CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS FORUM: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS FORUM (EIN 47-2999520)
Tax period
2019-07-01 to 2020-06-30
Filed
2021-05-17
IRS object ID
202111379349304316
Schema version
2019v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Return2021-05-17T12:05:51-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1Kositzka Wicks and CompanyBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line15270 Shawnee Road Suite 250AddressLine1Txt
CityAlexandriaCityNm
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN472999520EIN

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Business Name ControlCITIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2026702929PhoneNum

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CityWashingtonCityNm
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PersonJames DozierPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone2026702929PhoneNum
Signature2021-05-17SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJennica Jardine Whitfield CPAPreparerPersonNm
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (6 entries)

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James Dozier
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Carla Tully
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Thomas King
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Charles A Hernick
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Black Rock Group LLC
66 Canal Center Plaza Ste 500AlexandriaVA22314Consulting$236,119
Flywheel Government Solutions LLC
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Civitas Public Affairs Group LLC
409 7th St NW Ste 350WashingtonDC20004Consulting$182,519
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Management And General$187,748ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$675,046BOYAmt
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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$535,000BOYAmt
EOY$155,000EOYAmt

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BOY$28,999BOYAmt
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BOY$0BOYAmt
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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$35,467EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$1,239,045BOYAmt
EOY$4,409,994EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$289,161BOYAmt
EOY$687,334EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

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EOY$100,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$289,161BOYAmt
EOY$787,334EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$949,884BOYAmt
EOY$3,059,723EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$562,937EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$949,884BOYAmt
EOY$3,622,660EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$1,239,045BOYAmt
EOY$4,409,994EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

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Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,019,350CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,810,605CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,771,650CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,001,605TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,350,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,810,605CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,771,650CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,001,605TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$940,471SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$12,061,134PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$528CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$528TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$13,002,133TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.92760PublicSupportCY170Pct
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$9,885OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$648DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,237BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$9,237TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,771,650TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,771,650RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,771,650TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,098,874TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,098,874ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,098,874TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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, 2020.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
ClearPath Inc
611 Maryland Avenue NEWashingtonDC20002825026325501(c)(3)$100,000To create opportunities and grow the market for carbon capture sequestration and storage
Americans for Tax Reform Foundation
722 12th Street NW 4th FloorWashingtonDC20005521400492501(c)(3)$65,000To support policy and economic analysis, forums, and communications related to clean energy public policy solutions.
National Taxpayers Union Foundation
25 Massachusetts Avenue Suite 140WashingtonDC20005521122683501(c)(3)$50,000To carry out an educational and awareness program to advance the goals and tax-exempt purposes of CRES Forum
Conservation Energy Network
106 W Allegan Street Suite 200LansingMI48933813459199501(c)(3)$115,000To support public education and constituency organizing in support of National Clean Energy Week public policy forums.
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCharles A HernickPersonNm
TitlePolicy and Advocacy Vice PresidentTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$132,787BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$36,190BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$6,159NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$175,136TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
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 cost-sharing agreement based on the level of effort. CRES Forum reimburses CRES for its share of these expenses.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
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 12cConflicts of interest are monitored by the Board.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aThe Organization's Board of Directors approves the compensation of its Executive Director based upon an informal review of other organizations compensation.
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 1,146,427. Management and general expenses 22,500. Fundraising expenses 30,000. Total expenses 1,198,927.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2The Organization's Board annually evaluates the independent accountants and the services provided.

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