NonprofitsAmerican Council For An Energy Efficient Economy

Environment

American Council For An Energy Efficient Economy

WASHINGTON, DC

Total revenue

$15.7M

Total expenses

$15.5M

Net assets

$11.8M

Grants received

$28.8M

95 grants

EIN

942711707

Tax year

2024

Mission

Aceee seeks to develop policies to reduce energy waste and combat climate change. Its independent analysis advances investments, programs, and behaviors that use energy more efficiently and help build an equitable clean energy future.

Programs

2 programs

Conferences - we spark advancements in innovative technologies, policies, and programs by convening thousands of people at our conferences and virtual events each year. We hold roughly 20 webinars annually to discuss our research and related topics. In typical years, we hold 3-4 conferences on topics such as building and industrial efficiency, hot water and hot air, and energy efficiency as a resource.

Expenses: $1.4MGrants: $18K

Policy advocacy - we help advance efficiency programs and policies by advising agencies on implementation and assisting with development of laws requiring energy-efficient equipment and promoting efficiency in industry, transportation and new and existing buildings.

Expenses: $270K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$10.8M
Program service revenue$4.5M
Investment income$360K
Other revenue$34K
Total revenue$15.7M

Expenses

Grants paid$168K
Salaries & benefits$10.0M
Fundraising$478K
Other expenses$5.4M
Total expenses$15.5M
Total assets$19.6M
Net assets$11.8M

People

29 listed

NameRoleCompensation

STEVE NADEL

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board

$343K

40 hrs/wk

NAOMI BAUM

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Board

$280K

40 hrs/wk

LAUREN WESTMORELAND

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

MAGGIE MOLINA

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

MARK CHUNG

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

MARY ANN PIETTE

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

MONICA MARTINEZ

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

QUINN PARKER

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

PENELOPE MCLEAN-CONNER

CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

SHARYN BARATA

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

VICKI KUO

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

ROSA CASSIDY

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

MARK JOHNSON

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

ELLEN ZUCKERMAN

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

BENJIE DE LA PENA

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

REID BARLEY

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

SCOTT BERNSTEIN

PRESIDENT

Board

2 hrs/wk

MITCHELL B SIMPSON JR

SECRETARY

Board

2 hrs/wk

SUSAN E STRATTON

TREASURER

Board

2 hrs/wk

COLETTE PICHON BATTLE

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

DANIELLE SASS BYRNETT

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

FRANCIS MURRAY JR

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

KATIE MCGINTY

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

NORA ESRAM

SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR RESEARCH

Staff

$184K

40 hrs/wk

CORINNE ABBOTT

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

Staff

$183K

40 hrs/wk

CAMRON ASSADI

SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR COMMS AND MKT

Staff

$181K

40 hrs/wk

THOMAS COX

FINANCE DIRECTOR

Staff

$180K

40 hrs/wk

RICHARD HART

DIRECTOR OF FEDERAL POLICY

Staff

$178K

40 hrs/wk

ANDREW DELASKI

ED, APPLIANCE STANDARDS AWARENESS

Staff

$176K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

ARAMARK SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

SUMMER STUDY VENUE

$464K

EMERALD CITIES COLLABORATIVE

PROJECT RESEARCH

$313K

HR&A INC

ADVISORY SERVICES

$275K

BOUNDARY STONE PARTNERS LLC

STRATEGIC ADVISOR

$260K

HILTON ATLANTA

HOT AIR AND WATER FORUM VENUE

$239K

Grants received

Showing 95 of 95

FromAmountPurposeYear
$800K
CENTERING DISINVESTED COMMUNITIES AND VOICES IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY INVESTMENTS AND SERVICES
2024
$775K
TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND ANALYSIS TO ADVANCE ENERGY OPTIMIZATION. TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE. TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND ANALYSIS ON THE BENEFITS OF CLEAN TRANSPORTATION.
2024
$720K
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
2024
$610K
TO EXPAND ACCESS TO SUSTAINABLE COOLING AND REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ($425,268); TO PROTECT THE CLIMATE, REDUCE POLLUTION, AND STRENGTHEN ECONOMIES ($185,000)
2024
$500K
IN SUPPORT OF NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION
2024
$475K
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
2024
$450K
POLICY IMPLEMENTATION
2024
$260K
SUPPORT FOR ENERGY POLICY ADVOCACY
2024
$200K
PROJECT SUPPORT FOR CITIES ADOPTING EQUITABLE CLEAN ENERGY STRATEGIES IN DISINVESTED AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES
2024
$120K
SUPPORT FOR THE APPLIANCE STANDARDS AWARENESS PROJECT
2024
$70K
SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
2024
$20K
SUPPORT FOR ENERGY POLICY ADVOCACY
2024
$12K
TRADE ALLY SUPPORT
2024
$10K
FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE MIGRATION, TRAINING, AND EVENTUAL MAINTENANCE OF THE DATABASE OF STATE EFFICIENCY SCREENING PRACTICES (DSP), INCLUDING LICENSING FEES.
2024
$6K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$1.6M
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2023
$800K
CENTERING DISINVESTED COMMUNITIES AND VOICES IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY INVESTMENTS AND SERVICES
2023
$484K
PROJECT SUPPORT
2023
$465K
POLICY IMPLEMENTATION
2023
$420K
SUPPORT FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION ADVOCACY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY
2023
$275K
To support research, education, and outreach about clean industrial practices
2023
$200K
SUPPORTING CITIES IN ADOPTING EQUITABLE CLEAN ENERGY STRATEGIES IN DISINVESTED AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES
2023
$145K
TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND ANALYSIS ON THE BENEFITS OF CLEAN TRANSPORTATION. TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
2023
$100K
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
2023
$100K
POLICY DEVELOPMENT
2023
$100K
MEETING THE MOMENT: LEVERAGING TRANSFORMATIVE FEDERAL FUNDING TO ADVANCE DECARBONIZATION AND EQUITY IN BUILDINGS AND TRANSPORTATION
2023
$90K
FUNDING WILL SUPPORTOUTREACH TO VARIOUS STATE AGENCIES ON ADOPTING REGULATORY OPTIONS FOR REDUCING ENERGY BURDENS
2023
$70K
ENDORSING ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE SOUTHEAST
2023
$50K
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
2023
$33K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$32K
TRADE ALLY SUPPORT
2023
$6K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$1.6M
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2022
$550K
SUPPORT FOR INDUSTRIAL DECARB INITIATIVES
2022
$500K
SCALING UP ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITIES IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES
2022
$500K
SCALING UP ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITIES IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES
2022
$260K
TO SUPPORT THE APPLIANCE STANDARDS AWARENESS PROJECT
2022
$250K
IN SUPPORT OF NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION
2022
$200K
SUPPORTING CITIES IN ADOPTING EQUITY-DRIVEN ENERGY EFFICIENCY POLICIES AND PROGRAMS
2022
$115K
TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND ANALYSIS ON THE BENEFITS OF CLEAN TRANSPORTATION.
2022
$108K
Support Program
2022
$100K
MANUFACTURED HOUSING
2022
$96K
PROJECT SUPPORT
2022
$72K
EMPOWERING STATE LEADERSHIP ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN THE SOUTHEAST
2022
$60K
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
2022
$55K
TO HELP VIRGINIA POLICYMAKERS ENACT BEST-PRACTICE ENERGY EFFICIENCY POLICIES AND PROGRAMS; TO DEFEND VIRGINIA'S PARTICIPATION IN RGGI; TO ADVANCE ROBUST RATEPAYER-FUNDED ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS.
2022
$25K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$12K
TRADE ALLY SUPPORT
2022
$6K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$2.1M
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2021
$250K
expand access to energy efficiency jobs for people and women of color through launching a Mississippi workforce development accelerator for community-based organizations in Jackson and Biloxi, Mississippi
2021
$205K
ENVIRONMENT
2021
$70K
UN STRENGTHENING
2021
$70K
FUNDING WILL SUPPORT THE ADOPTION AND EXPANSION OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY POLICIES IN SIX TO EIGHT TARGET STATES.
2021
$30K
FUNDING WILL SUPPORT COORDINATION WITH OTHER NATIONAL EFFORTS ON ENERGY EQUITY METRICS BEING DEVELOPED TO SUPPORT UTILITY COST-BENEFIT TESTING AND CONTINUE ADVANCING EQUITY VALUATUON THROUGH TECHNICAL ASISTANCE IN KEY STATES
2021
$26K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$26K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$7K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$1.7M
Promote energy efficiency
2020
$1.5M
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2020
$500K
SCALING UP ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITIES IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES
2020
$208K
General support
2020
$200K
SUPPORTING CITIES ADOPTION OF COMPREHENSIVE AND EQUITY-DRIVEN ENERGY EFFICIENCY POLICIES AND PROGRAMS
2020
$154K
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
2020
$100K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$70K
EMPOWERING STATE LEADERSHIP ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN THE SOUTHEAST
2020
$60K
SUPPORT THE ADOPTION AND EXPANSION OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY POLICIES IN SIX TO EIGHT TARGET STATES AND DISTRICTS.ACEEE WILL PROVIDE POLICYMAKERS, ADVOCATES, UTILITIES, AND BUSINESSES WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PEER STATE AND UTILITY BENCHMARKING, AND ENERGY AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS TO SUPPORT EFFICIENCY IMPLEMENTATION. THEY WILL ALSO LEVERAGE THEIR IMPACT BY COORDINATING REGULARLY WITH E4S STATE ALLIES GROUP, REGIONAL AND IN-STATE EFFICIENCY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER RELEVANT HEALTH AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
2020
$54K
TRADE ALLY SUPPORT
2020
$30K
RESEARCH AND OUTREACH TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL STANDARD PRACTICE MANUAL (NSPM).
2020
$28K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$28K
RESEARCH TO SUPPORT ENERGY EFFICIENT QUALIFIED IMPROVEMENT PROPERTY PROPOSAL FOR 10-YEAR ACCELERATED DEPRECIATION OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE BUILDING EQUIPMENT.
2020
$20K
FUNDING TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO CONVENE THEIR HEALTH AND ENERGY PROGRAM DESIGN NETWORK THROUGH ITS BRIDGING HEALTH AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY (BHEE) WORKING GROUP, REPRESENTING OVER 200 ENERGY-SECTOR PROFESSIONALS ACTIVELY SEEKING TO INCORPORATE HEALTH INTO RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS
2020
$7K
Unrestricted
2020
$6K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$3K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2020
$1.5M
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2019
$465K
General support
2019
$110K
2019 SUPPORT FOR STATE POLICY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, COLLABORATIVE SUPPORT INITIATIVES WITH KEY PARTNERS AND TARGETED JOBS ANALYSIS. STATE POLICY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WILL BE FOCUSED ON PRIORITY STATES. WILL ALSO COORDINATE WITH KEY PARTNERS ON PRIORITY SUPPORT INITIATIVES SUCH AS STATE ENERGY PLANNING AND WILL PREPARE JOBS ANALYSIS IN SUPPORT OF POLICY WORK IN CERTAIN TARGET STATES.
2019
$50K
RESEARCH AND OUTREACH TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL STANDARD PRACTICE MANUAL(NSPM).
2019
$25K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$100
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$1.4M
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2018
$528K
General Support
2018
$150K
2019 SUPPORT FOR STATE POLICY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, COLLABORATIVE SUPPORT INITIATIVES WITH KEY PARTNERS AND TARGETED JOBS ANALYSIS. STATE POLICY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WILL BE FOCUSED ON PRIORITY STATES. WILL ALSO COORDINATE WITH KEY PARTNERS ON PRIORITY SUPPORT INITIATIVES SUCH AS STATE ENERGY PLANNING AND WILL PREPARE JOBS ANALYSIS IN SUPPORT OF POLICY WORK IN CERTAIN TARGET STATES.
2018
$100K
RESEARCH AND OUTREACH TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL STANDARD PRACTICE MANUAL(NSPM).
2018
$21K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$1.2M
ENVIRONMENTAL/ANIMALS
2017
$21K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017
$10K
EERS AND IRP POLICIES IN MICHIGAN
2017

Funded by

$28.8M from 34 funders · 95 grants · 2017–2024

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$10.9M · 7 grants · 2017–2023

Freedom Together Foundation

$3.1M · 5 grants · 2020–2024

Sea Change Foundation

$1.7M · 1 grant · 2020

Breakthrough Energy Foundation

$1.6M · 4 grants · 2022–2024

Jewish Communal Fund

$1.2M · 3 grants · 2018–2020

Climateworks Foundation

$1.2M · 3 grants · 2022–2024

United States Energy Foundation

$1.2M · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Advocacy Action Fund Inc

$1.1M · 5 grants · 2022–2024

Details

EIN942711707
NTEE codeC013
Subsection03
Ruling date1981-02
Formed1980
Employees112
Volunteers21
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