THE ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

10767 NATIONAL PL, LOS ANGELES, CA 90034-3423

In care of

% IVAN BREGER

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

AVI SCHNURR, 10 G STREET NE 600, WASHINGTON, DC 20002

Signed the 990

DAVID HORWATT, TREASURER

Phone

(310) 441-9635

Website

EISCOUNCIL.ORG

Return prepared by

ARMANINO ADVISORY LLC

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 27-0713559 or by the name THE ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers

Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Secretary of State, bizfile Online

Corporation status, entity number, agent for service

Franchise Tax Board

Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY COUNCIL, INC. (THE "EIS COUNCIL") IS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND HOST INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES TO COORDINATE COLLABORATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION, RECOVERY PLANNING (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

Program accomplishments

• GINOMDURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD, THE GINOM PROGRAM ADVANCED AS AN INNOVATIVE DECISION SUPPORT TOOL DESIGNED TO HELP LEADERS PREPARE FOR AND MANAGE COMPLEX CRISES. GINOM IS A UNIQUE MULTI-SECTOR INTERDEPENDENCY-INFORMED DECISION SUPPORT PLATFORM THAT ENABLES ANALYSIS OF CROSS-SECTOR CONNECTIONS BETWEEN CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS SUCH AS ENERGY GENERATION, WATER DISTRIBUTION, COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSPORTATION. IN BOTH PLANNING AND REAL-TIME MODE, THE PLATFORM ANALYZES HOW DISRUPTIONS IN DIFFERENT SECTORS CASCADE THROUGH AN ENTIRE INTERCONNECTED SYSTEM, AND PROVIDES DECISION-MAKERS WITH DATA-DRIVEN VISIBILITY INTO VULNERABILITIES, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) INTERDEPENDENCIES, AND RECOVERY DECISION-CHAIN OPTIONS INFORMED BY THESE ASSESSMENTS. A. DEVELOPMENT PROGRESSMAJOR MILESTONES WERE ACHIEVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SIMULATION AND ANALYTICS ENGINE. IN ITS CURRENT TESTBED IMPLEMENTATION, THE PLATFORM NOW SUPPORTS ASSET-LEVEL MODELING, CASCADING-EFFECT PROPAGATION, AND EVENT-BASED SCENARIOS. A NEW EXPLAINABLE-AI LAYER WAS DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED, INTERPRETING SCENARIO OUTCOMES AND PROVIDING CLEAR DECISION-CHAIN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PLANNING. WORK ALSO BEGAN ON AN INTERACTIVE FRONT-END INTERFACE ALLOWING USERS TO TEST CRISIS SCENARIOS AND VISUALIZE THE CHAIN REACTIONS AMONG CONNECTED SECTORS.B. FUNDING AND PARTNERSHIPSTHE EIS GINOM TEAM PURSUED MULTIPLE FUNDRAISING TRACKS, INCLUDING PROPOSALS TO THE EU EIC ACCELERATOR, THE HORIZON EUROPE FRAMEWORK, AND PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATIONS FOCUSED ON TECHNOLOGY FOR PEACE AND RESILIENCE. THE TEAM ENGAGED WITH PARTNERS IN THE U.S., CANADA, AND ISRAEL TO FORM A SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONAL AND GOVERNANCE MODEL, ALIGNING PUBLIC, ACADEMIC, AND PRIVATE STAKEHOLDERS UNDER SHARED OBJECTIVES.C. COMMUNITY AND EDUCATIONTHE 2025 GLOBAL RESILIENCE WEBINAR SERIES, DEVELOPED JOINTLY WITH THE EIS COUNCIL, WAS LAUNCHED TO STRENGTHEN INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION. MONTHLY SESSIONS FEATURED EXPERTS DISCUSSING RESILIENCE TOPICS ENERGY SECURITY, CYBER DEFENSE, EMERGENCY COORDINATION, AND URBAN PREPAREDNESS ALONGSIDE LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS OF GINOM'S ANALYTICAL CAPABILITIES. THESE EVENTS EXPANDED OUTREACH AND POSITIONED GINOM AS BOTH AN EDUCATIONAL AND OPERATIONAL TOOL.D. EARLY ADOPTERS PROGRAMAN EARLY ADOPTERS INITIATIVE WAS INTRODUCED TO ENGAGE FIRST-TIER USERS SUCH AS NATIONAL GRID OPERATORS, MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES, AND HUMANITARIAN NGOS. PILOT DISCUSSIONS BEGAN IN ISRAEL, CANADA, AND THE UNITED STATES TO TEST THE POTENTIAL FOR GINOM'S USE FOR CRISIS PLANNING AND CONTINUITY EXERCISES.E. GINOM PORTAL AND ECOSYSTEMDURING THE REPORTING PERIOD, A COMMERCIAL WEBSITE FOR GINOM.AI WAS LAUNCHED, SERVING AS THE PROJECT'S PUBLIC-FACING PLATFORM. THE WEBSITE PROVIDES ACCESS TO WEBINARS, DETAILED EXPLANATIONS OF HOW THE GINOM SYSTEM OPERATES, AND AN ONLINE FORUM FOR ORGANIZATIONS INTERESTED IN JOINING THE PIONEERS PROGRAM. IN PARALLEL, DEVELOPMENT PROGRESSED ON THE GINOM PLATFORM, THE TEAM IS ADVANCING THE PLATFORM'S CORE INFRASTRUCTURE BY ESTABLISHING A TESTBED ENVIRONMENT WHERE SIMULATIONS ARE EXECUTED AND THE SYSTEM IS EVALUATED UNDER DIVERSE CRISIS SCENARIOS TO ENSURE ROBUSTNESS AND RELIABILITY. TOGETHER, THESE PLATFORMS STRENGTHEN GINOM'S GLOBAL PRESENCE AND SUPPORT THE CREATION OF A PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY DEDICATED TO IMPROVING SYSTEMIC RESILIENCE AND CRISIS PREPAREDNESS.
  Expenses $2,284,309 · revenue $283,425
• EPRO HANDBOOK VIN OCTOBER 2024, EIS COUNCIL PUBLISHED ITS 5TH HANDBOOK, EPRO V, BLACKSTART RESTORATION FOR A GREENER GRID. EDITED BY DR. PAUL STOCKTON, WITH OVER 30 CONTRIBUTORS AND PEER REVIEWER FROM THE ELECTRIC POWER SECTOR, THE HANDBOOK IS A VITAL GUIDE FOR STRENGTHENING BLACKSTART POWER RESTORATION THE ABILITY TO RESTART THE ELECTRIC GRID AFTER A WIDE-AREA BLACKOUT, OR A "BLACK SKY" EVENT. WITH RISING RISKS AND THREATS FROM CYBERATTACKS, EMP STRIKES AND EXTREME WEATHER, BLACKSTART CAPABILITIES ARE INCREASINGLY AT RISK. THE HANDBOOK OFFERS PRACTICAL STRATEGIES (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) FOR TRANSMISSION OPERATORS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND PRIVATE PARTNERS TO ENSURE GRID PROVIDERS WILL HAVE A ROBUST CAPABILITY FOR POWER RESTORATION IN THE AFTERMATH OF CATASTROPHIC OUTAGES. IT EXPLORES HOW EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, SUCH AS BATTERY STORAGE AND INVERTER-BASED RENEWABLE ENERGY, COULD SUPPORT BLACKSTART IN THE FUTURE, WHILE ALSO EMPHASIZING THE CONTINUED IMPORTANCE OF NATURAL GAS-FUELED GENERATORS AND RELATED BASELOAD-CAPABLE GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES. THE HANDBOOK EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF POLICY ALIGNMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION, AND CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION TO MAINTAIN RESILIENCE DURING THE CURRENT TRANSITION IN THE GRID'S GENERATION RESOURCE BALANCE. IT CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE, COORDINATED ACTION TO BUILD A FUTURE GRID THAT IS BOTH "GREENER AND BLACK SKY-RESILIENT.
• CONFERENCES, WEBINARS AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONSEIS STRENGTHENED ITS GLOBAL ROLE AS A LEADING CONVENER AND KNOWLEDGE CENTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE. THROUGH HIGH-LEVEL SUMMITS, INTERNATIONAL SIMULATIONS, AND SECTOR-FOCUSED COLLABORATIONS, EIS ADVANCED ITS MISSION TO BUILD PREPAREDNESS, REDUNDANCY, AND RECOVERY CAPACITY ACROSS CRITICAL SYSTEMS.A. THE RESILIENT RENEWABLE SOCIETY SUMMIT IN LONDON (SEPTEMBER 23-24, 2024), ORGANIZED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON, CONVENED SENIOR LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE WORLD IN GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY, AND ACADEMIA TO ADDRESS EMERGING GLOBAL (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) RESILIENCE CHALLENGES. THE CONFERENCE EXPLORED THE SYSTEMIC INTERDEPENDENCIES BETWEEN ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND FINANCE, AS WELL AS FRAMEWORKS FOR RESILIENT CITIES AND REGIONS, AND STRATEGIES FOR ENHANCING REDUNDANCY IN LIFELINE INFRASTRUCTURES. THE DISCUSSION ALSO FOCUSED ON THE ROLE OF INNOVATION AND RESEARCH IN RISK ASSESSMENT, RESILIENCE INVESTMENT, AND THE INTEGRATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS FOR CRISIS MANAGEMENT. THE EVENT REINFORCED THE POSITIONING OF EIS COUNCIL, IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON AND THE CITY OF LONDON'S AS A COLLABORATIVE, 3-PART HUB FOR GLOBAL RESILIENCE DIALOGUE AND ACADEMIC COLLABORATION.B. THE ELECTRIC SECTOR BLACK SKY RESILIENCE CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. (MAY 21-22, 2025), CO-HOSTED WITH EXELON AND PJM, FOCUSED ON CRITICAL ELECTRIC SECTOR RESILIENCE GAPS AND OPPORTUNITIES, AND ON THE OPERATIONAL REALITIES OF BLACKSTART READINESS, GRID TRANSITION, AND TODAY'S RAPIDLY GROWING GRID EXPANSION. SESSIONS, INCLUDING TWO LIVE SIMULATION EXERCISES, EXAMINED INVERTER-BASED RESOURCE CHALLENGES, OPERATIONAL COORDINATION DURING SYSTEM RESTORATION, CYBERPHYSICAL INTERDEPENDENCIES, AND PUBLICPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TO ENSURE ENERGY CONTINUITY UNDER EXTREME CONDITIONS. IN SUM THE SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPORTANCE OF DECISION-MAKER FOCUS AND COORDINATED PLANNING AND INVESTMENT IN RESILIENT GRID ARCHITECTURES.C. EARTH EX LIVE! EXERCISES. COMPLEMENTING THESE FLAGSHIP EVENTS, EIS CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS ONLINE ENGAGEMENT AND SIMULATION PROGRAMS, HOSTING OVER A THOUSAND PARTICIPANTS. TWO EARTH EX LIVE! EXERCISES BROUGHT TOGETHER PARTICIPANTS FROM UTILITIES, MINISTRIES, AND NGOS TO PRACTICE COORDINATED RESPONSES TO LARGE-SCALE DISRUPTIONS AND CASCADING FAILURES.D. THE GINOM WEBINAR SERIES, FEATURING FIVE SESSIONS ADDRESSING VARIOUS TOPICS, INCLUDING THE HUMAN FACTOR IN CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND SIMULATIONS. THE WEBINARS ALSO EXPLORED THE DEVELOPMENT PROGRESS BEHIND THE GINOM PLATFORM.E. THE BLACK SKY RESILIENCE WEBINAR SERIES HOSTED SECTORAL RESILIENCE FORUMS THROUGH DIVERSE LENSES, INCLUDING HEALTH SYSTEM CONTINUITY AND WATER SECTOR PROTECTION.F. TWO BLACKSTART WEBINARS DEEPENED TECHNICAL AND POLICY UNDERSTANDING OF RESTART OPERATIONS AND REDUNDANCY PLANNING. THE BLACKSTART WEBINARS ARE ONE VEHICLE THAT EIS IS EMPLOYING TO PUBLICIZE AND SPREAD THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE EPRO V HANDBOOK, CITED IN TOPIC 3 ABOVE.G. EIS'S COMMUNICATIONS AND RESEARCH OUTPUT CONTINUED TO GROW, WITH MORE THAN 30 NEW BLOGS AND REGULAR DISSEMINATION OF POLICY AND TECHNICAL INSIGHTS TO A GLOBAL AUDIENCE OF OVER 15,000 NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBERS. DAILY SOCIAL MEDIA UPDATES FURTHER EXTENDED OUTREACH AND COLLABORATION.H. BLACK SKY RESILIENCE WORKING GROUPS. EIS ALSO LEADS THREE ACTIVE WORKING GROUPS, COMPRISED OF EXPERTS FROM THE ELECTRIC AND OTHER CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECTORS, GOVERNMENT AND REGULATORS AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVELS, ACADEMIA, AND NGOS. THE WORKING GROUPS DEVELOP COORDINATED STRATEGIES, POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS, AND BEST PRACTICES FOR MULTI-SECTOR RESILIENCE IN THREE TOPIC AREAS: - EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- RESILIENCE AND REDUNDANCY POLICY - ELECTRIC GRID BLACKSTARTEACH WORKING GROUP WILL DEVELOP PERIODIC REPORTS ON THEIR FINDINGS, FOR BRIEFING TO KEY PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR DECISION MAKING AND POLICY ORGANIZATIONS.
• ENERGY SECTOR WEB (ESWEB) EXPANSIONEIS COUNCIL CREATED THE ENERGY SECTOR WEB (ESWEB) INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS A SERIOUS ENERGY SECTOR COMMUNICATIONS SHORTFALL IN BLACK SKY-CLASS BLACKSTART SCENARIOS, IN WHICH NORMAL MEANS FOR INTEROPERABLE CROSS-CORPORATE COMMUNICATION WILL LIKELY FAIL. THE SYSTEM'S ARCHITECTURE IS DESIGNED TO LEVERAGE ENERGY SECTOR CORPORATIONS' EXISTING, EXTENSIVE CORPORATE-OWNED FIBEROPTIC ASSETS, FUNCTIONING AS A CYBER AND EMP-SECURE CORPORATE-OWNED AND OPERATED INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM.CURRENT STATUS:A. THE FINAL STAGES OF THE INITIAL ESWEB PROOF-OF-CONCEPT PROJECT (BETWEEN DOMINION ENERGY, EXELON, AND PJM) HAVE BEEN FULLY TESTED AND VERIFIED.B. THE ESWEB INITIATIVE IS NOW ALSO BEING ACTIVELY PURSUED BY THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY (TVA) AND THE MIDWEST INDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATOR (MISO).C. TWO MORE PROSPECTIVE PARTNERS, DUKE ENERGY AND NATIONAL GRID, ARE POISED TO JOIN ESWEB, AND EIS IS ALSO REACHING OUT TO THE CANADIAN POWER COMPANY HYDRO ONE.INTERNATIONAL BLACK SKY RESILIENCE ENGAGEMENTIN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVITIES REPORTED ON ABOVE, THE COUNCIL ALSO MAINTAINS BLACK SKY RESILIENCE INITIATIVES WITH AN INTERNATIONAL FOCUS, INCLUDING EFFORTS SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON THIS MISSION IN THE US, CANADA, ISRAEL, THE UK AND EUROPE. THESE IN-PROGRESS EFFORTS ARE IN CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT, AND REPORTING ON CURRENT STATUS IS MADE AVAILABLE TO INTERESTED ORGANIZATIONS.

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

27-0713559

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

2011

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

International, foreign affairs and national security (Q03)

Assets (IRS master file)

$453,669

Income (IRS master file)

$1,902,731

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-0713559).

Questions about THE ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY

What is the EIN of THE ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY?

The employer identification number (EIN) of THE ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY is 27-0713559.

Is THE ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.

Are donations to THE ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does THE ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of THE ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did THE ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Who is the principal officer of THE ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names AVI SCHNURR.

Who are the officers and directors of THE ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 9 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $224,917 (PAUL WILLIAMS, PRESIDENT (THRU 04/25) & DIRECTOR).

How much revenue does THE ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,902,731, expenses of $2,803,068 and total assets of $453,669 at year end.

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