ALLIANCE FOR ENERGY INNOVATION LLC

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

U05

Classification

8000

Street

15013 DENVER WEST PARKWAY RSF041

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Mission and programs · 2024

• ON OCTOBER 1, 2008, ALLIANCE BEGAN MANAGEMENT OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S (DOE) NATIONAL LABORATORY OF THE ROCKIES, FORMERLY NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY UNDER PRIME CONTRACT NUMBER DE-AC36-08-GO28308. THE NATIONAL LABORATORY OF THE ROCKIES (NLR) IS THE NATION'S PRIMARY LABORATORY FOR RESEARCH, INNOVATION, AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS DELIVERING INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS FOR AN AFFORDABLE AND SECURE ENERGY FUTURE. ALLIANCE PROVIDES THE LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGY THROUGH ITS MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION CONTRACT OF THE NATIONAL LABORATORY OF THE ROCKIES (NLR) TO EXECUTE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, DEMONSTRATION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND ANALYSIS PROGRAMS ON BEHALF OF DOE, OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR. IT STEWARDS THE UNDERLYING CAPABILITIES AND RESEARCH ASSETS THAT ENABLE MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT. IT ALSO PROVIDES THE LEADERSHIP TO SAFELY AND SECURELY MANAGE AND OPERATE TWO MAJOR NLR CAMPUSES LOCATED IN COLORADO, AND ONE NLR CAMPUS IN FAIRBANKS, ALASKA, AS WELL AS SEVERAL OFF-CAMPUS RESEARCH AND OFFICE FACILITIES, AND TO OPERATE AND CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE BUSINESS SYSTEMS, INCLUDING FINANCE, HUMAN RESOURCES, PROCUREMENT, AND QUALITY. ALLIANCE PARTNERS WITH INDUSTRY, OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND ACADEMIA TO TRANSFER THE KNOWLEDGE, KNOW HOW, AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TO ENABLE NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND THEN SCALE UP WITHIN THE NATION'S ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS EFFORT SUPPORTS ENERGY SECURITY AND A VIBRANT ECONOMY WHILE ENSURING STEWARDSHIP OF THE ENVIRONMENT. ALLIANCE PROVIDES LEADERSHIP AND TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES FOR WORK WITHIN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES THIS AREA INCLUDES ADVANCEMETNS IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR CUTTING-EDGE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, FUELS, CHEMICALS, AND HYDROPOWER; DRIVE THE COMMERCIALIZATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF TECHNOLOGIES THAT ENHANCE ENERGY NETWORKS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND REDUCE THE COST OF ENERGY FOR AMERICAN RATEPAYERS. INNOVATION, AFFORDABILITY, AND CONSUMER CHOICE THIS AREA INCLUDES FACT-BASED ANALYSIS, PROCESS TRANSPARENCY, AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCMENTS THAT SUPPORT CONSUMER CHOICE AND AFFORDABILITY; ALSO INCLUDES INNOVATION AND THE ADOPTION OF NEW AND BENEFICIAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR BUILDINGS AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS. ENERGY ANALYSIS CREDIBLE AND OBJECTIVE ENERGY ANALYSIS INCREASES THE UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE ENERGY SYSTEMS OPERATE. WE EXPLORE HOW ENERGY POLICIES, MARKETS, RESOURCES, TECHNOLOGIES, AND INFRASTRUCTURE INTERACT. ANALYSES, DATA, AND TOOLS INFORM INVESTMENT DECISIONS AS TECHNOLOGIES ADVANCE FROM CONCEPT TO COMMERCIAL APPLICATION. ENERGY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION ENERGY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION RESEARCH ADDRESSES TRADEOFFS ACROSS ENERGY CARRIERS (SUCH AS ELECTRICITY, THERMAL PATHWAYS, FUELS, AND WATER) WITHIN INFRASTRUCTURES (GRIDS, BUILDINGS AND CAMPUSES, COMMUNITIES, COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION) TO MAXIMIZE EFFICIENCY. NLR IS POSITIONED TO HELP THE NATION ADVANCE ITS ENERGY GOALS THROUGH THE ALLIANCE STRATEGY FOR ACCELERATING IMPACT. THE LABORATORY DELIVERS MARKET-RELEVANT, HIGH-IMPACT KNOWLEDGE/INNOVATIONS; AMPLIFIES MARKET IMPACT THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS; STEWARDS DISTINCTIVE CAPABILITIES AND SUSTAINS OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE. NLR SUPPORTS COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS, DISSEMINATES RESEARCH RESULTS BROADLY, PROTECTS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY THROUGH PATENTS AND COPYRIGHTS, LICENSES TECHNOLOGIES AND WORKS WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERS TO IMPLEMENT TECHNOLOGIES. INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES ARE ANNUALLY RECOGNIZED WITH MULTIPLE R&D 100 AWARDS, WHICH ARE CONSIDERED THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AWARDS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE BEHIND THESE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER SUCCESSES AND AWARDS DEMONSTRATE ALLIANCE'S COMMITMENT TO RESEARCH, INNOVATION, AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS TO DELIVER INTEGRATED SOLUTIONSFOR THE NATION'S AFFORDABLE AND SECURE ENERGY FUTURE.

  Expenses $1,030,157,804 · Grants $341,317 · Revenue $12,530,737

As filed on the 2024 return.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $1,064,585,917

  Expenses

  $1,055,396,435

  Contributions

  $1,052,039,621

  Grants paid

  $341,317

• 2023

  Revenue

  $1,009,468,988

  Expenses

  $1,001,170,407

  Contributions

  $1,009,409,555

  Grants paid

  $164,975

• 2022

  Revenue

  $786,331,979

  Expenses

  $778,831,901

  Contributions

  $786,152,855

  Grants paid

  $283,342

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $672,082,099

  Expenses

  $666,187,893

  Assets (EOY)

  $146,825,371

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $602,946,413

  Expenses

  $596,726,869

  Assets (EOY)

  $150,047,466

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $546,317,217

  Expenses

  $539,771,698

  Assets (EOY)

  $132,660,064

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $493,549,580

  Expenses

  $487,898,233

  Assets (EOY)

  $111,143,841

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $411,300,819

  Expenses

  $405,917,529

  Assets (EOY)

  $88,007,728

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $384,267,086

  Expenses

  $378,568,107

  Assets (EOY)

  $80,870,293

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $387,496,119

  Expenses

  $382,268,736

  Assets (EOY)

  $82,288,835

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $388,398,488

  Expenses

  $383,715,570

  Assets (EOY)

  $80,002,333

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $378,674,636

  Expenses

  $372,820,833

  Assets (EOY)

  $74,132,484

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $378,323,108

  Assets (EOY)

  $81,307,496

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

• NREL FOUNDATION

  $300,000

  2024 · SUPPORT ORGANIZATION

• NREL FOUNDATION

  $200,000

  2022 · SUPPORT ORGANIZATION

• Community Shares of Colorado

  $96,855

  2023 · SUPPORT ORGANIZATION

• COMMUNITY SHARES OF COLORADO

  $22,785

  2022 · SUPPORT ORGANIZATION

• DENVER METRO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

  $12,500

  2022 · SUPPORT ORGANIZATION

• CREATING HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES

  $10,507

  2024 · SUPPORT ORGANIZATION

• THE ACTION CENTER

  $10,010

  2022 · SUPPORT ORGANIZATION

• Co Labs Inc

  $10,000

  2023 · SUPPORT ORGANIZATION

• The Action Center

  $10,000

  2023 · SUPPORT ORGANIZATION

• CO LABS INC

  $10,000

  2022 · SUPPORT ORGANIZATION

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

• CORNELL UNIVERSITY

  $185,000

  2023 · Research

• CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY

  $100,000

  2023 · EDUCATION/RESEARCH

• GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

  $45,926

  2024 · SUBAWARD

• WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE

  $17,500

  2022 · SUPPORT ENVIR AND SOCIALLY EQUITABLE DECISIONS

• BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY FOUNDATION

  $15,000

  2023 · EVENT SPONSORSHIP

• NATIONAL COLLEGIATE INVENTORS & INNOVATORS ALLIANCE

  $7,500

  2023 · Funding, hands-on workshops, peer networking opportunities, and expert coaching for student teams working to commercialize their high-impact science and technology inventions.

• NATIONAL COLLEGIATE INVENTORS & INNOVATORS ALLIANCE

  $7,500

  2022 · FUNDING FOR NEW INITIATIVES THAT WILL DEVELOP INTO USEFUL RESOURCES FOR THE VENTUREWELL COMMUNITY AND BEYOND.

• BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY FOUNDATION

  $7,500

  2024 · EVENT SPONSORSHIP

• NATIONAL COLLEGIATE INVENTORS & INNOVATORS ALLIANCE

  $0

  2024 · Funding for new initiatives that will develop into useful resources for the VentureWell community and beyond.

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