Wind Solar Alliance
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 270891789
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2020–2020
- Forms available
- Form 990 2019, Form 990-EZ 2020, Form 990-N 2009
- Location
- Washington, DC, USA
- Phone
- 2023832552
- Rating
- 66
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Energy Resources Conservation and Development
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $161,212
- Expenses
- $216,695
- Assets
- $0
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
12 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- THOMAS C KIERNAN (SECRETARY/CEO OF AWEA)
People named in this filing
- DOUG FREDRICKSON (CHAIR)
- SARAH WEBSTER (VICE CHAIR)
- TY DAUL (TREASURER)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The mission of the wind solar alliance (wsa) is to educate the american public about the benefits of greater energy efficiency and conservation, focusing on wind energy, through communication, research and educational programs. Wsa focuses on educating the public about 1) the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to avoid climate change, 2) conservation of all types of energy, 3) the use of wind energy (as well as other forms of cleaner energy) as an alternative source of energy in the united states and throughout the world.
What it reported doing in 2020
A renewable america, jobs tour - educates the public and decision makers about the economic success story of renewable energy in key states around the country and helps secure the environmental and economic benefits of wind energy and other renewable energy through policy improvements. We work with business leaders from renewable energy companies, their supply chains, renewable energy purchasers, and local economic development officials to educate decision makers about the large-scale investments and jobs that renewable energy businesses are bringing to their states and districts and the clean, reliable and affordable electricity that is being produced.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- 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. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 50
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 9
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 54.7%; rating input score 55
- Program expense ratio: 40.6%; rating input score 41
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -34.4%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: -3.7% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 1.7% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 54.7% of revenue deployed · 40.6% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $88K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
- 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.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 55/100.
- Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 41/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.