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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by GREEN EMPOWERMENT.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,945,462
Total expenses
$2,099,725
Contributions and grants received
$1,794,229
Grants paid
$726,016
Program service revenue
$136,297
Investment income
$10,085
Other revenue
$4,851
Total assets, end of year
$1,075,531
Total liabilities, end of year
$615,708
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$459,823
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,695,893
Management and general expenses
$171,957
Fundraising expenses
$231,875
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,695,893

Program services were 80.8% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $24,484

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,769,745

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $11,303

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SERVICE LEARNING

    total $136,297 · related or exempt $136,297

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $10,085 · excluded $10,085

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $59,165

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

    $24,484

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $54,364

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $4,801

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $50 · excluded $50

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $50

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $726,016 · program services $726,016

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $92,683 · program services $53,582 · management and general $19,154 · fundraising $19,947

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $371,074 · program services $214,526 · management and general $76,687 · fundraising $79,861

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $53,663 · program services $31,024 · management and general $11,090 · fundraising $11,549

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $44,150 · program services $25,524 · management and general $9,124 · fundraising $9,502

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $112,308 · program services $6,039 · management and general $28,261 · fundraising $78,008

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $13,490 · program services $5,653 · management and general $1,893 · fundraising $5,944

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $16,831 · program services $8,053 · management and general $5,848 · fundraising $2,930

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $22,141 · program services $12,815 · management and general $4,544 · fundraising $4,782

  • 17 · Travel

    total $58,706 · program services $58,543 · management and general $163

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,185 · program services $351 · management and general $5,834

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM TRAVEL & EXPENSES

    total $524,721 · program services $522,391 · management and general $993 · fundraising $1,337

  • 24b · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSE

    total $28,950 · program services $18,143 · management and general $102 · fundraising $10,705

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES

    total $16,558 · program services $6,950 · management and general $3,763 · fundraising $5,845

  • 24d · Other expenses: COMMUNICATION

    total $8,163 · program services $5,328 · management and general $1,381 · fundraising $1,454

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,086 · program services $955 · management and general $3,120 · fundraising $11

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $93,938 · end of year $122,846

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $344,107 · end of year $16,793

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $65,095 · end of year $517,317

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $7,806 · end of year $5,090

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

    $4,040

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

    $4,040

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $626,114 · end of year $413,485

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $10,345 · end of year $20,327

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $398,052 · end of year $521,861

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $48,101 · end of year $73,520

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $324,789 · end of year $131,171

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $355,773 · end of year $328,652

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

GREEN EMPOWERMENT WORKS WITH LOCAL PARTNERS AROUND THE WORLD TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES BY DELIVERING RENEWABLE ENERGY AND SAFE WATER.

  • SINCE 1997, GREEN EMPOWERMENT (GE) HAS WORKED WITH IN-COUNTRY PARTNERS AROUND THE WORLD TO IMPLEMENT CLEAN WATER AND ENERGY PROJECTS. GE COLLABORATES WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, RURAL COMMUNITIES, AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS IN 12 COUNTRIES TO DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS THAT IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES, BUILD CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCE, ADVANCE GENDER EQUITY, AND LIFT FAMILIES OUT OF POVERTY. WATER IN 2022, GE PRIMARILY SUPPORTED CLEAN WATER WORK IN 5 COUNTRIES IN LATIN AMERICA: COLOMBIA, PERU, ECUADOR, BOLIVIA, AND NICARAGUA. THESE WATER PROJECTS NOT ONLY MEET THE COMMUNITIES' BASIC NEEDS TO BE HEALTHY, BUT THEY ALSO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, IMPROVE ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOLS, ADVANCE GENDER EQUITY, AND EMPOWER THE COMMUNITIES TO MANAGE THEIR OWN NATURAL RESOURCES IN CLIMATE-PROTECTING WAYS. IN LATIN AMERICA ALONE, WE CLOSED OUT A TOTAL OF 22 WASH RELATED PROJECTS, SUPPORTING 51 COMMUNITIES. TOGETHER WITH PARTNERS, WE COMPLETED NEW OR IMPROVED WATER SYSTEMS THAT HELPED 5,319 PEOPLE GAIN ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER IN THEIR HOMES, WITH AN ADDITIONAL 3,648 GAINING ACCESS TO IMPROVED SANITATION FACILITIES. THESE ACTIVITIES WERE ACCOMPANIED BY KEY TRAINING THAT WILL HELP SUSTAIN SYSTEMS IN THE LONGER TERM, INCLUDING: 1,509 PEOPLE TRAINED AS COMMUNITY TECHNICIANS TO MANAGE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF INSTALLED SYSTEMS; 425 PEOPLE TRAINED IN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION AND LEADERSHIP (ENERGY AND WASH COMMITTEES) AND 5,010 PEOPLE TRAINED IN BEST PRACTICES IN WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE.

    Expenses $945,220 · Grants $382,319

  • ENERGY IN 2022, GE CONTINUED WORK IN MALAYSIA TO ACCELERATE OUR EFFORTS TO REACH OVER 200 UNELECTRIFIED COMMUNITIES WITH RENEWABLE ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS. THE SABAH ENERGY ROADMAP PROJECT TAKES A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO RURAL ENERGY PLANNING, BY INTEGRATING INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE LOCAL CONTEXT WITH SOPHISTICATED ENERGY MODELING AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS.THE SABAH ROADMAP WAS RECOGNIZED WITH THE RENEWABLE ENERGY MARKETS ASIA AWARDS IN 2022 FOR AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO ADVANCED MODELING AND IMPLEMENTATION PLANNING. ALSO IN 2022, WE WORKED TO ADDRESS THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF REFUGEES IN THE THAI-MYANMAR BORDER. WITH OUR PARTNER BORDER GREEN ENERGY TEAM (BGET), WE PROVIDED RENEWABLE ENERGY TO HEALTHCARE CLINICS IN KAREN STATE, HOME TO THE KAREN PEOPLE AND OTHER ETHNIC MINORITIES TARGETED BY THE MILITARY GOVERNMENT'S ETHNIC CLEANSING EFFORTS. THE PROJECT SUPPORTED THE NONPROFIT KAREN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE (KDHW) AND THEIR NETWORK SERVING PEOPLE IN KAREN STATE, AND SUCCESSFULLY INSTALLED 11 SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS IN 8 CLINICS, SERVING A TOTAL OF 57 VILLAGES OF 28,716 PEOPLE (5,191 HOUSEHOLDS). IN LATIN AMERICA, GE SUPPORTS BOTH ENERGY AND WATER PROJECTS. AN EXAMPLE FROM THE PERUVIAN AMAZON IS IN THE COMMUNITY OF BRETANA WHERE A COLLECTIVE OF LOCAL WOMEN DEVELOPED A COLLABORATION WITH 11 LOCAL FISHERMAN ASSOCIATIONS REPRESENTING 220 FISHERMEN. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EA&S, WE PROVIDED FUNDING AND TECHNICAL DESIGNS TO INSTALL A 20KW SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM THAT POWERS AN ICE PLANT PRODUCING 800KG OF ICE FLAKE DAILY. THIS PROJECT CREATES NEW JOBS FOR WOMEN IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND EMPOWERS THE LOCAL FISHING INDUSTRY TO IMPROVE REVENUE. IN UGANDA, WE WORKED WITH NEW PARTNER MEDICAL TEAMS INTERNATIONAL TO ASSESS AND PRIORITIZE 54 HEALTH CLINICS THAT RELIED ON COSTLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY DAMAGING DIESEL GENERATORS TO OFFER HEALTHCARE TO RURAL AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES. WE WERE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT 3 SOLAR + STORAGE SYSTEMS THIS YEAR AT NYUMANZI, JURU, AND AYIRI HEALTH CENTERS THAT PROVIDE RELIABLE, RENEWABLE ENERGY TO ELEVATE THE QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE FOR OVER 82,000 NEARBY COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

    Expenses $403,268 · Grants $145,332

  • TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES GE STRIVES TO BUILD LASTING CAPACITY BY PROVIDING TRAINING, TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, FUNDING, AND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO ALL PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND INTERESTED CITIZENS IN PARTNER COMMUNITIES. WE EMPOWER LOCAL LEADERS TO IDENTIFY, DESIGN, AND IMPLEMENT SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS THAT MEET THEIR SELF- IDENTIFIED ECONOMIC, HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS. BY FOLLOWING OUR PARTNERS' LEAD, GE ENSURES THE LONG-TERM ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR PROJECTS. IN 2022, WE ADVANCED OUR INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY TOOLS WITH PARTNERS, WHICH WILL ENABLE THE EFFICIENT USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS. SMART GRIDS FOR SMALL GRIDS AIMS TO DEVELOP OPEN-SOURCE TECHNOLOGY FOR MORE RESILIENT, COMMUNITY-BASED RENEWABLE MINI-GRIDS. WITH OUR PARTNERS SIBAT AND TONIBUNG, WE RESEARCHED, DEVELOPED, AND TESTED OUR LOAD MANAGEMENT DEVICES THAT ENABLE REMOTE MONITORING AND AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF APPLIANCES. THE TECHNOLOGY WAS CONFIRMED VIABLE IN THE FIELD, ALLOWING MICRO-HYDRO SYSTEMS TO MANAGE FLUCTUATIONS IN ENERGY USE. THANKS TO THE WORK COMPLETED IN 2022, THIS TECHNOLOGY WON THE IEEE EMPOWER A BILLION LIVES PRIZE FOR AUTOMATIC CENTRIC SOLUTIONS IN EARLY 2023, WHICH WILL PROVIDE FINANCING FOR CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING THE TECHNOLOGY AT SCALE. THE DREAM TOOL WAS USED TO CONDUCT AN ENERGY NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN 14 HEALTH FACILITIES BASED IN SIERRA LEONE AND LIBERIA, SUPPORTING OUR PARTNER GLOBAL HEALTH MINISTRIES. USING THIS TOOL, THEY ARE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND CURRENT GAPS IN ELECTRICITY ACCESS IN THEIR FACILITIES, PROJECT FUTURE ELECTRICITY NEEDS, ESTABLISH THE TOTAL INVESTMENT COST TO ELECTRIFY AND REPLACE DIESEL GENERATORS, AND PRIORITIZE FOUR HEALTH FACILITIES TO RECEIVE FUNDING FOR INSTALLATION OF SOLAR SYSTEMS.

    Expenses $347,405 · Grants $198,365 · Revenue $136,297

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • ANDREA JOHNSON

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $103,190
    From this org
    $92,683
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,507
    Hours/week
    40
  • CAROL BOGEZI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ROBERT HALEY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ELI LAMB

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • HILARY LEWIS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • KAY MATSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CLAUDIO PEDRETTI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ERICK PETERSEN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • HARRISON PETTIT

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ADRIENNE PIERCE

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JOSEPH RICHARDS

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • DAVID SIEGEL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • WENDY STICKEL

    SECRETARY

    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
23 October 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202343199349314169

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