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Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE)

SACE is a energy conservation organization based in Knoxville, TN that was founded in 1985. As of 2018 they had $5.2 million in revenue and $6.6 million in assets.

Southern Alliance for Clean Energy's mission is to promote responsible energy choices that work to address the impacts of Global Climate Change and ensure clean, safe and healthy communities throughout the Southeast.

EIN:

58-1620669

City:

Knoxville

State:

Tennessee

NTEE:

C35: Energy conservation and development organizations

Website:

cleanenergy.org

Phone:

865.637.6055

Type:

501(c)(3)

Revenue:

$5,264,833

Assets:

$6,670,354

Employees:

Fiscal year end:

December

Founded:

1985

Revenue trends:

Asset trends:

Form 990s for SACE

Fiscal year ending	Date received by IRS	Form	PDF link
2017-12	Oct 16, 2018	990	View PDF
2016-12	Oct 17, 2017	990	View PDF
2015-12	Nov 8, 2016	990	View PDF
2014-12	Sep 21, 2015	990	View PDF
2013-12	Oct 10, 2014	990	View PDF
...and four more Form 990 PDFs

Financials for SACE

Field	2017	2016	% 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.	$5,106,097	$3,049,273	67.5%
<em>Non-cash contributions included in above</em>	$0	$5,000	-100%
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$5,106,097	$3,049,273	67.5%

Field	2017	2016	% Change
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$5,106,097	$3,049,273	67.5%
Program services	$0	$0
Investment income and dividends	$131,486	$52,158	152.1%
Tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0
Royalty revenue	$0	$0
Net rental income	$0	$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets	$27,250	$-111,452	124.4%
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	$5,264,833	$2,989,979	76.1%

Field	2017	2016	% Change
Grants to govts. and orgs. in USA	$250,000	$245,000	2.0%
Grants to individuals in USA	$5,000	$0	999%
Grants to govts., orgs., and individuals outside USA	$0	$0
Benefits paid to or for members	$0	$0
Compensation of current officers, etc.	$192,715	$168,146	14.6%
Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons	$0	$0
Non-officer salaries and wages	$1,493,618	$1,409,152	6.0%
Pension/retirement accruals and contributions	$36,932	$36,509	1.2%
Other employee benefits	$111,183	$131,212	-15.3%
Payroll taxes	$125,016	$118,735	5.3%
Management fees	$0	$0
Legal fees	$612,010	$469,818	30.3%
Accounting fees	$8,498	$9,300	-8.6%
Lobbying fees	$0	$0
Pro. fundraising fees	$0	$0
Investment mgmt fees	$0	$0
Other fee-for-service	$283,685	$0	999%
Advertising and promotion	$171	$0	999%
Office expenses	$4,866	$0	999%
Information tech. expenses	$0	$0
Royalty expenses	$0	$0
Occupancy	$50,009	$54,210	-7.7%
Travel	$209,745	$243,465	-13.9%
Public official travel and entertainment	$0	$0
Conferences, meetings, etc.	$37,137	$10,126	266.7%
Interest	$0	$0
Payments to affiliates	$0	$0
Depreciation, amortization, etc.	$72,368	$72,084	0.4%
Insurance	$49,689	$59,137	-16.0%
All other expenses	$204,043	$343,860	-40.7%
Total expenses	$3,746,685	$3,370,754	11.2%

Field	2017	2016	% Change
Cash (non-interest-bearing)	$875,556	$1,599,205	-45.3%
Savings, short-term investments, etc.	$1,057,834	$753,003	40.5%
Pledges and grants receivable	$0	$0
Accounts receivable	$0	$0
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	$5,567	$29,623	-81.2%
Buildings, equipment, etc. post-depreciation	$876,233	$929,157	-5.7%
Investments, publicly traded securities	$3,073,759	$859,564	257.6%
Investments, other securities	$0	$0
Investments, program-related	$0	$0
Intangible assets	$0	$0
Other assets	$781,405	$996,802	-21.6%
Total assets	$6,670,354	$5,167,354	29.1%

Field	2017	2016	% Change
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$142,175	$154,118	-7.7%
Grants payable	$0	$0
Deferred revenue	$7,158	$49,878	-85.6%
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	$0	$0
Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties	$0	$0
Other liabilities	$0
Total liabilities	$149,333	$203,996	-26.8%

Field	2017	2016	% Change
Unrestricted net assets	$5,382,190	$2,867,340	87.7%
Temporarily restricted net assets	$1,138,831	$2,096,018	-45.7%
Permanently restricted net assets	$0	$0

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Vendors for SACE

Vendor	Services	Date
Google Inc	Software	2019-08-29
███ ███ ███	Content management system software; Marketing software; Fundraising software; Advocacy software	2019-08-21
██████ ████████ ███ █████ ██	Tax accounting	2018-05-16

Personnel at SACE

Name	Title	Compensation	Most recent data
James Fall	Chief Financial Officer	-	Jan. 19, 2018
Stephen Smith	Executive Director	$192,715	Sept. 13, 2018
████████ ████████	Director of Policy and Communications By Brent Garren June 18 , 2013 Parts and Content - Body.any.php	-	Jan. 19, 2018
██████ █████████	Campaigns Director / Organizing Manager	-	Jan. 19, 2018
██████ ██████	Senior Director of Development and Operations By Brent Garren June 18 , 2013 Parts and Content - Body.any.php	-	Jan. 19, 2018
█████ █████	Solar Program Director	-	Jan. 19, 2018
████ █████	Clean Fuels Director	-	Jan. 19, 2018

Peer energy conservation and development organizations

	Name	Type	Revenue	Location
1	Global Green USA	501(c)(3)	$2.1 million	Santa Monica, CA
2	Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest	501(c)(3)	$7.5 million	Chicago, IL
3	Green Empowerment	501(c)(3)	$1.5 million	Portland, OR
4	SmartPower	501(c)(3)	$1.3 million	Washington, DC
5	Earthworks	501(c)(3)	$3.5 million	Washington, DC
6	Environmental Advocates of New York	501(c)(3)	$1.3 million	Albany, NY
7	Fuel Freedom Foundation	501(c)(3)	$3.7 million	Irvine, CA
8	Appalachian Voices	501(c)(3)	$2.3 million	Boone, NC
9	Environmental Health Coalition (EHC)	501(c)(3)	$4.2 million	National City, CA
10	Oregon Environmental Council	501(c)(3)	$3.0 million	Portland, OR
11	North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network Incorporated -- NC Warn	501(c)(3)	$1.3 million	Durham, NC
12	Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA)	501(c)(3)	$1.6 million	Custer, WI
13	NextGen Policy	501(c)(3)	$3.4 million	San Francisco, CA
14	Energy Information Reform Project	501(c)(3)	$2.2 million	Arlington, VA
15	Public Citizen Foundation	501(c)(3)	$24 million	Washington, DC
16	Environmental and Energy Study Institute	501(c)(3)	$1.4 million	Washington, DC
17	Respiratory Health Association	501(c)(3)	$2.4 million	Chicago, IL
18	Friends of the Earth	501(c)(3)	$12 million	Washington, DC
19	Center for Neighborhood Technology	501(c)(3)	$3.9 million	Chicago, IL
20	The Energy Coalition (TEC)	501(c)(3)	$9.6 million	Irvine, CA
21	Health Care Without Harm (HCWH)	501(c)(3)	$8.4 million	Reston, VA
22	Affordable Comfort	501(c)(3)	$1.5 million	Moon Township, PA
23	Center for Energy and Environment	501(c)(3)	$15 million	Minneapolis, MN
24	Vote Solar	501(c)(3)	$5.0 million	Oakland, CA
25	Green and Healthy Homes Initiative	501(c)(3)	$6.9 million	Baltimore, MD

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