$46,9982022Revenue 2024: $129,375Expenses 2024: $113,750Net Income 2024: $15,6252024Revenue 2025: $87,000Expenses 2025: $88,865Net Income 2025: -$1,8652025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$87,000
Expenses$88,865
Net Income-$1,865
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$18,456
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$18,456
Revenue
$87,000
Expenses
$88,865
Net income
-$1,865
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.18$0.18$0.87$0.89$0.02
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.20$0.20$1.29$1.14$0.16
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.19$0.19$2.00$2.47$0.47
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.66$0.66$1.61$1.39$0.23
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Feb 19, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.0
Gross Receipts
$87,000
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Promote energy storage industry through open standards

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
MESA HAS DEVELOPED TWO SPECIFICATIONS: MESA-DER AND MESA-DEVICE/SUN SPEC ENERGY STORAGE MODEL.DER SPECIFICATIONS ADDRESS HOW ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS, MICROGRIDS, AGGREGATORS AND FACILITY ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (FDEMS) COMMUNICATE WITH THE UTILITY'S GRID CONTROL (SCADA/DMS) THAT MONITOR AND CONTROL GRID ASSETS. MESA RELEASED THE FIRST DRAFT OF THE MESA-DER SPECIFICATION (FORMERLUY MESA ESS) AT THE END OF 2018. MESA UPDATES THIS SPECIFICATION PERIODICALLY AND THIS WORK IS NOW BEING INCORPORATED INTO THE IEEE 1815.2 STANDARD. MESA HAS ALSO DEVELOPED A PROGRAM FOR MESA-DER/IEEE 1815.2 TESTING AND CERTIFICATION.MESA-DEVICE SPECIFICATIONS/SUN SPEC ENERGY STORAGE MODEL ADDRESSES HOW ENERGY STORAGE COMPONENTS OF AN ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM ARE PACKAGED AND ARRANGED, ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED AND ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER AND OTHER OPERATIONAL COMPONENTS. MESA-DEVICE SPECIFICATIONS ARE BUILT ON THE MODBUS PROTOCOL. MESA AND SUN SPEC ALLIANCE RELEASED THE FIRST DRAFT ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM SPECIFICATION, MESA-DEVICE (REFERRED TO AS THE ENERGY STORAGE MODEL SPECIFICATION BY SUN SPEC), FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND ADOPTION IN OCTOBER 2014 AND UPDATES THIS SPECIFICATION PERIODICALLY. MESA CREATED THE TESTING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAM WITH SUN SPEC IN 2024.-$64,980
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay77th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
SCOTT GIBSONSecretary-$0--
EDWIN THOMASPresident-$0--
GABRIEL LEGGITVice President-$0--
MILTON VENETOSDirector-$0--
DAVID ERHARTSecty/Treasurer-$0--
ALEX CHOREYDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Mesa Standards Alliance
EIN
32-0451881
Phone
4156024213
Address
95 THIRD STREET 2ND FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103

Signing Officer

Name
Scott Gibson
Title
Secretary
Signed
2026-02-19
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Michelle L Wright CPA
Address
P O Box 823, St Helena, CA 94574
Preparer
Michelle Wright
Phone
4155128080
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1002

“Office Expenses $3855”

Other Expenses.1

“LICENSES & FEES $820”

Other Expenses.2

“PAYPAL FEES $185”

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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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