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Nonprofit · EIN 52-2106274

THOMAS ALVA EDISON FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20004

Financials

$1.5M$1.1M2023$1.3M$1.6M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of THOMAS ALVA EDISON FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$1,310,559$1,569,839-$259,280$3,249,649$156,445$3,093,204
December 31, 2023990$1,455,952$1,113,770$342,182$3,482,902$130,418$3,352,484
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,310,338
Membership dues
$1,240,053
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$221
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$50,832
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$379,674
Other salaries and wages
$264,471
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$723,032
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$564
Accounting fees
$21,803
Travel
$22,484
Program services (functional)
$1,428,803
Management and general (functional)
$141,036

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$3,482,902
Total assets, end of year
$3,249,649
Total liabilities, end of year
$156,445
Net assets, end of year
$3,093,204
Net assets without donor restrictions
$2,878,204
Net assets with donor restrictions
$215,000
Gross receipts
$1,310,559
Employees
7
Volunteers
14
Year formed
1998
State of legal domicile
DC

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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
MR THOMAS R KUHNMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$12,286,016$167,212
MR DANNY R BROUILLETTEPRESIDENT THRU 10/24
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$2,999,425$202,819
MR BRIAN L WOLFFEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT THRU 9/24
Officer
1$0$2,547,706$501,904
MR JOHN SCHLENKERFORMER TREASURER
Former
0$0$2,813,824$86,810
MS LISA WOODFORMER VICE PRESIDENT
Former
0$0$1,215,228$16,950
MS EMILY SANFORD FISHEREXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT THRU 7/24
Officer
1$0$810,680$20,475
MS STEPHANIE VOYDASVP, COMM & MEMBER ENGAGEMENT, EEI
Highest-paid employee
1$12,358$605,556$148,285
MR PHILIP DIONSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Officer
4.5$60,538$544,850$83,069
MR ERIC HOLDSWORTHED, INST FOR THE ENERGY TRANSITION
Officer
11$76,516$229,548$81,602
MS VICTORIA L CALDERONCORPORATE SECRETARY
Officer
1$0$290,050$56,035
MS NIKI NELSONSR DIR, BRAND STRAT/MEMBER EXP, EEI
Highest-paid employee
0.5$1,217$242,137$95,556
MR ADAM COOPERED, INST FOR ELECTRIC INNOVATION
Officer
34$194,634$64,878$60,009
MR STEVEN MCCUNEDIR, COMM SYSTEMS/WEB STATEGY, EEI
Highest-paid employee
0.5$1,662$164,517$74,448
MS NANAKO HISAMICHISR MGR, ENERGY RESEARCH/PARTNERSHIPS
Highest-paid employee
45$151,728$0$28,044
MR LOUIS BECKATREASURER THRU 5/24
Officer
1$0$157,045$19,299
13 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MS PATRICIA K VINCENT-COLLAWNMEMBER THRU 10/24, PRESIDENT 10/24
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MR PEDRO J PIZARROMEMBER THRU 6/24, CHAIR AS OF 6/24
Trustee or director
1$0
MR WARNER L BAXTERCHAIR THRU 6/24, MEMBER AS OF 6/24
Trustee or director
1$0
MR NICHOLAS K AKINSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MR GERARD M ANDERSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MR CALVIN G BUTLER JRMEMBER AS OF 6/24
Trustee or director
1$0
MR DAVID A CAMPBELLMEMBER AS OF 6/24
Trustee or director
1$0
MR CHRISTOPHER M CRANEMEMBER THRU 4/24
Trustee or director
1$0
MR THEODORE F CRAVERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MR THOMAS A FANNINGMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MR BENJAMIN G S FOWKE IIIMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MS LYNN J GOODMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MS MARIA M POPEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 24 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
MR THOMAS R KUHNPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$5,597,026$8,803,592
MR BRIAN L WOLFFEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Officer
1$0$1,491,155$701,964
MR JOHN S SCHLENKERTREASURER
Officer
1$0$855,797$237,824
MS EMILY SANFORD FISHEREXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Officer
1$0$807,649$149,023
MS STEPHANIE VOYDASVP, COMM & MEMBER ENGAGEMENT, EEI
Highest-paid employee
1$11,273$552,372$63,036
MR PHILIP DIONSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Officer
1$0$420,537$55,293
MR ERIC HOLDSWORTHED, INST FOR THE ENERGY TRANSITION
Officer
11.5$0$301,915$13,986
MR ADAM COOPERED, INST FOR ELECTRIC INNOVATION
Officer
34$190,571$63,524$60,475
MS LISA WOODVICE PRESIDENT
Officer
4.5$22,288$200,590$66,957
MS VICTORIA L CALDERONCORPORATE SECRETARY
Officer
1$0$234,962$50,193
MS NIKI NELSONSR DIR BRAND STRAT & MEMBER EXP,EEI
Highest-paid employee
0.5$2,243$222,105$22,743
MS NANAKO HISAMICHISR MGR ENERGY RESEARCH & PARTNERSHIPS
Highest-paid employee
45$141,570$0$27,671
MR STEVEN MCCUNEDIR COMM SYSTEMS & WEB STRATEGY, EEI
Highest-paid employee
0.5$1,534$151,869$12,536
MR GERARD M ANDERSONCHAIR THRU 6/23, MEMBER AS OF 6/23
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MR WARNER L BAXTERMEMBER THRU 6/23, CHAIR AS OF 6/23
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MR NICHOLAS K AKINSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MR CHRISTOPHER M CRANEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MR THEODORE F CRAVERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MR THOMAS A FANNINGMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MR BENJAMIN GS FOWKE IIIMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MS LYNN J GOODMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MR PEDRO J PIZARROMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MS MARIA M POPEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MS PATRICIA K VINCENT-COLLAWNMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
701 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20004-2696
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
ANDREW MALONEY, 701 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 200042696
Signed the 990
HOLLY GREAVES, INTERIM TREASURER
Phone
(202) 508-5000
Return prepared by
CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP

Mission

THE EDISON FOUNDATION IS A 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO BRINGING THE BENEFITS OF ELECTRICITY TO FAMILIES, BUSINESSES, AND INDUSTRIES WORLDWIDE.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • THE EDISON FOUNDATION INSTITUTE FOR ELECTRIC INNOVATION (IEI) FOCUSES ON ADVANCING THE ADOPTION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES THAT IMPROVE THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE BY ENHANCING HOW ELECTRIC COMPANIES ENGAGE WITH CUSTOMERS TO STRENGTHEN AND TRANSFORM THE ENERGY GRID. IEI PROMOTES THE SHARING OF INFORMATION, IDEAS, AND EXPERIENCES AMONG REGULATORS, POLICYMAKERS, TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES, THOUGHT LEADERS, AND THE ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY. IEI ALSO IDENTIFIES POLICIES THAT SUPPORT THE BUSINESS CASE FOR THE ADOPTION OF COST-EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGIES. DURING CY2024, THE FOLLOWING WERE SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE INSTITUTE FOR ELECTRIC INNOVATION:ANNUAL POWERING THE PEOPLE EVENTIN NOVEMBER 2024, IEI HOSTED ITS ANNUAL EVENT, WHICH FOCUSED ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE FUTURE OF DEMAND FLEXIBILITY, LARGE CUSTOMER ENERGY NEEDS, ENERGY AFFORDABILITY, AND MEETING EVOLVING RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER EXPECTATIONS. ELECTRIC COMPANIES, TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES, POLICY MAKERS, REGULATORS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS ATTENDED THE EVENT.IEI THOUGHT LEADER AND EXECUTIVE DIALOGUESIN 2024, IEI BROUGHT TOGETHER TECHNOLOGY COMPANY EXECUTIVES AND ELECTRIC COMPANY CEOS AND SENIOR EXECUTIVES THROUGH ITS THOUGHT LEADERS SPEAK OUT EXECUTIVE DIALOGUE SERIES, WHICH FOCUSED ON USING TECHNOLOGY TO SUCCESSFULLY ENGAGE WITH RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS.NARUC BRIEFINGIEI HOSTED TWO EVENTS FOR NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REGULATORY UTILITY COMMISSIONER MEMBERS (FEBRUARY & NOVEMBER) TO HIGHLIGHT HOW MEMBER ELECTRIC COMPANIES ARE USING DATA AND TECHNOLOGY TO POWER PROGRESS FOR CUSTOMERS THROUGH CUTTING-EDGE CUSTOMER PROGRAMS AND EFFECTIVE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, DELIVERY, EVALUATION, AND REFINEMENT OF CUSTOMER-FACING PROGRAMS.IEI REPORTS AND ISSUE BRIEFS EACH YEAR, IEI PUBLISHES REPORTS, ISSUE BRIEFS, AND FACT SHEETS TO IDENTIFY WHERE THE INDUSTRY IS TODAY AND TRENDS FOR THE FUTURE IN THE AREAS OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY, SMART METERS, AND CLEAN ENERGY. IN 2024, IEI PRODUCED REPORTS ON LEADING SMART METER AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY TECHNOLOGIES, AS WELL AS ON BUILDING ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAMS AND POLICIES. IEI ALSO DEVELOPED FACT SHEETS FOCUSED ON SMART METERS, ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ELECTRIC COMPANY COMMITMENTS TO A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
    Expenses $936,203 · grants $34,350
  • THE EDISON FOUNDATION'S INSTITUTE FOR THE ENERGY TRANSITION (IET) FOCUSES ON ASSESSING THE KEY 24/7 ZERO-EMITTING AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES NECESSARY TO ACHIEVING CARBON EMISSIONS REDUCTION GOALS RELIABLY AND AFFORDABLY AND PERIODICALLY UPDATING THESE ASSESSMENTS FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS TO REFLECT SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS, INCLUDING DEPLOYMENTS AND IMPROVED ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS. IET ALSO FOCUSES ON IDENTIFYING SOLUTIONS TO THE LEGAL, REGULATORY, AND POLICY ISSUES THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED TO ENSURE THAT THESE TECHNOLOGIES CAN BE DEPLOYED AS SOON AS THEY ARE DEMONSTRATED AND ECONOMIC. DURING CY2024, THE FOLLOWING WERE SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE INSTITUTE FOR THE ENERGY TRANSITION: IET EXECUTIVE CLEAN TECHNOLOGY DIALOGUESIET ORGANIZED EXECUTIVE CLEAN TECH DIALOGUES ON WILDFIRE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES, CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES, AND A RANGE OF OTHER CURRENT AND EMERGING CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES OF INTEREST. THE DIALOGUES FEATURED TECHNOLOGY COMPANY EXECUTIVES IN CONVERSATION WITH ELECTRIC COMPANY CEOS AND SENIOR EXECUTIVES. EEI 2024IET AND IEI PARTNERED WITH EEI TO ORGANIZE THE HUB SESSIONS AT EEI 2024, WHICH FEATURED TECH TALKS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND CEO CONVERSATIONS FOCUSED ON NEAR- AND LONGER-TERM CLEAN ENERGY AND CUSTOMER-FOCUSED TECHNOLOGIES.LONG DURATION ENERGY STORAGE (LDES) SUMMITIET ORGANIZED THE INAUGURAL LONG DURATION ENERGY STORAGE (LDES) SUMMIT WITH LDES PARTNERSHIP MEMBERS DOE, EPRI, AND THE LDES COUNCIL. THE EVENT FEATURED CASE STUDIES OF NEW LDES PILOT PROGRAMS UNDERTAKEN BY EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE MEMBERS AND OTHERS.GLOBAL POWER SECTOR ASSESSMENT IN 2024, IET PUBLISHED KEY FINDINGS FROM THE REPORT IT ENGAGED ICF TO PRODUCE ANALYZING POWER SECTOR EMISSIONS GLOBALLY, WHICH CONTAINS COUNTRY AND SECTOR SPECIFIC DATA, INCLUDING DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE U.S. POWER SECTOR. KEY FINDINGS FROM THE REPORT WERE TRANSLATED INTO INFOGRAPHICS AND ONE-PAGERS THAT WERE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE IET WEBSITE. EMERGING TECHNOLOGIESIET UNDERTOOK A RANGE OF ACTIVITIES TO HIGHLIGHT EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, INCLUDING HOLDING AN EVENT HIGHLIGHTING ADVANCED TRANSMISSION TECHNOLOGIES DURING CERA WEEK AND CO-SPONSORING SEVERAL EVENTS FOCUSING ON WILDFIRE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES.
    Expenses $492,600 · grants $16,482

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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
52-2106274
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Supporting organization, Type I
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Supporting organization, 50% limit
Exempt since
2016
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$3,249,649
Income (IRS master file)
$1,310,559

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$1,310,559$1,569,839$3,249,649XML
990December 2023$1,455,952$1,113,770$3,482,902XML
990December 2022$1,507,030$1,051,391$3,099,555IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––IRS

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 52-2106274).

Questions about THOMAS ALVA EDISON FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of THOMAS ALVA EDISON FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of THOMAS ALVA EDISON FOUNDATION is 52-2106274.
Is THOMAS ALVA EDISON FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2016.
Are donations to THOMAS ALVA EDISON FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Supporting organization, 50% limit).
Which annual return does THOMAS ALVA EDISON FOUNDATION 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 THOMAS ALVA EDISON FOUNDATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did THOMAS ALVA EDISON FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of THOMAS ALVA EDISON FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ANDREW MALONEY.
Who are the officers and directors of THOMAS ALVA EDISON FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 28 people; 7 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does THOMAS ALVA EDISON FOUNDATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,310,559, expenses of $1,569,839 and total assets of $3,249,649 at year end.

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