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CLEAN ENERGY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2016

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Organization
CLEAN ENERGY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION (EIN 47-2389975)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-11-09
IRS object ID
201713139349201481
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2017-11-09T13:45:28-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN274561913PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RLG Tax AdvisorsBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15100 27th Road NAddressLine1Txt
CityArlingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22207ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN472389975EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLEAN ENERGY RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCLEABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2025963974PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11211 CONNECTICUT AVE NW No 650AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJEFFREY SERFASSPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2025963974PhoneNum
Signature2017-11-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRobert Grohs CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00454808PTIN
Phone7035937391PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address173.66.82.96IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2017-11-09IPDt
IP Tm13:45:26IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2018-03-14 21:41:22ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website AddressWWW.CEREF.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$93,602GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$23,925ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$69,439ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Other Revenue Total$238OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$93,602TotalRevenueAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$92,696FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Other Expenses Total$1,474OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$94,170TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$568ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$2,527NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,959NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,527BOYAmt
EOY$1,959EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,527BOYAmt
EOY$1,959EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,527BOYAmt
EOY$1,959EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeTHE CLEAN ENERGY RESEARCH & EDUCATION FOUNDATION (CEREF) IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: PROVIDING CURRENT INFORMATION ON RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES, TECHNOLOGIES AND MARKETS TO SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, BUSINESSES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, RELATED TO POWER, HEAT, FUELS, AND ENERGY AND FUEL CREDITS; SUPPORTING STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS FOCUSING ON ISSUES RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES, TECHNOLOGIES AND MARKETS; CONDUCTING AND SUPPORTING EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS ON RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES, TECHNOLOGIES AND MARKETS; AND CONDUCTING AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH THAT EXPLORES RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES, TECHNOLOGIES AND MARKETS.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomIN 2016, CEREF EXPANDED ITS EDUCATIONAL ROLE FOR BIOENERGY 2016 TO ALSO INCLUDE REGISTRATION OF EVENT PARTICIPANTS AND PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL FOOD AND BEVERAGE FUNCTIONS, TO ENHANCE THE EXPERIENCE FOR EVENT PARTICIPANTS. CEREF EXPANDED ITS ROLE WITH DOE BEYOND THE BIOENERGY 2016 CONFERENCE AND EXPO TO BE THE CO-HOST OF THE SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION SUMMIT, HELD A DAY BEFORE BIOENERGY 2016, ALSO PROVIDING REGISTRATION AND FOOD AND BEVERAGE SUPPORT TO THE EVENT. CEREF PARTICIPATED ON THE PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR ALL THREE OF THESE EVENTS.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$0GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$0ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$0TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IVYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIVInd

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
JEFFREY SERFASS
PRESIDENT1.00$0$0$0
DAN WILSON
TREASURER1.00$0$0$0
KARL R RABAGO
SECRETARY1.00$0$0$0
DOUGLAS FAULKNER
CHAIRMAN1.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WILLIAM RIESENBERGBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11211 CONNECTICUT AVE STE 650AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2025963974PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$34,650CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$23,925CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$58,575TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$34,650CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$23,925CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$58,575TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$58,575PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$58,575TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$69,439GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 - Other RevenueDescription: MISCELLANEOUS. Amount: 238.
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 - Other ExpensesDescription: BANK FEES. Amount: 1,262. Description: OTHER. Amount: 212. Total to Form 990-EZ, line 16: 1,474.
FORM 990-EZ, PART IV - ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONCLEAN ENERGY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION (CEREF) IS MANAGED BY TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION CORPORATION (TTC), AN ORGANIZATION PROVIDING MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO ASSOCIATIONS PROVIDING NEW TECHNOLOGIES. IN THE CALENDAR YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016, CEREF PAID 87,275 FOR TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. JEFFREY SERFASS, PRESIDENT OF TTC, SERVED AS THE PRESIDENT OF CEREF. THE MANAGEMENT FEE ATTRIBUTABLE TO SERVICES PROVIDED BY MR. SERFASS FOR THE YEAR WAS $1,946.

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DeclarationThe organization did not, during the year, receive any funds, directly,or indirectly, to pay premiums on a personal benefit contract.The organization, did not, during the year, pay any premiums, directly,or indirectly, on a personal benefit contract.DeclarationDesc

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