2016-08-16T14:06:27-05:00 2015-12-31 274561913 RLG TAX ADVISORS LLC 5100 27TH RD N ARLINGTON VA 222071723 990EZ 2015-01-01 472389975 CLEAN ENERGY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION CLEA 1211 CONNECTICUT AVE STE 650 WASHINGTON DC 20036 JEFFREY SERFASS PRESIDENT 2016-08-16 true ROBERT L GROHS CPA P00454808 7035937391 2016-08-16 X 2015 2016-12-15 16:53:06Z X X WWW.CEREF.ORG X X 34650 X 34650 34650 30669 1454 32123 2527 2527 2527 0 2527 0 2527 X THE 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. CEREF HAS CONDUCTED TWO PROGRAMS IN 2015 AND 2016. IN 2015, CEREF CO- HOSTED THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYS BIOENERGY 2015 CONFERENCE AND EXPO, DEVELOPING THE INDUSTRY AND LABORATORY EXHIBITION INCLUDING SOME OF THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE FUNCTIONS AT THE EVENT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT WAS TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR EVENT PARTICIPANTS. 30669 IN 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. 30669 X JEFFREY SERFASS PRESIDENT 1.00 0 DAN WILSON TREASURER 1.00 0 KARL R RABAGO SECRETARY 1.00 0 DOUGLAS FAULKNER CHAIRMAN 1.00 0 false false false false false false false false false WILLIAM RIESENBERG 1211 CONNECTICUT AVE STE 650 WASHINGTON DC 20036 2025963974 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 34650 34650 34650 34650 34650 34650 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES BANK FEES 1,454 TOTAL 1,454 FORM 990-EZ, PART III THE 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. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 CEREF HAS CONDUCTED TWO PROGRAMS IN 2015 AND 2016. IN 2015, CEREF CO- HOSTED THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYS BIOENERGY 2015 CONFERENCE AND EXPO, DEVELOPING THE INDUSTRY AND LABORATORY EXHIBITION INCLUDING SOME OF THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE FUNCTIONS AT THE EVENT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT WAS TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR EVENT PARTICIPANTS. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 29 IN 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. FORM 990-EZ, PART IV CLEAN 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, 2015, CEREF PAID 30,589 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 4,603.