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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CITIZENS UTILITY BOARD.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,176,224
Total expenses
$1,091,697
Contributions and grants received
$1,178,283
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,560
Other revenue
-$3,619
Total assets, end of year
$801,138
Total liabilities, end of year
$160,488
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$640,650
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$864,938
Management and general expenses
$92,049
Fundraising expenses
$134,710
Program service expenses (Part III)
$864,938

Program services were 79.2% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $47,550

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,130,733

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,560 · excluded $1,560

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $33,008

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

    $47,550

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $36,899

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$3,891 · excluded -$3,891

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $272 · excluded $272

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $272

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $159,956 · program services $135,925 · management and general $9,699 · fundraising $14,332

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $613,013 · program services $520,916 · management and general $37,170 · fundraising $54,927

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $15,392 · program services $13,080 · management and general $933 · fundraising $1,379

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $47,623 · program services $40,468 · management and general $2,888 · fundraising $4,267

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $71,357 · program services $60,636 · management and general $4,327 · fundraising $6,394

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $13,981 · program services $7,214 · management and general $6,551 · fundraising $216

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $13,841 · program services $7,142 · management and general $6,486 · fundraising $213

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $37,561 · program services $20,313 · management and general $5,395 · fundraising $11,853

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $54,709 · program services $43,253 · management and general $3,008 · fundraising $8,448

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $9,983 · program services $4,721 · management and general $5,142 · fundraising $120

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,829 · program services $2,829

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $10,234 · program services $479 · management and general $9,705 · fundraising $50

  • 24a · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP AND DONATION

    total $23,319 · fundraising $23,319

  • 24b · Other expenses: REGULATORY EXPENSE

    total $5,205 · program services $4,860 · management and general $345

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $12,694 · program services $3,102 · management and general $400 · fundraising $9,192

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,211 · end of year $209,567

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $422,037 · end of year $378,224

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $135,900 · end of year $35,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $4,513 · end of year $18,155

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

    $24,467

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

    $19,748

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,132 · end of year $4,719

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $49,832 · end of year $56,166

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $153,145 · end of year $99,307

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $64,947 · end of year $56,273

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $156,769 · end of year $104,215

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $379,555 · end of year $529,483

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $171,499 · end of year $111,167

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

AS DIRECTED BY OREGON VOTERS IN 1984, THE OREGON CITIZENS' UTILITY BOARD (CUB) REPRESENTS THE INTERESTS OF OREGON'S RESIDENTIAL UTILITY CUSTOMERS BEFORE ADMINISTRATIVE, JUDICIAL, AND LEGISLATIVE BODIES. CUB WORKS AT THE INTERSECTION OF UTILITY POLICY AND REGULATION TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, EMPOWER CONSUMERS, AND ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS AROUND UTILITY ISSUES THAT AFFECT OREGONIANS.

  • CUB SAVED CUSTOMERS MORE THAN $200 MILLION IN 2023. CUB CHALLENGED BILL INCREASES FOR CUSTOMERS ACROSS OREGON. FOR PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CUSTOMERS IN NORTHWEST OREGON, WE SLASHED $34 MILLION OFF THE REQUESTED INCREASE. FOR AVISTA GAS CUSTOMERS IN SOUTHERN AND EASTERN OREGON, CUB ELIMINATED SUBSIDIES FOR EXPANDING FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE AND COSTS FOR LOBBYING AND FOSSIL FUEL TRADE ASSOCIATIONS. AVISTA ALSO MUST PRIORITIZE NON-PIPE SOLUTIONS, WHICH WILL REDUCE FUTURE RATE INCREASES. PGE CUSTOMERS RECEIVED A $6.5 MILLION REFUND ASSOCIATED WITH THE CLOSED BOARDMAN COAL PLANT.THIS SPRING, CUB HELPED PASS LEGISLATION TO SUPPORT BUILDING RESILIENCY. MORE EFFICIENT BUILDINGS CAN SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER ENERGY BILLS WHILE MAKING OUR HOMES MORE COMFORTABLE. THIS NEW CUB-SUPPORTED LAW WILL IMPROVE STATE PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT ELECTRIC HEAT PUMPS, IMPROVE CODES FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION, AND ADD OTHER BUILDING EFFICIENCY MEASURES.CUB SUPPORTED EXPANSION OF LOW-INCOME BILL DISCOUNT PROGRAMS THAT SAVE QUALIFIED CUSTOMERS BETWEEN 20% AND 90% ON THEIR MONTHLY ENERGY BILLS. DISCOUNTS PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED AT PGE, PACIFIC POWER, NW NATURAL, AVISTA AND CASCADE NATURAL GAS.

    Expenses $864,938

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Christy Anderson Brekken

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Robert Brading

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael Moody

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ashley Lowe MacKenzie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rory Isbell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ankur Doshi

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Shelley Batty

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gordon Levitt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Amanda Martino

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Hector Dominguez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dave Gilman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Pamela Berrian

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Reba Crocker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Robert Jenks

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $159,956
    From this org
    $137,932
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,024
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $127,932
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,400
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,624
    Filer's total
    $159,956

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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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
2023
Filed
11 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413179349304251

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