ADVANCED ENERGY UNITED INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: ADVANCED ENERGY UNITED INC (EIN 45-3859544)
Tax period: 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed: 2017-10-20
IRS object ID: 201702939349300900
Schema version: 2016v3.0
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 B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-10-20T08:17:23-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521392008	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 650N	AddressLine1Txt
City	BETHESDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	208142930	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	453859544	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ADVANCED ENERGY ECONOMY INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ADVA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2023801950	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1000 VERMONT AVENUE NW NO 3 FL	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ELIZABETH L GILCHRIST	PersonNm
Person Title	SVP/SECRETARY-TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2023801950	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-10-20	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	AMY BOLAND CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01329488	PTIN
Phone	3019519090	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	GRAHAM RICHARD	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1000 VERMONT AVENUE NW NO 3 FL	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$6,080,550	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.AEE.NET	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2011	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE PART III, LINE 1.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	19	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	19	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	47	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	19	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$4,127,046	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$3,982,625	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,349,338	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,933,763	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$416	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	-$1,248	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$26,426	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$163,678	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$5,503,226	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$6,078,818	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$110,000	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$110,100	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,107,526	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,683,884	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$2,642,282	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,614,123	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$6,859,808	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$7,408,107	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$1,356,582	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$1,329,289	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,977,974	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,909,388	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,459,624	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,720,327	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,518,350	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$189,061	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE MISSION OF ADVANCED ENERGY ECONOMY IS TO TRANSFORM PUBLIC POLICY TO ENABLE RAPID GROWTH OF ADVANCED ENERGY BUSINESSES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS: AS THE BUSINESS VOICE OF ADVANCED ENERGY, AEE USES A WIDE VARIETY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING PLATFORMS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND BUILD AWARENESS OF THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES THAT COMPANIES ARE CURRENTLY EMPLOYING TO PROVIDE SECURE, CLEAN AND AFFORDABLE ENERGY, AND HIGHLIGHTING THE RESULTING ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO THE STATES AND REGIONS IN WHICH THOSE COMPANIES ARE OPERATING.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MEMBERSHIP: AEE PROVIDES A FORUM THROUGH WHICH ADVANCED ENERGY BUSINESSES CAN CONVENE, COLLABORATE AND TAKE ACTION ON POLICY ISSUES AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES THAT IMPACT COMPANIES ACROSS THE ENTIRE SECTOR, REGARDLESS OF THE BUSINESS MODEL OR TECHNOLOGIES THAT THEY MAY EMPLOY.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	POLICY: AEE CONVENES, CONNECTS, AND ENGAGES POLICY MAKERS, STAKEHOLDERS AND THE PUBLIC TO TAKE ACTION ON POLICIES THAT PROMOTE A WORLD THAT RUNS ON SECURE, CLEAN AND AFFORDABLE ENERGY. IN ADDITION TO ITS ADVOCACY WORK ON ENERGY ISSUES AT A FEDERAL LEVEL, AEE HAS DEVELOPED A COALITION OF STATE AND REGIONAL PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS COVERING 25 STATES THAT WORK WITH AEE AND ITS MEMBER COMPANIES TO ADVOCATE FOR STATE LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY POLICIES THAT SUPPORT THE RAPID GROWTH OF ADVANCED ENERGY BUSINESSES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (6 entries)

DescDesc
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION ENGAGEMENT
INDUSTRY ANALYSIS
CLEAN POWER PLAN
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
21ST CENTURY ELECTRICITY SYSTEM

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	30	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	47	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	19	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	19	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ELIZABETH L GILCHRIST	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2023801951	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1000 VERMONT AVE NW 3RD FL	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (26 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
HEMANT TANEJA
CHAIR	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DOYLE BENEBY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHRIS BROWN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANDRE DEVILBISS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BILL DICROCE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DOUG EGAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DEB FRODL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TIM HEALY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JIM HUGHES
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARTY LAGOD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ALEX LASKEY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TERRILL LAUGHTON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAN'L LEWIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NAIMISH PATEL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARY RHINEHART
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KEVIN SELF
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PRASANNA VENKATESAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HOWARD WENGER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TED WHITE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GRAHAM RICHARD
PRESIDENT & CEO	34.00		$382,009	$0	$26,121	Yes (X)
ELIZABETH GILCHRIST
SVP/SECRETARY-TREASURER	35.00		$198,067	$0	$16,402	Yes (X)
STEVE CHADIMA
SR. VP, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS	38.00		$217,123	$0	$18,055		Yes (X)
HEATHER O'NEILL
SR. VP, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS	31.00		$179,557	$0	$10,607		Yes (X)
MALCOLM WOOLF
SR. VP, POLICY & GOV'T AFFAIRS	27.00		$158,858	$0	$19,313		Yes (X)
MATT AIELLO
SR. DIR., MARKETING	40.00		$153,215	$0	$5,342		Yes (X)
LAURA BARTSCH
VP, MEMBERSHIP	40.00		$151,066	$0	$27,235		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,439,895	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$123,075	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	15	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
VAN NESS FELDMAN LLP
1050 THOMAS JEFFERSON NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20007	POLICY ANALYSIS/ADV.	$178,325
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP
1333 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	POLICY ANALYSIS/ADV.	$146,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$3,982,625	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$3,982,625	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$1,863,175	$1,863,175
REGISTRATION FEES	900099	$70,588	$70,588

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,933,763	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$319	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$319	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$70,678	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$70,678	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$18,000	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$18,000	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$18,000	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$18,000	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$165	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$1,732	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	-$1,567	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$1,567	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	-$1,567	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$75,000	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$75,000	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$75,000	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6,078,818	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,002,874	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$93,319	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$110,100	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$622,599	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,449,478	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$98,825	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$257,143	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$255,839	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,630	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,196	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$136,778	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$706,322	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$163,979	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$99,545	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$162,060	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$346,618	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$306,749	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$339,047	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$200,226	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,795	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$65,176
PAC ADMIN. EXPENSES	$20,000
PAYROLL SERVICE FEES	$10,416
BUSINESS REGISTRATIONS	$3,832

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,754	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,408,107	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,990	BOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,551,061	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,280,632	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$60,000	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,500	BOYAmt
EOY	$55,542	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$143,204	BOYAmt
EOY	$216,449	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$873,030	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$809,927	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$237,059	BOYAmt
EOY	$63,103	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,008,160	BOYAmt
EOY	$233,662	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,977,974	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,909,388	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$642,675	BOYAmt
EOY	$550,064	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$573,434	BOYAmt
EOY	$944,665	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$243,515	BOYAmt
EOY	$225,598	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,459,624	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,720,327	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,518,350	BOYAmt
EOY	$109,995	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$79,066	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,518,350	BOYAmt
EOY	$189,061	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,977,974	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,909,388	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$1,329,289	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AEE ACTION FUND	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1000 VERMONT AVENUE NW 3RD FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	455070082	EIN
Paid Internal Funds	$20,000	PaidInternalFundsAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	Yes (1)	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments	$3,402,062	DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY	$289,442	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov	-$13,572	NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot	$275,870	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc	$306,186	AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable	-$30,316	TaxableAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I-C, LINE 5:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	EXPENSES REPORTED IN PART I-C, LINE 5 ARE INDIRECT EXPENSES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS PAID BY THE FILING ORGANIZATION AND ARE NOT CONSIDERED POLITICAL EXPENDITURES PURSUANT TO REG. SECTIONS 1.527-2(C)(2) AND 1.527-6(B).	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$19,547	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$14,637	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$4,910	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$124,752	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$73,728	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$51,024	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$728,731	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$721,562	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$7,169	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$63,103	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
DEPOSITS	$60,000
DUE FROM ADVANCED ENERGY ECONOMY 4	$6,120
DUE FROM ADVANCED ENERGY ECONOMY INSTITUTE	$167,542

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$233,662	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED RENT ABATEMENT	Desc
Amt	$225,598	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$225,598	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$6,081,130	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$2,312	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$2,312	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$6,078,818	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$6,078,818	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$7,410,419	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$2,312	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$2,312	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$7,408,107	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$7,408,107	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016, THE ORGANIZATION HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (9 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
FLORIDA FOR SOLAR INC
610 SOUTH BOULEVARD	TAMPA	FL	33606	812177319	501(C)(6)	$10,000	POLLING IN FL CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT CAMPAIGN
ALLIANCE FOR CLEAN ENERGY NEW YORK
194 WASHINGTON AVENUE STE 320	ALBANY	NY	12210	421691177	501(C)(3)	$10,000	BUILDING THE CAPACITY TO REPRESENT AND ADVOCATE FOR ADVANCED ENERGY POLICY
ARKANSAS ADVANCED ENERGY ASSOCIATION
124 WEST CAPITOL AVENUE	LITTLE ROCK	AR	72201	453724039	501(C)(6)	$10,000	BUILDING THE CAPACITY TO REPRESENT AND ADVOCATE FOR ADVANCED ENERGY POLICY
CLEAN ENERGY PROJECT
817 S MAIN STREET	LAS VEGAS	NV	89101	262791337	501(C)(3)	$15,000	BUILDING THE CAPACITY TO REPRESENT AND ADVOCATE FOR ADVANCED ENERGY POLICY
COLORADO CLEANTECH INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
14062 DENVER WEST PARKWAY BLDG 52	GOLDEN	CO	80401	263530463	501(C)(6)	$10,000	BUILDING THE CAPACITY TO REPRESENT AND ADVOCATE FOR ADVANCED ENERGY POLICY	RM 300
INTERWEST ENERGY ALLIANCE
341 EAST ALAMEDA ST	SANTA FE	NM	87501	542084551	501(C)(6)	$10,000	BUILDING THE CAPACITY TO REPRESENT AND ADVOCATE FOR ADVANCED ENERGY POLICY
MICHIGAN ENERGY INNOVATION BUSINESS COUNCIL
120 N WASHINGTON SQ SUITE 805	LANSING	MI	48933	453631792	501(C)(6)	$20,000	BUILDING THE CAPACITY TO REPRESENT AND ADVOCATE FOR ADVANCED ENERGY POLICY
RENEWABLE ENERGY ALASKA PROJECT
308 G STREET STE 225	ANCHORAGE	AK	99501	260484527	501(C)(3)	$10,000	BUILDING THE CAPACITY TO REPRESENT AND ADVOCATE FOR ADVANCED ENERGY POLICY
SOUTH CAROLINA CLEAN ENERGY BUSINESS ALLIANCE
2519 DEVINE STREET	COLUMBIA	SC	29205	453570558	501(C)(3)	$10,000	BUILDING THE CAPACITY TO REPRESENT AND ADVOCATE FOR ADVANCED ENERGY POLICY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	4	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	5	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL DETAILING THE ACTIVITIES FOR WHICH FUNDING IS REQUESTED, TOGETHER WITH A DETAILED BUDGET. THEY ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT REGULARLY ON THE EXPENDITURES OF GRANT FUNDS RECEIVED, THE ACTIVITIES THAT WERE FUNDED, AND THE RESULTS ACHIEVED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or Residence	Yes (X)	HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
GRAHAM RICHARD
PRESIDENT & CEO	$382,009	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,689	$0	$19,432	$0	$408,130	$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH GILCHRIST
SVP/SECRETARY-TREASURER	$198,067	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,942	$0	$10,460	$0	$214,469	$0	$0	$0
STEVE CHADIMA
SR. VP, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS	$217,123	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,514	$0	$11,541	$0	$235,178	$0	$0	$0
HEATHER O'NEILL
SR. VP, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS	$179,557	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,387	$0	$5,220	$0	$190,164	$0	$0	$0
MALCOLM WOOLF
SR. VP, POLICY & GOV'T AFFAIRS	$158,858	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,766	$0	$14,547	$0	$178,171	$0	$0	$0
MATT AIELLO
SR. DIR., MARKETING	$153,215	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,596	$0	$746	$0	$158,557	$0	$0	$0
LAURA BARTSCH
VP, MEMBERSHIP	$151,066	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,532	$0	$22,703	$0	$178,301	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1A	GRAHAM RICHARD RECEIVES A $4,000 PER MONTH HOUSING ALLOWANCE WHICH IS REFLECTED IN HIS PAYCHECK EACH MONTH.
PART I, LINE 1B	CEO'S HOUSING ALLOWANCE IS PART OF HIS EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WITH THE ORGANIZATION.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM, AND REVIEWED BY THE CEO. A COPY OF THE FINAL 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	AT ANNUAL MEETING CONFLICT OF INTEREST SITUATIONS ARE MONITORED. IN CASE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES, THE INTERESTED PERSON WILL RECUSE HIMSELF FROM VOTING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE SALARY OF THE CEO WAS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING NEGOTIATIONS FOR A THREE YEAR EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT ENTERED INTO ON 12/4/2014. COMPENSATION WAS REVIEWED IN JANUARY 2016 AT THE TIME OF THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL BY THE BOARD, AND WAS INCREASED. COMPARABLE DATA WAS USED TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO AND THIS PROCESS WAS DOCUMENTED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
PART VII, SECTION A:	ADVANCED ENERGY ECONOMY INSTITUTE, ADVANCED ENERGY ECONOMY 4, AND ADVANCED ENERGY ECONOMY, INC. PARTICIPATE IN A COMMON PAYMASTER ARRANGEMENT FOR EMPLOYEES. AMOUNTS REPORTED ON PART VII REFLECT PAYMENTS FOR SERVICES ALLOCABLE TO THE FILING ORGANIZATION.