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AMERICANS FOR ENERGY SECURITY &: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
AMERICANS FOR ENERGY SECURITY & (EIN 47-4949283)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-11-06
IRS object ID
202043119349301819
Schema version
2019v5.1
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-11-06T12:46:24-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521022232PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SNYDER COHN PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111200 ROCKVILLE PIKE SUITE 415AddressLine1Txt
CityNORTH BETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20852ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN474949283EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICANS FOR ENERGY SECURITY &BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2INNOVATIONBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAMERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6176979072PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 365AddressLine1Txt
CityMCLEANCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22101ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCABELL HOBBSPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6176979072PhoneNum
Signature2020-10-29SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKEITH JENNINGSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01319883PTIN
Phone3016526700PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address207.87.50.195IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
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Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJIM TOBINPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityMCLEANCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22101ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2015FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateVALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSUPPORT HOMEGROWN, RENEWABLE ENERGY AND A STRONG RENEWABLE FUELS STANDARD TO REDUCE AMERICA'S DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL AND STIMULATE DOMESTIC INNOVATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Revenues Less Expenses-$13,033PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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DescEARNED MEDIA OUTREACH - IN ORDER TO EDUCATE THE AMERICAN PUBLIC AND WASHINGTON LEADERS ON THE IMPORTANCE AND BENEFITS OF THE EPA RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD.Desc
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Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
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Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesYes (1)DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6176979072PhoneNum

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CityMCLEANCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22101ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (5 entries)

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JIM TOBIN
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM TALENT
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARRIN KLINGER
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CABELL HOBBS
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KYLE GILLEY
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

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PLUS COMMUNICATIONS LLC
PO BOX 16504ALEXANDRIAVA22302MANAGEMENT, CONSULTING, AND PROGRAMMATIC$267,000
FP1 PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$383,215AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$383,215TotalContributionsAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$384,000TotalAmt
Program Services$384,000ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,815TotalAmt
Management And General$1,815ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,460TotalAmt
Management And General$2,460ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50TotalAmt
Program Services$50ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescBANK FEESDesc
Total$12TotalAmt
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Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$388,337TotalAmt
Program Services$384,050ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,287ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,109BOYAmt
EOY$2,987EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,109BOYAmt
EOY$2,987EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,109BOYAmt
EOY$2,987EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,109BOYAmt
EOY$2,987EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,109BOYAmt
EOY$2,987EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$5,122ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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 O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3THE CONSULTING FIRMS OF FP1 PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC AND PLUS COMMUNICATIONS LLC PROVIDE MANAGEMENT/CONSULTING SERVICES TO THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS AND REVIEWED BY LEGAL COUNSEL BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12COFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS THEY ARISE. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AT THE ANNUAL BOARD MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION BY PHONE OR EMAIL.
FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION B (1):FP1 PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC AND PLUS COMMUNICATIONS LLC, ALONG WITH MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING SERVICES, PROVIDED PROGRAMMATIC SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF AESI'S MISSION AS OUTLINED IN FORM 990 PART III QUESTION 4A.

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