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Nonprofit · EIN 54-1646670

NATIONAL ENERGY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECT INC

Tax-exempt · MANASSAS, VA 20110

Financials

$10.1M$7.7M2023$13.6M$8.8M2024$8M$11.5M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of NATIONAL ENERGY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECT INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$8,046,427$11,543,923-$3,497,496$12,592,985$947,114$11,645,871
December 31, 2024990$13,594,543$8,780,854$4,813,689$15,873,562$731,415$15,142,147
December 31, 2023990$10,083,553$7,713,874$2,369,679$11,044,642$788,999$10,255,643
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$7,524,793
of which government grants
$475,886
Program service revenue
$138,223
Investment income
$358,991
Royalties
$141
Other revenue
$24,420

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$3,646,414
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$293,295
Other salaries and wages
$1,779,867
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,249,036
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$11,463
Accounting fees
$36,374
Occupancy
$149,935
Travel
$657,523
Depreciation
$7,349
Program services (functional)
$11,384,527
Management and general (functional)
$91,334
Fundraising (functional)
$68,062

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$15,873,562
Total assets, end of year
$12,592,985
Total liabilities, end of year
$947,114
Net assets, end of year
$11,645,871
Land, buildings and equipment
$76,592
Net assets without donor restrictions
$723,027
Net assets with donor restrictions
$10,922,844
Gross receipts
$8,083,100
Employees
23
Volunteers
70
Year formed
1991
State of legal domicile
VA

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, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MARY E SPRUILLEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$270,766$13,563
REBECCA LAMBPROGRAM DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$165,260$8,700
BARRY SCOTTSTATE PROGRAM DIRECTOR - CA
Highest-paid employee
40$113,895$6,669
WENDI MOSSTRAINING COORDINATOR
Highest-paid employee
40$101,297$1,200
WAYNE YONKELOWITZVICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2$8,966$0
MAGGIE DOWNEYCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JOHN WEINERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
RETA WHITETREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
LAUREN ALLENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ASHLEY BROOKSDIRECTOR AS OF 12/2025
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PAULA CONRADDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SUNNY ELEBUADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TROY HILLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HARMONY JURKASHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DOUG LAWRENCEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
7 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JOSEPH LOSASSODIRECTOR UNTIL 06/2025
Trustee or director
2$0
COURTNEY MEADOWSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
ERIK G MILITODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JODY J SMETDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
STEVE SOLOMONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
CARRIE STOCKWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
ERIC WAGENERDIRECTOR AS OF 06/2025
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 21 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MARY E SPRUILLEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$258,166$14,590
REBECCA LAMBPROGRAM DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$146,023$7,549
BARRY SCOTTSTATE PROGRAM DIRECTOR - CA
Highest-paid employee
40$114,316$6,397
WENDI MOSSTRAINING COORDINATOR
Highest-paid employee
40$102,447$1,200
WAYNE YONKELOWITZVICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2$8,793$0
MAGGIE DOWNEYCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JOHN WEINERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
RETA WHITETREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
LAUREN ALLENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CARRIE ANNANDDIRECTOR UNTIL 06/24
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PAULA CONRADDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SUNNY ELEBUADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TROY HILLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HARMONY JURKASHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DOUG LAWRENCEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOSEPH LOSASSODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
COURTNEY MEADOWSDIRECTOR AS OF 12/24
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ERIK G MILITODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JODY J SMETDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STEVE SOLOMONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CARRIE STOCKWELLDIRECTOR AS OF 12/24
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MARY E SPRUILLEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$251,658$14,200
REBECCA LAMBPROGRAM DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$129,458$6,916
WAYNE YONKELOWITZVICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2$5,781$0
MAGGIE DOWNEYCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JOHN WEINERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
RETA WHITETREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
LAUREN ALLENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CARRIE ANNANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PAULA CONRADDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SUNNY ELEBUADIRECTOR - AS OF 06/2023
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TROY HILLDIRECTOR - AS OF 06/2023
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HARMONY JURKASHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CLAUDIA KREISLEDIRECTOR - UNTIL 06/2023
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DOUG LAWRENCEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DIANE LEARDIRECTOR - UNTIL 06/2023
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOSEPH LOSASSODIRECTOR - AS OF 06/2023
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ERIK G MILITODIRECTOR - AS OF 06/2023
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JODY J SMETDIRECTOR - AS OF 06/2023
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STEVE SOLOMONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
8408 KAO CIR, MANASSAS, VA 20110-1702
In care of
% MARTHA CALLAN TREA
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
MARY E SPRUILL, 8408 KAO CIRCLE, MANASSAS, VA 20110
Signed the 990
MARY E SPRUILL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(703) 257-1117
Return prepared by
CBIZ ADVISORS LLC

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE NATIONAL ENERGY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, INC. (NEED) IS TO PROMOTE AN ENERGY CONSCIOUS AND EDUCATED SOCIETY BY CREATING EFFECTIVE NETWORKS OF STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, BUSINESS, AND GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO DESIGN AND DELIVER OBJECTIVE, MULTI-SIDED ENERGY EDUCATION PROGRAMS. NEED DESIGNS AND DELIVERS ENERGY EDUCATION CURRICULUM AND TRAINING TO K-12 CLASSROOMS AND SUPPORTS EDUCATORS SEEKING TO INTEGRATE ENERGY INTO LOCAL CURRICULUM.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES: THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, NEED OFFERS TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON ENERGY AND ENERGY ISSUES INCLUDING THE SCIENCE OF ENERGY, ENERGY SOURCES, ELECTRICITY, TRANSPORTATION, AND RESIDENTIAL AND SCHOOL ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION. THE WORKSHOPS ARE ONE HOUR TO FIVE DAYS IN LENGTH AND NEED PROVIDES PARTICIPATING EDUCATORS WITH SUBSTITUTE REIMBURSEMENT, CLASSROOM CURRICULUM MATERIALS, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CREDITS. IN ANY GIVEN YEAR, NEED HOSTS APPROXIMATELY 300-600 WORKSHOPS IN DIVERSE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS. THERE ARE SOME SPECIAL TOPIC WORKSHOPS THAT INCLUDE CONTENT SPECIFIC TO CERTAIN ENERGY ISSUES - I.E. SOLAR, WIND, HYDROGEN, HYDROPOWER, OIL AND NATURAL GAS, EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION. ALL CURRICULUM TAUGHT AND PROVIDED AT THE WORKSHOPS IS ALIGNED TO THE NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS, COMMON CORE STANDARDS AND STATE EDUCATION STANDARDS. ADDITIONAL TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES (WEEKLONG CONFERENCES) ARE HELD DURING THE SUMMER. IN ADDITION TO TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, NEED HOSTS NUMEROUS STUDENT ENERGY WORKSHOPS AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THESE PROGRAMS RANGE FROM 3 HOURS TO SIX DAYS AND INCLUDE ENERGY EXPLORATION AND CONTENT KNOWLEDGE AS WELL AS CAREER AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, MENTORSHIP AND INTERNSHIPS.
    Expenses $4,779,890 · grants $81,577
  • PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION: NEED'S MISSION IS TO DESIGN AND DELIVER COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY EDUCATION CURRICULUM AND TRAINING. AS PART OF THIS EFFORT, NEED ESTABLISHES AND ADMINISTERS MANY SIGNATURE PROGRAMS FOR AGENCIES, COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ENERGY EDUCATION OUTREACH, CLASSROOM SUPPORT, AND CURRICULUM DESIGN. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE CURRICULUM, TRAINING WORKSHOPS, AND KITS ARE MENTIONED THROUGHOUT NEED'S FEDERAL FORM 990, BUT THESE PROGRAMS ALSO INCLUDE TURN-KEY STAFF SUPPORT OF LOCAL SCHOOLS - PROVIDING CLASSROOM VISITS, LOCAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMMING, IN-CLASS TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES, TEACHER SUPPORT AND CLASSROOM TROUBLE-SHOOTING, DESIGN AND DELIVERY OF WEBSITES TO SUPPORT PROGRAMMATIC GOALS, AND OVERALL ADMINISTRATION OF THE ENERGY EDUCATION PROGRAMS NEED HAS UNDERWAY EACH YEAR. IN ADDITION, NEED HAS DEVELOPED A STRONG GRANT-MAKING CAPABILITY AND ADMINISTERS A NUMBER OF GRANT PROGRAMS THANKS TO THE SUPPORT OF SEVERAL DONORS. ALL OF THESE GRANT PROGRAMS HAVE A RUBRIC AND INDEPENDENT REVIEWERS. NEED BOTH ADMINISTERS THE RECRUITMENT/MARKETING PHASE OF THE GRANTS AND THE ONLINE APPLICATION, SELECTION, AND ACTUAL PAYMENT OF THE GRANT TO THE INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL.
    Expenses $2,670,355 · grants $2,155,576
  • SCHOLARSHIPS: NEED HAS DEVELOPED EXPERTISE IN SCHOLARSHIP MANAGEMENT FOR STUDENTS AND PROVIDES TURN-KEY SUPPORT FOR SEVERAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS RANGING FROM A SEMESTER SCHOLARSHIP TO A FULL RIDE SCHOLARSHIP. STUDENTS RECEIVE MENTORSHIP AND INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND WORKFORCE, LIFE, AND CAREER SKILLS OPPORTUNITIES AND WRAP-AROUND SUPPORT.
    Expenses $1,481,411 · grants $1,401,261
  • KITS AND MATERIALS: NEED'S KITS AND MATERIALS ARE DELIVERED TO TEACHERS WITH SPONSORSHIP SUPPORT VIA NEED TEACHER WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES.
    Expenses $1,281,422
  • NEED'S YOUTH AWARDS FOR ENERGY ACHIEVEMENT RECOGNIZES SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS WHO MAKE A COMMITMENT TO ENERGY EDUCATION OUTREACH IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. PROJECTS REVIEWED AS EXCEPTIONAL ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE NEED YOUTH ENERGY CONFERENCE AND AWARDS EACH YEAR.
    Expenses $423,852 · grants $3,000 · revenue $106,223
  • NEED MAINTAINS, EXPANDS AND DEVELOPS NEW CURRICULUM WITHIN ITS 150 MODULE CURRICULUM PORTFOLIO ON A REGULAR BASIS. THIS CURRICULUM IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AND VIA NEED'S TEACHER AND STUDENT WORKSHOPS.
    Expenses $395,529
  • NEED HOSTS THE NEED ENERGY CONFERENCE FOR EDUCATORS EACH YEAR. DESIGNED AS AN INTENSIVE ENERGY COURSE FOR TEACHERS, THE WEEK-LONG PROGRAM PROVIDES PARTICIPATING EDUCATORS WITH A DEPTH OF ENERGY KNOWLEDGE, CLASSROOM PLANS, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES.
    Expenses $233,503 · grants $5,000 · revenue $32,000
  • PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
    Expenses $118,565

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, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
54-1646670
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1993
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$12,592,985
Income (IRS master file)
$8,083,100

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$8,046,427$11,543,923$12,592,985XML
990December 2024$13,594,543$8,780,854$15,873,562XML
990December 2023$10,083,553$7,713,874$11,044,642XML
990December 2022$9,265,654$6,064,745$8,671,156IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 2018–––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 54-1646670).

Questions about NATIONAL ENERGY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECT INC

What is the EIN of NATIONAL ENERGY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECT INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIONAL ENERGY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECT INC is 54-1646670.
Is NATIONAL ENERGY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECT INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1993.
Are donations to NATIONAL ENERGY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECT INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does NATIONAL ENERGY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECT INC 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 NATIONAL ENERGY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECT INC due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did NATIONAL ENERGY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECT INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of NATIONAL ENERGY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECT INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MARY E SPRUILL.
Who are the officers and directors of NATIONAL ENERGY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECT INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 22 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $270,766 (MARY E SPRUILL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does NATIONAL ENERGY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECT INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $8,046,427, expenses of $11,543,923 and total assets of $12,592,985 at year end.

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