Civic Intelligence

Mesa Standards Alliance

990EZ • Fiscal year 2022 • EIN 32-0451881

Jan 01, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 • Filed on Mar 02, 2023

Organization Profilewww.mesastandards.org
235 Montgomery Street 950San Francisco, CA 94104

(415) 421-4213

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.

Source year 2022

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2022

Net Margin

16th percentile

-24%

Higher net margin than 16% of similar nonprofits.

2022 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Top Officer Pay

72nd percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 72% of similar nonprofits.

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

2022 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Asset Growth

3rd percentile

-71%

Faster asset growth than 3% of similar nonprofits.

2022 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2022

Revenue Growth

63rd percentile

24%

Faster revenue growth than 63% of similar nonprofits.

2022 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2022

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$19,327

Down $46,998 (-71%) from 2021

Net Assets

Down

$19,327

Down $46,998 (-71%) from 2021

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin16th percentile

Revenue

Up

$199,802

Up $38,495 (+24%) from 2021

Expenses

Up

$246,800

Up $108,241 (+78%) from 2021

Net Income

Down

-$46,998

Down $69,746 (-307%) from 2021

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth3rd percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$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

2022

Assets$19,327
Liabilities-
Net Assets$19,327
Open 2022 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth63rd percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this 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

2022

Revenue$199,802
Expenses$246,800
Net Income-$46,998
Open 2022 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
Signed
Mar 2, 2023
Return Version
2022v4.1
Gross Receipts
$199,802
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 COMMUNICATE WITH THE UTILITY'S GRID CONTROL (SCADA/DMS), WHILE POTENTIALLY EXTENDING THESE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIFICATIONS TO AGGREGATORS AND FACILITY ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (FDEMS) THAT MONITOR AND CONTROL STORAGE ASSETS. MESA RELEASED THE FIRST DRAFT OF THE MESA ESS SPECIFICATION AT THE END OF 2018. MESA UPDATES THIS SPECIFICATION PERIODICALLY. MESA IS ALSO WORKING ON A PROGRAM FOR THE MESA ESS SPECIFICATION TESTING AND CERTIFICATION.MESA-DEVICE SPECIFICATIONS/SUN SPEC ENERGY STORAGE MODEL ADDRESSES HOW ENERGY STORAGE COMPONENTS 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.-$209,600
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay72nd percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
SCOTT GIBSONPresident-$0--
BORA AKYOLVice President-$0--
KENNETH SILVERBoard Member-$0--
DAVID ERHARTBoard Member-$0--
MIKE THOMPSONBoard Member-$0--
JORGE ARAIZATreas/Secretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Mesa Standards Alliance
EIN
32-0451881
Phone
4154214213
Address
235 MONTGOMERY STREET 950, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104

Signing Officer

Name
Scott Gibson
Title
President
Signed
2023-03-02
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

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

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1002

“Office Expenses $200”

Other Expenses.1

“SUBSCRIPTIONS $1180”

Other Expenses.2

“LICENSES & FEES $796”

Other Expenses.3

“TAXES, LA CITY $57”

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Filings

Displayed year

2022 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$19,327
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$19,327
Revenue
$199,802
Expenses
$246,800
Net income
-$46,998
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
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$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