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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This return was superseded by a later amendment.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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $2,468

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $277,424

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS

    total $723,741 · related or exempt $723,741 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDICT

    total $80,000 · related or exempt $80,000 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue: EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

    total $2,402 · related or exempt $2,402 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $2,468

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $10,000 · program services $10,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $184,710 · program services $157,509 · management and general $27,201

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $176,910 · program services $150,699 · management and general $26,211

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $26,366 · program services $22,813 · management and general $3,553

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $26,152 · program services $22,222 · management and general $3,930

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $3,256 · management and general $3,256

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $47,940 · management and general $47,940

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $271,225 · program services $228,723 · management and general $42,502

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $40,875 · program services $8,812 · management and general $32,063

  • 17 · Travel

    total $36,023 · program services $20,620 · management and general $15,403

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $45,803 · program services $1,829 · management and general $43,974

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,023 · management and general $2,023

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $57,721 · program services $42,721 · management and general $15,000 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: MEALS

    total $22,829 · program services $20,008 · management and general $2,821 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $304,600 · end of year $439,816

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Esther 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
  • Adam James

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alla Jezmir

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Devin Hampton

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bob Keefe

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kameale 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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