MIDWEST ENERGY EFFICIENCY ALLIANCE: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
MIDWEST ENERGY EFFICIENCY ALLIANCE (EIN 36-4352022)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-04-11
IRS object ID
202611019349300011
Schema version
2024v5.5
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)
Return2026-04-11T10:48:29-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN881478669PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CBIZ ADVISORS LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19 PARKWAY NORTH SUITE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityDEERFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60015ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN364352022EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MIDWEST ENERGY EFFICIENCY ALLIANCEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMIDWBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3125878390PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line120 N WACKER DRIVE 1301AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60606ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPAIGE KNUTSENPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone3125878390PhoneNum
Signature2026-04-07SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonARIANA N JORDANPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01441395PTIN
Phone8472826300PhoneNum
Preparation2026-04-07PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerPAIGE KNUTSENPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line120 N WACKER DRIVE 1301AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60606ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$6,119,688GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.MWALLIANCE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2000FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN THE MIDWEST REGION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body23VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent23VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee28TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers23TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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PY Investment Income$126,641PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$132,192CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$30,116PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$55,735CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,732,310PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$6,119,688CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Total Expenses$6,634,150CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$501,708PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$514,462CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$1,187,983TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,135,889TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$3,146,132NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,592,941NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE MIDWEST ENERGY EFFICIENCY ALLIANCE (MEEA) IS A COLLABORATIVE NETWORK, PROMOTING ENERGY EFFICIENCY TO OPTIMIZE ENERGY GENERATION, REDUCE CONSUMPTION, CREATE JOBS AND DECREASE CARBON EMISSIONS IN ALL MIDWEST COMMUNITIES.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,996,855ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$251,805RevenueAmt
DescCONDUCT RESEARCH, IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS, AND ADMINISTER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS THAT ADVANCE ENERGY EFFICIENCY ACROSS MIDWEST STATES, ACCELERATING MARKET ADOPTION OF COST-EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND PRACTICES THAT REDUCE ENERGY USE, LOWER COSTS, AND DECREASE EMISSIONS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$416,932RevenueAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$909,355RevenueAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document35IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee28EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldILStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PAIGE KNUTSENBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3125878390PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60606ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (29 entries)

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BRIAN DOYLE
CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ASHLEY PALLADINO
VICE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTINA FRANK
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARA CONZEMIUS
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN BOLADIAN
DIRECTOR - AS OF 07/01/242.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THERESA COLLINS
DIRECTOR - AS OF 07/01/242.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARLA FOSTER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIA FRIEDMAN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATIE FRYE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS GLENDENING
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMALIA HICKS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA KEELS
DIRECTOR - AS OF 07/01/242.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RYAN KERR
DIRECTOR - AS OF 07/01/242.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRYAN MCDANIEL
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEN MILAZZO
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENISE MUNOZ
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARL NELSON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARL SAMUELSON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THERESA SCHMIDT
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOLENE SHEIL
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDRENIKA WHISENTON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EMILY WILBUR
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM WOREK
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAIGE KNUTSEN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$201,137$0$14,194
WILLIAM ANGELOS
DEPUTY DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$142,986$0$13,947
JENNIFER RHODES
DIR. MEM. & EXT. REL.40.00Yes (X)$142,204$0$14,273
MOLLY GRAHAM
DIR. MKT. COL. & ED.40.00$135,427$0$14,492Yes (X)
ALISON LINDBURG
DIR., BLDG. CODES & POL.40.00$122,121$0$21,902Yes (X)
MADDIE WAZOWICZ
DIRECTOR, POLICY40.00$118,301$0$16,843Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$862,176TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$95,651TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K6IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

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CHICAGO MARRIOTT DOWNTOWN MAGNIFICENT MI
540 N MICHIGAN AVECHICAGOIL60611FACILITY SERVICES$320,723
BUILDING EFFICIENCY RESOURCES LLC
PO BOX 1769 UNIT 1769BREVARDNC28712CONSULTING$124,448
SOUTHWEST ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECT
2334 BROADWAY SUITE ABOULDERCO80304CONSULTING$104,239
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$711,122MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants$967,433GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$2,675,114AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,353,669TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

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CONFERENCE & WORKSHOPS611710$909,355$909,355
PROGRAM SERVICE REVENU611710$416,932$416,932
TUITION INCOME611710$251,805$251,805
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,578,092TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$132,192TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$132,192ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business900009BusinessCd
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Exclusion$55,735ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$55,735OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,578,092RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$187,927ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$517,121TotalAmt
Program Services$180,673ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$336,448ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,831,976TotalAmt
Program Services$1,273,213ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$557,275ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,488FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$38,246ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,798ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$42FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$130,249ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$88,774ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$174FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$180,157TotalAmt
Program Services$112,177ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,864ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$116FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,218TotalAmt
Program Services$9,504ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$714ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$228,634TotalAmt
Management And General$228,634ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$495,505TotalAmt
Program Services$443,081ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$52,424ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$92,492TotalAmt
Program Services$38,306ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$54,186ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$90,406TotalAmt
Program Services$51,225ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,181ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$381,767TotalAmt
Program Services$195,559ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$186,208ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$92,709TotalAmt
Program Services$49,854ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$42,855ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$712,218TotalAmt
Program Services$638,976ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$73,242ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,625TotalAmt
Management And General$14,625ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,626TotalAmt
Program Services$1,597ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,029ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

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SUBCONTRACTORS$1,593,498$1,552,998$40,500
DUES, LICENSES AND FEES$48,737$31,080$17,657
STAFF RECOGNITION$12,178$3,016$9,162

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,634,150TotalAmt
Program Services$4,749,754ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,882,576ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,820FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,902,700BOYAmt
EOY$1,002,309EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,173,186BOYAmt
EOY$1,412,455EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$60,000BOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$835,137BOYAmt
EOY$1,071,744EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$56,186BOYAmt
EOY$45,449EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$764,455LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$739,669LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,521BOYAmt
EOY$24,786EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$270,385BOYAmt
EOY$172,087EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,334,115BOYAmt
EOY$3,728,830EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$491,341BOYAmt
EOY$508,001EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,103BOYAmt
EOY$46,334EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$669,539BOYAmt
EOY$581,554EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,187,983BOYAmt
EOY$1,135,889EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,964,311BOYAmt
EOY$2,035,402EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$181,821BOYAmt
EOY$557,539EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,146,132BOYAmt
EOY$2,592,941EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,334,115BOYAmt
EOY$3,728,830EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$514,462ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$38,729NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,788,191CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,666,503CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,747,630CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,566,745CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,353,669CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,122,738TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,788,191CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,666,503CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,747,630CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,566,745CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,353,669CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,122,738TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,225,913SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$12,896,825PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,145CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,973CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$29,268CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$126,641CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$132,192CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$298,219TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$600CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$80CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$41,133CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$30,116CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$55,735CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$127,664TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$16,548,621TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$5,020,442GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.77930PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.91980PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$611,898OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$590,002DepreciationAmt
Book Value$21,896BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$11,578OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,688DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,890BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$140,979OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$140,979DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$24,786TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFFERED MEMBERSHIP DUES$290,080
BUILD OUT LEASE LIABILITY$21,937
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY$263,729
PROGRAM FUNDS ADVANCED$5,808
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$581,554TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,080,959TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$38,729NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$38,729RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,119,688RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,119,688TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,634,150TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,634,150ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,634,150TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMEEA IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. IN ADDITION, MEEA HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE NOT TO BE A "PRIVATE FOUNDATION" WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY MEEA, AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF JUNE 30, 2025, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY (OR ASSET) OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
PAIGE KNUTSEN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$201,137$0$0$0$0$0$6,190$0$8,004$0$215,331$0$0$0
WILLIAM ANGELOS
DEPUTY DIRECTOR$137,986$0$5,000$0$0$0$6,706$0$7,241$0$156,933$0$0$0
JENNIFER RHODES
DIR. MEM. & EXT. REL.$137,204$0$5,000$0$0$0$7,032$0$7,241$0$156,477$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 3THE LAST COMPENSATION STUDY WAS COMPLETED IN APRIL 2025.
PART I, LINE 7THE FOLLOWING PERSONS RECEIVED BONUSES THAT WERE AWARDED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD, NON-FIXED PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024: WILLIAM ANGELOS, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, $5,000 JENNIFER RHODES, DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP AND, $5,000 MOLLY GRAHAM, DIR., MKT SOL. & ED., $5,000 ALISON LINDBURG, DIR., BLDG. CODES & POLICY, $5,000 MADDIE WAZOWICZ, DIRECTOR, POLICY, $5,000

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED UNDER AND SHALL OPERATE AS AN ILLINOIS NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, AND SHALL HAVE SUCH POWERS AS ARE NOW OR AS MAY HEREAFTER BE GRANTED BY THE GENERAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION ACT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE BOARD GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS A SLATE OF CANDIDATES THAT IS THEN PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR APPROVAL BEFORE GOING TO THE FULL MEMBERSHIP FOR AN UP OR DOWN VOTE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FINANCE COMMITTEE PERFORMS AN INITIAL REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 WHICH IS THEN PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR AN ADDITIONAL REVIEW BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION PERIODICALLY REVIEWS ANY CONNECTIONS BETWEEN DIRECTORS/KEY EMPLOYEES AND THEIR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES AND HIGHLY COMPENSATED INDIVIDUAL'S COMPENSATION IS SET BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. BOTH USE AN INDUSTRY BENCHMARK TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST, & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. AUDITS AND 990S ARE POSTED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE SHORTLY AFTER FINALIZATION. THOSE DOCUMENTS ARE ADDITIONALLY POSTED TO CANDID.ORG.

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