Nonprofit · EIN 93-1230409
GREEN EMPOWERMENT
Also known as RAINFOREST RENEWABLE LIGHT NETWORK
Tax-exempt · PORTLAND, OR 97207
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,764,858 | $2,678,515 | $86,343 | $1,999,013 | $1,102,776 | $896,237 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,702,462 | $2,635,920 | $66,542 | $1,827,210 | $1,027,701 | $799,509 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,835,994 | $2,562,850 | $273,144 | $1,423,795 | $690,828 | $732,967 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,492,260
- Program service revenue
- $190,543
- Investment income
- $86,675
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$4,620
- Other revenue
- -$4,620
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,517,856
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $73,268
- Other salaries and wages
- $380,502
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $578,577
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $22,740
- Travel
- $87,372
- Program services (functional)
- $2,400,558
- Management and general (functional)
- $64,864
- Fundraising (functional)
- $213,093
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,827,210
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,999,013
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,102,776
- Net assets, end of year
- $896,237
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,415,999
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $632,989
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $263,248
- Gross receipts
- $2,779,438
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 22
- Year formed
- 1997
- State of legal domicile
- OR
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREA JOHNSON | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $73,268 | $15,465 |
| ADRIENNE PIERCE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTEN GRIFFEN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SNEHA AYYAGARI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| HARRISON PETTIT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL BOGEZI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT HALEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAY MATTSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CURT MIDDLETON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERICK PETERSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH RICHARDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA SHANNON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID SIEGEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDY STICKEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH WILLMOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREA JOHNSON | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $87,083 | $13,782 |
| JOSEPH RICHARDS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDY STICKEL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL BOGEZI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT HALEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELI LAMB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADRIENNE PIERCE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HARRISON PETTIT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HILARY LEWIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAUDIO PEDRETTI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERICK PETERSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID SIEGEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAY MATTSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SNEHA AYYAGARI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA SHANNON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTEN GRIFFIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH WILLMOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREA JOHNSON | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $96,891 | $13,466 |
| CAROL BOGEZI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT HALEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELI LAMB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HILARY LEWIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAY MATTSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAUDIO PEDRETTI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERICK PETERSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HARRISON PETTIT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADRIENNE PIERCE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH RICHARDS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID SIEGEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDY STICKEL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 8802, PORTLAND, OR 97207-8802
- In care of
- % MICHAEL ROYCE
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ADRIENNE PIERCE, 140 SW YAMHILL ST, PORTLAND, OR 97204
- Signed the 990
- ANDREA JOHNSON, EXECUTIVE DIR.
- Phone
- (503) 284-5774
- Website
- WWW.GREENEMPOWERMENT.ORG
- Return prepared by
- DOUGALL CONRADIE LLC
Mission
GREEN EMPOWERMENT WORKS WITH LOCAL PARTNERS AROUND THE WORLD TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES BY DELIVERING RENEWABLE ENERGY AND SAFE WATER.
Program accomplishments
- SINCE 1997, GREEN EMPOWERMENT (GE) HAS PARTNERED WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, AND RURAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS 11 COUNTRIES TO IMPLEMENT SUSTAINABLE CLEAN WATER AND ENERGY PROJECTS. OUR WORK IMPROVES HEALTH OUTCOMES, BUILDS CLIMATE RESILIENCE, ADVANCES GENDER EQUITY, AND REDUCES POVERTY. IN 2025, WE COMPLETED PROJECTS IN 81 COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE, REACHING 72,193 BENEFICIARIES THROUGH ENERGY AND WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAMS, AND TRAINING 705 COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN LEADERSHIP, ORGANIZING, AND SYSTEM UPKEEP. PROGRAM EXPENSES IN SOME REGIONS ARE SUPPORTED BY UNRESTRICTED AND MULTI-REGIONAL GRANTS. LATIN AMERICA IN LATIN AMERICA, WE HELPED TO COMPLETE 74 PROJECTS, REACHING 20,661 BENEFICIARIES ACROSS PERU, BOLIVIA, ECUADOR, COLOMBIA, NICARAGUA, AND HONDURAS. IN PERU, PARTNER EA&S COMPLETED TEN SOLAR-POWERED AND GRAVITY-FED WATER SYSTEMS SERVING OVER 3,600 PEOPLE IN PUNO AND CAJAMARCA, AND SIGNED A LANDMARK AGREEMENT WITH SENCICO TO LAUNCH THE FIRST GOVERNMENT-ALIGNED WASH TECHNICIAN TRAINING PROGRAM IN SOLAR PUMPING SYSTEMS. IN ECUADOR, PARTNER ENGIM EXPANDED ITS PROGRAM TO INCLUDE UNICEF-FUNDED SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS SEVEN COMMUNITIES. GE ALSO COMPLETED THE ROLLOUT OF ITS GENDER EQUITY AND SOCIAL INCLUSION (GESI) FIELD GUIDE, PROVIDING INDIVIDUALIZED CAPACITY SUPPORT TO SEVEN PARTNERS ACROSS FIVE COUNTRIES AND LAUNCHING A VIRTUAL GESI MINI-COURSE FOR BROADER REGIONAL ADOPTION. SOUTHEAST ASIA IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, WE ADVANCED ENERGY ACCESS WORK IN MALAYSIA AND THE PHILIPPINES UNDER THE SABAH RE2 ROADMAP. THE SABAH RE2 CONSORTIUM SECURED OVER 1.8 MILLION IN GRANTS FROM MULTIPLE FUNDERS AND SUBMITTED A 5 MILLION PROPOSAL TO THE GREEN CLIMATE FUND, WHILE A STATE-LINKED ENTITY, YAYASAN SABAH, COMMITTED TO CO-OWN THE ROADMAP, MARKING A MAJOR MILESTONE TOWARD GOVERNMENT-LED IMPLEMENTATION AT SCALE. PILOT INSTALLATIONS IN TWO COMMUNITIES VALIDATED SYSTEM DESIGN AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MODELS, AND SMART GRID MONITORING DEVICES WERE DEPLOYED ACROSS MULTIPLE SITES. GE ALSO FACILITATED A REGIONAL KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE IN SABAH BRINGING TOGETHER INDIGENOUS-LED ORGANIZATIONS FROM OVER 12 COUNTRIES. AFRICA IN AFRICA, WE DEEPENED OUR WASH WORK IN UGANDA, HELPING FORMALLY LAUNCH A CONSORTIUM WITH THE WATER TRUST, ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS EAST AFRICA, AND UGANDA WATER PROJECT, WITH A SHARED GOAL OF REACHING 50,000 RURAL RESIDENTS WITH SAFELY MANAGED PIPED WATER BY 2030. GE SUPPORTED THE DESIGN AND EXPANSION OF THE BIKONE GRAVITY-FLOW WATER SYSTEM IN KASESE DISTRICT, AND PARTNER THE WATER TRUST REPLICATED GE'S NYAKABALE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT MODEL FOR A NEW SYSTEM SERVING APPROXIMATELY 2,500 PEOPLE IN KIRYANDONGO. GE ALSO COMPLETED SOLAR ELECTRIFICATION OF TWO HEALTH FACILITIES IN NORTHERN UGANDA SERVING OVER 38,400 PEOPLE ANNUALLY, AND CONTINUED REFINING ITS SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING TOOLS FOR HEALTH FACILITY ELECTRIFICATION. FUNDRAISING GE ALSO EXPANDED ITS FUNDRAISING CAPACITY THROUGH A FULL CALENDAR OF EVENTS, TARGETED DONOR CULTIVATION, AND INCREASED VISIBILITY. EVENTS GENERATED 432 NEW DONOR PROSPECTS, WHILE OUR NICARAGUA PROJECT TOUR DEEPENED RELATIONSHIPS WITH FOUNDATION PARTNERS AND INSPIRED RECORD INDIVIDUAL GIFTS. THE POWERHOUSE GIVERS CAMPAIGN BROUGHT PERSONALIZED OUTREACH TO LONG-DURATION MAJOR DONORS, AND PARTICIPATION IN THE SKOLL WORLD FORUM AND NEW YORK CLIMATE WEEK EXPANDED GE'S NETWORK OF PROSPECTIVE FUNDERS, LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR STRONGER INDIVIDUAL GIVING IN 2026.Expenses $2,400,558 · grants $1,517,856 · revenue $190,543
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
- 93-1230409
- 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
- 1998
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,999,013
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,779,438
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,764,858 | $2,678,515 | $1,999,013 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,702,462 | $2,635,920 | $1,827,210 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,835,994 | $2,562,850 | $1,423,795 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,945,462 | $2,099,725 | $1,075,531 | 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 93-1230409).
Questions about GREEN EMPOWERMENT
- What is the EIN of GREEN EMPOWERMENT?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GREEN EMPOWERMENT is 93-1230409.
- Is GREEN EMPOWERMENT tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
- Are donations to GREEN EMPOWERMENT tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GREEN EMPOWERMENT 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 GREEN EMPOWERMENT 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 GREEN EMPOWERMENT 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 GREEN EMPOWERMENT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ADRIENNE PIERCE.
- Who are the officers and directors of GREEN EMPOWERMENT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 15 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $73,268 (ANDREA JOHNSON, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does GREEN EMPOWERMENT have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,764,858, expenses of $2,678,515 and total assets of $1,999,013 at year end.
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