2015-08-04T16:57:54-05:00 2014-12-31 HAN GROUP LLC 8180 GREENSBORO DRIVE SUITE 720 MCLEAN VA 22102 990 2014-01-01 270201126 GROUNDSWELL INC GROU 2025053051 1156 15TH STREET NW NO 840 WASHINGTON DC 20005 LORI MICHELLE MOORE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 2025053051 2015-08-03 1 JENNIFER S HAN P00633304 7032883700 2015-08-03 2014 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z LORI MICHELLE MOORE 1156 15TH STREET NW NO 840 WASHINGTON DC 20005 1622333 0 X WWW.GROUNDSWELL.ORG X 2009 DC GROUNDSWELL, INC., FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE D.C. PROJECT, INC., HELPS COMMUNITIES APPLY THEIR SHARED PURCHASING POWER TO DRIVE LOCAL SUSTAINABILITY AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. CURRENTLY, GROUNDSWELL WORKS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO CLEAN POWER AND EFFICIENCY SERVICES TO COMMUNITIES IN NEED ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION. 7 6 23 100 0 0 1966772 1561995 177316 59750 0 0 904 588 2144992 1622333 0 0 0 0 1014581 1260689 0 0 242930 686585 506778 1701166 1767467 443826 -145134 988464 877584 60616 94870 927848 782714 X GROUNDSWELL, INC., FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE D.C. PROJECT, INC., HELPS COMMUNITIES APPLY THEIR SHARED PURCHASING POWER TO DRIVE LOCAL SUSTAINABILITY AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. CURRENTLY, GROUNDSWELL WORKS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO CLEAN POWER AND EFFICIENCY SERVICES TO COMMUNITIES IN NEED ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION. 0 0 434643 23566 RESIDENTIAL PROJECT: ORGANIZES COMMUNITIES MEMBERS TO SAVE MONEY ON ELECTRICITY BILLS WHILE INVESTING IN CLEAN ELECTRICITY AND OTHER ENERGY SERVICES. POOLING INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTS' PURCHASING POWER TOGETHER HELPS LOCK IN A DISCOUNTED RATE FOR ELECTRICITY AND HOME EFFICIENCY SERVICES, WHICH GENERATES SAVINGS FOR EACH HOUSEHOLD BUDGET AND LOWERS FAMILIES' ENERGY FOOTPRINT. 385442 36184 COMMERCIAL PROJECT: ORGANIZES THE COLLECTIVE BUYING POWER OF MISSION-BASED INSTITUTIONS TO SAVE MONEY ON ELECTRICITY BILLS WHILE INVESTING IN CLEAN ENERGY AND COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. BY BUYING TOGETHER, PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS HAVE MORE RESOURCES TO SPEND ON THEIR PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND ARE PROVIDED A STRUCTURED PROCESS FOR INVESTING IN THE CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY. 221989 0 CIVIC CONSUMPTION: GROUNDSWELL PARTNERS WITH LEADING COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT THE CIVIC CONSUMPTION MODEL. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MISSION, PARTNERS HAVE A STRONG EMPHASIS ON EQUITY, PRIORITIZING PROGRAMS COMMITTED TO FAIR AND JUST GROWTH OF THE SECTOR. 1042074 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 1 17 0 1 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 DC X THE ORGANIZATION 2025053051 1156 15TH STREET NW SUITE 840 WASHINGTON DC 20005 WILLIAM BYRNE CO-FOUNDER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40.00 X X 146241 0 7990 DEREK ELLERMAN CHAIR 2.50 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER MURRAY SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BRYCE SCHONBERGER TREASURER 2.50 X X 0 0 0 STOCKTON WILLIAMS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA MULLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ZACH LYMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH LINDSEY CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 108727 0 7359 254968 0 15349 2 0 1 0 1 284195 1277800 1561995 EARNED INCOME 541900 59750 59750 59750 OTHER 900099 588 588 588 1622333 59750 0 588 154711 97019 16355 41337 914327 539854 295941 78532 23802 14060 7662 2080 75850 45031 23089 7730 91999 54786 27005 10208 51953 50794 841 318 35737 21282 10490 3965 113090 43598 6525 62967 12023 8100 2843 1080 67674 41333 18738 7603 130596 79025 37398 14173 24182 14393 2602 7187 10182 8073 1361 748 10238 6097 3005 1136 4545 2707 1334 504 SPECIAL PROJECTS 24971 2680 22291 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 5731 2801 1072 1858 EQUIPMENT 2369 1433 672 264 LITTERATURE AND FIELD M 1470 1019 327 124 12017 7989 2912 1116 1767467 1042074 482463 242930 26467 0 537680 592026 311141 85000 7026 58035 21813 21996 133169 12642 84337 120527 988464 877584 60616 70666 24204 60616 94870 X 603418 573621 324430 209093 927848 782714 988464 877584 -145134 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1620746 670003 989243 1966772 1561995 6808759 1620746 670003 989243 1966772 1561995 6808759 4345088 2463671 518 483 721 904 588 3214 6811973 629231 0.36170 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 10433 1028 9405 122736 11614 111122 120527 X 1622333 0 1622333 0 1622333 1767467 0 1767467 0 1767467 PART X, LINE 2: FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION 740-10, INCOME TAXES, PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2013, AND DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. INFORMATION RETURNS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 OR LATER REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY VARIOUS TAXING AUTHORITIES. X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WILLIAM BYRNE CO-FOUNDER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFIC 146241 0 0 0 0 0 3600 0 4390 0 154231 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 GROUNDSWELL WILL PROVIDE A REASONABLE AND COMPETITIVE EXECUTIVE TOTAL COMPENSATION OPPORTUNITY CONSISTENT WITH MARKET-BASED COMPENSATION PRACTICES FOR INDIVIDUALS POSSESSING THE EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS NEEDED TO EXCEL IN THE POSITION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD WILL REVIEW AND SET THE COMPENSATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, REFERENCING THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND MARKET SALARY RATES FOR COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. PART I, LINE 4A WILLIAM BYRNE - SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $20,000 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND STAFF HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO CONDUCT BUSINESS WITHIN GUIDELINES THAT AVOID ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST OCCURS WHEN A DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR STAFF IS IN A POSITION TO INFLUENCE A DECISION THAT MAY RESULT IN PERSONAL GAIN AS A RESULT OF GROUNDSWELL'S BUSINESS DEALINGS. NO PRESUMPTION OF A CONFLICT IS CREATED BY THE MERE EXISTENCE OF A RELATIONSHIP WITH OUTSIDE FIRMS. HOWEVER, IF A DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR STAFF HAS ANY INFLUENCE ON ANY MATERIAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT HE OR SHE DISCLOSES TO A GROUNDSWELL DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR STAFF AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THE EXISTENCE OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST SO THAT SAFEGUARDS CAN BE ESTABLISHED TO PROTECT ALL PARTIES. PERSONAL GAIN MAY RESULT NOT ONLY IN CASES WHERE A DIRECTOR, OFFICER, STAFF, OR RELATIVE HAS A SIGNIFICANT OWNERSHIP IN A FIRM WITH WHICH GROUNDSWELL DOES BUSINESS, BUT ALSO WHEN A DIRECTOR, OFFICER, EMPLOYEE, OR RELATIVE RECEIVES ANY KICKBACK, BRIBE, SUBSTANTIAL GIFT, OR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION AS A RESULT OF ANY TRANSACTION OR BUSINESS DEALINGS INVOLVING GROUNDSWELL. DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ARE ALSO BOUND BY THE CONFLICTS PROVISIONS IN THE BYLAWS, WHICH PROVIDE FOR APPROVAL OF A TRANSACTION IN WHICH A DIRECTOR OR OFFICER HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. TRANSACTIONS IN WHICH STAFF HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST CAN SIMILARLY BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD. THIS POLICY ESTABLISHES ONLY THE FRAMEWORK WITHIN WHICH GROUNDSWELL WISHES ITS BUSINESS TO OPERATE. THE PURPOSE OF THESE GUIDELINES IS TO PROVIDE GENERAL DIRECTION SO THAT A DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR STAFF CAN SEEK FURTHER CLARIFICATION ON ISSUES RELATED TO THE SUBJECT OF ACCEPTABLE STANDARDS OF OPERATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A IN ADDITION TO ONGOING OVERSIGHT, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL CONDUCT AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE CEO. THE ANNUAL EVALUATION WILL INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM: - WRITTEN AND/OR VERBAL INPUT FROM SELECTED MEMBERS OF THE STAFF - WRITTEN AND/OR VERBAL INPUT FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD - A WRITTEN SELF-EVALUATION FROM THE CEO. DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS. THE EVALUATION PROCESS WILL INCLUDE AN IN-PERSON OR TELEPHONE DEBRIEFING WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE CEO. AT THIS TIME, THE CEO WILL AGREE ON ANY SPECIFIC PERSONAL PERFORMANCE GOALS FOR THE YEAR AHEAD. THE CEO'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE WILL BE REVIEWED DURING OR SOON AFTER THIS PROCESS AND APPROVED BY A DISINTERESTED COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD USING APPROPRIATE SALARY COMPARISON DATA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE TAX YEAR. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE OVERSIGHT OR SELECTION PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.