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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by PLUG IN AMERICA.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,233,647
Total expenses
$2,420,658
Contributions and grants received
$1,266,127
Grants paid
$175,046
Program service revenue
$958,661
Investment income
$149
Other revenue
$8,710
Total assets, end of year
$1,931,177
Total liabilities, end of year
$309,982
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,621,195
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,002,905
Management and general expenses
$311,473
Fundraising expenses
$106,280
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,002,905

Program services were 82.7% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $92,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,174,127

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $5,890

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $958,661 · related or exempt $958,661

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $149

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $149

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $149 · excluded $149

  • 11a · Other revenue: REIMBURSABLE PROGRAM E

    total $2,115 · excluded $2,115

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $6,595 · excluded $6,595

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $8,710

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $175,046 · program services $175,046

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $292,711 · program services $129,307 · management and general $134,133 · fundraising $29,271

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $859,776 · program services $809,332 · management and general $959 · fundraising $49,485

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $18,593 · program services $18,593

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $93,987 · program services $76,547 · management and general $11,017 · fundraising $6,423

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $96,172 · program services $78,327 · management and general $11,273 · fundraising $6,572

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $5,487 · program services $2,015 · management and general $3,472

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $75,688 · program services $29,243 · management and general $46,445

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $2,250 · program services $2,250

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $49,197 · program services $49,197

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $13,376 · program services $11,390 · management and general $1,986

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $196,659 · program services $180,525 · management and general $1,644 · fundraising $14,490

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $29,146 · program services $26,628 · management and general $2,518

  • 17 · Travel

    total $79,094 · program services $71,342 · management and general $7,752

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $34,130 · program services $1,225 · management and general $32,905

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,659 · management and general $5,659

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $18,524 · program services $17,087 · management and general $1,437

  • 24a · Other expenses: EDUCATION

    total $126,774 · program services $101,867 · management and general $24,907

  • 24b · Other expenses: EVENTS

    total $63,100 · program services $61,015 · management and general $2,085

  • 24c · Other expenses: HR/HIRING CONSULTANTS

    total $13,572 · program services $9,051 · management and general $4,521

  • 24d · Other expenses: BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

    total $11,451 · program services $8,493 · management and general $2,958

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $160,266 · program services $144,425 · management and general $15,802 · fundraising $39

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,926,835 · end of year $1,350,192

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $285,917 · end of year $397,353

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $31,870

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $91,866 · end of year $142,803

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

    $28,293

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

    $19,334

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $14,618 · end of year $8,959

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $10,081 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $292,496 · end of year $179,382

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $10,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $228,615 · end of year $120,600

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,670,897 · end of year $1,360,779

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $137,309 · end of year $260,416

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

PLUG IN AMERICA IS A NON-PROFIT, SUPPORTER-DRIVEN ADVOCACY GROUP. WE ARE THE VOICE OF PLUG-IN VEHICLE DRIVERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. OUR MISSION IS TO DRIVE CHANGE TO ACCELERATE THE SHIFT TO PLUG-IN VEHICLES POWERED BY CLEAN, AFFORDABLE, DOMESTIC ELECTRICITY TO REDUCE OUR NATION'S DEPENDENCE ON PETROLEUM, IMPROVE AIR QUALITY AND REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. WE HELP CONSUMERS, POLICY-MAKERS, AUTO MANUFACTURERS AND OTHERS TO UNDERSTAND THE POWERFUL BENEFITS OF DRIVING ELECTRIC. WE PROVIDE PRACTICAL, OBJECTIVE INFORMATION TO HELP CONSUMERS SELECT THE BEST PLUG-IN VEHICLE FOR THEIR LIFESTYLES AND NEEDS. PLUG IN AMERICA FOUNDED NATIONAL DRIVE ELECTRIC WEEK, THE WORLD'S LARGEST CELEBRATION OF THE PLUG-IN VEHICLE, WHICH WELCOMED OVER 200,000 ATTENDEES ACROSS MORE THAN 280 EVENTS FROM COAST TO COAST IN 2022.

  • PLUG IN AMERICA INTRODUCED PLUGSTAR TO SIMPLIFY SHOPPING FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV), WITH TRAINING FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE DEALERS, TOOLS, AND HELPLINE SUPPORT FOR CONSUMERS, DEALERS, ELECTRIC UTILITIES, AND MANY OTHERS. FOR THE CONSUMER, OUR INTEGRATED WEBSITE CONTAINS A WEALTH OF RESOURCES FOR EV SHOPPERS. FOR DEALERS AND MANUFACTURERS, WE OFFER IN-PERSON AND WEB-BASED ELECTRIC VEHICLE DEALER TRAINING, PLUS TOOLS FOR DEALERS TO CONFIDENTLY SELL EVS AND TO SUPPORT THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF EV CUSTOMERS. PLUG IN AMERICA OFFERS AN ON-DEMAND VERSION OF ITS INTRODUCTORY EV SALES COURSE.

    Expenses $2,002,905 · Grants $175,046 · Revenue $958,661

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Barry Woods

    BOARD PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Marc Geller

    BOARD VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Pamela Frank

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tom Smith

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Liza Borches

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tonia Buell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Cedric Daniels

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Raejean Fellows

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Carisa Ferrer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ron Freund

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Britta Gross

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jennifer Krill

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nancy Sutley

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Eileen Tutt

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joel Levin

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $207,469
    From this org
    $172,437
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,032
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $172,437
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,943
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,089
    Filer's total
    $207,469
  • Errol W Briggs Thru 0822

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

    Total calculated
    $85,242
    From this org
    $79,386
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,856
    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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
NONDISCRETIONARY BONUS PAYMENTS WERE PAID BASED ON PERSONS MEETING GOALS SET BY AND APPROVED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

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
2022
Filed
3 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202333109349303108

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