CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS FORUM: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS FORUM (EIN 47-2999520)
Tax period
2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30
Filed
2024-04-16
IRS object ID
202431079349300743
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
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Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCRES Forum is exempt from federal income tax as a nonprofit organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is classified as an organization other than a private foundation. CRES Forum did not have a liability for unrelated business income taxes for the year ended June 30, 2023.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

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C3 Solutions
301 Park Avenue Suite 100Falls ChurchVA22046844573440501(c)(3)$150,000$0To support clean energy and infrastructure issue education.
National Taxpayers Union Foundation
25 Massachusetts Avenue Suite 140WashingtonDC20005521122683501(c)(3)$50,000$0To carry out an educational and awareness program to advance the goals and tax-exempt purposes of CRES Forum
Conservative Climate Foundation
410 First St SE 200WashingtonDC20003871881200501(c)(3)$138,300$0General support
ClearPath
518 C Street NE Suite 300WashingtonDC20002853087416501(c)(3)$50,000$0To create opportunites and grow the market for carbon capture sequestration and storage.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org4Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationRecipients of grants are required to provide reports on their activitiesExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
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Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

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Heather Reams
President$310,482$0$55,344$0$0$0$8,769$0$0$0$374,595$0$0$0
Christine Harbin
VP of External Affairs$151,174$0$0$0$0$0$5,059$0$4,421$0$160,654$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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ExplanationCRES Forum does not directly hire or compensate employees. All employees are employed by Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions, Inc. (CRES), an unrelated organization exempt under section 501(c)(4). The cost of salaries and fringe benefits are allocated under the terms of a resource-sharing agreement based on hours worked. CRES Forum reimburses CRES for its share of these expenses.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

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Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bA copy of the Organization's return is provided to members of the governing board and legal counsel prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cBoard members annually report any conflicts in writing and on an ad hoc basis during the year if and when relevant conflicts arise in between written reports. Those reports are reviewed annually and over the course of the year so that appropriate recusals (if any) can be facilitated and recorded in meeting minutes.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aThe Organization's Board of Directors approves the compensation of its President. Compensation levels are recommended to the full board following an annual review process of the organization's key performance indicators (KPIs) carried out by the HR & Compensation Board Standing Committee. KPIs are assessed and proposed annually by the Compensation and Review Committee and the organization's President. The Board of Directors approves the annual KPIs.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Copies of organizing documents and conflict of interest policy are made avaliable upon written request.
Form 990, Part VII, Line 1a and 5Mr. Dozier's work as a CRES Forum board member amounted to approximately 8 hours per week, however Mr. Dozier did work on CRES Forum's behalf as an employee of Civitas for approximately 20-30 hours per week, and occasionally more. Mr. Dozier was paid a total of $45,000 by Civitas during the period covered by this return for his work as an employee on CRES Forum's behalf. Mr. Dozier recused himself from CRES Forum's Board's consideration of this arrangement with Civitas. CRES Forum's board membership includes individuals unrelated to CRES Forum or Civitas. Other Civitas personnel also provided and continue to provide research, administrative, planning, and strategic consulting services to CRES Forum. None of those other individuals is an officer or director of CRES Forum.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gConsultants: Program service expenses 2,794,272. Management and general expenses 271,862. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 3,066,134. Database management: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 180,000. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 180,000.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:The Organization's audit committee oversees the audit of the financial statements and the selection of the independent auditors.

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