2016-05-16T13:25:20-05:00 2015-12-31 521711839 COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PC 7910 WOODMONT AVENUE SUITE 500 BETHESDA MD 20814 990 2015-01-01 521268030 ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY STUDY INSTITUTE ENVI 2026281400 1112 16TH STREET NW NO 300 WASHINGTON DC 200364819 CAROL WERNER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2026281400 2016-04-28 1 HOLLY CAPORALE P00235685 3019860600 2016-04-28 2015 2016-09-27 15:27:22Z CAROL WERNER 1112 16TH STREET NW NO 300 WASHINGTON DC 200364819 2718194 0 X WWW.EESI.ORG X 1982 DC BE A TRUSTED RESOURCE ON ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THE PUBLIC. 16 16 11 1 0 0 1600114 750568 0 0 248866 267132 0 0 1848980 1017700 0 0 0 0 710043 801707 0 0 94717 314429 447894 1024472 1249601 824508 -231901 4205196 3712866 171051 154836 4034145 3558030 X EESI IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES THROUGH TRANSITIONS TO SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PATTERNS THAT SUSTAIN PEOPLE, THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE NATURAL RESOURCES UPON WHICH PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS DEPEND. 0 0 655202 ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAM:THE ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE (ECC) PROGRAM ADVANCES ALL FORMS OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (E.G., SOLAR, WIND, GEOTHERMAL, WATER) TO MOVE OUR COUNTRY TOWARD A CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY. EESI IS A TRUSTED SOURCE OF NON-PARTISAN INFORMATION AND INNOVATIVE POLICY APPROACHES. WE CARRY OUT WELL-REGARDED CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS, AND PUBLISH FACT SHEETS (8 IN 2015) AND FREE WEEKLY NEWSLETTERS, "CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS AND "SUSTAINABLE BIOENERGY, FARMS, AND FOREST." ALL OF THESE RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE VIA E-MAIL AND ON OUR WEBSITE, WWW.EESI.ORG. OUR PUBLIC BRIEFINGS ARE ALSO LIVECAST AND RECORDED FOR ONLINE DISTRIBUTION, TO MAXIMIZE THEIR REACH AND IMPACT. IN 2015, AS PART OF OUR OVERALL EFFORTS TO ADVANCE RENEWABLES, EFFICIENCY, AND CLIMATE SOLUTIONS, EESI ORGANIZED 24 BRIEFINGS FOR MORE THAN 2,645 MEMBERS OF THE POLICY COMMUNITY AND MEDIA, INCLUDING BOTH IN-PERSON AND WEBCAST ATTENDEES. ALL CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES ARE INVITED TO OUR BRIEFINGS; STAFF FROM 221 CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES-FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE-ATTENDED THEM. IN ADDITION, MORE THAN 800 ATTENDEES PARTICIPATED IN OUR DAYLONG BIPARTISAN CONGRESSIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY EXPO AND POLICY FORUM. NONPROFITS, ACADEMICS, THE RENEWABLES AND EFFICIENCY INDUSTRY, THE MEDIA, AND OTHERS IN THE POLICY COMMUNITY BENEFIT FROM OUR EVENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION SERVICES. IN 2015, ONE OF EESI'S SERVICES WAS THE EXAMINATION OF THE KEY POLICY AND LEGAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S CLEAN POWER PLAN. FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE UNITED STATES IS SEEKING TO LIMIT CARBON EMISSIONS FROM EXISTING POWER PLANTS UNDER THE CLEAN POWER PLAN. EESI CONVENED THREE BRIEFINGS ON THE ISSUE, WITH SPEAKERS EXAMINING A WIDE VARIETY OF COMPLIANCE OPTIONS AND LEGAL ISSUES. THE FORUMS WERE COVERED IN MULTIPLE MEDIA OUTLETS, INCLUDING C-SPAN.LAST YEAR ALSO SAW THE CONTINUED EXPANSION OF EESI'S INITIATIVE TO EXPAND RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY RETROFITS THROUGH ON-BILL FINANCING. THIS INITIATIVE HELPS FAMILIES REDUCE THEIR ENERGY USAGE, CUT ENERGY BILLS, AND IMPROVE HOME COMFORT-ALL WITH NO UPFRONT COSTS. THIS IS ACHIEVED BY WORKING WITH LOCAL PARTNERS - STATE ENERGY OFFICES, LOCAL NONPROFITS, MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AND RURAL ELECTRIC CO-OPS - TO ESTABLISH "ON-BILL FINANCING" PROGRAMS. IN SUCH PROGRAMS, HOUSEHOLDS BORROW MONEY TO UPGRADE THEIR HOMES, AND REPAY THE LOANS THROUGH A MONTHLY CHARGE ON THEIR UTILITY BILLS. IN 2015, EESI'S PARTNERSHIPS WITH UTILITIES IN MICHIGAN AND IOWA SET THE STAGE FOR NEW ON-BILL FINANCING PROGRAMS IN 2016. WE ARE ALSO WORKING WITH PARTNERS IN NEW MEXICO, MINNESOTA, AND TENNESSEE TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH AN EYE TO NEW PROGRAMS IN THOSE STATES AND BEYOND. EESI HAS BEEN WORKING WITH WHITE HOUSE AND USDA STAFF TO HELP MAKE THE USDA RURAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY LOAN PROGRAM EASIER FOR POTENTIAL BORROWERS TO NAVIGATE. 183187 HIGH PERFORMANCE GREEN BUILDINGS PROGRAM:THE GOAL OF THE HIGH PERFORMANCE GREEN BUILDINGS (HPGB) PROGRAM IS TO PROMOTE POLICIES THAT DRAMATICALLY REDUCE BUILDING ENERGY USE (BUILDINGS USE MORE THAN 40 PERCENT OF THE NATION'S ENERGY). INCREASING ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDINGS IS ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE AND LOWER ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION AND BILLS. INDEED, BEYOND CLIMATE MITIGATION, HIGH PERFORMANCE GREEN BUILDINGS CAN PROVIDE IMPROVED AFFORDABILITY, HEALTH, SAFETY, AND RESALE VALUE.IN 2015, EESI PUT ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDINGS FRONT AND CENTER. FOR THE FIRST TIME, EESI HELD A BRIEFING FOCUSING SPECIFICALLY ON HOW THE PRESIDENT'S 2016 BUDGET PROPOSAL WOULD SUPPORT ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDINGS. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS R&D TO IMPROVE THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF LIGHTING, BUILDING MATERIALS AND ENVELOPES, AND HEATING AND COOLING TECHNOLOGIES. EESI ALSO SUBSTANTIALLY EXPANDED THE NUMBER OF EXHIBITORS FROM THE BUILDINGS INDUSTRY AT THE 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY EXPO. THIS PROVIDED THE INDUSTRY WITH A VALUABLE SHOWCASE ON CAPITOL HILL, HELPING THEM HIGHLIGHT THE CASE FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY POLICIES. 167230 SUSTAINABLE BIOMASS AND ENERGY PROGRAM: THE SUSTAINABLE BIOMASS AND ENERGY (SBE) PROGRAM SEEKS TO ADVANCE SUSTAINABLE BIOENERGY (BIOFUELS AND BIOMASS) AS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF OUR COUNTRY'S CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION STRATEGY, AND AS A WAY TO REDUCE ITS DEPENDENCE ON OIL. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROMOTES SUSTAINABILITY IN OUR FARMS AND FORESTS. IN 2015, EESI HELD THREE BRIEFINGS ON BIOFUELS AND ON AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION PRACTICES. IN ADDITION, EESI PUBLISHED A FACT SHEET TO HIGHLIGHT THE BENEFITS OF SUSTAINABLE BIOFUELS, AS WELL AS THE HARMFUL HEALTH EFFECTS OF GASOLINE EMISSIONS. GASOLINE CONTAINS AROMATICS THAT FORM ULTRA-FINE PARTICLES AS THEY ARE BURNED. SUCH PARTICLES ACT AS CARRIERS FOR TOXIC CHEMICALS, CARRYING THEM INTO SOFT BODY TISSUES AND BLOODSTREAMS. OIL COMPANIES USE AROMATICS TO PROVIDE AN OCTANE BOOST TO GASOLINE, BUT A CLEANER ALTERNATIVE EXISTS: ETHANOL, A RENEWABLE FUEL SOURCED FROM AGRICULTURAL FEEDSTOCKS AND ORGANIC WASTES. EESI HIGHLIGHTED RESEARCH INDICATING THAT USING ETHANOL INSTEAD OF AROMATICS WOULD IMPROVE AIR QUALITY, IN ADDITION TO LOWERING CARBON EMISSIONS. EESI ALSO EXAMINED WHAT CAN BE DONE TO REDUCE NUTRIENT LOSS ON OUR FARMS. EXCESS NUTRIENTS RUN OFF FIELDS INTO THE WATER SUPPLY, CONTAMINATING IT AND CAUSING DEADLY ALGAL BLOOMS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. SUSTAINABLE FARMING PRACTICES CAN REDUCE SUCH RUN-OFF. EESI'S BRIEFING BROUGHT TOGETHER VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS TO DISCUSS SOLUTIONS.EESI PUBLISHES A WEEKLY ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER, SUSTAINABLE BIOENERGY, FARMS, AND FORESTS (SBFF), REACHING MORE THAN 2,400 SUBSCRIBERS WITH CUTTING-EDGE ISSUES. 86546 TRANSPORTATION AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM:THE GOAL OF THE TRANSPORTATION AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES (TSC) PROGRAM IS TWO-FOLD: TO ADVANCE SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION POLICIES (CLEANER VEHICLES AND FUELS, MOBILITY SOLUTIONS INCLUDING PUBLIC TRANSIT, BIKING, WALKING), AND TO HELP COMMUNITIES MAKE GREATER USE OF LOCAL RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES AND ENERGY EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGIES AND DESIGNS. IN 2015, EESI HELPED ENSURE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WOULD CONTINUE TO STRONGLY SUPPORT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. A SERIES OF CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, HELD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION, AND SOME COLLABORATION WITH KEY CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES HELPED PAVE THE WAY FOR A BIPARTISAN SIX-YEAR TRANSPORTATION BILL WITH 23 PERCENT MORE FUNDING FOR MASS TRANSIT. AS PART OF ITS TRANSPORTATION WORK, EESI ALSO PUBLISHED AN IN-DEPTH FACT SHEET ON VEHICLE EFFICIENCY AND EMISSIONS STANDARDS. BETTER FUEL EFFICIENCY REDUCES GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND CAN LOWER OTHER FORMS OF HARMFUL EMISSIONS, SUCH AS AIR TOXICS AND ULTRAFINE PARTICULATES.MAKING COMMUNITIES MORE SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT IS A CRITICAL PIECE OF EESI'S WORK. CLIMATE CHANGE IS ALREADY HAPPENING, AND COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES ARE ALREADY SUFFERING FROM ITS IMPACTS. IN A SERIES OF FOUR BRIEFINGS AND ONE ISSUE BRIEF, EESI MADE THE CASE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE. ONE OF THESE BRIEFINGS WAS HELD AT THE REQUEST OF REP. MATT CARTWRIGHT'S OFFICE. IT PRESENTED THE PREPARE ACT, BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION THAT WOULD IMPROVE OUR NATION'S ABILITY TO WITHSTAND EXTREME WEATHER. ANOTHER BRIEFING FOCUSED ON THE THREATS FACING A TRIBAL NATION LIVING ON LAND THAT IS SLOWLY BEING ERODED DUE TO STORM SURGES AND SEA LEVEL RISE AND THEIR EFFORTS TO OBTAIN LAND TO RELOCATE. IN 2016, THE TRIBE WAS AWARDED FUNDING TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND THROUGH A NATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTED AT A 2014 EESI BRIEFING. 86546 1092165 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AK AZ CA CT FL GA KS KY MA MD ME MI NC NH NJ NM NY OH OK OR PA RI SC TN TX UT VA WI WA WV ND MS MN DC CO AR HI IL X X DAVID ROBISON - DIR OF FINANCE 2026281400 1112 16TH STREET NW SUITE 300 WASHINGTON DC 200364819 JARED BLUM CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD L OTTINGER CHAIR EMERITUS 0.50 X X 0 0 0 SHELLEY FIDLER SECRETARY/TREASURER 0.50 X X 0 0 0 QUINCALEE BROWN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 FRANCES S BUCHHOLZER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ROGER DUNCAN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DR ROSINA M BIERBAUM DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHRIS SCHEPIS DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH CAVARRETTA DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 CLAUDINE SCHNEIDER CMARADA DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 LINDA CHURCH-CIOCCI DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MONTY COOPER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 LAURA KALICK DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID TERRY DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 FRANK MURRAY DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 LARRY JAWORSKI DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 CAROL WERNER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 50.00 X 115659 0 24716 115659 0 24716 1 0 0 0 0 41195 709373 750568 74938 74938 1892688 1700494 192194 192194 192194 1017700 0 0 267132 X 142975 130107 4289 8579 501941 437935 18110 45896 44643 38933 1622 4088 67942 59318 2456 6168 44206 38874 1552 3780 19205 7179 11329 697 25986 9714 15328 944 161317 160319 290 708 28244 24226 1415 2603 135412 119110 4732 11570 18168 18154 14 1630 1468 47 115 35378 31119 1236 3023 7948 6990 279 679 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 14606 8719 34 5853 1249601 1092165 62719 94717 89676 77273 66055 2750 749891 465417 13063 9574 33690 32392 257464 191298 93319 66166 3149612 3049404 9890 9890 4205196 3712866 89528 94381 81523 60455 171051 154836 X 2992637 2774159 1041508 783871 4034145 3558030 4205196 3712866 -231901 -244214 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 913489 835452 548840 1600114 709373 4607268 913489 835452 548840 1600114 709373 4607268 150000 452421 1208550 125000 1935971 0 150000 452421 1208550 125000 1935971 2671297 77510 103060 78654 84921 74938 419083 77510 103060 78654 84921 74938 419083 12375 12375 1003374 938512 627494 1685035 784311 5038726 0.53020 0.50760 0.08320 0.07520 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2409 2409 1249192 1251601 200160 50040 0 0 171552 171791 177447 200160 720950 1081425 2409 2409 42888 42948 44362 50040 180238 270357 132670 103764 28906 124794 87534 37260 66166 DEFERRED RENT 60455 60455 X 878430 -244214 104944 -139270 1017700 0 1017700 1354545 104944 104944 1249601 0 1249601 PART X, LINE 2: EESI REQUIRES THAT A TAX POSITION BE RECOGNIZED OR DERECOGNIZED BASED ON A "MORE LIKELY-THAN-NOT" THRESHOLD. THIS APPLIES TO POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. EESI DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE, OR REFLECT, ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEW FORM 990 BEFORE SENDING IT TO BOARD. THE BOARD REVIEWS FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY APPLIES TO ALL EESI STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS. IT IS INCLUDED IN OUR EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK, WHICH IS DISTRIBUTED AND SIGNED AT THE BEGINNING OF EMPLOYMENT AND IS SIGNED BY BOARD MEMBERS UPON ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT AND ANNUALLY, THEREAFTER. AFTER DISCLOSURE, VOTING MEMBERS WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE ROOM DURING DISCUSSIONS AND VOTES REGARDING AFFILIATED INTERESTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION IN CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 COPIES OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND TAX STATUS DETERMINATION LETTER ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G IT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 7,291. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 290. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 708. TOTAL EXPENSES 8,289. VIDEOGRAPHY: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 6,450. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 6,450. PROJECT DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, AND MONITORING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 146,578. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 146,578. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESSES HAVE NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.