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US nonprofit · EIN 834298449 · Austin, TXiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 834298449)Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation Foundation

Donations deductible
Revenue
$377k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$273k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$156k
$44k liabilities
Net assets
$112k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
4
3.4 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Voting members
4
reported in Part VI
Exemption recognised again: the IRS automatically revoked this organisation’s exemption on 15 May 2024, and its IRS ruling date is now 1 September 2024 (a later recognition). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.
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Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation Foundation's network

4 people4 organisationsi4 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Violet dotted lines (7) 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

4 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 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Christopher SweetDirector2023
3 yrs
Clay NettleshipTreasurer2023
3 yrs
Lori FranzkeCompany secretary2023
3 yrs
Matt WelchPresident2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Matt WelchPresident40$0
Lori FranzkeSecretary1$0
Clay NettleshipTreasurer1$0
Christopher SweetDirector1$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation Foundation
EIN
834298449
Address
9600 Escarpment Blvd Suite 745-274, Austin, TX, 78749-1983
State
Texas
Mission
Ctei is a clean energy education and advocacy organization launched to promote energy innovation and clean energy policies grounded in the conservative principle of common sense, market-based solutions that allow fair competition and provide greater access to clean, affordable and reliable energy. (as filed on the Form 990)
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2019
Principal officer
Matt Welch (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 2024
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
2, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥3years on the filingsChristopher Sweet
≥3years on the filingsClay Nettleship
≥3years on the filingsLori Franzke
≥3years on the filingsMatt Welch

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
$156k
Total liabilities
$44k
Net assets or fund balances
$112k
Contributions and grants received
$377k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
0

Filed finances

2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$377k$273k$105k
2023$155k$274kDeficit $118k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.