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US nonprofit · EIN 843794111 · Boulder, COiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 843794111) - NTEE activity code, address.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.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.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2020.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Council for the New Energy Economics

Donations deductible
Revenue
$618k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$405k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$430k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$430k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
3.4 years on average
Staff
3
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥1 yr
Brent Alderfer
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
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Council for the New Energy Economics' network

7 peoplei7 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

7 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.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, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Brent Alderfer ChairChair-elect2023
3 yrs
Ron Lehr ChairChair2023
3 yrs
Jennifer ChenDirector2023
3 yrs
Michael O'BoyleDirector2023
3 yrs
Ron BinzDirector2023
3 yrs
Sonny PopowskyDirector2023
3 yrs
Steve LevitasDirector2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Dan BruerExecutive Director2024

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
Dan BruerExecutive Director40$137k$2k
Ron LehrChair5$0
Brent AlderferChair-elect5$0
Ron BinzDirector1$0
Jennifer ChenDirector4$0
Sonny PopowskyDirector1$0
Steve LevitasDirector1$0
Michael O'BoyleDirector2$0

About

Legal name
Council for the New Energy Economics
EIN
843794111
Address
145 S 36th St, Boulder, CO, 80305-5436
State
Colorado
Mission
Successfully showing how the economics of renewable energy benefit utilities and ratepayers in a way that was previously not understood. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
C35 Environment
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Environment
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2019
Principal officer
Ron Lehr (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 February 2020
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
3, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥3years on the filingsBrent Alderfer
≥3years on the filingsRon Lehr
≥3years on the filingsJennifer Chen
≥3years on the filingsMichael O'Boyle

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
$430k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$430k
Contributions and grants received
$605k
Program service revenue
$13k
Employees
3

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$618k$405k$213k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

State registration

1 entityiBusiness-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.
Council for the New Energy Economics 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
24 August 2019
Registered agent
Rocky Mountain RA LLC (city and state not held)

This register does not publish officers or directors.