2018-11-15T14:37:31-06:00 2017-12-31 371611326 ARONSON LLC 805 KING FARM BLVD 3RD FLOOR ROCKVILLE MD 20850 990 2017-01-01 521794095 SMART ELECTRIC POWER ALLIANCE SMAR 2028570898 1220 19TH STREET NW NO 800 WASHINGTON DC 20036 JULIA HAMM PRESIDENT & CEO 2028570898 2018-11-15 1 ROBERT EBY CPA P01682202 3012316200 65.242.31.146 2018-11-15 12:08:20 ES P E1044D662CB817ED52ADE75995682736BD162A3D F99A6E54D6A5A384C206DF755B55316AA09446D0 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z JULIA HAMM 1220 19TH STREET NW NO 800 WASHINGTON DC 20036 19875116 0 X WWW.SEPAPOWER.ORG X 1992 DC SEPA'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE THE ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY TO A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE. 24 24 55 0 9692 2557 46732 891959 7350727 8611769 66489 475531 97722 782 7561670 9980041 0 0 0 0 3954348 5573621 0 0 132273 3020914 4293339 6975262 9866960 586408 113081 12936995 15332513 1373726 2607055 11563269 12725458 X TO FACILIATE THE UTILITY INDUSTRY'S SMART TRANSITION TO A CLEAN FUTURE THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND COLLABORATION. 0 0 1457909 6358626 MEMBER SERVICES - SEPA MEMBERS ARE THE FUTURE OF THE ENERGY INDUSTRY. UTILITIES, SOLAR, DER AND RELATED INDUSTRIES ALL HAVE A VOICE IN THIS DYNAMIC AND CHANGING ENERGY SECTOR. SEPA IS AN EDUCATIONAL NONPROFIT THAT PROVIDES A TRUSTED PLATFORM FOR EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND COLLABORATION TO HELP MEMBERS DEPLOY AND INTEGRATE SOLAR, STORAGE, DEMAND RESPONSE, AND OTHER DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES INTO THE GRID. SEPA MEMBERS REPRESENT THE WHOLE SPECTRUM OF INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS. UTILITIES, ISOS, LARGE ENERGY USERS, SOLUTION PROVIDERS, GOVERNMENT AND NONPROFITS LOOK TO SEPA TO FACILIATE SOLUTIONS FOR TODAY'S CHALLENGES AND TO MEET TOMORROW'S ELECTRICITY NEEDS. 2040455 1546353 FEE-BASED SERVICES - EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. SEPA PROVIDES ELECTRIC UTILITIES AND INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS WITH MARKET, BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE ON HOW THE GROWTH OF SOLAR AND OTHER DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES SUCH AS DEMAND RESPONSE, ENERGY STORAGE AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES IS CHANGING THE ELECTRICITY BUSINESS. SEPA DELIVERS THIS INFORMATION THROUGH A VARIETY OF PUBLIC AND MEMBER VENUES. SEPA EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDE TOPICAL CONFERENCES FEATURING PEER-TO-PEER LEARNING, WORKSHOPS, MONTHLY WEBINARS, UTILITY EMPLOYEE TRAINING, AND DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL FACT FINDING MISSIONS FOR INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES. SEPA LEADS THE DISCUSSION OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY TRENDS THROUGH ITS ARTICLES IN INDUSTRY PUBLICATIONS, BLOGS, WHITE PAPERS AND ISSUE BRIEFS. SEPA RECOGNIZES UTILITY AND INDUSTRY INNOVATION AND ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH ITS ANNUAL SOLAR POWER PLAYERS AWARDS AND UTILITY SOLAR RANKINGS. 766680 697098 ADVISORY SERVICES - RESEARCH AND STRATEGY. SEPA PRODUCES RESEARCH REPORTS ON DISTRIBUTED ENERGY ISSUES DESIGNED TO HELP ELECTRIC UTILITIES AND OTHER ENERGY INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS MAKE INFORMED BUSINESS DECISIONS. SEPA PROVIDES INDUSTRY LEADING INSIGHTS INTO THE DESIGN OF DISTRIBUTED ENERGY PROGRAMS SUCH AS COMMUNITY SOLAR, THE CHANGING NATURE OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UTILITY AND ITS CUSTOMERS, AND A WIDE RANGE OF TECHNICAL, POLICY AND STRATEGIC ISSUES RELATED TO AN INCREASINGLY DECENTRALIZED AND "INTELLIGENT" ELECTRIC GRID. SEPA PROVIDES CONSULTING AND ADVISORY SERVICES TO UTILITIES AND DISTRIBUTED ENERGY SERVICE PROVIDERS. 1146258 STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS ARE COMPRISED OF THREE SUB-PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON STRATEGIC INITIATIVES THAT WILL ACCELERATE MISSION FULFILLMENT AND DRIVE FUTURE ORGANIZATION GROWTH. THE FIRST SUB-PROGRAM IS 51ST STATE WHICH WAS CREATED TO PROVIDE A COLLABORATIVE PLATFORM ACROSS THE POWER SECTOR TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF THE ELECTRIC INDUSTRY. THE SECOND SUB-PROGRAM IS FUSE-ED (FACILITATING UTILITY SMART ELECTRIC EDUCATION) WHEREBY SEPA CREATES AND IMPLEMENTS A SPECIALIZED DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCE TRAINING FOR UTILITY EMPLOYEES EXPLANDING THE INDUSTRY'S KNOWLEDGE BASE THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN UTILITY PARTNERS AND INDUSTRY EXPERTS. THE THIRD SUB-PROGRAM IS MISSION EXPANSION WHICH FOCUSES ON PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMPLEMENTARY TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE INTELLIGENTLY INTEGRATED WITH SOLAR TO CREATE A MORE DYNAMIC AND RESPONSIVE ELECTRICITY GRID INCLUDING DISTRIBUTED ENERGY SOURCES SUCH AS STORAGE, DEMAND RESPONSE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY. 1146258 5411302 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 34 0 55 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 24 24 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X JULIA HAMM PRESIDENT CEO 2028570898 1220 19TH STREET NW NO 800 WASHINGTON DC 20036 STEVE MALNIGHT CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CAROLINE CHOI CHAIR-ELECT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN HEWA SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CRIS EUGSTER TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JIM ALBERTS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JILL ANDERSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RON BINZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN BUTTERFIELD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROB CALDWELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SETH FRADER-THOMPSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATT HANDEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOE HOAGLAND DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS KING DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN KUNZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANK LACEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL LAU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 COURTNEY MCCORMICK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK NIELSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM ROGERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM STARRS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GARY RACKLIFFE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY E KIPP DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETE MUHURO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAIFORD SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULIA HAMM PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 394000 0 83493 KEN DOYLE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 297346 0 21095 TANUJ DEORA EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & CSO 40.00 X 229580 0 13378 JOHN STERLING SENIOR DIRECTOR, RESEARCH & ADVISORY 40.00 X 158085 0 14830 ADAM WASSERMAN DIRECTOR, MEMBERSHIP & MARKETING 40.00 X 150224 0 15679 SHARON ALLAN CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER 40.00 X 197288 0 8855 JENNIFER SZARO SENIOR DIRECTOR, PROGRAMS 40.00 X 147756 0 14723 BETH EAGLE DIRECTOR, HR & OPERATIONS 40.00 X 104856 0 13126 DANIEL CHWASTYK UTILITY STRATEGY MANAGER 40.00 X 105879 0 11875 AARON SMALLWOOD SENIOR DIRECTOR, TECHNICAL SERVICES 40.00 X 104492 0 6475 ERIKA MYERS DIRECTOR, RESEARCH 40.00 X 105336 0 12288 1994842 0 215817 8 0 1 0 RAFFA PC 1899 L STREET NW SUITE 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 ACCOUNTING SERVICES 176541 1 791664 100295 891959 SOLAR ENERGY TRADE SHOWS 900099 4319500 4319500 MEMBERSHIP DUES 541900 2039126 2039126 REGISTRATIONS 541900 780448 780448 SPONSORSHIPS 541900 765905 765905 CONSULTING 541900 697098 697098 9692 9692 8611769 224668 224668 10145938 9895075 250863 250863 250863 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 782 782 782 9980041 7836172 9692 1242218 1583853 795985 762790 25078 3165073 1556474 1558911 49688 79112 24483 53347 1282 410761 101793 305532 3436 334822 147563 181727 5532 71935 3291 68644 240200 240200 571804 256384 314970 450 424219 236391 187828 132004 11712 120292 276389 48973 227416 634778 634778 350312 229638 111828 8846 679778 588149 90395 1234 358352 358352 27732 27732 TELECOMMUNICATIONS 192308 18 192290 PROF. DEVELOPMENT 117658 5575 112083 TEMPORARY LABOR 90239 41404 48835 MISC. EXPENSES 68711 723 67988 56920 1362746 -1342553 36727 9866960 5411302 4323385 132273 556941 2034602 330937 822510 108123 233734 2597854 2229393 548273 368461 4425733 7775468 6283793 3493559 100000 100000 400000 400000 183195 104179 12936995 15332513 484423 732484 780895 1229073 108408 645498 1373726 2607055 X 11563269 12725458 11563269 12725458 12936995 15332513 X 113081 332767 716341 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 112267 46732 891959 1050958 4320227 5055888 6661120 7342164 8602077 31981476 4320227 5055888 6773387 7388896 9494036 33032434 0 0 0 33032434 72227 194646 181816 284971 224668 958328 72227 194646 181816 284971 224668 958328 3580 3732 1105 53264 782 62463 4396034 5254266 6956308 7727131 9719486 34053225 0.97000 0.97130 0.02810 0.02650 X 3489401 824605 4314006 2973750 515651 3489401 2904026 69724 2973750 2816449 87577 2904026 2816449 0 2816449 1.00000 0 0 980155 858174 121981 1617699 1371219 246480 368461 CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT 3493559 C 3493559 DEFERRED RENT 593714 457(F) DEFERRED COMPENSATION 51784 645498 X 10312808 332767 332767 9980041 0 9980041 9866960 0 9866960 0 9866960 PART X, LINE 2: FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOOTNOTE REGARDING FIN 48 (ASC 740) SEPA EVALUATES UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAX POSITIONS BASED ON THE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT RECOGNITION STANDARD. IF THAT THRESHOLD IS MET, THE TAX POSITION IS THEN MEASURED AT THE LARGEST AMOUNT THAT IS GREATER THAN 50% LIKELY OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016, THERE WERE NO ACCRUALS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. IF APPLICABLE, SEPA RECORDS INTEREST AND PENALTIES AS A COMPONENT OF INCOME TAX EXPENSE. TAX YEARS FROM JANUARY 1, 2014 THROUGH THE CURRENT YEAR REMAIN OPEN FOR EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES. X X X X X X 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 JULIA HAMM PRESIDENT & CEO 325000 0 69000 0 0 0 63000 0 20493 0 477493 0 0 0 KEN DOYLE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 252346 0 45000 0 0 0 7650 0 13445 0 318441 0 0 0 TANUJ DEORA EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & CSO 208980 0 20600 0 0 0 6365 0 7013 0 242958 0 0 0 JOHN STERLING SENIOR DIRECTOR, RESEARCH & ADVISORY 152366 0 5719 0 0 0 6664 0 8166 0 172915 0 0 0 ADAM WASSERMAN DIRECTOR, MEMBERSHIP & MARKETING 138100 0 12124 0 0 0 5524 0 10155 0 165903 0 0 0 SHARON ALLAN CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER 197288 0 0 0 0 0 6563 0 2292 0 206143 0 0 0 JENNIFER SZARO SENIOR DIRECTOR, PROGRAMS 143854 0 3902 0 0 0 4728 0 9995 0 162479 0 0 0 PART I, LINES 4A-B JULIA HAMM PARTICIPATES IN A 457(F) DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN AND $50,000 WAS CONTRIBUTED ON HER BEHALF DURING 2017. PART I, LINE 7 ALL ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES WERE AWARDED BONUSES WHICH WERE DETERMINED BASED ON THE DISCRETION OF THE EXECUTIVE TEAM, EXCEPT FOR JULIA HAMM, PRESIDENT AND CEO, WHOSE BONUS IS DETERMINED BASED ON MEETING PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES ACCORDING TO HER EMPLOYEE CONTRACT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 SEPA SHALL HAVE MEMBERS DIVIDED INTO SUCH NUMBER OF CLASSES AND WITH SUCH QUALIFICATIONS AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL DESIGNATE FROM TIME TO TIME. INITIALLY THERE SHALL BE THREE CLASSES OF MEMBERS: (A) UTILITY; (B) CORPORATE; (C) GOVERNMENT, NONPROFIT & EDUCATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING ENTITLED TO VOTE AND VOTING AS A SINGLE CLASS SHALL ELECT, BY PLURALITY, DIRECTORS TO FILL THE SEATS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FROM A LIST OF CANDIDATES PER OPEN BOARD SEAT AS MAY BE PUT BEFORE THE MEMBERSHIP BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL ESTABLISH SUCH POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE NOMINATION OF PERSONS TO SERVE AS CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS IT MAY DETERMINE FROM TO TIME. NO LESS THAN 51% AND NO GREATER THAN 66% OF THE BOARD SEATS SHALL BE HELD AT ONE TIME BY EMPLOYEES OF CLASS 1 MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B FOR MATTERS PUT BEFORE THE MEMBERSHIP, EACH MEMBER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ONLY ONE (1) VOTE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE DRAFT VERSION OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS INITIALLY REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND CEO, AND THE BOARD SECRETARY/TREASURER. IT IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ANY COMMENTS ARISING FROM THE REVIEWS ARE ADDRESSED AND RESOLVED PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, KEY EMPLOYEES AND TRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. ANY CONFLICTS THAT COME TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE DISCUSSED AND RESOLVED ACCORDING TO SEPA'S BYLAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CEO ANNUALLY. DURING THIS PROCESS, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY ENGAGE AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT TO PROVIDE CURRENT COMPARATIVE MARKET DATA. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSIDERS SEPA'S FINANCIAL POSITION AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL EXTERNAL MARKET DATA USING PUBLISHED COMPENSATION STUDIES. THE COMPENSATION DECISIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES. THE PRESIDENT AND CEO ANNUALLY CONSIDERS SEPA'S FINANCIAL POSITION AS WELL AS EXTERNAL MARKET DATA FROM AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION RESEARCH STUDY TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION LEVELS FOR OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. SEPA'S COMPENSATION PROGRAM AND MARKET ANALYSIS IS REVIEWED EVERY THREE YEARS FOR COMPLIANCE PURPOSES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 SEPA'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING UPON REASONABLE REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: NET ASSETS TRANSFERRED DUE TO MERGER 716,341. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS HAS REMAINED UNCHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. SOLAR ENERGY TRADE SHOWS LLC 1530 WILSON BLVD SUITE 120 ARLINGTON VA 22209 271527552 CONFERENCES DE RELATED 4344514 -330502 0 0 0.50000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 SOLAR ENERGY TRADE SHOWS LLC S 4870250 FMV