Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$1,079,381

Total expenses

$932,761

Contributions and grants received

$236,045

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$839,437

Investment income

$3,899

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$444,134

Total liabilities, end of year

$57,032

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$387,102

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$858,139

Management and general expenses

$74,622

Fundraising expenses

$0

Program service expenses (Part III)

$858,139

Program services were 92.0% 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.

Mission and programs · 2022

• Alternative Fuel and Vehicle Usage and Infrastructure ProjectsThe organization continued its participation in the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Clean Cities Program as a designated Clean Cities Coalition. The program promotes the use of alternative fuels and advanced technology vehicles (AFV) to expand the market for alternative fuels, create job opportunities, improve air quality, and to reduce dependence on foreign sources of energy. During 2022, ACFC and its members worked primarily with state and local governments to provide them with information on the benefits of AFVs and to identify and implement AFV uses and alternative fuel infrastructure projects. The use of alternative fuels was significant in Alabama in 2022 and provided a reduction in the use of petroleum of more than 16.8 million gallons of gasoline gallon equivalent (GGE) and 123,414 tons of greenhouse gas emissions. This effort was led primarily by state and local governments with assistance from the ACFC. During 2022, alternative fuels (E85 Ethanol, B20 Biodiesel, and Propane) continued to be included on the state fuel contract. In addition to being available to state agencies, these alternative fuels can be purchased by local governments on the state contract from approved vendors in all 67 counties in Alabama. Use of alternative fuels in the fleets of government agencies in Alabama continued to be used in 2022: the Alabama Department of Transportation used 96,814 gallons of B20 Biodiesel and 111,105 gallons of E85 Ethanol; the Alabama State Docks used 1,147 gallons of Propane; the Alabama State Motor Pool used 7,865 gallons of E85 Ethanol; the Marshall Space Flight Center used 20,927 gallons of E85 Ethanol; the City of Birmingham used 10,357 gallons of E85 Ethanol and 148 gallons of Propane; City of Birmingham Schools used 95,636 gallons of Propane; the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority (BJCTA) used 762,227 GGE of CNG; the ACFC developed public access CNG station at the BJCTA facility dispensed 51,960 GGE of CNG to the general public; Mobile County Schools used 540,325 gallons of Propane; the City of Daphne Utilities used 7,645 GGE of CNG; Franklin County Schools used 92,820 gallons of Propane; the Lee County Sheriff's Office used 3,805 gallons of Propane; the Town of Gordo used 101,057 GGE of CNG; the City of Athens used 26,961 heavy duty GGE of CNG and 11,403 light duty GGE of CNG;; the City of Tuscaloosa/Tuscaloosa Transit used 22,224 gallons of Propane; Tuscaloosa City Schools used 307,686 gallons of Propane; Lawson State Community College used 50 GGE of CNG; The University of Alabama at Birmingham, through the publics' use of their on-campus EV charging stations, reduced petroleum usage by 87,649 gallons. The City of Montgomery operated diesel-hybrid electric transit buses reducing petroleum usage by 13,499 gallons; and waste vegetable oil to biodiesel initiatives continued at the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind, where the program produced 2750 gallons of B100 Biodiesel. ACFC also serves as the EV consultant for the State of Alabama. Through these efforts, ACFC assists the State of Alabama in developing a statewide Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure Plan, which included their plans for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) formula program. This plan was used by the state to determine priorities and criteria needed to develop a statewide grant program to install EV chargers around the state. Additionally, as Alabama's EV consultant, ACFC assisted with the development of the state's EV infrastructure grant application used by the state to select locations for the newly funded EV charging stations. ACFC programs and activities laid the foundation for additional alternative fuel infrastructure projects and increased the availability of cleaner burning fuels to the public in Alabama during calendar year 2022 and beyond. Increasing availability of these fuels will improve air quality. In addition, other potential projects were identified for future funding and/or technical assistance. These ACFC programs and activities serve to lessen the burdens of government. These ACFC activities also further a charitable purpose by improving the environment, which promotes social welfare.

  Expenses $360,418 · Revenue $352,563

• Education: Dissemination of Information During 2022, ACFC continued a three-state Public Education Partnership (PEP) campaign in partnership with the Alabama Broadcasters Association to educate the citizens on the benefits of Electric Vehicles. ACFC received a grant in 2021 that funded similar projects in Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee from December 2021 until the end of March 2022. ACFC received additional funding to sustain the program in all three states from August 2022 until the end of January 2023. The entire Alabama campaign resulted in 7,762 TV spots, 23,247 radio spots, and 36,706,070 digital impressions. Tri-state results included 27,101 TV ads, 93,407 radio ads, and 112,137,545 digital impressions.During 2022, ACFC held numerous EV showcases around Earth Day and National Drive Electric Week. These showcases were held at the following locations: three in Birmingham, two in Huntsville, one in Auburn, one in the Montgomery area, and two in the Mobile area. ACFC also facilitated a webinar on alternative fuel use in paratransit vehicles.Other outreach and educational efforts by ACFC during 2022 included numerous stakeholder meetings, presentations to community organizations, and responding to numerous media and consumer inquires on alternative fuels. Many of these meetings and events generated media coverage which enabled the messaging reach to be expanded significantly. Through all of the people in attendance as well as the media and social media generated, these outreach and educational activities reached more than 2,388,576 people. ACFC operates a hotline through its website to provide information on the benefits of AFV's and alternative fuels. During 2022 ACFC responded to numerous requests for information. Examples of typical requests are from individuals interested in clean fuel/AFV information and clean fuel station locations and requests from teachers for curriculum related information on AFV's and air quality. ACFC also helped to generate print and online newspaper articles across the state on various alternative fuel projects and activities. These ACFC activities further an educational purpose by disseminating information regarding risks posed by air pollution as well as information concerning clean fuel alternatives to fossil-burning vehicles.

  Expenses $497,721 · Revenue $486,874

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

Listed in Part VII

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

• Applied Research Center of Alabama

  501(c)(4) · Improve the environment and social welfare of the State of Alabama. · AL

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

15 November 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

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