Center for Sustainable Energy
Donations deductibleRevenue
$335.6m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$335.5m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$51.6m
$38.4m liabilities
Net assets
$13.2m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
10
6.5 years on average
Staff
302
9 volunteers
Chair observed
≥3 yrs
Bryan Garcia
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Center for Sustainable Energy's network
10 people3 organisationsi10 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
10 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 10 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Garcia Chair | Chairperson | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Buck Endemann | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Doug Sims | Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Erika Gupta | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jeff Roberts | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jimmy Jia | Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Karen Wayland | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Lee Duran | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Olivia Mora | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Shaun Hazen | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
9 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Brett Williams | Sr. Principal Adv. | since 2018 |
| Hanna Grene to 1018 | Asst. Dir. Gov. | 2018 |
| James Rodisch - to 518 | Dir. Bus. & Fin. | 2018 |
| Jonathan D Changus | Sr. Manager | 2019 |
| Justin McKee | Sr Dir Fin/Acct | since 2018 |
| Lawrence E Goldenhersh | President | since 2018 |
| Sephra Ninow | Director | 2018 |
| Vlad Ulitovskyy | Controller | 2023 |
| Victoria Ausen to 1218 | Sr. Manager I | 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence E Goldenhersh | President | 40 | $567k | $18k | |
| Mark Patrick Federle | Senior Director | 40 | $348k | $5k | |
| Charles Taylor | Senior Director | 40 | $269k | $8k | |
| Andrea Letzring | Senior Director | 40 | $236k | $17k | |
| John Gartner | Senior Director | 40 | $228k | $26k | |
| Anthony Wills | Senior Director | 40 | $224k | $21k | |
| Vlad Ulitovskyy | Dir. of Finance | 40 | $182k | ||
| Bryan Garcia | Chairperson | 1 | $0 | ||
| Karen Wayland | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Olivia Mora | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeff Roberts | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Erika Gupta | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Buck Endemann | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ben Gerber | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jimmy Jia | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Shaun Hazen | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Center for Sustainable Energy
- EIN
- 330936366
- Address
- 3980 Sherman St Ste 170, San Diego, CA, 92110-4314
- State
- California
- Mission
- One simple mission-DECARBONIZE (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- C350 Environment
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Environment
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2000
- Principal officer
- Lawrence E Goldenhersh (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 2001
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsBuck Endemann
≥8years on the filingsJimmy Jia
≥8years on the filingsLee Duran
≥7years on the filingsJeff Roberts
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $51.6m
- Total liabilities
- $38.4m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $13.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $335.3m
- Employees
- 302
- Volunteers
- 9
State registration
3 entitiesiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Center for Sustainable Energy likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Colorado
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Good Standing
- Formed
- 26 September 2019
- Registered agent
- Filejet Inc. (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.
Center For Sustainable Energy likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Oregon Secretary of State, active business entities (data.oregon.gov tckn-sxa6). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Oregon
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 9 January 2019
- Registered agent
- Filejet Inc. (city and state not held)
Center For Sustainable Energy likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Texas
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 3 March 2023
- Registered agent
- Not stated
This register does not publish officers or directors.