Nonprofit · EIN 54-1825542
ENERGY SOLUTIONS CENTER INC
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20001
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,711,365 | $1,618,888 | $92,477 | $3,869,190 | $1,027,386 | $2,841,804 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,625,731 | $1,668,390 | -$42,659 | $3,885,581 | $1,326,318 | $2,559,263 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,790,039 | $1,891,488 | -$101,449 | $4,050,674 | $1,491,760 | $2,558,914 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1,544,322
- Investment income
- $119,712
- Other revenue
- $47,331
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $306,405
- Other salaries and wages
- $321,245
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $732,593
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $8,506
- Accounting fees
- $39,472
- Occupancy
- $10,817
- Travel
- $7,190
- Depreciation
- $1,969
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,885,581
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,869,190
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,027,386
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,841,804
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $16,756
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,384,502
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,841,804
- Gross receipts
- $1,711,365
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 1996
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SONIA VAHEDIAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 55 | $265,043 | $41,362 |
| ERIC BURGIS | DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 55 | $226,631 | $49,055 |
| ROBERT ANDERSON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARL PETERSON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANE BREAKIE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW EVANS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE SHAW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG ANDERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA MCGARITY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK ERNST | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY NIEDERER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAFI SOHAIL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTOR NARKAJ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF SINCLAIR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN LANGILLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
33 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATTY POTVIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE LEWIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JERRY O'KEEFFE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRADLEY LEITER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT GRANT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HARIS AHMADZAI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JERRY JOSEPH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER FERRALLS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW BARROWMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LARRY OSWALD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE MIHALICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIK SOLOMON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JERRY RYAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN FRANKEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY REH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VIVIAN SABATINI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FLORIAN TEME | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GILBERT ARCHULETA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE PEACOCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEGAN BUNNEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY LUBBERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIN BROOKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TODD GORDON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILL BUMPERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COREY MINSHEW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TODD CZAPLEWSKI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE ROBERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN L WARE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN MAYFIELD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETTY MERLINA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADAM GALCZYNSKI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT FURINO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MILES LUELLA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 47 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SONIA VAHEDIAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 55 | $247,500 | $25,151 |
| ERIC BURGIS | DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 55 | $209,640 | $47,181 |
| BARBARA STINSON | MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 55 | $126,230 | $28,102 |
| GREG ANDERSON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATRINA MANCINI | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT ANDERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW BARROWMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANE BREAKIE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN BROOKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEGAN BUNNEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLIF KRAUSZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD CZAPLEWSKI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ESHAN DIBAJI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK ERNST | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER EUGENE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER FERRALLS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT FURINO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM GALCZYNSKI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN GARCIA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD GORDON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRY JOSEPH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE KISIL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN LANGILLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRADLEY LEITER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY LUBBERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN MAYFIELD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETTY MERLINA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE MIHALICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COREY MINSHEW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTOR NARKAG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY NIEDERER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRY O'KEEFFE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY OSWALD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE PEACOCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARL PETERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATTY POTVIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY REH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE ROBERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRY RYAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VIVIAN SABATINI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA SOCHOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAFI SOHAIL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIK SOLOMON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FLORIAN TEME | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE VINCENT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN L WARE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT ZENNI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 52 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERIC BURGIS | DIRECTOR COMMERCIAL MARKET Highest-paid employee | 55 | $214,953 | $34,251 |
| BARBARA STINSON | MANAGER OF RESIDENTAL MARK Highest-paid employee | 55 | $133,940 | $20,073 |
| SONIA VAHEDIAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FROM 8/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 55 | $80,208 | $9,485 |
| ASHLEY DUCKMAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL 5/23) Officer | 55 | $76,217 | $11,826 |
| GREG ANDERSON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATRINA MANCINI | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILLIP AGEE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT ANDERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW BARROWMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTOR BAUTISTA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON BECK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SASHA BENJAMIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANE BREAKIE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEGAN BUNNEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACKIE CAILLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS COLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK ERNST | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BECKY ESHBACH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER EUGENE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER FERRALLS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC FRANCOEUR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN GARCIA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD GORDON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT HULTS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANIE KAPLAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE KISIL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN LANGILLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY LUBBERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS MART | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN MAYFIELD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE MIHALICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COREY MINSHEW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTOR NARKAJ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LIAM NEEDHAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA NELSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY NIEDERER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRY O'KEEFFE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY OSWALD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE PEACOCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAWN PINGLETON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATTY POTVIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY REH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE ROBERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRY RYAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VIVIAN SABATINI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA SOCHOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAFI SOHAIL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIK SOLOMON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH SPERLING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FLORIAN TEME | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN L WARE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL YEE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 400 NORTH CAPITOL ST NW 4TH FL, WASHINGTON, DC 20001-1598
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- SONIA VAHEDIAN, 400 NORTH CAPITOL ST NW 4TH FL, WASHINGTON, DC 20001
- Signed the 990
- SONIA VAHEDIAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (202) 948-6566
- Return prepared by
- GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN
Mission
ESC IS A TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION ORGANIZATION THAT ACCELERATES THE INTRODUCTION & DEPLOYMENT OF NEW GAS SOLUTIONS THAT IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY, RELIABILITY, AND EFFICIENCY OF ENERGY USERS.
Program accomplishments
- PROMOTED THE USE OF INNOVATIVE NATURAL GAS TECHNOLOGIES IN THE INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND RESIDENTIAL MARKET THROUGH CONSORTIUM PROGRAMS, WHICH INCLUDE WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS. CONSORTIA PROGRAMS FOCUS ON IDENTIFYING AND OVERCOMING INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS TO NEW NATURAL GAS PRODUCTS. THREE CONFERENCES ARE HELD EACH YEAR THAT HIGHLIGHT NEW AND EXISTING APPLICATIONS OF NATURAL GAS APPLIANCES AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND INDUSTRIAL SECTORS.
- CREATED ACCOUNT REPRESENTATIVE TRAINING PROGRAM TO EDUCATE, TRAIN, AND UPDATE GAS UTILITY REPS WITH ONLINE WEBINARS AND TESTS. TRACKS INCLUDE COMMERCIAL I AND II, RESIDENTIAL, AND ENERGY INDUSTRY FUNDAMENTALS. ADDITIONALLY, A NEW TRAINING PROGRAM, THE POWER CONNECTION, WAS LAUNCHED IN 2025.
- THROUGH THE PRODUCTION OF 4 MAGAZINES, GAS TECHNOLOGY, GAS HEAT PUMP, COMBINED HEAT & POWER, AND NATURAL LIVING, ESC PROVIDES MEMBERS, TRADE ALLIES, AND CUSTOMERS WITH TECHNICAL AND EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION THAT HIGHLIGHTS NEW APPLICATIONS, USES, AND INSTALLATIONS OF INNOVATIVE ENERGY EFFICIENT NATURAL GAS APPLIANCES, EQUIPMENT, AND SYSTEMS.
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 54-1825542
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1997
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,869,190
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,711,365
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,711,365 | $1,618,888 | $3,869,190 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,625,731 | $1,668,390 | $3,885,581 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,790,039 | $1,891,488 | $4,050,674 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,978,537 | $1,854,944 | $4,209,694 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 54-1825542).
Questions about ENERGY SOLUTIONS CENTER INC
- What is the EIN of ENERGY SOLUTIONS CENTER INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ENERGY SOLUTIONS CENTER INC is 54-1825542.
- Is ENERGY SOLUTIONS CENTER INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1997.
- Are donations to ENERGY SOLUTIONS CENTER INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does ENERGY SOLUTIONS CENTER 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 ENERGY SOLUTIONS CENTER 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 ENERGY SOLUTIONS CENTER 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 ENERGY SOLUTIONS CENTER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names SONIA VAHEDIAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of ENERGY SOLUTIONS CENTER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 48 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $265,043 (SONIA VAHEDIAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does ENERGY SOLUTIONS CENTER INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,711,365, expenses of $1,618,888 and total assets of $3,869,190 at year end.
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