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National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT)

NCAT is a energy conservation organization based in Butte, MT that was founded in 1976. As of 2019 they had $6.8 million in revenue and $3.3 million in assets.

National Center for Appropriate Technology's mission is helping people by championing small-scale, local and sustainable solutions to reduce poverty, promote healthy communities and protect natural resources.

EIN:

81-0361047

City:

Butte

State:

Montana

Website:

ncat.org

Phone:

800-275-6228

Facebook:

facebook.com/NCAT.ORG

Twitter:

@ncat_org

Founded:

1976

Type:

501(c)(3)

NTEE:

C35: Energy conservation and development organizations

Revenue:

$6,867,254

Assets:

$3,321,616

Employees:

118

Fiscal year end:

September

Revenue trends:

Asset trends:

Program areas at NCAT

Sustainable agriculture programs implemented in various communities including training, research, publications, and other activities supporting organic and alternative agriculture methods.

Direct cost of support to subsidiary programs designed to promote public & private efforts to develop and implement sustainable technology.

Sustainable energy - training programs for certification of residential home energy raters, energy efficient design & consultations for commercial & industrial properties, and programs to improve the energy efficiency of utility services.

Form 990s for NCAT

Fiscal year ending	Date received by IRS	Form	PDF link
2019-09	Sep 2, 2020	990	View PDF
2018-09	Sep 14, 2019	990	View PDF
2017-09	Oct 16, 2018	990	View PDF
2016-09	Sep 25, 2017	990	View PDF
2015-09	Jul 28, 2016	990	View PDF
...and five more Form 990 PDFs

Financials for NCAT

Field	2019	2018	% Change
Federated campaigns	$0	$0
Membership dues	$0	$0
Fundraising event contributions	$0	$0
Related organizations	$0	$0
Government grants (contributions)	$0	$0
Normal grants, contributions, etc.	$36,169	$28,144	28.5%
<em>Non-cash contributions included in above</em>	$0	$0
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$36,169	$28,144	28.5%

Field	2019	2018	% Change
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$36,169	$28,144	28.5%
Program services	$6,821,861	$6,405,208	6.5%
Investment income and dividends	$9,224	$9,777	-5.7%
Tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0
Royalty revenue	$0	$0
Net rental income	$0	$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets	$0	$0
Net income from fundraising events	$0	$0
Net income from gaming activities	$0	$0
Net income from sales of inventory	$0	$0
Miscellaneous revenues	$0	$0
Total revenues	$6,867,254	$6,443,129	6.6%

Field	2019	2018	% Change
Grants to govts. and orgs. in USA	$0	$0
Grants to individuals in USA	$0	$0
Grants to govts., orgs., and individuals outside USA	$0	$0
Benefits paid to or for members	$0	$0
Compensation of current officers, etc.	$259,670	$302,701	-14.2%
Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons	$0	$0
Non-officer salaries and wages	$2,434,086	$2,096,103	16.1%
Pension/retirement accruals and contributions	$317,710	$296,558	7.1%
Other employee benefits	$376,760	$340,017	10.8%
Payroll taxes	$270,232	$266,942	1.2%
Management fees	$0	$0
Legal fees	$0	$0
Accounting fees	$23,405	$23,130	1.2%
Lobbying fees	$81,971	$77,442	5.8%
Pro. fundraising fees	$0	$0
Investment mgmt fees	$976	$2,388	-59.1%
Other fee-for-service	$0	$0
Advertising and promotion	$7,465	$10,744	-30.5%
Office expenses	$104,734	$105,542	-0.8%
Information tech. expenses	$0	$0
Royalty expenses	$0	$0
Occupancy	$92,967	$96,488	-3.6%
Travel	$292,009	$259,516	12.5%
Public official travel and entertainment	$0	$0
Conferences, meetings, etc.	$0	$0
Interest	$0	$0
Payments to affiliates	$0	$0
Depreciation, amortization, etc.	$42,636	$43,697	-2.4%
Insurance	$61,736	$58,381	5.7%
All other expenses	$2,358,302	$2,362,448	-0.2%
Total expenses	$6,724,659	$6,342,097	6.0%

Field	2019	2018	% Change
Cash (non-interest-bearing)	$1,339,313	$2,194,206	-39.0%
Savings, short-term investments, etc.	$67,023	$56,805	18.0%
Pledges and grants receivable	$0	$0
Accounts receivable	$1,360,607	$869,867	56.4%
Loans receivable from officers, directors, etc.	$0	$0
Loans receivable from other disqualified persons	$0	$0
Notes and loans receivable	$0	$0
Inventories for use	$0	$0
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges	$93,912	$109,386	-14.1%
Buildings, equipment, etc. post-depreciation	$236,811	$423,216	-44.0%
Investments, publicly traded securities	$0	$0
Investments, other securities	$0	$0
Investments, program-related	$0	$0
Intangible assets	$0	$0
Other assets	$223,950	$0	999%
Total assets	$3,321,616	$3,653,480	-9.1%

Field	2019	2018	% Change
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$960,319	$1,001,576	-4.1%
Grants payable	$0	$0
Deferred revenue	$253,344	$675,574	-62.5%
Tax-exempt bond liabilities	$0	$0
Escrow or custodial account liability	$0	$0
Loans payable to officers and disqualified persons	$0	$0
Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties	$736	$11,728	-93.7%
Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties	$0	$0
Other liabilities	$20	$0	999%
Total liabilities	$1,214,419	$1,688,878	-28.1%

Field	2019	2018	% Change
Unrestricted net assets	$2,107,197	$1,964,602	7.3%
Temporarily restricted net assets	$0	$0
Permanently restricted net assets	$0	$0

Vendors for NCAT

Vendor	Services	Amount paid	Date
Anderson Zurmuehlen and Co PC	Tax accounting; Audit accounting		2020-03-27
█████████ ████████	Software		2020-03-17
██████	Fundraising software		2020-03-05
███████ ███ ████	Fundraising software; Payment processing		2020-03-05
█████████	Content management system software		2020-03-05
████ ███ █████ ███	Public Affairs and Government Relations	$110,766	2019-09-01

Personnel at NCAT

Name	Title	Compensation	Most recent data
Marcia Brown	Chief Operating Officer	$45,175	Sept. 30, 2019
Jeff Amerman	Chief Financial Officer	$95,506	March 12, 2020
█████ ████████	Executive Director Beginning October	$33,851	Sept. 2, 2020
████████ ██████	Past Executive Director	$121,709	Sept. 30, 2019
████████ ████████	Secretary	$0	Oct. 28, 2020
███████ ███████	Chairman	$0	Oct. 28, 2020
█████ ████████	Treasurer	$0	Oct. 28, 2020
████ ██████	Senior Management	$86,514	Sept. 30, 2019
████ ██████	Sustainable Energy Program	$101,152	Sept. 30, 2019
████ █████	Chairman	$0	Sept. 30, 2019
...and three more key personnel

Peer energy conservation and development organizations

	Name	Type	Revenue	Location
1	Center for Ecotechnology (CET)	501(c)(3)	$7.2 million	Pittsfield, MA
2	Association for Energy Affordability	501(c)(3)	$12 million	Bronx, NY
3	Second Nature	501(c)(3)	$1.7 million	Boston, MA
4	Groundswell	501(c)(3)	$1.8 million	Washington, DC
5	New York City Energy Efficiency Corporation	501(c)(3)	$5.8 million	New York, NY
6	Strategic Energy Innovations (SEI)	501(c)(3)	$4.2 million	San Rafael, CA
7	Residential Energy Services Networks (RESNET)	501(c)(3)	$2.8 million	Oceanside, CA
8	Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT)	501(c)(3)	$7.8 million	East Hartford, CT
9	The Solar Foundation	501(c)(3)	$4.0 million	Washington, DC
10	Lobo Energy Incorporated	501(c)(3)	$2.1 million	Albuquerque, NM
11	Chicago Infrastructure Trust	501(c)(3)	$2.7 million	Chicago, IL
12	EcoWorks	501(c)(3)	$3.0 million	Detroit, MI
13	Community Environmental Center (CEC)	501(c)(3)	$19 million	Long Is City, NY
14	Cleantech Partners	501(c)(3)	$4.0 million	Middleton, WI
15	Icast	501(c)(3)	$7.1 million	Lakewood, CO
16	Craft3	501(c)(3)	$16 million	Astoria, OR
17	Viridiant	501(c)(3)	$1.9 million	Richmond, VA
18	Us Green Building Council New York Chapter	501(c)(3)	$2.3 million	New York, NY
19	The Climate Registry	501(c)(3)	$1.9 million	Los Angeles, CA
20	Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance	501(c)(3)	$4.7 million	Chicago, IL
21	Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)	501(c)(3)	$2.0 million	Albany, NY
22	Carbonfundorg Foundation	501(c)(3)	$3.2 million	East Aurora, NY
23	Elemental Excelerator	501(c)(3)	$14 million	Honolulu, HI
24	Friends of the Earth	501(c)(3)	$10 million	Washington, DC
25	The Delta Institute	501(c)(3)	$2.8 million	Chicago, IL

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Form 990s for NCAT

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