Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by RENEWABLE ENERGY WILDLIFE INSTITUTE.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $3,810,980
- Total expenses
- $3,846,384
- Contributions and grants received
- $3,174,390
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $488,846
- Investment income
- $147,731
- Other revenue
- $13
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,468,371
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $390,626
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $6,077,745
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,855,677
- Management and general expenses
- $871,344
- Fundraising expenses
- $119,363
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,855,677
Program services were 74.2% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$283,395
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,890,995
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2a · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE REGISTRATIO
total $284,290 · related or exempt $284,290
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2b · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP
total $99,500 · related or exempt $99,500
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2c · Program service revenue: CONTRACT INCOME
total $91,056 · related or exempt $91,056
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2d · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE EXHIBITORS
total $14,000 · related or exempt $14,000
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3 · Investment income
total $167,263 · excluded $167,263
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $231,869
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $251,401
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7c · Gain or loss
securities -$19,532
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7d · Net gain or loss
total -$19,532 · excluded -$19,532
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME
total $13 · related or exempt $13
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11e · Other revenue, total
$13
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $352,398 · program services $254,700 · management and general $81,318 · fundraising $16,380
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,492,967 · program services $1,079,056 · management and general $344,515 · fundraising $69,396
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $57,821 · program services $41,790 · management and general $13,343 · fundraising $2,688
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $144,362 · program services $104,339 · management and general $33,313 · fundraising $6,710
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $131,369 · program services $94,949 · management and general $30,314 · fundraising $6,106
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11b · Fees: legal
total $14,085 · program services $10,955 · management and general $3,130
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $108,571 · management and general $108,571
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $12,009 · management and general $12,009
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11g · Fees: other
total $1,081,568 · program services $1,017,614 · management and general $50,077 · fundraising $13,877
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13 · Office expenses
total $33,152 · program services $10,100 · management and general $23,052
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16 · Occupancy
total $8,740 · management and general $8,740
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17 · Travel
total $123,143 · program services $84,271 · management and general $38,440 · fundraising $432
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $160,948 · program services $145,505 · management and general $15,443
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $3,688 · management and general $3,688
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23 · Insurance
total $6,914 · management and general $6,914
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24a · Other expenses: RECRUITING
total $92,118 · management and general $92,118
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24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEIOUS
total $13,906 · program services $11,938 · management and general $1,968
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24c · Other expenses: BOOKS, SUBSCRIPTIONS, &
total $4,825 · program services $460 · management and general $4,365
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24d · Other expenses: LICENSES
total $3,800 · management and general $26 · fundraising $3,774
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $4,266,603 · end of year $4,671,958
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $148,930 · end of year $6,394
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $775,859 · end of year $244,234
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $40,117 · end of year $21,423
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $18,166 · end of year $13,420
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$67,685
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$43,124
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $28,249 · end of year $24,561
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $1,145,280 · end of year $1,351,240
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $107,936 · end of year $135,141
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $305,331 · end of year $210,071
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $158,965 · end of year $180,555
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,958,837 · end of year $4,337,615
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,108,007 · end of year $1,740,130
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THROUGH SCIENCE AND COLLABORATION, ACCELERATE RESPONSIBLE DEPLOYMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE AND PROTECT WILDLIFE AND ECOSYSTEMS.
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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 $913,506
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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 $762,184 · Revenue $434,461
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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 $819,581 · Revenue $54,398
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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 $360,406
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Aimee DelachAIMEE DELACH
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Misti SporerMISTI SPORER
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jenny McIvorJENNY MCIVOR
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John RogersJOHN ROGERS
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Christi CalabreseCHRISTI CALABRESE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Adam Cernea ClarkADAM CERNEA CLARK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Clay CrowderCLAY CROWDER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sean FitzgeraldSEAN FITZGERALD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Garry GeorgeGARRY GEORGE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nathanael GreeneNATHANAEL GREENE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kristen GolandKRISTEN GOLAND
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Keith HarrisonKEITH HARRISON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ray KellyRAY KELLY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nick MorganNICK MORGAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jim MurphyJIM MURPHY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Devon MutoDEVON MUTO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John OldiJOHN OLDI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Johann WalkerJOHANN WALKER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Laurie WilliamsLAURIE WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Madeline WestMADELINE WEST
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kyle BoudreauxKYLE BOUDREAUX
DIRECTOR (RESIGNED 5/31/2024)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Noe OrgazNOE ORGAZ
DIRECTOR (RESIGNED 6/13/2024)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Brad LovelessBRAD LOVELESS
DIRECTOR (RESIGNED 4/1/2024)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Abigail ArnoldABIGAIL ARNOLD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $348,644
- From this org
- $308,266
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $40,378
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $308,266
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $15,601
- Nontaxable benefits
- $24,777
- Filer's total
- $348,644
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Eric SchauberERIC SCHAUBER
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND PROGRAMS
- Total calculated
- $177,332
- From this org
- $160,266
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,066
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $160,266
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,063
- Nontaxable benefits
- $13,003
- Filer's total
- $177,332
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Richard McDonaldRICHARD MCDONALD
REWI RESEARCH FUND LEAD
- Total calculated
- $163,061
- From this org
- $141,203
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,858
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $141,203
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,727
- Nontaxable benefits
- $17,131
- Filer's total
- $163,061
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Lauren FlinnLAUREN FLINN
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
- Total calculated
- $225,328
- From this org
- $202,083
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $23,245
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $202,083
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $10,104
- Nontaxable benefits
- $13,141
- Filer's total
- $225,328
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Joshua EnnenJOSHUA ENNEN
SENIOR SCIENTIST
- Total calculated
- $125,673
- From this org
- $109,231
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $16,442
- Hours/week
- 40
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Shilo FeltonSHILO FELTON
SENIOR SCIENTIST
- Total calculated
- $144,925
- From this org
- $127,695
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,230
- 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 AND LAUREN FLINN PARTICIPATED IN A 457(B) DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN. THERE WERE NO CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE ORGANIZATION IN 2024.
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
- 9 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202532859349300308
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