Totals
- Total revenue
- $7,134,049
- Total expenses
- $7,006,749
- Contributions and grants received
- $7,011,169
- Grants paid
- $879,093
- Program service revenue
- $18,784
- Investment income
- $145,962
- Other revenue
- -$41,866
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,395,628
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $772,086
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $8,623,542
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $5,530,988
- Management and general expenses
- $904,865
- Fundraising expenses
- $570,896
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $5,530,988
Program services were 78.9% 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
$459,176
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$6,551,993
-
1g · Noncash contributions included above
$1,365,248
-
2a · Program service revenue: ADVERTISING
total $18,784 · unrelated business $18,784
-
3 · Investment income
total $145,962 · excluded $145,962
-
8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$48,535
-
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$459,176
-
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$92,254
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$43,719 · excluded -$43,719
-
11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME
total $1,853 · excluded $1,853
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$1,853
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
-
1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $879,093 · program services $879,093
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $400,049 · program services $174,710 · management and general $130,091 · fundraising $95,248
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $2,711,363 · program services $2,177,313 · management and general $257,802 · fundraising $276,248
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $519,175 · program services $361,797 · management and general $89,502 · fundraising $67,876
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $226,941 · program services $172,040 · management and general $27,925 · fundraising $26,976
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $20,010 · program services $2,085 · management and general $17,925
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $224,274 · program services $4,438 · management and general $219,836
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $60,830 · program services $60,830
-
11g · Fees: other
total $1,347,872 · program services $1,264,946 · management and general $64,330 · fundraising $18,596
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13 · Office expenses
total $19,234 · program services $12,558 · management and general $4,529 · fundraising $2,147
-
14 · Information technology
total $78,916 · program services $78,916
-
16 · Occupancy
total $118,483 · program services $80,989 · management and general $22,979 · fundraising $14,515
-
17 · Travel
total $41,497 · program services $37,765 · management and general $3,699 · fundraising $33
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $54,707 · program services $37,658 · management and general $15,620 · fundraising $1,429
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $129,414 · program services $89,296 · management and general $23,294 · fundraising $16,824
-
23 · Insurance
total $11,789 · program services $10,072 · management and general $1,047 · fundraising $670
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24a · Other expenses: COMMUNICATIONS
total $76,861 · program services $52,422 · management and general $15,048 · fundraising $9,391
-
24b · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING
total $37,055 · fundraising $37,055
-
24c · Other expenses: DUES, MEMB & SUBSCRIPTI
total $28,609 · program services $21,326 · management and general $5,579 · fundraising $1,704
-
24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS
total $11,542 · program services $7,308 · management and general $2,975 · fundraising $1,259
-
24e · All other expenses
total $9,035 · program services $5,426 · management and general $2,684 · fundraising $925
-
26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)
total $4,291 · program services $3,518 · management and general $314 · fundraising $459
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $692,763 · end of year $1,715,211
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $5,395,100 · end of year $2,090,621
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $2,222,604 · end of year $2,821,961
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $93,350 · end of year $110,614
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$830,946
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$543,286
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $411,983 · end of year $287,660
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $210,122 · end of year $2,262,441
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $137,889 · end of year $107,120
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $422,679 · end of year $309,383
-
18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $255,072
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $264,395 · end of year $207,631
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,704,352 · end of year $2,761,258
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $6,772,385 · end of year $5,862,284
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
SHAPE AND DRIVE BOLD POLICY SOLUTIONS TO ACHIEVE EQUITABLE CARBON-NEUTRAL ECONOMIES.
-
ENERGY TRANSITION - SEE SCHEDULE O.
Expenses $2,011,208 · Grants $474,020
-
ENERGY NEWS NETWORK - SEE SCHEDULE O.
Expenses $1,323,750 · Grants $405,073 · Revenue $1,853
-
ACCELERATION FUND - SEE SCHEDULE O.
Expenses $706,424
-
ENERGY ACCESS AND EQUITY:FRESH ENERGY IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT THE TRANSITION TO CLEAN ENERGY BENEFITS ALL. EQUITY IS A CONSIDERATION IN OUR WORK ACROSS PROGRAMS AND WITHIN OUR INTERNAL OPERATIONS. WE ALSO HAVE A NUMBER OF PROGRAMMATIC INITIATIVES UNDERWAY WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON EQUITY, INCLUDING SERVING AS CO-LEAD OF THE MINNESOTA MULTIFAMILY AFFORDABLE HOUSING ENERGY NETWORK (MMAHEN), WHICH CONNECTS BUILDING OWNERS, RENTERS, HOUSING AND ENERGY ADVOCATES, FINANCING ENTITIES, HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, AND OTHERS TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF APARTMENT BUILDINGS AND OTHER MULTIFAMILY HOUSING. IN MULTIPLE STATE AND NATIONAL FORUMS, WE ALSO SHAPE RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAM DESIGN, ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND WEATHERIZATION INVESTMENTS, AND OTHER INITIATIVES TO REDUCE THE ENERGY BURDEN ON UNDER-RESOURCED HOUSEHOLDS. ACCESS AND EQUITY ARE ALSO CENTRAL ELEMENTS OF OUR CLEAN TRANSPORTATION WORK TO ELECTRIFY TRANSIT AND SCHOOL BUSES.
Expenses $345,473
-
CLEAN ELECTRICITY:GENERATING ELECTRICITY WITHOUT CARBON POLLUTION IS A CRUCIAL STEP TOWARD A CARBON-NEUTRAL FUTURE, AND FRESH ENERGY IS WORKING HARD TO LOCK IN A 90% CARBON FREE ELECTRIC SYSTEM BY 2025. THROUGH ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT AT THE MINNESOTA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, STATE LEGISLATURE, AND OTHER DECISION-MAKING VENUES, FRESH ENERGY IS WORKING TO END RELIANCE ON FOSSIL FUEL, DRAMATICALLY INCREASE RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY GENERATION, AND MAXIMIZE EFFICIENCY WITH LOAD MANAGEMENT AND OTHER STRATEGIES. AS A RESULT OF OUR EFFORTS, COAL PLANTS ARE CLOSING OR RUNNING LESS OFTEN, UTILITIES ARE MAKING HISTORIC INVESTMENTS IN MORE EFFICIENT SYSTEMS, UTILITY CUSTOMERS HAVE NEW RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY CHOICES, AND WIND, SOLAR, AND BATTERY STORAGE ARE AN INCREASING PART OF MINNESOTA'S ENERGY SYSTEM. BECAUSE A LARGE-SCALE ENERGY TRANSITION WILL REQUIRE A STRONG, MODERN ELECTRIC GRID, FRESH ENERGY IS ALSO WORKING TO SECURE TRANSMISSION FOR INCREASED RENEWABLES ACROSS THE REGION, AND A DISTRIBUTION GRID THAT SUPPORTS CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
Expenses $626,101
-
PUBLIC AFFAIRS:AS A POLICY ORGANIZATION, FRESH ENERGY DRIVES CHANGE IN MULTIPLE DECISION-MAKING FORUMS INCLUDING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE AND WITH OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION. OUR PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT PROVIDES EXPERT LEADERSHIP ON POLICY-MAKER EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND COALITION WORK WITH PARTNERS ACROSS THE STATE. IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT ALSO OPERATES A GROWING ACTION NETWORK THAT EQUIPS THE PUBLIC TO WEIGH IN ON CLIMATE AND ENERGY DECISION MAKING.
Expenses $518,032
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Ellen PalmerELLEN PALMER
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Eric PasiERIC PASI
VICE CHAIR THRU 04/16/24
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Trent MostaertTRENT MOSTAERT
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jacqueline JohnsonJACQUELINE JOHNSON
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kate WolfordKATE WOLFORD
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Erika Bailey JohnsonERIKA BAILEY JOHNSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Laura BishopLAURA BISHOP
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Robert BlakeROBERT BLAKE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jeffrey S BrobergJEFFREY S BROBERG
BOARD MEMBER THRU 10/15/24
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Merritt Clapp-SmithMERRITT CLAPP-SMITH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ted ContagTED CONTAG
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bryan HerrmannBRYAN HERRMANN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jim LadnerJIM LADNER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kevin LindseyKEVIN LINDSEY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Chris O'BrienCHRIS O'BRIEN
BOARD MEMBER THRU 10/15/24
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jina Penn-TracyJINA PENN-TRACY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Raj V RajanRAJ V RAJAN
BOARD MEMBER THRU 10/15/24
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Matt SchuergerMATT SCHUERGER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tom StrobelTOM STROBEL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Christina YagjianCHRISTINA YAGJIAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brenda CasselliusBRENDA CASSELLIUS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL JAN 2025)
- Total calculated
- $260,216
- From this org
- $238,121
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $22,095
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $230,798
- Bonus
- $7,323
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $17,065
- Nontaxable benefits
- $5,030
- Filer's total
- $260,216
-
Mat Larson KrisetyaMAT LARSON KRISETYA
EXECUTIVE LEAD, ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH
- Total calculated
- $142,465
- From this org
- $122,924
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $19,541
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Allen GlecknerALLEN GLECKNER
EXECUTIVE LEAD, POLICY AND PROGRAMS
- Total calculated
- $155,573
- From this org
- $144,327
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,246
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $144,327
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $10,665
- Nontaxable benefits
- $581
- Filer's total
- $155,573
-
Julia OlmsteadJULIA OLMSTEAD
EXECUTIVE LEAD, PHILANTHROPY
- Total calculated
- $159,567
- From this org
- $140,956
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,611
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $140,956
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $10,409
- Nontaxable benefits
- $8,202
- Filer's total
- $159,567
-
Margaret Cherne-HendrickMARGARET CHERNE-HENDRICK
SENIOR LEAD, INNOVATION & IMPACT
- Total calculated
- $147,578
- From this org
- $128,852
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,726
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Justin FayJUSTIN FAY
SENIOR LEAD, PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND ADVOCACY
- Total calculated
- $138,472
- From this org
- $126,226
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,246
- 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 · Independent compensation consultant
- 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
- BONUS PAYMENTS WERE DETERMINED BASED ON MEETING ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE PLAN GOALS AND AT THE DISCRETION OF THE 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
-
PROGRAMMATIC FUNDING TRANSACTION
-
$405,073
PROGRAMMATIC FUNDING TRANSACTION
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 28 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202513169349301031
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