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← RENEWABLE ENERGY WILDLIFE INSTITUTE

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by RENEWABLE ENERGY WILDLIFE INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,574,922
Total expenses
$3,512,791
Contributions and grants received
$4,077,927
Grants paid
$9,150
Program service revenue
$343,608
Investment income
$153,325
Other revenue
$62
Total assets, end of year
$6,531,140
Total liabilities, end of year
$464,296
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,066,844
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,536,559
Management and general expenses
$894,069
Fundraising expenses
$82,163
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,536,559

Program services were 72.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $729,024

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,348,903

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE REGISTRATIO

    total $164,980 · related or exempt $164,980

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP

    total $103,065 · related or exempt $103,065

  • 2c · Program service revenue: CONTRACT INCOME

    total $69,563 · related or exempt $69,563

  • 2d · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE EXHIBITORS

    total $6,000 · related or exempt $6,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $153,325 · excluded $153,325

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $62 · related or exempt $62

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $62

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $9,150 · program services $9,150

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $322,974 · program services $229,655 · management and general $84,458 · fundraising $8,861

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,338,329 · program services $947,177 · management and general $354,479 · fundraising $36,673

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $51,480 · program services $36,134 · management and general $13,955 · fundraising $1,391

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $118,981 · program services $90,293 · management and general $25,342 · fundraising $3,346

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $112,705 · program services $78,988 · management and general $30,625 · fundraising $3,092

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $7,345 · management and general $7,345

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $97,707 · management and general $97,707

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,023,240 · program services $933,961 · management and general $66,967 · fundraising $22,312

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $34,340 · program services $5,611 · management and general $28,699 · fundraising $30

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $11,995 · management and general $11,995

  • 17 · Travel

    total $104,420 · program services $59,810 · management and general $42,303 · fundraising $2,307

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $148,105 · program services $137,117 · management and general $10,988

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,406 · management and general $2,406

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,918 · management and general $6,918

  • 24a · Other expenses: RECRUITING

    total $98,087 · management and general $98,087

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEIOUS

    total $10,413 · program services $7,808 · management and general $2,605

  • 24c · Other expenses: BOOKS, SUBSCRIPTIONS, &

    total $10,009 · program services $855 · management and general $9,154

  • 24d · Other expenses: LICENSES

    total $4,187 · management and general $36 · fundraising $4,151

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,022,498 · end of year $4,266,603

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $31,552 · end of year $148,930

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,458,248 · end of year $815,976

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $625

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $9,862 · end of year $18,166

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $67,685

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $39,436

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $25,091 · end of year $28,249

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,199,056 · end of year $1,145,280

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $72,018 · end of year $107,936

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $240,934 · end of year $305,331

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $228,911 · end of year $158,965

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,386,696 · end of year $3,958,837

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,962,409 · end of year $2,108,007

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THROUGH SCIENCE AND COLLABORATION, ACCELERATE RESPONSIBLE DEPLOYMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE AND PROTECT WILDLIFE AND ECOSYSTEMS.

  • RESEARCH PROGRAM MANAGEMENT: REWI'S RESEARCH PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ANSWER KEY QUESTIONS TO INFORM POLICY WITH SOUND SCIENCE AND FACILITATE PERMITTING PROCESSES AS IT RELATES TO WILDLIFE FOR UTILITY-SCALE WIND AND SOLAR ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE. THE PROGRAM IS INFORMED BY KEY RESEARCH PRIORITIES OUTLINED IN DISCUSSIONS WITH INDUSTRY, STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES, AND CONSERVATION/SCIENCE ORGANIZATIONS, AND REWI'S WORK IS MULTIPLIED THROUGH COLLABORATIONS WITH OVER 100 SCIENTISTS AROUND THE WORLD. REWI'S RESEARCH HUB SERVES AS A CENTRAL LOCATION FOR AVAILABLE INFORMATION ON RENEWABLE ENERGY AND WILDLIFE INCLUDING PUBLICATIONS, WEBSITES, DATASETS, PROGRAMS, AND ORGANIZATIONS. THE HUB IMPROVES ACCESSIBILITY OF INFORMATION AND IS INSTRUMENTAL IN IDENTIFYING AT-RISK SPECIES AND INFORMING RESEARCH PRIORITIES. THE HUB ALSO INCLUDES REWI'S TECHNOLOGY CATALOG, A LIBRARY OF EXISTING AND DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES WITH APPLICATIONS FOR MONITORING AND MINIMIZING WILDLIFE CONFLICTS AT RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITIES.

    Expenses $873,972 · Grants $900 · Revenue $343,608

  • OUTREACH, ENGAGEMENT, AND COMMUNICATIONS: REWI'S OUTREACH, ENGAGEMENT, AND COMMUNICATIONS WORK FACILITATES THE ESSENTIAL COLLABORATION THAT UNDERPINS ALL THAT REWI DOES AND HELPS ENSURE OUR SCIENCE HAS REAL WORLD IMPACTS. REWI COLLABORATES WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND EXPERTS THROUGH WEBINARS, STATE AND REGIONAL WORKSHOPS & TRAININGS, AND NATIONAL MEETINGS TO ENSURE DECISION-MAKERS HAVE ACCESS TO THE LATEST SCIENCE ON RENEWABLE ENERGY AND WILDLIFE. REWI ALSO FACILITATES INTERACTIONS WITH STAKEHOLDER AUDIENCES AS WELL AS THE ENGAGED PUBLIC AND MEDIA ACROSS MULTIPLE COMMUNICATIONS CHANNELS INCLUDING EMAIL AND SOCIAL MEDIA TO FURTHER THE REACH OF OUR WORK.

    Expenses $638,440

  • WIND RESEARCH PROJECTS: REWI OVERSEES AND PARTICIPATES IN MANY WIND-WILDLIFE FOCUSED RESEARCH PROJECTS FOCUSED ON THE EVALUATION OF TECHNOLOGIES AND STRATEGIES TO DETECT, DETER, AND/OR CURTAIL TO REDUCE RISK FOR BIRDS AND BATS. THROUGH THE AMERICAN WIND WILDLIFE INFORMATION CENTER (AWWIC), REWI COLLECTS AND ANALYZES EXISTING DATA TO INFORM WIDESPREAD UNDERSTANDING OF WIND'S RISKS TO WILDLIFE AND REDUCE UNCERTAINTY.

    Expenses $757,643 · Grants $6,250

  • SOLAR RESEARCH PROJECTS: REWI'S SOLAR-WILDLIFE RESEARCH PROJECTS ARE FOCUSED ON EVALUATING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN LARGE-SCALE PV SOLAR FACILITIES AND WILDLIFE BY CONSIDERING SOLAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENTS AS ECOSYSTEMS WITHIN THE LARGER LANDSCAPE. THROUGH THE DESIGN OF THE NEW SOLSOURCE DATABASE - A DATA-SHARING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL ADAPT TO THE EMERGING NEEDS OF SOLAR ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCE STAKEHOLDERS, REWI IS CREATING A COMMUNITY RESOURCE OF SOLAR-RELATED INFORMATION.

    Expenses $266,504 · Grants $2,000

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jim Murphy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christi Calabrese

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jenny McIvor

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Rogers

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kyle Boudreaux

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rene Braud

    DIRECTOR, RESIGNED 4/4/23

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bill Corcoran

    DIRECTOR, RESIGNED 10/31/23

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Aimee Delach

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Garry George

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nathanael Greene

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Spencer Hanes

    DIRECTOR, RESIGNED 6/5/23

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Keith Harrison

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chase Huntley

    DIRECTOR, RESIGNED 12/13/23

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ray Kelly

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brad Loveless

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rick Miller

    DIRECTOR, RESIGNED 7/13/23

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nick Morgan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laura Nagy

    DIRECTOR, RESIGNED 5/26/23

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Johann Walker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Adam Cernea Clark

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Misti Sporer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Noe Orgaz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Oldi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Devon Muto

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kristen Goland

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patrick McCarthy

    DIRECTOR (RESIGNED 3/23/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Abigail Arnold

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $319,410
    From this org
    $282,435
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,975
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $282,435
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,300
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,675
    Filer's total
    $319,410
  • Taber Allison

    DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH

    Total calculated
    $236,101
    From this org
    $204,870
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,231
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $204,870
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,946
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,285
    Filer's total
    $236,101
  • Lauren Flinn

    DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $218,083
    From this org
    $196,564
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,519
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $196,564
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,840
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,679
    Filer's total
    $218,083
  • Joshua Ennen

    SENIOR SCIENTIST

    Total calculated
    $124,119
    From this org
    $108,677
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,442
    Hours/week
    40
  • Shilo Felton

    SENIOR SCIENTIST

    Total calculated
    $142,023
    From this org
    $125,917
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,106
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 4B
ABIGAIL ARNOLD, TABER ALLISON, AND LAUREN FLINN PARTICIPATED IN A 457(B) DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN. THERE WERE NO CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE ORGANIZATION IN 2023.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
7 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202423179349304292

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