THE GRIDWISE ALLIANCE INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: THE GRIDWISE ALLIANCE INC (EIN 26-0723041)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-11-03
IRS object ID: 202503079349303215
Schema version: 2024v5.2
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
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-11-03T13:56:05-08:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	362716239	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Barnes Givens & Barnes Ltd	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	200 E Evergreen Ave Suite 117	AddressLine1Txt
City	Mount Prospect	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60056	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	260723041	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE GRIDWISE ALLIANCE INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	GRID	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2025309740	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1800 M STREET NW S400	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KAREN WAYLAND	PersonNm
Person Title	CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2025-11-03	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (true)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	William J Barnes	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00399658	PTIN
Phone	2247642442	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1800 M STREET NW S400	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,173,695	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.GRIDWISE.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2007	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO CHAMPION THE PRINCIPLES,POLICIES, AND INVESTMENTS NEEDED TO TRANSFORM THE ELECTRICITY GRID BY UNDERSTANDING THE DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES AND PRIORITIES OF ALL STAKEHOLDERS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	23	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	23	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	40	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$355,000	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$403,000	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$598,975	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$770,695	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$953,975	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,173,695	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$210,000	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$210,000	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$805,321	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$953,352	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,015,321	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,163,352	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$61,346	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$10,343	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$185,819	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$575,201	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$165,773	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$544,812	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$20,046	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$30,389	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE GRIDWISE ALLIANCE LEADS A DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP OF ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS FOCUSED ON ACCELERATING INNOVATION THAT DELIVERS A MORE SECURE, RELIABLE, RESILIENT, AND AFFORDABLE GRID TO SUPPORT DECARBONIZATION OF THE US ECONOMY. OUR CORE MESSAGE IS THAT A MODERN GRID IS THE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURECOMPONENT OF A DECARBONIZED ADVANCED ECONOMY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$588,819	ExpenseAmt
Desc	GRID MODERNIZATION RESOURCES: THE GRIDWISE ALLIANCE PROMOTES ITS ROLE AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ENTIRE GRID ECOSYSTEM BY COLLECTING DATA, BEST PRACTICES, AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP CONTENT TO DESIGN AND PRODUCE WHITE PAPERS, THE GRID MODERNIZATION INDEX SERIES OF PAPERS, AND WEBSITE MULTIMEDIA GRAPHICS THAT DEMONSTRATE THE ORGANIZATION'S LEADERSHIP ON GRID MODERNIZATION.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$269,947	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$226,570	RevenueAmt
Desc	GRIDCONNEXT: THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE GRIDWISE ALLIANCE. THIS TWO-DAY EVENT BRINGS TOGETHER A CROSS-SECTION OF EXPERTS FROM BUSINESS, UTILITY, AND GOVERNMENT TO EXPLORE GRID INNOVATIONS ENABLING THE TRANSITION TO A LOW-CARBON ECONOMY.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$155,122	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$544,125	RevenueAmt
Desc	GRID ECOSYSTEM COMMUNITY: GRIDWISE ALLIANCE CONVENES MEMBERS AND ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS TO DISCUSS KEY GRID MODERNIZATION POLICIES AND TECHNOLOGIES, THROUGH WORKSHOPS, WEBINARS, MEETINGS, TASK FORCES, AND OTHER PROGRAMS. IT FOSTERS A COMMON UNDERSTANDING OF THE TRANSFORMATIONAL TECHNOLOGICAL AND POLICY STRATEGIES FOR GRID MODERNIZATION REQUIRED TO MEET DECARBONIZATION GOALS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,013,888	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	Yes (true)	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	false	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (true)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	6	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Form8282 Filed	0	Form8282FiledCnt
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	false	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	23	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	23	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (true)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	THE GRIDWISE ALLIANCE INC	PersonNm
Phone	2025309740	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1800 M STREET NW S400	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (23 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
KAREN WAYLAND
CEO	40.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$210,000	$0	$0
Mark Gabriel
Chair	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Larry Bekkedahl
Vice Chair	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Chris Guttman-McCabe
Sec/Treasurer	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Astrid Atkinson
Director	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Russell Boyer
Director	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Connie Carden
Director	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Justin Driscoll
Director	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Michelle Fay
Director	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Brian Gemmell
Director	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Neil Gerber
Director	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Hanna Grene
Director	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Jay Lasseter
Director	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Wade Lauer
Director	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Peter Muhoro
Director	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Deepa Poduval
Director	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Randy Pryor
Director	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Jeannie Salo
Director	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Mahesh Sudhakaran
Director	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Brie Van Cleve
Director	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Casey Werth
Director	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Robert Wright
Director	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Gil Quiniones
Past President	1.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$210,000	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
Assoc Mgmnt Strategies
1800 M STREET NW S400	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	Bookkeeping/consulting	$299,035
KAREN WAYLAND
104 E STRAND	OXFORD	MD	21654	CEO	$210,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$403,000	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$403,000	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Membership Dues & Assessments	541900	$544,125	$544,125
Registration	541900	$34,070	$34,070
Sponsorship	541900	$192,500	$192,500

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$770,695	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,173,695	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$770,695	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$210,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$168,000	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$42,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$277,956	TotalAmt
Program Services	$222,365	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$55,591	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,115	TotalAmt
Management And General	$10,115	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$392,347	TotalAmt
Program Services	$392,347	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,990	TotalAmt
Management And General	$4,990	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,058	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,058	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,498	TotalAmt
Management And General	$4,498	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$129,826	TotalAmt
Program Services	$129,826	ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,308	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,308	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Grid Modernization Indea	$73,000	$73,000
Technology portfolio	$27,500	$27,500
Board expense	$9,550		$9,550
Membership management	$4,500		$4,500

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,704	TotalAmt
Program Services	$850	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,854	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,163,352	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,013,888	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$149,464	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$122,663	BOYAmt
EOY	$411,885	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$51,625	BOYAmt
EOY	$154,950	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,531	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,366	EOYAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$185,819	BOYAmt
EOY	$575,201	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,815	BOYAmt
EOY	$409,729	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$124,958	BOYAmt
EOY	$135,083	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$165,773	BOYAmt
EOY	$544,812	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,046	BOYAmt
EOY	$30,389	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,046	BOYAmt
EOY	$30,389	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$185,819	BOYAmt
EOY	$575,201	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$10,343	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$150,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$115,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$247,500	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$911,750	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$947,125	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,371,375	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$150,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$115,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$247,500	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$911,750	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$947,125	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,371,375	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$0	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$2,371,375	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$10,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$50,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$29	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total	$60,029	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$2,431,404	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.97530	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.94140	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form4720 Filed Section4955 Tax	false	Form4720FiledSection4955TaxInd
Correction Made	false	CorrectionMadeInd
Volunteers	false	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	false	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (true)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$60,000	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	false	OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$60,000	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	false	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind
Form4720 Filed4912 Tax	false	Form4720Filed4912TaxInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Part II-B, Line 1i - Other Activities Description	THROUGH A LOBBYING FIRM, THE GRIDWISE ALLIANCE ENGAGES WITH CONGRESS TO PROMOTE FEDERAL LEGISLATION WHICH ADVANCE TRANSFORMATIVE GRID MODERNIZATION.
Part IV - Additional Information

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KAREN WAYLAND	PersonNm
Title	CEO	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$210,000	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$210,000	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6	THERE ARE THREE CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP:1. FULL MEMBERS - A BUSINESS ENTITY THAT OPERATES WITHIN NORTH AMERICA ANDSUPPORTS THE VISION, MISSION AND ACTIVITIES OF THE GRIDWISE ALLIANCE, INC.2. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS - A GOVERNMENTAL OR NON-PROFIT ENTITY WHOES PRIMARYSOURCE OF REVENUE IS DUES NOT ELIGIBLE TO BE A FULL MEMBER THAT SUPPORTSTHE VISION, MISSION AND ACTIVITIES OF THE GRIDWISE ALLIANCE, INC.3. AFFILIATE MEMBERS - A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY NOT ELIGIBLE TO BE A FULL ORASSOCIATE MEMBER THAT SUPPORTS THE VISION, MISSION AND ACTIVITIES OF THEGRIDWISE ALLIANCE, INC.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a	DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES OF FULL, ASSOCIATE AND AFFILIATE MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING SHALL BE ENTITLED TO VOTE ON EACH MATTER BEING SUBMITTED TO A VOTE OF THE MEMBERS BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b	THE MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND VOTE ON ANY OTHER MATTER THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b	THE GRIDWISE ALLIANCE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE 990 BEFORE SUBMISSION.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c	POLICY IS REVIEWED AT ANNUAL IN-PERSON BOARD MEETING EACH JANUARY.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a	EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD SERVES AS THE REVIEWER AND APPROVER OF CEO CONTRACT, SERVING AS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19	UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GRID 21	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1800 M STREET NW SUITE S400	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	452491274	EIN
Primary Activities	ENERGY AWARENESS	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(C)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	509(A)(1)	PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE GRIDWISE ALLIANCE INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization	Yes (true)	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	false	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	false	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	false	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	false	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	false	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd