Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by CLEAN ENERGY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE.
This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.
What the amendment changed
Compared with the latest return for 2024 , filed 12 November 2025. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.
Those are the same on the two returns, so the amendment changed something else.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,086,035
- Total expenses
- $951,833
- Contributions and grants received
- $279,892
- Grants paid
- $10,000
- Program service revenue
- $806,143
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $439,816
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $439,816
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $685,956
- Management and general expenses
- $265,877
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $685,956
Program services were 72.1% 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.
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1a · Federated campaigns
$0
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1b · Membership dues
$0
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1c · Fundraising events
$2,468
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1d · Related organizations
$0
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$0
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$277,424
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$0
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2a · Program service revenue: FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS
total $723,741 · related or exempt $723,741 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2b · Program service revenue: EDICT
total $80,000 · related or exempt $80,000 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2c · Program service revenue: EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
total $2,402 · related or exempt $2,402 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0 · personal property $0
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $0 · other assets $0
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$2,468
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11d · All other revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $10,000 · program services $10,000
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $184,710 · program services $157,509 · management and general $27,201
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $176,910 · program services $150,699 · management and general $26,211
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $26,366 · program services $22,813 · management and general $3,553
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $26,152 · program services $22,222 · management and general $3,930
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11b · Fees: legal
total $3,256 · management and general $3,256
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $47,940 · management and general $47,940
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11g · Fees: other
total $271,225 · program services $228,723 · management and general $42,502
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13 · Office expenses
total $40,875 · program services $8,812 · management and general $32,063
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17 · Travel
total $36,023 · program services $20,620 · management and general $15,403
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $45,803 · program services $1,829 · management and general $43,974
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23 · Insurance
total $2,023 · management and general $2,023
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES
total $57,721 · program services $42,721 · management and general $15,000 · fundraising $0
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24b · Other expenses: MEALS
total $22,829 · program services $20,008 · management and general $2,821 · fundraising $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $304,600 · end of year $439,816
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29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year $304,600 · end of year $439,816
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
CELI'S MISSION IS TO EDUCATE AND CONNECT EMERGING, CLEAN ENERGY LEADERS TO DRIVE THE TRANSITION TO AN EQUITABLE, DECARBONIZED, AND RESILIENT CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY.
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CELI FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM: CELI'S SIGNATURE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM EQUIPS EMERGING LEADERS ACROSS THE CLEAN ENERGY ECOSYSTEM WITH ENERGY SYSTEMS EXPERTISE, AN ADAPTIVE LEADERSHIP APPROACH, AN UNDERSTANDING OF ENERGY JUSTICE PRINCIPLES, AND A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE TO DRIVE THE TRANSITION TO A CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY. CELI'S FELLOWSHIP FOR WORKING PROFESSIONALS IS TAUGHT BY INFLUENTIAL THOUGHT LEADERS AND EXPERT PRACTITIONERS IN THE FIELD. FELLOWS ARE CHALLENGED TO THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT CURRENT ENERGY POLICY AND MARKET STRUCTURES, EXAMINE EXISTING AND HISTORICAL INEQUITIES, IDENTIFY EXISTING BARRIERS TO CLEAN ENERGY DEPLOYMENT AND INNOVATION, AND DEVELOP HOLISTIC SOLUTIONS TOWARDS AN EQUITABLE ENERGY TRANSITION. THE CELI 2024 FELLOWSHIP TRAINED 224 EMERGING LEADERS ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY, REGULATORY STRUCTURES, BUSINESS, FINANCE, POLICY, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. THE FELLOWSHIP ALSO PROVIDED CONCRETE LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMPONENTS, INCLUDING PUBLIC SPEAKING, BUSINESS PITCHING, AND WRITTEN THOUGHT PIECES. METRICS INCLUDE: 511 APPLICANTS, 326 INTERVIEWS, 224 ACCEPTED FELLOWS, 218 FELLOWS COMPLETED THE FELLOWSHIP, THROUGH A 4-MONTH CELI FELLOWSHIP, AUG 3 - DEC 6, 2024 ACROSS 8 COHORTS, INCLUDING THE FOUR CELI METRO AREAS - BAY AREA, CHICAGO, WASHINGTON D.C. AND NEW YORK CITY WHICH HOSTED IN-PERSON CLUSTERS, AND FOUR TIME ZONE COHORTS (PT/MT, CT, ET1 AND ET2). ENGAGED 83 GUEST SPEAKERS, TRAINERS, AND BUSINESS PITCH JUDGES THROUGHOUT THE CELI FELLOWSHIP, ACROSS 85 SESSIONS/WORKSHOPS. RECRUITED AND TRAINED 157 CELI ALUMNI VOLUNTEERS WHO WORKED ON COHORT SELECTIONS, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, SPEAKER CONFIRMATIONS AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENTS.
Expenses $445,871 · Grants $10,000 · Revenue $723,741
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EDICT: CELI LAUNCHED THE EDICT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN 2021. EDICT IS A BUSINESS-WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIP THAT CENTERS THE VOICES AND EXPERIENCES OF STUDENTS FROM TRADITIONALLY EXCLUDED GROUPS IN THE CLEAN ENERGY ECOSYSTEM. CELI PARTNERED WITH ELEMENTAL EXCELERATOR AND FUTUREMAP ON THE EDICT SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH PLACED UNDERGRADUATES AND RECENT GRADUATES IN SUMMER JOBS WITH HOST COMPANIES THAT HAVE TAKEN THE EDICT PLEDGE, A COMMITMENT TO ADVANCING INCLUSIVITY IN THE WORKPLACE AND IN THE CLIMATE JOBS ECOSYSTEM OVERALL. CELI PROVIDES BROAD-EXPOSURE CLEAN ENERGY EDUCATION TO SUMMER INTERNS, FOCUSING ON THE MOST FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS IN CLEAN ENERGY, INCLUDING POWER MARKETS, GRID TECHNOLOGY, POLICY, TECHNOLOGY, START-UPS AND ORGANIZING/ADVOCACY AROUND ENERGY JUSTICE. METRICS INCLUDE: PROVIDING WEEKLY ENERGY EDUCATION TRAININGS THROUGH EDICT PARTNERSHIP TO 72 INTERNS WHO WERE PLACED AT 50 HOST COMPANIES, ACROSS A 10-WEEK SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM; 27 VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATED AS GUEST SPEAKERS. INCLUDING 2024, THE EDICT ALUMNI BODY NOW STANDS AT 250 STRONG.
Expenses $171,489 · Revenue $80,000
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EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE HOUSE BALL COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DEMOCRATIC MANAGEMENT OF THEIR ENERGY RESOURCES: CLIMATE CHALLENGE: CELI AND MICHAEL ROBERSON - THEOLOGIAN, PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTITIONER, ACTIVIST, ARTIST, CURATOR, CULTURAL ADVISOR AND LEADER WITHIN THE LGBTQ AND HOUSE BALL COMMUNITY - WORK TOGETHER TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ENERGY EDUCATION WITHIN THE BALLROOM FREEDOM SCHOOL'S CIVIC PARTICIPATION CURRICULUM. IN 2024, CELI SUPPORTED MICHAEL ROBERSON TO LEAD ENERGY EDUCATION THROUGH WEEKEND RETREATS FOR YOUTH IN THE BALLROOM COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS OVER 20 PRESENTATIONS COUNTRY AT BALLROOM GATHERINGS. CELI, MR, AND TIKKUN OLAM PRODUCTIONS FILMED A MICRO DOCUMENTARY OF MR'S JOURNEY TO A NEW UNDERSTANDING OF CLIMATE SOLUTIONS.
Expenses $68,596 · Revenue $2,402
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Esther MoralesESTHER MORALES
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $184,710
- From this org
- $172,377
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,333
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $172,377
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,333
- Filer's total
- $184,710
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Adam JamesADAM JAMES
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Alla JezmirALLA JEZMIR
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Devin HamptonDEVIN HAMPTON
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Bob KeefeBOB KEEFE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kameale TerryKAMEALE TERRY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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
None.
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 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
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
- 2024
- Filed
- 3 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202513119349301841
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