Cms Renewable Energy

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
991113790
IRS 990 coverage
2025–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Forestburg, TX, USA
Phone
9402209971
Rating
65
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Energy Resources Conservation and Development

Reported finances

Revenue
$5,876
Expenses
$57,600
Assets
$2,440,408
Liabilities
$2,142,602

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ERIN H CISNEROS (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • ERIN H CISNEROS (President): $62,400 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

CMS Renewable Energy is a 501c3 nonprofit organization committed to expanding access to affordable and sustainable solar energy. The organization repairs and upgrades non-functioning solar systems at no cost to homeowners and facilitates the deployment of new solar systems to reduce household energy burdens promote environmental sustainability and support long-term energy stability for the communities it serves.

What it reported doing in 2025

CMS Renewable Energy operated its Community Solar Access and Energy Restoration Program to assist homeowners who were left with non-functioning solar systems while still obligated to make solar loan payments. During the year the organization replaced 364 outdated or inoperable residential solar systems at no cost to homeowners restoring reliable energy production and relieving families from the financial burden of paying for systems that were no longer operational. The organization also facilitated the installation of 37 new residential solar systems for individuals unable to secure traditional financing due to financial hardship or credit limitations. In addition a solar energy system was deployed on a community religious property supporting multiple residential dwellings further expanding access to clean energy and long-term energy stability. Through these efforts CMS Renewable Energy reduces household energy burdens advances environmental sustainability and strengthens community resilience.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and a relatively small share of voting board members are independent.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 61
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 45
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 15%; rating input score 15
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 33.3%; rating input score 33; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -880.3%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 42.37; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.88; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 108.3%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 15% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 1 of 3 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $9K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $62K · 3 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $1.8M reported
  • Consistency: 18 of 18 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 1 filing year from 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 15/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 33/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 5/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 1/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 5/100.